Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
DxO Optics Pro v7.5.5 has been released and adds support for the following cameras:
Additionally, there are nearly 400 new camera/lens combinations added to the the library. Note that 1D X and D600 support are only available in the DxO Optics Pro Elite edition.
More details on DxO’s website.
Nikon has issued an update for ViewNX to version 2.5.1. The update provides the following fix:
An issue that caused horizontal lines to appear in images printed at paper sizes of A3+ (329 x 483 mm) or larger without margins has been resolved.
You can download the ViewNX 2.5.1 from Nikon’s website.
DxO Optics Pro v7.5.4 is now available and adds support for the Pentax K-30 and the Sony DSC-RX100, along with more than 400 new camera/lens combinations added since the last version. With the latest update, DxO Optics Pro 7 now has over 8,000 available DxO Optics Modules.
More details on the DxO website.
Nikon recently made an announcement concerning its software compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Some older versions of Nikon software are getting left behind, including Capture NX version 1.x, ViewNX version 1.x and Camera Control Pro version 1.x.
Check out the full statement on software compatibility issues below. [Read more…]
Photo Mechanic 5 is finally available as a full release. Photo Mechanic has been the industry standard for image management in the photo journalist world for years. Version 5 adds “significantly improved metadata handing capabilities” with all major IPTC fields supported.
Additionally, Camera Bits claims that it has made Photo Mechanic even faster, which sounds amazing given just how fast the prior version of Photo Mechanic is.
Photo Mechanic 5 is available for new users for $150. Existing users can snag the upgrade for $90. Additional sale prices are available at launch through August 20, 2012. More details on Photo Mechanic’s website.
Alien Skin Exposure 4 is a Photoshop and Lightroom plugin designed to give you the creative tools of film. The goal of the software is to give your photographs a more human feel with the ease of choosing a preset. [Read more…]
Tokyo Split Animator is a plugin for Final Cut Pro X that offers 19 split screen templates. It allows you to animate-in and animate-out multiple clips; however, as you can see the above video, it also works quite well with multicam footage (something that works extremely well in FCP X) by easily allowing you to show all angles at once with a split screen animation.
Tokyo Split Animator is available through FX Factory for $49. More details on Tokyo Split Animator’s website.
Nik Software has launched HDR Efex Pro 2 with several updates to the HDR processing program. Nik says that it has improved HDR Efex Pro 2 to be faster, more powerful, deliver more realistic results, and easier to use than ever.
Key new features are listed below. [Read more…]
Canon Digital Photo Professional version 3.11.31 is now available. The new version includes the following updates:
Download the new version from Canon USA’s website.
Apple has updated Aperture 3 to version 3.3, which provides the following features and fixes: [Read more…]