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KVIS Software Inc. announces the release of AKVIS MultiBrush v.4.0 for Windows and Macintosh. AKVIS MultiBrush makes it easy to retouch damaged photos and enhance portraits. It is available as a standalone application as well as a plugin to the most popular photo editors. AKVIS MultiBrush is a new enhanced version of AKVIS Stamp, therefore the registered users of Stamp can activate MultiBrush for free.
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Easypano is pleased to announce the availability of Panoweaver 6.00 Professional and Panoweaver 6.00 Batch, which offer the ability to stitch both cylindrical and spherical panoramas from single-row/multiple rows of normal digital photos or fisheye photos.
Main features of Panoweaver 6.00:

* Support automatic stitching and manual stitching
* Recognize the lens type automatically
* Stitch spherical panoramas from fisheye photos
* Stitch cylindrical panoramas from single-row/multiple-rows of photos
* Support creating HDR panoramas

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Light Crafts Introduces Aurora, the Powerfully Simple Photo Management Software

Now available for download, Aurora simplifies the complexities of getting to great photos

Palo Alto, Calif. – April 21, 2009 – Light Crafts today announced the introduction of Aurora, powerfully simple photo editing, organizing and sharing software that answers the need of consumers who are looking to bring out the best in their digital photos. Aurora is intuitive to use, enabling anyone to go from download to expert in a matter of minutes.
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AKVIS Software Inc. announces the release of AKVIS Retoucher plug-in v.3.5 for Windows and Macintosh. The plug-in allows restoring damages photos by removing dust, scratches, stains, and by reconstructing the missing parts of a photo. The new version fixes bugs and improves compatibility with the newest versions of Photoshop CS3, CS4 on Macintosh and Windows. Upgrade for registered users is free.

Few things in life stir our memories and emotions the way photographs do. Unfortunately, as time goes by, old photographs fade out, get stained, or get otherwise damaged.  In order to preserve them, many people digitize their photos to pass these cherished images on to future generations.

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Bits&Coffee has released BatchPhoto v. 2.5, a powerful Windows photo manipulation program that makes it easy to annotate, touch up, transform, apply effects, convert and rename hundreds of pictures in a single operation. Instead of enhancing and adjusting pictures individually, BatchPhoto lets you select a group of images, define a series of edits, and apply them in a single operation.

With version 2.5, BatchPhoto introduces a new major feature: Raw Photo Development. DSLR digital cameras can save the raw image data as read by the optical sensor without any loss or additional processing. The resulting files often called raw images or digital negatives need additional processing on the PC with a specialized software.
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Avanquest SendPhotos is a new tool that enables photography enthusiasts to organise an entire photo collection online, making images easily accessible to friends, families and business associates. Working across Mobile, PC and Web, Avanquest SendPhotos provides users with a personal online portal to save a lifetime of images into digital albums and then share them with the people they choose. Currently in beta mode, everybody can use Avanquest SendPhotos now and enjoy 1GB of free storage space, enough to store approximately 2000 photos*.
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Nik Software announces today that Silver Efex Pro, its popular digital photographic plug-in offering the most advanced, complete, and straightforward black-and-white solution, is now available for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and higher. The update is available now as a free download to current owners of Silver Efex Pro. "With Silver Efex Pro now joining Viveza and Color Efex Pro for Lightroom, three of our most powerful products offer photographers even more efficient ways to apply image enhancements seamlessly within Lightroom," said Michael J. Slater president and CEO of Nik Software. "Our goal is to provide compatibility with popular photo applications such as Lightroom. Offering these free updates for Lightroom enables our users to continue their workflow using their favorite plug-in products regardless of which application they use." (more...)

Phase One releases Capture One 4.7 New file format packages Phase One RAW images with applied settings; new support for JPEG and TIFF files; more tethered support COPENHAGEN, April 2, 2009—Phase One’s Capture One version 4.7 introduces a new enhanced image package file format to make it easier to share adjusted Phase One digital back-generated RAW files. It also permits adjustment of both JPEG and TIFF files. And it adds tethered shooting support for Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D3X. New features include: NEWLY-DESIGNED FILE FORMAT for Phase One RAW files The Enhanced Image Package (.eip file extension) permits packaging of a Phase One RAW image file together with the adjustment settings applied to the RAW file, with no changes to the original RAW file or re-arrangement of settings. Ideal for photographers working with retouchers or pre-press, the .eip file format makes it easier to share adjusted Phase One RAW files and helps simplify image archiving and management. (more...)

FotoMaps is a photo gallery built with flash and XML that lets you put your photos on a map. Choose any map you like, then place each photo at the exact location where it was taken. Zoom in and out, drag the map around, and explore your photos.

Try the demo:
http://www.fotomaps.net/demo

Displaying your photos on a map provides a fun and meaningful way to browse, and geographical context allows your photo album to tell a story.

FotoMaps isn’t just for photographers and portfolios. Businesses in tourism, real estate, and advertising use it to create unique location-specific showcases. How you use it is only limited by your creativity.
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Unified Color today introduced its innovative new digital imaging software, HDR PhotoStudio, at the Photographer’s Marketing Association (PMA) conference and trade show.

Poised to become the new standard in digital photography, HDR PhotoStudio offers major advances in color modeling, color accuracy and image file compression. With HDR PhotoStudio, photographers can easily merge and edit pictures taken at various exposures into a single, stunning HDR image.

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Adobe Releases Final Lightroom 2.3 & Camera Raw 5.3 Updates

Adobe has released Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3, available immediately for download at www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/. The Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3 updates, originally posted as release candidates for community testing on Jan. 23, provide raw file support for the newly-released Nikon D3X and Olympus E-30 cameras.

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Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL)(TSX:CRE) today introduced Corel® Painter™ 11, the newest edition of the world’s leading painting and illustration software. With more than 40 new and enhanced features, Painter 11 provides the most inventive drawing and painting tools available, making it the ultimate art studio for those ready to expand their definition of creativity.

Since its inception, Corel Painter has set the standard for painting and illustration software. With Painter 11, artists can now expand their digital toolset with the most advanced painting and natural media tools available. New pressure-sensitive brushes allow hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Enhanced drawing tools and customizable media allow users to create distinct art every time.

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