Lexar Professional 600x and 300x 32GB CompactFlash Cards
and Professional ExpressCard CF Reader

High-Performance Memory Cards and Card Reader

Fremont, CA, April 27, 2010 – Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced the availability of the award-winning Lexar® Professional ExpressCard™ CompactFlash® (CF) Reader and the Lexar Professional 600x and 300x 32GB CF cards in traditional and online retail channels. For additional information about the Lexar Professional 600x and 300x CF cards or the ExpressCard CF Reader, visit www.lexar.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe Launches Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended

Milestone Release Celebrates 20 Years of Unrivaled Image Editing and Innovation

London, UK — April 12, 2010 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended software, must-have releases of the professional industry standard for digital imaging. With millions of users celebrating the product’s 20^th anniversary this year, Photoshop CS5 builds upon a rich history of innovation and leadership with groundbreaking features and performance gains that boost creativity and workflow efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »

AVS IMAGE CONVERTER 1.2 LAUNCHES WITH IMAGE-TO-PDF CONVERSION

In these days of increasingly bloated and bulky software products, many users appreciate handy applications that do a specific job simply and well. With this in mind, Online Media Technologies Ltd, a developer of software for digital video and multimedia processing, is releasing a new version of its AVS Image Converter software (http://www.avs4you.com ). Now with support for converting images to PDF, AVS Image Converter v1.2 converts a great many popular image file formats into other popular formats and allows the user to process their images for printing or inclusion in slide shows. Read the rest of this entry »

NIKON’S ‘LEARN & EXPLORE’ IPHONE APPLICATION COMES TO EUROPE

Get on-the-spot photography expertise from Nikon

7 April 2010: Nikon is bringing its hugely popular ‘Learn & Explore’ photography application to iPhone customers in Europe. Aimed at photographers of all skill levels, the ‘Learn & Explore’ application offers quick, easy on-the-go access to a world of photography information and editorial content, including images, video lectures, audio commentary and a glossary of photography terms.

Whether you are looking for education, motivation or inspiration, the new tool offers photography information at your fingertips; perfect for those who want to learn and improve whilst out in the field. Read the rest of this entry »

The Essentials by Trek-Tech

“Includes £80 worth of free accessories”

The Essentials from Trek-Tech is a new collection of multipurpose photography and video stabilization tools. The Essentials packs a Go! PRO (monopod, tripod and hiking staff), table-top tripod, pan and tilt video head and a versatile clamping arm into a single compact bag that fits in a carry-on.

The Essentials retails at £154.99 Inc VAT & includes £80 worth of free accessories. Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe Delivers Lightroom 3 Public Beta Update

Adobe today released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software, available immediately through Adobe Labs. Building on the success of the first Lightroom 3 beta, which was downloaded by more than 350,000 photographers, Lightroom 3 beta 2 incorporates feedback from the first iteration of the beta while offering users several new features and greatly improved performance throughout the application. Read the rest of this entry »

PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Review

PaintShop image editing software seems to have been around since the invention of the computer, that’s not saying or implying that this software is old and out of date, in fact far from it.

The first obvious difference from previous versions is in the name, it now has an added “Photo” in the title. Besides a new name there are plenty of other new features to make this a worthwhile upgrade or a first choice for an image editing application, photo-i takes an in-depth look

New free versions of award-winning software products PhotoTools 2.5 and PhotoFrame 4.5 provide free resources for photographers, including free presets for Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, onOne Exchange and the new onOne University.

onOne Software, has now released two fully-functional Photoshop plug-ins: PhotoTools 2.5 Free and the new PhotoFrame 4.5 Free. The free plug-ins for Photoshop are based on the award winning versions of PhotoTools 2.5 Standard Edition and PhotoFrame 4.5 Standard Edition and are compatible with Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4. Read the rest of this entry »

Wacom, today introduces its newly redesigned Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display, delivering state-of-the-art pen performance and innovative ergonomics. Designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of professional photographers, designers, artists and animators, the new Cintiq 21UX offers unparalleled creative control, comfort and productivity. Read the rest of this entry »

Nikon ‘I AM’ ad. campaign shot in HD video on Nikon D3S
Nikon today launches a new advertising campaign throughout Europe, which highlights the brand’s rich heritage of professionalism and innovation, along with its appreciation of the fun and emotional rewards of capturing special moments. The new ‘I AM Nikon’ campaign incorporates television, print and digital media and positions Nikon ‘at the heart of the image’ and the creative photography process. Read the rest of this entry »