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| Photo Story, a slide show generator with pan and zoom capabilities, is one of the components of Plus Digital Media Edition, a US$20 add-on for Windows XP that is slated for release January 7, 2003 (SuperSite for Windows provides an overview of all the components); Virtual PC 6.0 for Mac... |
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| Capture One DSLR updated to v1.02 |
| Capture One DSLR 1.02, a bug fix update to the Canon EOS-1D and EOS-1Ds RAW file processing application from Phase One, is now available as a free update for licensed users of the Windows-only application (follow the trial version link to download; note that the web page describes the software... |
| December 20, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Gone is stuck-in-molasses feeling in Nikon View 5.5 for Mac |
| If you've felt like Nikon View for Mac has been stuck in molasses ever since the release of v5 earlier this year, then v5.5, released today as a free download from Nikon USA's web site, is for you. Prior to v5.5, the program struggled to keep up with simple tasks such as selecting multiple thumbnails, often registering mouse clicks a full second or more after the click. Now, mouse clicks register immediately, and attempts to browse large folders of photos don't send Nikon View into a spinning cursor depression. Instead, thumbnails begin to draw soon after the folder is selected. Previewing both JPEGs and NEFs is also reasonably quick. In other words, Nikon View 5.5 for Mac, running in either OS X 10.2.3 or 9.2.2, now nearly matches the sprightly feel of its Windows counterpart. |
| December 20, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Kekus Digital releases Panotools for Photoshop 7/OS X |
| Kekus Digital has released an OS X/Photoshop 7 version of PanoTools, a suite of four Photoshop plug-ins that includes a powerful filter for correcting chromatic aberration. While versions for previous Mac operating systems, Windows and earlier versions of Photoshop are free from various web sites, Kekus Digital is charging US$40... |
| December 18, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple will continue to sell at least some Macs that can boot into Mac OS 9 (a previous announcement from the company had suggested that all Macs sold in 2003 would boot up in OS X only); the National Event Photographer's Conference and Trade Show 2003 runs January 6-9, 2003... |
| December 17, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon USA posts File Viewer Utility for Mac OS X |
| Canon USA has this morning posted File Viewer Utility v1.1.1, an image browsing and RAW file processing application for the EOS-1Ds, EOS-1D, D60, D30 and several Canon compact cameras, as a free download (camera serial number required). Mac OS 9 and Windows users need not apply: only the version for... |
| December 17, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Quick Links: digital photography and technology news on the Web |
| Photo Mechanic 3.2.1 for Mac fixes numerous bugs in the photo browser for Mac OS 8.6 through OS X; Wiebetech has commenced shipping its MicroGB+ line of portable FireWire hard drives in capacities up to 60GB; Version 2.2 of the Canon RAW file converter software YarcPlus for Windows is now... |
| December 16, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon Germany sets price for AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G |
| Peter Mann notes that Nikon Germany has set the suggested list price for the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 2,299 Euro (or about US$2355). The black-barrel version of the new lens is to ship in March 2003, says a press release, with the light grey version to follow... |
| December 14, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoRescue updated; Card Wiper officially released |
| Version 1.0.1.634 of PhotoRescue, the powerful photo recovery application for Windows and Mac OS X, includes improved recovery routines, better thumbnail generation with some file formats and support for multiple languages (follow the free update here link to request the new version). The upgrade is free to licensed users of... |
| December 13, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Quick Links: digital photography and technology news on the Web |
| Eric Meola notes that Mac OS X-compatible drivers for the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II, Scan Multi, Scan Multi II and Scan Multi Pro film scanners are available from the Minolta Europe web site (choose a language, then follow the software downloads link); Kodak delays shipping the DCS Pro 14n... |
| December 12, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon USA sets ship date for AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G |
| Nikon USA this morning has announced that the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED, first shown at the PMA trade show in February of this year, will ship in April 2003. The suggested retail price in the US is to be revealed about 30 days prior to shipping, says Nikon,... |
| December 12, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon announces digital-only DX Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G |
| Just when it seemed clear that the direction for digital SLR photography was nothing but full frame image sensors, along comes Nikon. Announced today, the DX Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G, a lens that's purpose-built for the company's line of digital SLR cameras, signals that Nikon may not be dispensing with its smaller-than-35mm image sensor approach anytime soon. This spells good news for those seeking less costly professional digital SLRs in the future, since smaller sensors are inherently cheaper to manufacture, but bad news for those who perceive that a sensor the same size as a 35mm film frame as being the ultimate digital goal. |
| December 12, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon USA posts Capture, View and Scan updates |
| Jordan Miller notes that Nikon USA this week has posted updates to three of its digital imaging applications:
Nikon Capture 3.5 upgrader for Mac and Windows. Updates Nikon Capture 3.0 to v3.5: a list of the improvements in Capture 3.5 are detailed here. Nikon has prepared a manual addendum that... |
| December 1, 2002 | FULL STORY |
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