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DxO Labs is pleased to announce the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v6.1.2 for Windows that adds RAW support in both in its Standard and Elite editions for the following cameras:

* Pentax K-7
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A500
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A550
* Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
* Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1.

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Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world’s most widely used scanning software, has released its latest version 8.6 - with more than 65 improvements and features added, 110 problems fixes and 80 additional scanners supported in the last 12 months,

“With the release of Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 (Leopard) our business has grown significantly. Many customers realize they don’t need to buy a new scanner, and can use their existing scanners with VueScan. It is nice to see VueScan meeting new needs, since many scanner manufacturers haven’t supported their older scanners on Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.6 (Leopard).” says Ed Hamrick, President of Hamrick Software.

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AKVIS announces the release of AKVIS Magnifier v.3.0 for Windows and Macintosh, an efficient tool to resize digital images. Featuring advanced photo resizing algorithms, AKVIS Magnifier enlarges digital pictures to super-high resolution producing stunning enlargements and poster-size prints. The program is available as a plugin to a photo editor, as well as a standalone edition.
Version 3.0 offers a new interface and improved compatibility. Support for 64 bit has been added to the plug-in version (now compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS4 64 bit); compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8; Compatibility with OS Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and Windows 7. Added new measurement units to specify the size of the output image. In addition to pixels and per cent, it is now possible to set the size in centimeters, millimeters or inches. Upgrade for registered users is free.

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Bibble Labs, Inc today announces the immediate availability of the all-new Bibble 5 Pro Photographic Workflow application for Windows, Mac and Linux, bringing to market a new level of power, speed and control to digital photography.

Bibble 5 Pro excels in the areas that matter most to today’s photographers, including flexible tools for organizing and managing digital photographs, the most complete selective editing tools offered in a photographic workflow application, and RAW conversion and editing speed up to 88 times as fast as other leading applications.

Real Power, Really Fast

Bibble 5 Pro includes a totally new, completely multi-threaded image processing engine, allowing it to process images faster than anything else. Efficient enough to be perfectly usable on netbooks and older computers, yet powerful enough to take full advantage of 4, 8, 16 or even more CPU’s, Bibble 5 Pro is designed to fully utilize all the computing power available to it. On high-end computers, Bibble 5 Pro is up to 88 times faster in processing and exporting images that other leading applications, while on single CPU computers and more modest machines, Bibble 5 Pro can still be 2 to 8 times faster. “With dual core processors now being replaced with four-core processors, and with 6- an 8- and higher core count processors on the horizon,” says Eric Hyman, founder and owner of Bibble Labs, “it’s clear that utilizing the full power of those additional CPU’s is the key to true workflow performance.”

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Inpaint is a smart tool that fills the selected area with pixels taken from outside the selection boundary. This allows users to seamlessly remove objects from a background, which may be very useful for removing objects and people that got caught on the tape inadvertently. For instance, users can easily remove a person standing behind them on a beach — and the beach will be all theirs! The same applies to scratches, noise and all kinds of objects that do not belong to the photo or spoil the composition. Inpaint is affordable, easy to use (select-and-run principle) and requires absolutely no knowledge of photo editing. Just select the object to remove, define the area to be used for generating the texture and click the Inpaint — Run command! That’s it

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Zoner Software, the innovative software company and developer of graphics software, has released the new version of its Zoner Photo Studio photo management, editing and sharing software for Windows.

For more than 15 years, Zoner Software has designed software especially for avid photographers, and the company’s development team leverages user input for each new version. “Photographers want a fast, efficient product that helps them get the most out of their photos. They want an all-in-one solution. Most photographers can’t afford to waste time going from one program to manage their photos, another for panoramas, another for Web sharing… and so on until they’re exhausted and out of time. That is why Zoner Photo Studio has all these features built in,” said Pavel Minar, Managing Director of Zoner Software.

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IDimager Systems, Inc. today announced the latest release of their award-winning digital image management solution, IDimager V5. More than a year in development, IDimager V5 represents the companys most comprehensive release to date. Sporting an extensive set of new features and enhancements, this latest release of IDimager is more intuitive, powerful, faster, and just plain more fun to use.

“IDimager has always been ahead of the competition by offering state-of-the-art technology, an innovative feature set, and customer support that’s second to none, ” said Hertwig van Zwietering, president at IDimager Systems, Inc. “Now, with the release of IDimager V5, we’ve extended that lead in many areas and have set the bar high for the future of digital image management”.

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As most photographers know, the Hasselblad range of digital cameras produces some of the sharpest, most detailed, and highest resolution images currently available. In order to get the most from these incredible files, we have developed a powerful processing toolbox that not only gets every nuance and detail out of the world’s largest raw image files, but enables advanced processing and image enhancement techniques. And now, with the launch of Phocus 2.0, the world’s most powerful image processing software has grown even stronger.

Phocus 2 boasts a range of new features, such as an improved user interface that drastically reduces the learning curve for high-end imaging. Even if new to Phocus, the average photographer will be able up to speed in less than 15 minutes.

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Nik Software announces today that it has shipped Viveza® 2, the latest upgrade to its award winning and revolutionary photo editing software for selective color and light control. Viveza 2 now offers users robust global adjustments and precise selective controls that utilize Nik Software’s award-winning U Point® technology. Viveza 2 eliminates the need to create complicated selections or layer masks and provides a powerful solution for users looking to save time and effort when editing images.

“The first release of Viveza was truly revolutionary and introduced the most effective way to selectively edit photos,” said Michael J. Slater, president and CEO of Nik Software. “With Viveza 2, we listened to a wide range of photographers and added even more control and a new level of precision to make Viveza 2 not only more powerful, but also an essential tool for anyone who regularly edits photos.”

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Photodex Corporation has released ProShow 4.1, the latest version of its award-winning photo and video slide show software for Windows. ProShow 4.1 makes it easy for users to get their slide shows online and in front of friends, family or clients with new integrated uploading to Facebook, Vimeo and Twitter. Version 4.1 also features an all-new Slide Style Manager and dozens of new, user requested features that help make ProShow better than ever.

“We know what a huge part social networking sites play in our customer’s lives. It’s a place for them to communicate with friends, family and even reach out to potential clients. That’s why we integrated uploading to these sites directly into ProShow 4.1 and made it a very simple and quick process”, said Paul Schmidt, President and Founder of Photodex Corporation.

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DxO Labs is pleased to announce the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v6.1 for Windows that adds RAW support for 3 new cameras - the Canon EOS 7D and PowerShot G11, and the Nikon D3000.

For this new release, DxO Labs fixed several bugs and also made some improvements to the user interface, based on customer feedback and suggestions, including:

* Full screen display mode for increased visual comfort
* Additional shortcuts for improved productivity
* Additional presets for increased flexibility

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Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone, recently released on Oct. 9, 2009, is now available worldwide in all countries with iPhone App Stores, providing users with a quick and easy way to edit, upload, view and share photos directly on their iPhones. Holding the No. 1 position for all “Top Free” applications for nearly three weeks and remaining the “Top Free” spot in the Apple App Store Photography category, Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone has been downloaded over 3 million times in the U.S. and Canada. Essential editing tools, such as crop and rotate along with creative one-touch effects and filters, are now available in supported countries. In addition, the application gives users access to their entire online collection of photos from Photoshop.com and allows them to share them directly within the application.
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