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Some Lightroom Tips

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If you use Lightroom, you might find some of these tips useful.  The first two were news to me and I know I’ll be using this one:

if you press Shift-4, rather than just 4, it assigns a 4-star rating to the current photo and then immediately brings up the next photo

Thanks to Nycgraphix for the excellent post.  Enjoy!

[tags]lightroom, tips, help, faq, adobe[/tags]

 

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

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Best-Selling Photo and Video Software Feature New Levels of Integration and Creativity

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 24, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced two major upgrades to its digital photo and video software for consumers: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6 for Windows® & Adobe Premiere® Elements 4 for Windows. Tight integration and a shared Organizer, with a common database accessible from either application, allow users to do more with their photos and videos. Available separately or together in a single retail package, Photoshop Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements software give photo and video enthusiasts more creative ways to organize, edit, create and share digital photos and home movies. [Read more…]

Photoshop Express

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This is going to be a big dang deal:

Today the crowd at Photoshop World got a quick preview of Photoshop Express, a new application currently in development at Adobe. First hinted at by Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen some six months ago, Photoshop Express isn’t meant to duplicate/replace Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements. Rather, it’s a new member of the Photoshop family that’s meant to make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible to large numbers of people.

(via John Nack)

[tags]photoshop, express, news, image, photo, edit, software, program[/tags]

Pre-Order OS X Leopard.

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If you’re a Mac user, like me, you’re always looking forward to the next big thing from Apple because the next big thing always seems to live up to the hype. I’m stoked about OS X Leopard. I do all my work on a Mac and can’t wait to see the goods that Leopard’s bringing to the table.

Amazon.com is one of the few retailers where you can reserve your copy of Apple’s latest and greatest operating system Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard. Amazon.com’s Pre-Order Price Guarantee applies, so customers can order with confidence knowing that they’ll get the lowest price offered when the operating system ships in October. As of this posting the price is $129.

[tags]apple, mac, os x, leopard, price, availability, pre-order, 10.5[/tags]

OLYMPUS Studio 2.0 software out now

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Hamburg, July 2007 – Supporting professional and ambitious amateur photographers in their work, Olympus announces the release of the OLYMPUS Studio 2.0 software. This major update enhances functionality and usability for advanced image management and editing requirements. A trial-version of the software will be bundled with all new Olympus E-System cameras, and the full version is available for download via the internet. [Read more…]

Licensing Photographs, Stock Photography, Photoshop, and the Groovy New Photosynth

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Yet another example of Photoshop retouching working magic on some otherwise average photos.

A practical lesson on license management and copyright of your photos.

Check out 8 Microstock Websites and What the #&!! is Microstock Anyway. While you’re at it, get some insight into iStockphoto.com by Rich Legg.

Photosynth looks like an awesome new tool. Chalk one up for Microsoft acquisitions.

[tags]photoshop, licensing, management, copyright, microstock, stock, photography, photosynth, microsoft[/tags]