Today’s optical lenses are manufactured by a process called precision molding, whereby the glass is heated together with the forming die and then pressed into shape. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg, Germany have developed and refined another process, called hot embossing, whereby the glass is heated to a …
Monthly Archives: November 2007
It’s Daylight-Saving Time! Please Adjust Your Camera Clocks
Daylight-Saving Time (DST) kicks in today, Nov. 4, necessitating an adjustment of clocks by advancing them one hour. While gear that connects to a central system like cell phones, computers, and digital video recording devices such as Tivo, will handle the time change without a problem, most cameras do not, that’s why photographers are advised …
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Hawaii Trip Top Prize in 2007 Photoshop User Awards
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) has announced a call for entries for its 2007 Photoshop User Awards – the only worldwide competition exclusively for Adobe Photoshop users. The competition is open to all Adobe Photoshop users, at any skill level; contestants may submit a maximum of three pieces for consideration in any of …
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PCMag Reviews Epson PictureMate Dash
PCMag.com has reviewed the Epson PictureMate Dash (a.k.a. PictureMate 260) portable photo printer and came out with a glowing report. M. David Stone of PCMag writes, “Epson’s PictureMate small-format photo printers have always stood out from the crowd, but the company has really outdone itself with its latest iteration, the PictureMate Dash ($99.99 direct).†Although …
Plugin Galaxy 2 for Windows
Plugin Galaxy 2 for Windows creates special effects and distorts enhances images by harnessing more than 160 basic effects. It works in dozens of graphics applications including Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop Elements, PhotoPlus, Photo-Paint, IrfanView and PhotoImpact. It supports 8bit and 16bit RGB and grayscale images. Plugin Galaxy 2 provides filters for transparency manipulation, …
Book: HANDS – ON Digital Photography by George Schaub
Carla Criqui writes, “For the novice photographer, HANDS – ON Digital Photography A Step-by-Step Course in Camera Controls, Software Techniques and Successful Imaging cannot be beat.†The new book, written by George Schaub, explains even the most complex ideas in a way that will remove any anxiety a beginner may feel about his new endeavor …
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Vertus Offers $15 Discount on Fluid Mask 3
Vertus is offering its Fluid Mask 3 masking application at a discounted price of $224, a $15 discount by way of a partnership with PhotoshopSupport.com. Fluid Mask 3 offers a variety of useful features for tackling almost any difficult image, from wispy hair to complex foliage. It is available as a Photoshop plug-in and as …
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DPNow Reviews Epson PictureMate 290 Printer: Good But…
DPNow.com’s Ian Burley writes, “The Epson PictureMate 290 is a very capable 6×4 printer that produces very good quality prints quickly and cheaply. It’s specifically aimed at customers who either prefer not to use a PC for picture archiving or who may not have a PC at all and if you fall in to that …
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The Importance of Speed in Memory Cards
It’s not the write speed that you have to be concerned about, says Ron Risman of CameraTown.com; the camera takes care of that. What you have to look at is its read speed as it determines how fast you can upload your images to your computer. Therefore a fast memory card should be matched by …
JPEG Approves Microsoft’s HD Photo to be JPEG XR
It’s all official save for the official announcement: Microsoft’s Windows Media Photo which became HD Photo is now about to become JPEG XR and become the new image standard to replace the old JPEG. The Joint Photographic Experts Group has approved “an effort to make Microsoft’s HD Photo format a standard called JPEG XR.†Bill …
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