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Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging technology, today announced a new and exciting software product, Studio Solution software for professional photographic studio owners. Utilizing Canon's core imaging and printing technologies, new Studio Solution software, features a fully automatic workflow to simplify studio operations while maintaining the highest degree of image quality. Through electronic input and filing, Studio Solution software will help consolidate scheduling, contracting, invoicing, image capture, ordering, minor retouching and printing into a single program.
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WnSoft has announced PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6, a tool that allows creating impressive slide shows. Slide show can be created as executables and screensaver (.SCR) files, HD video, DVD video disc or iPhone video. Powerful yet flexible and easy-to-use, the program enables quick export of slide shows to Youtube and Vimeo.

It is always a delight to share pictures and impressions with friends and relatives. But if you want to turn it into something special, consider creating a slideshow. Enhanced by music, animation and comments, it ensures absolutely fascinating experience for those who watch it.

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Adobe has released Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and Photoshop Camera Raw 5.3 Release Candidates, both available immediately for download from Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com. The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all customers. The Lightroom and Camera Raw teams would like the community to help verify the quality of this update through normal usage as this will ensure that the application is tested on a wide variety of hardware and software configurations not available internally at Adobe.

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DxO Labs announces today the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v5.3.2, now supporting the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (DxO Optics Pro Elite Edition) and Canon PowerShot G10 (DxO Optics Pro Standard or Elite Edition),.

32 new DxO Optics Correction Modules are also made available for a variety of cameras including the Canon G10, 350D/DIGITAL REBEL XT/Kiss Digital N, 400D/DIGITAL REBEL XTi/Kiss Digital X, 450D/DIGITAL REBEL XSi/Kiss X2, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 1D Mark II N,1Ds Mark III, 5D Mark II, the Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D200, D300, and the Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro.

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I have invested a number of days to ensure that this list of presets is accurate and reflects those presets previously offered in this group. In many cases, the original preset developer did not provide a before and after photo. Therefore, I used a number of my own photos that I thought best showed off the potential of each preset. I hope the authors of the presets agree.

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If you're only resizing images about 200% or so, Adobe Photoshop's own algorithms work just fine. Simply choose Image > Image Size and enter your new dimensions. Bicubic is a good overall choice, while Bicubic Smoother is good for enlarging and Bicubic Sharper for reducing image size. If you're going larger, it's time to consider a plug-in, and you have a wealth of choices available to you. To be honest, they all do a good job, but when it comes to our images, good is seldom good enough – we want the best and nothing less.

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Breeze Systems Release NKRemote 1.0: remote capture software for Nikon D3, D700, D300, D90 and D200 cameras

14th January 2009: Breeze Systems announce the immediate availability of NKRemote 1.0; Windows based software to control Nikon DSLR cameras from a PC. Breeze Systems’ highly regarded software has been used to control Canon cameras since 2001. NKRemote 1.0 is the first full release of similar software for Nikon DSLR cameras and currently supports the Nikon D3, D700, D300, D90 and D200.

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XDepth Raw Converter: A Digital Raw Photo Development, Processing and Compression Software Released Free of Charge

XDepth Raw Converter is a high quality raw development and 48bit image processing software featuring proprietary XDepth Jpeg-compatible compression technologies and several exclusive features

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Lightroom 2.2 is now available on Adobe.com. (Mac, Win)  The release includes new camera support for the following models:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Canon PowerShot G10
• Panasonic DMC-G1**
• Panasonic DMC-FX150**
• Panasonic DMC-FZ28**
• Panasonic DMC-LX3**
• Leica D-LUX 4**

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The Plugin Site Released the Mac Version of ContrastMaster

The Plugin Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com) is proud to announce the release of ContrastMaster for MacOS X. ContrastMaster is a plugin for effective contrast enhancement as well as creating dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects. It can turn low-contrast photos into vivid and detailed images and transforms ordinary photos into interesting and dynamic shots.

ContrastMaster works with dozens of applications under MacOS X as well as Windows. For accelerated rendering it supports multiple processors and cores. ContrastMaster works with 8bit and 16bit RGB images. It is available in English as well as German language.

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Photodex Corporation today announced the release of ProShow Producer 4.0, the all-new generation of its award-winning photo and video slide show software for professionals. ProShow Producer 4.0 has powerful new features that streamline workflow and offer a broader range of creative possibilities. As the industry’s leading professional slide show software, ProShow Producer outputs to over 40 formats including DVD, Blu-ray and Flash.

“Creating professional output can be very time consuming. We wanted to optimize the workflow of creating a polished and professional looking show”, said Paul Schmidt, President and Founder of Photodex Corporation. “Producer 4.0 has simple-to-use, one-click features, that allow users to achieve professional results in less time and with less work. Combined with an all-new interface the path to professional slide shows is much simpler and more powerful.”

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Meant to Be Seen, the foremost authority group on stereoscopic 3D gaming and home entertainment has joined forces with Hill Thompson, a talented MTBS member, to release Photoforms, a software program that lets anyone create true stereoscopic 3D images from a 2D picture.

Similar to the experience movie goers get in 3D theaters, gamers use S-3D technology at home for superior game immersion, visual beauty and game enjoyment.  In video games, stereoscopic 3D hardware makes explosions fly out of the screen and adds a depth that makes the display look like a window rather than a flat projection. Sample hardware includes iZ3D 3D monitors, TDVision head mounted displays, and a growing selection of 3D HDTVs.

Photoforms works in conjunction with free stereoscopic 3D driver software that supports windowed 3D viewing.  While the utility has been tested with iZ3D LLC drivers, additional compatibility is expected as alternate driver developers offer the same ability.  A future update is expected to include full screen support as well.

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