Creating Fog
May 29, 2007
This free Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows how to add realistically looking fog into the image.
REALVIZ Stitcher Unlimited Updated
May 28, 2007
Stitcher Unlimited 5.6 adds Mac Universal Binary compatibility and HDR (High Dynamic Range) image support.
The cross platform Stitcher is a photo stitching and image assembling application designed for the creation of panoramas and 360 degree virtual tours. It's used by professionals in a variety of areas to panorama images for a wide range of end products.
Fluid Mask beta is ready for public download
May 28, 2007
Vertus has released a public beta of Fluid Mask 3 - the cutting out instrument intended for professional users. the new version of a popular plug-in is to become even more intutive and exact in working with edges.
Fluid Mask 3 takes blending to a new level by preserving the edge data. In the final result, natural edge blur and contour is preserved for the best, most authentic cut-outs.
Making a Poster
May 24, 2007
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial we’ll show how to make a poster with the look of the 70’s colored poster or an old newsprint photograph in the shades of grey. The main effect used in the process is Threshhold.
Kai Pfaffenbach in Behind the Lens series
May 23, 2007
Canon Professional Network is featuring Kai Pfaffenbach, senior Reuters photographer, in their Behind the Lens series.
"He’s covered Olympic Games, World Cup finals, wars in the Middle East and papal funerals. Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters’ senior photographer based in Frankfurt, speaks to John McDermott about how not making it in soccer led to him becoming one of sports great shooters".
Lightcrafts releases LightZone 3.0
May 23, 2007
The upgraded application bids on unique visual approach to digital photo editing, allowing you to focus on what you want to do with your photos, not how you do it. All operations have an immediate effect upon which you can make new editing decisions. The software allows you to enhance photos in a simple and natural way, without the steep learning-curve found in many other software programs.
Photoshop Action Pack v.3.5 update released
May 22, 2007
Photoshop Action Pack v. 3.5 is released by Ben Long yesterday. The application is necessary for the Mac OS x 10.4 Automator to work with Adobe Photoshop CS, CS2, and CS3.
The Photoshop Action Pack provides 86 Actions (85 in the CS version) that allow you to control a tremendous number of Photoshop's functions. In addition, the Action Pack includes special filter operations that let you sort images based on various criteria including EXIF and IPTC tags, color mode, size, orientation and aspect ratio. With the Photoshop Action Pack, you can execute complex batch operations that are impossible with Photoshop's own internal Actions.
Skin correction
May 21, 2007
This tutorial shows the easiest, fastest, and the most popular way to improve the skin on a photo.
Camera Bits Photo Mechanic is out of beta
May 18, 2007
Camera Bits Photo Mechanic latest version 4.5.1 is out of beta finally.
The new version is optimized for Mac OS X and Windows XP / 2000 and has intelligent color management. The application is capable of working in the background and has dual processor support as well.
For more detail see Camera Bits webpage.
Bibble Pro
May 16, 2007
Bibble 4.9 is Professional Workflow and RAW Conversion software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It includes not only common raw enhancement tools but such instruments as Perfectly Clear or Noise Ninja. and the last version has more to offer.
We are looking at it all here.
Supported Cameras and file formats
Bibble Pro support a large variety of camera models.
The most represented brands are Nicon, Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic, and, surprisingly, Creo Leaf. Canon, Fuji, Sony, Konika Minolta, Kodak, and Leica have less than half of the models in the product line supported. Contax, Epson, Imacon, Samsung, Sigma, Mamiya, Phase One, or Casio raw files are not converted by Bibble Pro at all.