Monthly Archives: May 2007

It was Photoshop developer Mark Hamburg who started Lightroom, with a project code-named “Shadowland” in 2002. He enlisted Phil Clevenger to design the new look for the application. One interesting note about Lightroom is that 40 percent of its implementation was written in Lua (Portuguese moon), a dynamically typed language intended for use as an …

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MacDermid ColorSpan, Inc. has introduced four new 54-inch wide, roll-fed print media for use with its line of UV-curable wide-format inkjet printers: UV Photobase, UV White Film, UV Backlit Film and UV Canvas. The company said UV Photobase is a true photographic-grade paper with a double sided extruded polyethylene outer layer while the UV White …

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Canon has published an instruction manual for their top-of-the-line EOS 1D Mark III professional DSLR and it’s ready for download not only for owners of the camera but also for anyone interested to know its inner workings. Wishful Prospective owners might also find it inspiring to save up for its $4000+ entry fee. The Canon …

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The next edition of Photoshop World will be held on September 6-8, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now open, and the line forms to the right. Yep, thousands of Photoshop users from all over the world attend this creativity conference every year, so book early if you …

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Got a new Mac but can’t afford the oh-so-expensive Photoshop? Take heart, Pixelmator will be here for only $59. Pixelmator is the first image editing tool powered by the graphics processing unit (GPU) of your video card, and it provides everything you need to create, edit, and enhance still images. This is a new technology. …

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Epson UK introduced today the Stylus D92, an entry level home printer for everyday printing of photos and A4-sized documents. The D92 uses four individual ink cartridges, making it cost-effective as only the color that is used needs to be replaced. It delivers borderless, lab quality glossy photos, up to A4 size, as well as …

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Ovolab released their Geophoto application last week, offering users the ability to find their photo albums by location, or a single picture taken in a specific place. Instead of finding your photos by contextual text, find it by location. Geophoto allows you to map your photos so you can easily find the ones you took …

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A camera to take photos in the dark? Yep, that’s what we’ll have soon when this Korean invention goes on stream. KETI, the South Korean Electronics Technology Institute, has invented a digital sensor that can take clear pictures at just a single lux of light (that’s the equivalent of a room lighted by just one …

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Samsung Techwin, makers of Samsung digital cameras, is claiming a market share of 11 percent in North America in Q1 2007. Quoting market research firm IDC, the company said they have overtaken Nikon during the first quarter by racking up the 11 percent, thanks to its hit product, the feature-packed VLUU digital camera. The Q1 …

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Reader’s Digest magazine has awarded Canon Philippines the “Gold Trusted Brand” in three categories, Camera/Digital Camera, Printer/Scanner and Office Equipment. This follows a consumer survey done by Reader’s Digest and Nielsen Media Research showing that more Filipinos rely on Canon for digital imaging products than any of the other brands. The brand attributes taken into …

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