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Archive for March, 2006


March 31, 2006

DxO Optics Pro Update

New DxO Optics Pro V3.55a Provides Significant Refinements As Well As Support For Three New Advanced Digicams

Press Release: Paris, France (March 30, 2006) – DxO Labs announces today the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v3.55a software, a free upgrade to DxO Optics Pro v3.5. Version 3.55a of DxO Labs’ flagship product for automatic image quality enhancement contains a number of significant refinements which will improve users’ experience when using DxO Optics Pro.


March 31, 2006

Apple’s Intel Move Still Riling Mac Developers

Source: eWeek
Written By Daniel Drew Turner

On the eve of its 30th anniversary, Apple Computer is in the middle of a major transition—moving its Mac hardware and operating system over to the Intel chip. But Apple isn’t alone: this transition affects every developer of Mac software, including Apple itself.


March 29, 2006

Scott Kelby does a Lightroom eBook

At Photoshop World last week, Scott Kelby announced the release of his new book, The Adobe Lightroom eBook for digital photographers.

Scott says: you can actually buy and download my book right now, today online, because it’s my first eBook (well, it will be an eBook until the product leaves beta and finally ships, but the advantage of the eBook is that it will be updated as Adobe updates each version of Lightroom).

 


March 29, 2006

Apple joins BAPCo as member

In a post on Gearlog it was noted that Apple Computer has joined BAPCo, the industry-standard Windows benchmarking consortium.


March 28, 2006

CMYK values of PANTONE swatches are different in Illustrator CS and Photoshop CS

Source: Adobe Support Knowledgebase
What’s covered:
PANTONE swatch overview
PANTONE swatches in Illustrator CS
PANTONE swatches in Illustrator CS2
PANTONE swatches in Photoshop CS and CS2
How to match Illustrator PANTONE swatches to Photoshop
How to match Photoshop PANTONE swatches to Illustrator


March 28, 2006

Microsoft’s Adobe rivals due after Vista

Source: CNET
Written by Martin LaMonica

Microsoft will step up its assault on Adobe Systems’ customer base with the release early next year of its Expression line of design and development software.


March 28, 2006

Adobe Announces Education Leader Program

More than 100 Educators from North America and the UK to Participate

Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 28, 2006–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBENews) today announced the Adobe Education Leader program to cultivate education technology innovations by providing educators with resources such as education software, free curriculum, training, and a forum to share best practices.


March 27, 2006

Eichhof mulls bid for Amazys Holding

Source: SeattlePI.com via AP

ZURICH, Switzerland — Swiss conglomerate Eichhof Holding AG said Friday it’s considering a bid on Amazys Holding AG (and it’s subsidiary GretagMacbeth), which is currently in takeover talks with X-Rite Inc. of the United States.


March 27, 2006

Photo Talk Radio-in case you missed it

In case you missed the live Photo Talk Radio broadcast with Jeff Schewe and Gil Smith, the show is now available for listening (Windows Media Player required) on the March 25th episode web site.


March 27, 2006

Counting Ants

Following up his original article titled The Ultimate Digital System, Michael Reichmann of The Luminous Landscape has posted a new article called Counting Ants – Seven Days in the Field with a Digital View Camera.

Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail, High Winds
Seven Days in the Field with a Digital View Camera

In mid-March, 2006 I spent a week shooting in central and northern California.

Our travels took us to Redwoods National Park, the northern reaches of coastal Highway 1, Yosemite National Park, Big Sur, Point Lobos, and numerous points in between.