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Apple’s iOS 4.1 to Intro HDR Photography

Apple’s iOS 4.1 to Intro HDR Photography

Steve Jobs announced during Apple’s new product announcement that iOS 4.1 (which we’re expecting today) brings HDR photography to Apple’s mobile platform. HDR is a technique of taking several photos of varying exposures and combining them together in order to create a photo with a greater range of tonal detail. There are numerous apps that can ... read more

September 1, 2010 in News by David Schloss 0 comments

Eye-Fi Introduces Mac Exclusive Geo X2 Wireless SD Card

Eye-Fi Introduces Mac Exclusive Geo X2 Wireless SD Card

Press release: —————————————————————- Eye-Fi Unveils New Eye-Fi Geo X2 Wireless Memory Card, Exclusive to AppleEye-Fi Geo X2 Uploads Geotagged Photos and Videos to iPhoto and MobileMe via Wi-Fi MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 27, 2010 — Eye-Fi Inc. today announced the launch of the Eye-Fi Geo X2, a Wi-Fi enabled memory card that seamlessly integrates with Macintosh computers, iPhoto ... read more

April 28, 2010 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

R.I.P. Floppy Disk – We Hardly Knew You…

R.I.P. Floppy Disk – We Hardly Knew You…

In an article titled “Sony delivers floppy disk’s last rites” cnet reports today, that Sony is planning to shut down production of the 3.5in. floppy disk that it launched in 1981 as a replacement for the 5.25in. form factor. The story says: “Sony saw its Japanese sales of floppies decline from a record 47 million disks in ... read more

April 26, 2010 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Apple Releases Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Update

Apple Releases Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Update

Apple release the latest update to Snow Leopard version 10.6.3 yesterday along with Aperture 3 and iMovie updates. This release addresses a number of issues pertaining to high-end graphics applications that support Open CL and printing. For an overview of the Aperture update click here. For details on the 10.6.3 update see below: All three updates are ... read more

March 30, 2010 in News by John Omvik 3 comments

Apple Releases Digital Camera RAW Update

Apple Releases Digital Camera RAW Update

Apple has released an update to it’s digital camera raw libraries to support new RAW files in Apple applications. About Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0 This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto 09 for the following cameras and formats:Canon PowerShot S90 Canon sRAW Canon mRAW Leica D-LUX 4 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3Click here ... read more

February 10, 2010 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Aperture 3 – BLTN Feature

Aperture 3 – BLTN Feature

Okay I’m impressed… I just started reading through the 200 new feature list on the Apple website and found this gem that I have been waiting forever to see Write IPTC Metadata to Master The Write IPTC Metadata to Master command will write IPTC metadata into the master file of the selected version, eliminating the need to ... read more

February 9, 2010 in News by John Omvik 2 comments

Apple Releases Aperture 3 – Major Update Introduces Several Long Anticipated Features

Apple Releases Aperture 3 – Major Update Introduces Several Long Anticipated Features

Just like the Nikon v. Canon race is ultimately beneficial to all photographers, the Lightroom v. Aperture race just got a lot more interesting. Apple today launched Aperture 3 with several new and innovative features. David Schloss has written extensively about them for our Aperture User Site and you will find one of the most ... read more

February 9, 2010 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

The iPad And What It Means For Photographers – So was it worth the wait? Did it live up to the hype?

The iPad And What It Means For Photographers – So was it worth the wait? Did it live up to the hype?

For me, the answer is Yes and Maybe. David Schloss is in the unfortunate position of having to travel from the sunny and warm Hudson River Valley to Hawaii while the iPad was being announced, so he asked me to cover the impact that this device may have on photography and photographers going forward. I was not ... read more

January 27, 2010 in News by John Omvik 11 comments

Nikon Relases Capture NX 2.2.4 – Update Finally Provides Support For Snow Leopard

Nikon Relases Capture NX 2.2.4 – Update Finally Provides Support For Snow Leopard

From the “Better Late Than Never” department, Nikon today announced availability of its long awaited update to Capture NX that is compatible with Apple’s OS 10.6.2 a.k.a Snow Leopard which was announced last summer. Key issues addressed with this release for the Mac are: Macintosh:Compatibility with Mac OS X version 10.6.2 has been added. Specifications have been modified ... read more

January 20, 2010 in News by John Omvik 5 comments

Apple Releases Gallery App For iPhone – Gimmick Or Powerful Tool For Photographers?

Apple Releases Gallery App For iPhone – Gimmick Or Powerful Tool For Photographers?

From the “Better late than never” department comes news that Apple has finally released an app that provides true integration between the iPhone and Apples MobileMe service. I’ve had a chance to take it for a spin, and while I already know it will be one of my key apps (moved it to my home ... read more

January 15, 2010 in Reviews by John Omvik 1 comment