Monthly Archives: September 2007

A blogger at the National Geographic website posed this challenge: what program would you use to sort out and rename 13,000 images? Then he proceeded to compare the performances of iView Media Pro, Expression Media, Photo Mechanic, Bridge and Lightroom only to emerge with the conclusion that all these programs come up short, except for …

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Are you ready for USB 3.0? You don’t have to be. It will be ready for you when it comes out in the first half of 2008, yes, that soon. The USB 3.0 standard will be released at that time but compatible devices are expected a little farther down the road, in 2009. This was …

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The Lacie Little Disk family of mobile hard drives uses either 1.8- or 2.5-inch hard disk drives to allow for its petite form. Its main come-on however is that these little critters are designed by Sam Hecht. Who he? Sam Hecht is an award winning UK-based industrial designer who has done work for Epson, Droog, …

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Digital backs designer Leaf is showing off its next-generation, medium-format digital camera aimed at professional photographers, the new Leaf AFi. Previewed as a prototype at Photokina 2007, the Leaf AFi is ready for prime time. Leaf is now presenting live demonstrations to selected audiences in the UK and travel across Europe to Russia, providing a …

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Ever wonder how they get that split water shot where you see the underwater and above water images at the same time? The secret is not using a Nikon camera. No kidding. ShotAddict.com says Nikon underwater lenses cannot focus above water. Hop on over to their site as they reveal the secrets of split photography …

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Now, there’s a travel pack for users of the Epson P-5000 photo storage viewer. The Travel Pack is intended to protect the device and enhance its use, and includes everything an on-the-go digital photographer needs for an extended trek with the P-5000 or any of its siblings, the P-4000, P-3000 and P-2000. The Travel Pack …

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Samsung says its new ML-1630 ultra-compact monochrome laser printer and SCX-4500 multifunction printer will be available exclusively at Apple retail stores nationwide as well as online at www.apple.com. The new printers are smaller than traditional laser printers and feature high-gloss finish and seamless exteriors that try to match the Apple style. The ML-1630 and the …

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Thailand is hosting two international events in sign and media advertising towards the end of this month. Sign Asia Expo ’07 and Media Asia Expo ’07 will be held simultaneously from September 27-30, 2007 at Hall 2-3, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok. Some 20,000 local and foreign visitors and exhibitors from the advertising media …

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LightSource Live Workshop: Beta Saturday, October 6, 2007: 9am – 6pm Come and learn lighting in the studio with Bill and Ed, the hosts of the LightSource Podcast. They will take you through all the lighting fundamentals, main types of lighting and when to use it. Learn to combine those techniques and produce dramatic portraits. …

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