Spiral Graphics Updates Genetica Texture Editor

Spiral Graphics Inc. has announced the immediate availability of Genetica 3.0, the latest version of its popular seamless texture, animation, and HDRI environment map editor. The new version, which includes more than a thousand royalty-free presets, represents the largest upgrade yet in the product’s history. A downloadable demo has also been made available. [Read more]

O’Reilly Publishes ‘The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers’

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Many photographers, even the pros, feel overwhelmed by all the options Photoshop provides. Fortunately O’Reilly’s latest release, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers ($24.99), spotlights only the critical tools you’ll need most often in one compact reference. In the new book, professional photographer and bestselling author Derrick Story teaches you how to quickly and efficiently organize and edit your photos without compromising the originals. [Read more]

Nik Software Showcases Silver Efex Pro™ for Creating Powerful Black-and-White Images

New York, NY (PhotoPlus Expo Booth #1448) – October 23, 2008 – Nik Software showcases today at PhotoPlus Expo the new Silver Efex Pro photographic plug-in for use with Adobe® Photoshop® and Apple® Aperture™, the most advanced, complete, and straightforward black-and-white solution. Silver Efex Pro uses a range of advanced imaging algorithms that protect against unwanted artifacts, a comprehensive collection of 18 emulated black-and-white film types, and a state-of-the-art grain engine that truly mimics the silver halide process and creates the highest quality black-and-white images possible from scanned or digital color photographs. [Read more]

Adobe has released updates to its Camera Raw Plug-in for Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2

Adobe has released updates to its Camera Raw Plug-in for Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2. Camera Raw 5.1 provides raw support to the 15 cameras that were included in the 4.6 update for CS3 users. Lightroom 2.1 has now been released officially, improving Photoshop integration and keyword migration from Lightroom. [Read more]

Adobe Photoshop CS4 now available

Adobe has announced the availability of Photoshop Creative Suite 4. Priced at US$699, the CS4 version features a unified tabbed interface, enhanced color correction and non-destructive editing tools. To speed up operations, it features OpenGL support and 64-bit support (although only for Windows users). Along with Photoshop CS4, Adobe has also announced the availability of the entire Creative Suite 4 product family.

onOne Software’s PhotoFrame 4 Professional and Standard Editions Now Available

Portland, OR – October 16, 2008 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, today announces the immediate availability of two upgrades to their award-winning PhotoFrame plug-in. PhotoFrame 4 Professional and Standard Editions are designed to help photographers add the perfect finishing touch to digital photos. [Read more]

Phase One Releases Capture One 4 PRO

COPENHAGEN, October 15, 2008 — Phase One A/S today announced the immediate availability of Capture One 4 PRO, the RAW workflow software for photographers focused on transforming RAW files into the highest quality photographs.

Capture One 4 PRO has been designed to enhance the image quality of professional digital captures. It is built on a darkroom paradigm to enhance images and minimize the need for post-production. The workflow is responsive and flexible, adapting to a photographer’s needs. [Read more]

Welcome back to Myphotosoft!

As you could have noticed, we’ve made a redisign of the site and are ready to continue with fresh news from digital photo editing programs industry. New photoshop tutorials will be coming soon, and, of course, our series of reviews on all sorts of plug-ins and standaolone editing programs for all kinds of effects and photo perfection.
Your opinion is always welcome in the comments as well as tips on what you are most interested to know about.
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Webcast: Secrets of Digital Night Photography

Harold Davis has authored more than 20 books, including Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (Practical Artistry). Many of his fine art photography posters are well known, including some recent alternatively processed digital flower images published by New York Graphic Society. [Read more]

Noise Ninja

This week’s article is about the widely known and popular noise reduction tool - the Noise Ninja. It is used as both a standalone program and a plug-in to different image editors. Noise Ninja, differently from other noise-reduction tools here, has more noise reducing tools and options that will be covered in the article.
In dealing with the noise in the image Noise Ninja takes into account the camera and/or the image itself. It is the 1st step of the workflow to build the noise profile. A set of camera profiles can be loaded from the tool’s manufacturer site or you can set the camera specifications manually.

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