ACDSee™ Pro 3 is now available open for beta testing by photographers all over the world. ACD Systems International Inc. wants professional photographers from all over to participate in the best testing. Beta downloads are available at http://www.acdseepro.com.
“Every new feature in ACDSee Pro 3 is geared around saving time and making a photographer’s workflow process customizable,” said Cam Carmichael, product manager for ACD Systems. “Beta test participants will see a uniquely flexible image processing mode that helps photographers streamline and speed up the work involved in perfecting and preparing their photos for publication.”
ACD Systems International has started beta testing for its new ACDSee™ Pro Photo Manager for Mac. Beta downloads of ACDSee Pro for Mac are available at http://www.acdsee.com/proformac and the first release will focus on fundamentals of browsing, viewing, organizing and printing images. ACDSee Pro for Mac will be available for a free 30-day trial and for purchase at $169.99 (USD).
The public beta of GigaTribe Version 3 will be previewed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Las Vegas, at Booth #IP228 (Sands). Via GigaTribe Version 3 one can hare unlimited amounts of photos, videos, music, and other files with their network of friends in a fully encrypted peer-to-peer environment.
GigaTribe 3 is free, available now for Windows in public beta and the version of GigaTribe Version 3 will be released first Quarter 2009. There is also an upgrade available to the “Ultimate” version of GigaTribe, priced at $29.95 per year, with additional features.
iLovePhotos is in public Beta now and can be downloaded for free by Mac users. With the public beta, Mac users can enjoy features like automatic sharing feeds, slideshows based on the people in your photos, how frequently they appear in your collection etc and Face detection and visual tagging. For more information, visit BlueLavaTech.com or iLovePhotos.com
Adobe has updated the Photoshop Expresspublic beta. The new update which can be downloaded from here offers the following enhancements:
New Photoshop Express Uploader powered by Adobe AIR that enables seamless photo uploading from the desktop of any Internet-connected computer.
- Adobe AIR technology bridges the real-time, dynamic capabilities of the Web with the computing power and data capabilities of the desktop computer.
- Users can now quickly browse through thumbnails of their photos and easily drag and drop their favorite selections directly from the desktop of their preferred photo management applications into Photoshop Express.
- Ability to print photos through Shutterfly, a leading online printing service provider, that is available to all Photoshop Express users and anyone who receives shared photos.
- To enhance dynamic slideshows, users can now incorporate music created exclusively for Photoshop Express. For organizing, the addition of tags allows for easy viewing and searching by name, party, venue, subject and anything else customers find useful.
- One-click Resize tool with presets for mobile, Web, e-mail or online profiles.
- Users can also download photos from anyone’s public album and keep a collection of their favorites.
Microsoft released an update to Expressions Media 2 for both Mac and Windows systems. The latest version of Expression Media enables the user to edit and view a shared catalog simultaneously and also improves the image importing functionality.
Expression Media 2 will retail for US$199, or US$99 as an upgrade from Expression Media 1.x or from iView MediaPro v3.x. Upgrades from MediaPro v3.x to Expression Media 1.x will stay free till June 30th, 2008.
Microsoft recently released an update to its Expression Media v1.x application. The Expression Media Post-SP1 Rollup fixes a number of bugs in both Mac and Windows systems. Some of the fixes include:
* Nikon D3/D300 NEF RAW files crash Expression Media
* Custom fields have garbage characters appended to the end of the fields when opened in Expression Media Service Pack 1
* After upgrading to Apple QuickTime 7.4, files/folders added to a Catalog that previously existed are duplicated in the Catalog Folder pane and uses 8.3 naming instead of long file names.
The public beta testing period for DxO Optics Pro v5 for Macintosh has begin said DxO Labs in a press release. The free public beta -- available in English only at http://www.dxo.com will run for several weeks. Users are invited to provide their feedback at http://www.dxo.com.
Some of the new features found on the Beta version include; Raw converter and noise removal technology and support for the Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Nikon D300 and Nikon D3 camera bodies.
Pricing and availability
DxO Optics Pro v5 is available immediately on the company's e-store or from respected retailers for Windows users. DxO Optics Pro v5 final release for the Macintosh platform is expected later in Q2.
DxO Optics Pro v5 is available in Standard and Elite editions at pricing unchanged from version 4.5:
Adobe has revised the terms of service for the Photoshop Express beta after taking in consideration the user feedback. The terms of service will not take effect until April 10th and revisions were made to clarify Adobe’s intent.
• Adobe's Rights -- Adobe has retained only those limited rights that allow us to operate the service and to enable you to do all the things the service offers. If you decide to terminate your Photoshop Express account, Adobe's rights also will be terminated. Adobe doesn't claim ownership of your content and won't sell your images.
• Shared Content -- Adobe clearly states the rights you're granting other users when you choose to publicly share Your Content.
Adobe Express is winning all the accolades and even impressed fellow DCI writer Jennifer Nelson whose comprehensive review can be read here. However Section 8 of the Photoshop Express terms of use has raised some concerns about the content as it reads like this:
“with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub licensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed."
But looks like Adobe plans to revise the terms and assured blogger John Nack who received this following email from the Express team:
"We've heard your concerns about the terms of service for Photoshop Express beta. We reviewed the terms in context of your comments - and we agree that it currently implies things we would never do with the content. Therefore, our legal team is making it a priority to post revised terms that are more appropriate for Photoshop Express users. We will alert you once we have posted new terms. Thank you for your feedback on Photoshop Express beta and we appreciate your input."
No more splurging hard earn cash on Photoshop or trying to get your grubby hands on a pirated version! Adobe has announced the Adobe Photoshop Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA).
Photoshop Express is available for free to anyone who wants store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects. During the public beta period, Adobe will solicit Photoshop Express user feedback on product features and functionality, which will continue to evolve over time.
"Photoshop is trusted technology that has changed the visual landscape of our world. Now, Photoshop Express allows anyone who snaps a digital photo to easily achieve the high-impact results for which Adobe is known," said Doug Mack, vice president of Consumer and Hosted Solutions at Adobe. "Photoshop Express is a convenient, single destination where you can store, edit and share photos whether you're at home, school or on the road."
Phocus 1.0b11, a next generation browsing and RAW conversion software for Mac has made been made public by Hasselblad. The version is in Beta and supports files that have been shot by Hasselblad digital cameras and Hasselblad/Imacon digital backs. The download features a 36-page draft of the manual and a Read Me file. To get a copy of Phocus, download from the ftp site as follows:
Microsoft has extended the period in which licensed users of iView MediaPro 3.x can upgrade to Expression Media for free. The Expression Media 2 seeks to replace the Microsoft iView MediaPro and now supports the Microsoft Office 2007/2008 file formats DOCX, DOTX, PPTX, POTX, XLSX and XLT.
To get your hands on the free copy register it first here.
Microsoft has released a public beta of Expression Media 2, which seeks to replace the Microsoft iView MediaPro. The Beta version now according to Microsoft supports the Microsoft Office 2007/2008 file formats DOCX, DOTX, PPTX, POTX, XLSX and XLT. Expression Media 2 also now supports XAML, Design, CSS, JS, and VBS file formats.
Microsoft is also quick to point out that for now Expression Media 2 doesn’t support Nikon D3/D300 NEF files since they received an update for Nikon only last week. Some other updates include; improved network performance, the ability to create and view hierarchies of keywords for media files and support for Windows Live Virtual Earth technology.
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ACDSee™ Pro 3 is now available open for beta testing by photographers all over the world. ACD Systems International Inc. wants professional photographers from all over to participate in the best testing. Beta downloads are available at 
ACD Systems International has started beta testing for its new ACDSee™ Pro Photo Manager for Mac. Beta downloads of ACDSee Pro for Mac are available at 
The public beta of GigaTribe Version 3 will be previewed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Las Vegas, at Booth #IP228 (Sands). Via GigaTribe Version 3 one can hare unlimited amounts of photos, videos, music, and other files with their network of friends in a fully encrypted peer-to-peer environment.
iLovePhotos is in public Beta now and can be downloaded for free by Mac users. With the public beta, Mac users can enjoy features like automatic sharing feeds, slideshows based on the people in your photos, how frequently they appear in your collection etc and Face detection and visual tagging. For more information, visit 
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No more splurging hard earn cash on Photoshop or trying to get your grubby hands on a pirated version! Adobe has announced the Adobe Photoshop Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA). 
Phocus 1.0b11, a next generation browsing and RAW conversion software for Mac has made been made public by Hasselblad. The version is in Beta and supports files that have been shot by Hasselblad digital cameras and Hasselblad/Imacon digital backs. The download features a 36-page draft of the manual and a Read Me file. To get a copy of Phocus, download from the ftp site as follows:
