Posts about 'Apple'

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

Press release:
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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