Software

Snapseed Free for iOS and Android

Google acquired the popular and powerful mobile photo app Snapseed when they bought Nik Software on 12 September. Today Google announced the Apple iPhone/iPad version is free (previously $4.99) and released an Android version. Well worth downloading if you want to edit images on your smartphone.

Phase One Media Pro Training

SYDNEY Tuesday November 20th Where: (Phase Studio) L&P Digital Photographic 96 Reserve Road, Artarmon NSW Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm Cost: $55 To book click here. Phase One Media Pro is a professional photo management software that makes it easy to find, organize and share image and video files. It supports files from hundreds of cameras and … Read more

Lightroom available in Creative Cloud

Lightroom is now part of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you have Adobe Creative Suite CS or newer, until August 31 2012 you can subscribe for US$29.99 per month.

Media Pro 1.3 update

Phase One have updated Media Pro to version 1.3. Along with the expected bug fixes and new camera support this version finally gives the same feeling of speed that iView had some 5 years ago. Phase One have made more improvements that continues to make Media Pro the best digital asset management application for creatives. … Read more

Photoshop CS6 beta

Adobe released a public beta for Photoshop CS6. The biggest update in a long time this version brings: Updated Camera Raw 7 engine and tools to match Lightroom 4 More intuitive, non-destructive Crop Tool (like Lightroom) Blur Filter to simulate tilt/shift and depth of field Advanced video editing New darker user interface (can be customised) … Read more

Lightoom 4 Released

Adobe have released Lightroom 4 that is full of new and improved features. Perhaps the biggest one is the new price: AUS $199 which is half the previous version.

Bibble acquired by Corel

Bibble Labs who make the multi-platform raw conversion software Bibble were recently purchased by Corel. A post in the Bibble forums informs users an official announcement will be made at CES next week. Bibble was the first alternative photographers had to the expensive and/or limited raw conversion software available from camera manufacturers. I began using Bibble in … Read more

Media Pro 1.1 released

Phase One have updated their DAM app Media Pro bringing improved performance for rendering and importing raw files. By default Media Pro now uses the operating system (Windows WIC or Apple IO) to render raw files for speed. Users can opt for quality by using the Phase One rendering engine. File management integration with Media Pro … Read more

OSX Lion: Turn your Mac into an iPad

With (questionable) interface improvements Lion unifies the iEverything experience. Don’t break your workflow! Check the vendors website for mission critical apps first. www.apple.com/osx/