Photo Mechanic 4.5 beta
Camera Bits announce a public beta of Photo Mechanic 4.5. This will be a major update to the world’s fastest image browser.
iView discount ending
You have until 16 May 2007 to purchase iView MediaPro through DAMsimple and receive a 15% discount.
Testing Loyalties (or, DAM, Politics, Religion and Sex)
Around the middle of 2007 iView will be no more and the much-loved MediaPro will become Microsoft Expression Media. Microsoft purchased iView Multimedia in June 2006. Recently Microsoft has been quietly informing us that the first version of Expression Media will essentially be the same as the current MediaPro 3. In other words, don’t expect … Read more
Lightroom release date
Adobe have announced Lightroom will be released 19 February 2007 at an initial price of US$199. Lightroom does not offer enough DAM features to replace applications like iView MediaPro. Lightroom is an alternative to Adobe Bridge for photographers.
PicProcessor 2 for Mac released
Peter Attanasio’s free PicProcessor AppleScript has been updated to version 2. It automatically downloads images from flash cards, annotates and creates iView Catalogs.
Apple Aperture trial version
Apple now offer a trial version of Aperture, their all-in-one DAM RAW converter for Mac.
iView MediaPro 3.1.2 update
Some bugs have been discovered in View MediaPro 3.1.2. Hold off for version 3.1.3 to be released shortly.
iView MediaPro 3.1.1 update
iView MediaPro 3.1.1 and Catalog Reader 3.1.1 now available.
Microsoft acquires iView Multimedia
Microsoft acquires iView Multimedia. We’re still evaluating the outcome and how it will affect MediaPro, especially for Mac users.