Digital SLR Blog

The Frame 1.0 software by Kate Labs predominantly tests out digital cameras and lenses. Available for both Mac and Windows platforms, the software offers a graphical user interface and command line prompt.

Supported Test Charts

- ColorChecker
- ColorChecker SG
- ColorChecker Gray Scale
- ColorChecker White Balance
- ISO 12233
- Kodak Q-13 and Q-14 Gray Scale
- Kodak Q-13 and Q-14 Color Separation
- Kodak Q-60 Gray Scale
- Kodak Q-60 Color Separation





 

The AKVIS MultiBrush v.4.0 for Windows and Macintosh is now available for download. The application, which is a retouching tool can remove wrinkles, scars, scratches, and enhances imperfect skin on portraits. AKVIS MultiBrush is a new enhanced version of AKVIS Stamp and one can download a free trial from here.

An updated version of the Noise Ninja standalone application is now available courtesy PictureCode. Noise Ninja v2.2.0 is available for both Mac and Windows OS and features a new batch processing function called Sidekick Mode. The Sidekick Mode programs other applications, like Photo Mechanic to send in images for noise removal processing. You can download it from here.


[Via Rob Galbraith]

Ginpic for Windows is an application that can beutilized to find pictures, photos and images for projects or other personal usage. With Ginipic one can search multiple sources with a single click and use search results in with a simple drag & drop. Ginpic  requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

Version 1.4.0 of Nikon Transfer is now available to both Mac and Windows users. Mac users need to go here to download and PC users here.



Modifications enabled with Ver. 1.4.0

- When the ‘Transfer new photos only’ checkbox in the Preferences panel of the Options dialog is checked and all image files displayed in the transfer queue have been transferred, the ‘Disconnect Automatically after transfer’, ‘Shut down computer automatically after transfer’ and ‘Quit Nikon transfer automatically after transfer’ operations are no longer performed, even if these options have been enabled.
- When ‘Date Transferred’ is selected with the Index pull down menu (between prefix and suffix) in the Folder Naming dialog, a checkbox called ‘Do not add trailing number’ is now displayed.  If the checkbox is not checked, a trailing number of the form of “YYYYMMDD_001” will be added as with previous versions.
- ‘Original name+New name’ and ‘New name+Original name’ options have been added to the prefix and suffix portions in the File Naming dialog.
- An ‘Add XMP/IPTC rating as my Picturetown favourites option has been added to the my Picturetown panel in the Options dialog.
- When ‘Verify my Picturetown account’ in the my Picturetown panel of the Options dialog is clicked, the total amount of storage used is now displayed as a percentage of the total capacity available.
 

The 1clickactions Action Station seeks to offer swift browsing and powerful search functions to users of Photoshop actions. The Action Station is compatible with Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4 on both Mac and Windows platforms and cab be purchased for $47.95. A UserGuide can be downloaded from http://www.1clickactions.com/pdfs/ActionStationGuide.pdf “The most popular request from our customer feedback monitoring has been for some way to organize all the actions we provided”, says 1click’s David Gill. “Until now our customers have had to navigate the Photoshop action palette and as our range of actions increased so did the size of the action palette.”

Picture Resize Genius 2.9.4 is a new resize, shrink and crop utility that’s useful for resizing images for posting them on blogs or emailing to family and friends. Available for Windows only, the application saves images in true color, 256 colors or gray scale.

Some features:
Select and process pictures in batch mode.
Allows you to force a specified width or height and keep the proportions or define fixed picture dimensions.
View, add and remove pictures in a list with sorting features.
Add watermark and rename your pictures at once.
After processed, the Jpg EXIF and Tiff Tags cannot be lost.
Keep file creating date time.


You can download it from here.

An update to the Capture One 4 application has been released by Phase One. Version 4.1.2 of Capture One, adds lens correction support for Phase One digital back owners who have the following systems; Hasselblad H, Hasselblad V and Contax mounts. For more information please visit: http://www.phaseone.com/Content/Downloads/CO4.aspx