Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
DxO Optics Pro 7.5 is now available and includes a number of improvements and supported cameras. Version 7.5 is now fully 64-bit compatible and touts faster processing and start-up times. Additionally, more than 200 new optics modules are included and the Nikon D800 is supported in the Elite edition.
DxO Optics Pro 7.5 is available at a 30% discount through the end of June.
More details on DxO Labs’ site.
Apple has updated Aperture 3 to version 3.2.2, which provides the following fixes:
[via Apple Support]
Canon issued an update to its Digital Photo Professional software that purportedly fixes the “soft” image problem when processing 5D Mark III RAW files in DPP. Check it out via the links below (hit the red arrows on the right to download the software). [Read more…]
Tiffen Dfx 3 Premiere Pro Film Stocks Panel Comparison
Tiffen Dfx v3 is a suite of filters and effects that is available for popular video and photo applications as a plug-in or a standalone application. Over the past few months, I have been using the software suite primarily in Premiere Pro CS5.5. However, I have also touched on the standalone app and as well as the After Effects and Lightroom plug-in integration.
As with any software or plug-in, understanding the capabilities of it is paramount to fully utilizing the application to meet the needs of your workflow. I don’t pretend to have an exhaustive understanding of all that’s within Tiffen Dfx 3 at this point; however, I have used it enough to realize where it meets many of my needs and makes life easier in post-production. [Read more…]
Adobe is about to shake things up a bit with a new subscription model for its Creative Suite applications. Adobe has kinda soured the milk recently with its decision to cut upgrades for earlier versions of its software (which it later rescinded for this upgrade cycle), so I’m curious to see how all of this shakes out. [Read more…]
Exposure 4 Light Leak
Following up on the preview of Exposure 4 from last week, Alien Skin has officially released Exposure 4, which is a plug-in for Photoshop CS4+, Elements 9+ and Lightroom 2+.
Exposure 4 allows for post-processing photos with a number of film presets, texture overlays, light leaks and more. Check out the preview video below.
Exposure 4 is available direct from Alien Skin’s website. It costs $249 for the full version. Upgrades from any prior version of Exposure is $99. Exposure 3 users who bought in since November 2011 can get the Exposure 4 upgrade for free.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The above video shows off a preview of processing a glamour photo with Alien Skin Exposure 4.
I’ll pass along full details once the software is officially released later this month. Exposure 4 will run $249 for the full version, or $99 for upgrades from Exposure 3. If you’ve bought Exposure 3 since November, the upgrade is free.
Also, check out Alien Skin’s Exposure page for updates.
Check out this overview of NIK Snapseed for Android from CES 2012. You’ll see it in action running on an ASUS Transformer Prime with Ice Cream Sandwich. [Read more…]
Adobe’s Camera Raw 7, which should be packaged with Photoshop CS6. Like recent iterations of Camera Raw, the engine under the hood is the same thing that powers Lightroom 4, which should be the current version of Lightroom around the release time for Photoshop CS6.
Check out the video below for a look at the tools and interface of Camera Raw 7. [Read more…]
I was checking out the G-Tech booth (more on this soon) at a CES press event last night when a girl from Adobe walked up to me and said I might want to walk around the corner to Adobe’s booth because they just announced Lightroom 4 beta. Woohoo!
I spent awhile talking to the Adobe folks about Lightroom 4 and going through the new features. A few things really stand out… [Read more…]