October 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Ann Lewnes to Head Adobe’s Brand and Integrated Marketing Efforts Worldwide
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oct. 16, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) today announced the appointment of Ann Lewnes as senior vice president of corporate marketing and communications. Lewnes previously served as Intel Corporation’s vice president of sales and marketing and director of partner marketing, which included responsibility for the “Intel Inside” program. Lewnes will join Adobe on Nov. 1, 2006 and will oversee Adobe’s corporate positioning, branding and identity, public relations, customer engagement marketing and vertical marketing efforts. She replaces Melissa Dyrdahl who has decided to leave the company to pursue her interest in social entrepreneurism.
October 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
A French IT consultant says yes, but productivity experts disagree
Source: ComputerWorld
Written by Todd Weiss
Providing employees with 30-in. computer monitors can boost worker productivity at companies where 17- or 19-in. monitors are typically used, according to a French consultant hired for a study sponsored by Apple Computer Inc.
The study, which evaluated Apple’s 30-in. Apple Cinema Display, concluded that large screens can offer gains of up to 50% to 65% in productivity on a variety of specific office tasks and can earn back their extra costs in time savings over several years. The 30-in. display costs $1,999.
October 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: InternetNews.com
Written by Roy Mark
Three alleged software pirates face criminal copyright infringement charges for selling illegal copies of popular software titles on Craigslist. If convicted, the three New York-area men each face up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. All three are free on bail.
October 13, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: RawWorkflow.com
Michael Tapes has posted a sequence of video tutorials about Adobe Lightroom Beta 4, totalling an hour in length, which are available for free viewing at rawworkflow.com.
The movie is split up into manageable sections and covers various topics about the new beta such as: the user interface, importing files and the Develop module, including how to use the Basic and Tone Curve panels, plus the crop tool.
Michael Tapes is an alpha tester for Adobe Lightroom and the owner of RawWorkflow.com, a division of PictureFlow LLC, a Florida based Limited Liability Company.
October 13, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
If you are a registered member of the Adobe Solutions Network (ASN) or a part of any Adobe pre-release program, you should be recieving an email regarding the upcoming Adobe Creative Suite Developer Summit on November 6, 7, 8, 2006.
Adobe will run a developer summit for third party developers with a focus on the Creative Suite products – Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, InDesign Server, Photoshop, Version Cue, Bridge, XMP and Lightroom. The goal is to inform developers about upcoming changes in all products, and to prepare them for the CS3 launch. The summit will include presentations by Adobe engineers and product management on all topics of interest.
October 10, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
iView Multimedia has released a free update to its flagship digital asset management program iView MediaPro. The first comprehensive update since iView’s acquisition by Microsoft this summer, iView MediaPro 3.1.2 delivers significantly more robust performance, including clearer error reporting and improved memory handling for both Mac and Windows customers, as well as a number of minor feature enhancements.
October 10, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Scott Kelby, Editor of Photoshop User Magazine, and President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) wants pay your way to Rome, Italy and all you have to do is win.
(Editor’s Note: this is a location correction-originally we had posted that the trip was to Photoshop World but Italy is way cooler)
October 10, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Press Release: AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ:XRIT – News) will offer a seminar this November through February 2007 designed to help creative directors, designers, photographers and production managers unleash the power of their color. “Color Without Limits” will be presented in 20 major US and Canadian cities with support from HP, Apple, Adobe, Quark, Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine, Wasatch and PaperSpecs.
October 9, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: Sentinel and Enterprise.com
Written by Jason Abbruzzese
Zach Scott, 20, a junior at Fitchburg State College, says fake IDs are a normal part of college.
“People always carry fake IDs. That’s part of the lifestyle,” he said recently. “It’s the freedom of going out, not being under the roof of your parents.”
October 9, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Press Release: Oak Park, CA (PRWEB) October 9, 2006 — Digital Film Tools (www.digitalfilmtools.com) announces the release of EZ Mask version 1.0, an easy to use interactive image masking tool. Masking is the process of extracting or isolating an object in a picture. EZ Mask extracts almost any object in an image–even if you are dealing with fine hair detail, smoke, or reflections. This extraction process creates what is known as a mask–essentially a black and white cutout.
