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Western Digital has released a free photo viewer application, the WD Photos, for use with their My Book World Edition and WD ShareSpace network drives. With WD Photos, users of the iPod or iPhone can access photos in those big drives from anywhere via their network. The company said the app’s powerful search tools, thumbnail …
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The final version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7 is now available for download from the Adobe website, as well as final versions of Adobe Camera Raw 5.7 and Adobe DNG Converter 5.7. The latest versions provide final RAW support for nine recent cameras, including the Canon EOS 550D, Panasonic G2 and Olympus E-PL1. Lightroom 2.7 …
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The new Leica V-LUX 20 is a 12.1-megapixel digital compact camera which features what the company describes as a high performance DC-VARIO ELMAR lens, innovative GPS tagging, optional HD movie recording and various automated functions. Leica said the V-LUX 20’s LEICA DC-VARIO-ELMAR 4.1–49.2 mm f/3.3–4.9 ASPH 12x zoom lens offers a range of focal lengths …
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Carl Zeiss has announced the Compact Prime CP.2 lenses, a new generation of compact lenses designed for shooting movies using DSLR camera. The Compact Prime CP.2 lenses promise to deliver great flexibility by introducing interchangeable mounts that allow the lenses to be used with a wide range of cameras, from traditional cine to HDSLR systems. …
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Canon has released new firmware for the EOS 7D digital SLR camera, extending the timing at which the high temperature warning indicator is displayed and the timing of automatic shut down of the camera due to a rise in internal temperature during Live View or EOS Movie functions. Firmware Version 1.2.1 also corrects an issue …
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Lynda.com has released 12 courses covering the products in the Adobe Creative Suite 5 launched by Adobe. Course topics include Photoshop CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, After Effects CS5, Premiere Pro CS5, Flash Catalyst CS5, Fireworks CS5, Encore CS5, and Bridge CS5 tutorials. The CS5 courses augment some 340 Adobe Creative …
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South Korea’s Samsung has two new high-performance, high definition CMOS image sensors – the S5K6A1 and the S5K5B3 – for use in notebook computers and other devices requiring video capture. Samsung said their new 1.3Megapixel (S5K6A1) and 2.1Megapixel (S5K5B3) imagers were developed with a strong emphasis on high-performance, real-time high-definition (HD) images at up to …
Pentax camera users will have their global shoot day on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Dubbed Pentax World Day, the event is not intended as a competition (there are no prizes for photography entries), but is designed for the satisfaction of shooting and sharing images among members of the Pentaxian forum. All images must be captured …
The third annual International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition opens on May 1, 2010 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG, Kew) in the United Kingdom. The IGPOTY exhibition will be located opposite Kew’s two art galleries – the Marianne North Gallery and the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. The exhibition comprises over …
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The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) has filed a class action copyright infringement suit against Google, Inc. in connection with Google’s illegal scanning of millions of books and other publications containing copyrighted images and displaying them to the public without regard to the rights of the visual creators. The class action suit has been …
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