Posts about 'Apple'

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 10 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

Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7 – Adds Support For New Nikon & Canon Cameras

Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7 – Adds Support For New Nikon & Canon Cameras

Apple released an OS update today that provides support for six new Canon and Nikon camera RAW file formats. This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 2, iPhoto ’08 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras:Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Canon EOS 7D Canon PowerShot G11 Nikon D3S Nikon D300S Nikon D3000This free update is available via the Software Update… ... read more

December 16, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Hands On – WD My Book Studio 2TB External Hard Drive

Hands On – WD My Book Studio 2TB External Hard Drive

Did you ever wish you could just look at a hard drive and see what is on it, or how much free space is still available? Well Western Digital (WD) has now added intelligent display technology to it’s My Book Studio line of external hard drives designed for the Mac. I had the opportunity to ... read more

November 30, 2009 in Reviews by John Omvik 2 comments

onOne’s Plug-in Suite 5 for Photoshop Now Available

onOne’s Plug-in Suite 5 for Photoshop Now Available

onOne announced today that their award winning plug-in suite for Photoshop is now available for sale and download. Just in time to beat the Black Friday mob at the mall. Plug-in Suite 5 combines full versions of six software tools in one package: FocalPoint 2, PhotoTune 3, PhotoFrame 4.5 Professional Edition, PhotoTools 2.5 Professional Edition, ... read more

November 25, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Nikon Announces Dates For Snow Leopard Compatibility

Nikon Announces Dates For Snow Leopard Compatibility

From the better late than never department, Nikon has now announced release dates for Nikon software to support Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a Snow Leopard). The apps will be released according to the following schedule:Capture NX 2 End of December 2009Camera Control Pro 2 End of November 2009Nikon Transfer End of January 2010View NX End of January 2010You’d think a company ... read more

November 21, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments