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The latest news, info and tips for Digital SLRs, for consumers and pros.

LIFE.com Unveiled

added on 2009-04-02 03:04:00
by Tanya Palta

The iconic Life Magazine has now gone digital. LIFE.com which is a joint venture between Time Inc. and Getty Images Inc. gives access to both companies’ expansive photo collections. The site will also offer photo galleries, including news, celebrity, sports, travel and animals; the most relevant and timely photos will be featured daily.

“Getty Images is always looking for ways to advance imagery and make it even more accessible,” said Jonathan Klein, co-founder and CEO of Getty Images. “By combining the two best known brands in photography - the classic and seldom-seen photos from LIFE with Getty Images’ award-winning photography - we have created an unsurpassed online photo experience for consumers.”

Tags: life, LIFE.com, online, website

Japplis Online Effects

added on 2009-03-27 05:49:00
by Tanya Palta

Japplis Online Effects is a new online editor, which can be used for free. The application has more than 100 effect and some of the effects include blur, drop shadow, back and white, reduce noise, superpose text, rotate, mirror or different frames. The editor is available at http://effects.japplis.com

Tags: Japplis Online Effects, photo editor, online

KoffeePhoto Adds Community Support

added on 2008-09-26 03:46:00
by Tanya Palta

KoffeeWare has announced that their KoffeePhoto photo sharing service will now also include support for Communities. KoffeePhoto users can create and subscribe to communities and publish a selection of their albums to these communities. Within a KoffeePhoto community, users can interact by browsing photos, adding comments and reading other people’s comments.

"KoffeePhoto Communities is a tremendous opportunity for groups and associations to enable their web sites with dedicated photo sharing capabilities." comments Gilles Pommereuil, President of KoffeeWare, editor of KoffeePhoto.

Tags: KoffeePhoto, Applications, Online, KoffeeWare

Photoshop Express Updated by Adobe

added on 2008-08-04 05:31:00
by Tanya Palta

Adobe has updated the Photoshop Express public 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.

Tags: Adobe, Photoshop, Beta, Express, Adobe Photoshop Express, Software, Online

iCorrect Online Goes Live

added on 2008-04-17 04:11:00
by Tanya Palta

PictoColor recently announced a web-based color correction and color editing application called iCorrect Online. Based on the company’s proprietary iCorrect color technology, iCorrect Online offers one-click color correction for photo sharing communities, social networking sites, and other web-based photo services. iCorrect Online is currently in beta and can be found at www.pictocolor.com.

“With iCorrect Online, PictoColor continues it’s tradition of delivering powerful, yet intuitive and easy-to-use imaging tools to an ever growing world of digital photographers,” said Craig Huelskoetter, president. “By seamlessly integrating iCorrect Online with photo sharing communities, social networking sites and a growing list of web-based photo services, we intend to offer users around the world the fastest and easiest approach to improving their digital photos. There is simply no better or easier way to make the color right”.

Tags: PictoColor, iCorrect Online, Tools, Online

Flickr Users Protest New Video Feature

added on 2008-04-17 04:05:00
by Tanya Palta

Its not all hunky dory in Flickr land, as many users are less than thrilled about the new video-sharing feature. The largest protest group, “We Say NO to Videos on Flickr already has around 25,000 members who are protesting the video feature since they feel Flickr is all about still photography.

However Flickr is not budging and staffer Heather Champ in a feedback thread wrote:

“We’re sorry, but video is here to stay. We need to continue to improve, release new features and iterate”.

Tags: Flickr, Video, Video Sharing, Online, Imaging, News

Adobe TV Unveiled

added on 2008-04-10 06:03:00
by Tanya Palta

Adobe unveiled Adobe TV, a free online video resource yesterday. Adobe TV will offer expert instruction and inspiration about Adobe products by offering a virtual library of entertaining and instructional videos.

Adobe TV will feature four channels that will target, Photographers, Designers, Video Professionals, and Developers. Videos on http://tv.adobe.com can be sorted by Most Recent, Most Popular and Top Rated and one can also share their favourite programs with others by posting them to their blogs or Web sites, or e-mailing links to friends.

“Adobe TV is the online video source for anyone with wants to see how Adobe tools are being used to create stunning work,” said Bob Donlon, executive producer for Adobe TV. “It brings together experts from Adobe and the creative community to inspire and teach how to get the most from the software that is empowering the delivery of high-impact print, online, video and mobile communications. It’s also the perfect showcase for Adobe’s broadcast video technologies in action.”

Tags: Adobe TV, Adobe, Online, Videos, Imaging

Flickr Adds Video to its Popular Photo-Sharing Community

added on 2008-04-09 05:28:00
by Tanya Palta

It’s finally here and Flickr fans worldwide can rejoice. Flickr has added video sharing and now Flickr pro members can now upload personal video clips and share them with friends, family and the world. Video on Flickr will support up to 90 seconds of personal video footage captured with the video function of any digital video recording device and will be available in eight languages including English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and traditional Chinese. This new feature provides:

- Video uploading for Flickr pro members
- The ability for free and pro members to view public video clips
- Video limits up to 90 seconds long and 150MB maximum in size
- Controls to make videos private, visible to friends and/or family, or public
- Seamless integration of videos into the photostream, along with photos
- The ability to share video clips individually, as part of a set, or embed on third-party Web sites
- Tagging and geotagging capabilities for videos
- The ability to search videos by tags and descriptions
- The ability to upload videos directly from camera phones
- The option to view videos on a full screen
- Licensing options to mark a video as 'All Rights Reserved' or designate a license through Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/)
- Application programming interface (API) for third party developers to create programs or services using authorized video submitted to Flickr

Tags: Flickr, Video, Video Sharing, Online, Imaging, News

Adobe Revises Photoshop Express's Terms Of Service

added on 2008-04-06 12:23:00
by Tanya Palta

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.

For the complete terms and conditions go to https://www.photoshop.com/express/pxterms.html

Tags: Adobe, Photoshop, Beta, Express, Adobe Photoshop Express, Software, Online

Section 8 of the Photoshop Express Raises Concerns

added on 2008-03-28 02:09:00
by Tanya Palta

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."

[Via Imaging Resource]

Tags: Adobe, Photoshop, Beta, Express, Adobe Photoshop Express, Software, Online

Adobe Photoshop Express Announced

added on 2008-03-27 11:46:00
by Tanya Palta

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."

Adobe Photoshop Express beta is available now for free via any Web browser at http://www.photoshop.com/express.

Tags: Adobe, Photoshop, Beta, Express, Adobe Photoshop Express, Software, Online

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