CaptureOne Version 4.6 with D3X Support

Added by covey22 | January 7, 2009   4:34 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Digital imaging innovator PhaseOne has updated their flagship software suite, CaptureOne, to Version 4.6. New features of interest to Nikonians include tethered shooting support for a variety of DSLRs, from the D3 to the D40 (Pro Version) as well as new driver support for the top-of-the-line D3X and Phase One's own P 65+ digital back.

For complete details, see Phase One's latest newsletter and download a free 30-Day Trial.

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iPhoto '09 Now With Face Sorting and GeoTagging

Added by covey22 | January 7, 2009   4:09 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Apple unveiled iLife '09 at Macworld this week, and iPhoto received a number of feature updates, including the ability to sift images by face (using the Face Detection function), assign names and sort by that attribute. Geotagging has also been integrated, and Nikon Coolpix 6000 users or owners of the add-on Nikon GP-1 GPS receiver can take full advantage of the new capabilities of this categorization. (via MacNN and CNet)

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iPhone Gains MyPicturetown App

Added by covey22 | January 7, 2009   3:52 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Nikonians who also own Apple iPhones or iPod Touch PDAs will be pleased to hear that a My Picturetown application is now available on the iTunes store. The free app will let owners

• gain ccess to the My Picturetown online storage site
• create photo albums
• tag and organize images
• upload images taken via the iPhone camera

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Lexar Card Capacity Graphical Tool

Added by covey22 | January 5, 2009   5:51 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Lexar has a useful graphical tool for showing the capacities of their memory cards, based upon whether you're storing photos, music files or video. Be sure to click on the details link to the left of the tool display, to show the basis by which the the storage is being calculated. If your device or files are much larger than the baseline being used, you can expect less capacity than displayed.

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Nikon SB-900 Speedlight Firmware Update

Added by covey22 | November 19, 2008   6:32 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Nikon has released update 5.02 for the SB-900 Flagship Speedlight. The fixes include:

• Improved continuous shooting performance that previously resulted in overexposure
• Fixed mode persistence problems with TTL-A use on CLS/iTTL equipped bodies

Nikon D3 and D300 owners need to make note of the caveats that they should have the latest firmware loaded on their camera bodies before using an SB-900 equipped with this version update. The Speedlight firmware is available for Mac and Windows (NikonUSA Support Site).

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Apple Camera Raw 2.3 Now Supports Latest Nikons

Added by covey22 | November 5, 2008   3:22 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Apple's latest update to their Digital Camera Raw decoders now supports the latest Nikon models, including the D90 digital SLR and the Coolpix 6000 flagship compact. DCR 2.3 is available for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 2008.

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Oxford Eye's ToneUp Studio 3 and TetherPro

Added by covey22 | October 15, 2008   3:03 PM | Comment | TrackBack

For Digital SLR shooters who are on the cutting edge of configuration settings to maximize their image quality, ToneUp is a familiar name. Todd Gibbs' software tool gained popularity early on by overcoming Nikon Capture limitations such as the ability to swap built-in curves between Nikon DSLR models. Nikonians is pleased to announce that Todd is offering a significant fifty (50) percent discount on all products to our Silver, Gold and Platinum members, including his latest iteration of the custom curve program - ToneUp Studio 3 and his newest addition - the TetherPro tethered shooting utility.

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Nikon and HP Create Fine-Art Repro System

Added by covey22 | September 25, 2008   7:53 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Nikon and Hewlett-Packard have joined forces to create a fine-art reproduction system featuring the full-frame sensor D3 digital SLR, StudioPrint RIP software and the DesignJet Z3200 photo printer. The venture aims to put a capture-to-print system for that is superior in workflow and efficiency to large-format DFA offerings. (via WebWire)

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Nikon Updates Software Suites for D90, Coolpix P6000

Added by covey22 | September 17, 2008   8:39 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Nikon has updated both Capture Control Pro and Capture NX2 with support for the D90's RAW images. Also receiving a refresh is Nikon Transfer, with both D90 and P6000 support. All versions can be downloaded in full and updater binaries. (Nikon USA site)

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Nikon and Microsoft in Contest Brouhaha

Added by covey22 | August 1, 2008   8:49 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Nikon has apparently withdrawn sponsor support for Microsoft's Iconic Britain photo contest due to the software manufacturer's lack of diligence in supporting copyrights of the submitted images.

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Nikon Sets Up Shop in Moscow

Added by covey22 | July 31, 2008   3:53 PM | Comment | TrackBack

Good news for our members in the Russian Federation - Nikon has established a sales unit in Moscow aimed at strengthening digital imaging sales. Nikon (Russia) LLC was capitalized at just under USD2M and has a staff of thirty employees. (via Japan Corporate News)

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Nikon Updates Codec for D700

Added by covey22 | July 28, 2008   2:34 PM

Nikon has updated the Windows codec (coder/decoder) to include D700 generated files. Codecs allow native viewing of NEF files without having to use any programs such as ViewNX or CaptureNX.

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Nikon Optional Picture Control Sets Updated

Added by covey22 | July 17, 2008   4:25 PM

For our members who were not previously aware - Nikon has made Picture Control sets available for free download since the inception of the new feature in View NX. The latest update is a set of Landscape controls.

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Capture NX2 Now Available for Sale

Added by covey22 | June 20, 2008   5:59 PM

Capture NX2, the latest iteration of Nikon's premier RAW editing software, is now available for sale in boxed copy and download (registration key) versions. Previously, only trial versions were available via Nikon's Digital Knowledge Base portal.

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Geotagging On the Cheap

Added by covey22 | June 19, 2008   10:10 PM

Want to geotag your photos but your camera doesn't have the ability? A new software comparison system may be able to help.

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Inside Nikon's Scene Recognition System

Added by covey22 | May 27, 2008   7:29 PM

Nikonians wishing to know more about the ground-breaking Scene Recognition System (SRS), first introduced in the Nikon D3 and D300 Digital SLRs, will want to read this interview with designer Hiroshi Takeuchi.

"Until now, we have been improving AE, AF, and AWB technologies independently, but when these technologies matured, there was no technology capable of linking them. The Scene Recognition System is thus a core technology that links the superior aspects of these three technologies.

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Viveza for Adobe Photoshop and Aperture

Added by covey22 | May 8, 2008   9:28 PM

Imagine being able to control color and brightness selectively in Adobe Photoshop and Apple Aperture, without having to use masking techniques. With Nik Software's Viveza, you don't have to imagine any longer. Utilizing Nik's popular U-Point control technology, you can select any point within a photo an manipulate an object's color, contrast or brightness in a fraction of the time it would take using more traditional techniques. Viveza is available now for Windows or Macintosh platforms.

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Nikon Confirms new D3 Firmware V1.10 Corrupted

Added by covey22 | April 18, 2008   6:31 PM

Nikon USA confirms that the recent D3 Firmware v1.10 release is corrupting photos.

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RAW 4.4.1 Updated for Adobe Products

Added by covey22 | April 15, 2008   5:21 PM

Adobe updates their RAW converter for the latest round of Digital SLRs including the Nikon D60. Matching updates to the Lightroom suite and the DNG converter have also been posted.

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Nikon Jazzes Up My Picturetown Service

Added by covey22 | April 14, 2008   3:27 PM

Nikon has announced a series of enhancements to My Picturetown, the proprietary photo-sharing site that accompanied the D40 marketing campaign.

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FotoNation on The Wall Street Journal

Added by covey22 | March 28, 2008   7:54 PM

The little company that made smile and other face attribute-detection in cameras a reality has hit the big-time. Today's electronic edition of the Wall Street Journal focuses on FotoNation and it's founder Eran Steinberg.

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Time-Saving Image Edit Software shows muscle

Added by flashdeadline | March 27, 2008   9:30 AM

Our recent News Blog entry announcing the latest version of Arcadia's PhotoPerfect 2.90 now includes a follow-up from our editing and publishing staff.

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DxO Optics with Support for 10 Nikkor AF Lenses

Added by covey22 | March 3, 2008   4:04 PM

DxO Labs has released ten new modules for optimizing lenses with the Nikon D3 and D300 digital SLRs. This version of DxO Optics is currently only available in Windows.

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Nikon Updates View NX and Transfer Programs

Added by covey22 | February 29, 2008   3:57 PM

Nikon has updated the View NX preview utility to version 1.03 and Transfer photo-download program to version 1.02. Both versions are available for the Macintosh and Windows platforms.

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Nikon Capture NX and Control Pro Updates

Added by covey22 | February 21, 2008   5:47 PM

Nikon has updated Capture NX and Camera Control Pro to support the D60 and the new Tilt-Shift (TS) lenses as well as a slew of other changes. The updates are available for both Macintosh and Windows.

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Photoshop Port To Linux Funded by Google

Added by covey22 | February 21, 2008   5:38 PM

The most requested application port to Linux is, not surprisingly, Adobe Photoshop and Google is happily funding the effort.

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MacWorld Weighs In on Aperture 2.0

Added by covey22 | February 15, 2008   4:49 PM

With the recent release of Aperture 2.0 this week, MacWorld's Editorial weighs in on the implications of this long-overdue update from Apple.

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Cocoon Creations Releases SOFTalk 2000 Code

Added by covey22 | February 14, 2008   3:15 PM

Our film-loving members have a great Valentine's Day gift from Cocoon Creations.

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DxO Labs Releases Support for Nikon D3, D300

Added by covey22 | February 13, 2008   10:41 PM

DxO Labs has released an update that supports the Nikon D3 and D300 digital SLRs, as well as modules for the AF Nikkor 50mm/f1.4 and the new AFS 24-70mm/f2.8 and the AFS 14-24mm/f2.8.

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Mac OS X 10.5.2 Adds D3 and D300 Support

Added by covey22 | February 12, 2008   4:17 PM

Apple has released the 10.5.2 update to their Mac Operating System. RAW support for images from the Nikon D3 and D300 are now supported.

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Outlook Reminds You To Bring Your Camera

Added by covey22 | January 7, 2008   4:55 PM

For photographers who depend on Outlook for event management and calendaring, Microsoft has built a very useful plug-in that allows you to specify what equipment you need to bring when creating an appointment.

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CNN Money Rates Picture Scanning Services

Added by covey22 | January 7, 2008   4:40 PM

CNN's Money Magazine rated six of the more popular print and negative scanning services available and put ScanCafe on the top of the list. This is a great quick reference guide for shutterbugs who have been putting off the digital conversion of their albums and scrapbooks.

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Nikon ViewNX Updated to Version 1.03

Added by covey22 | December 14, 2007   5:17 PM

Nikon has released another update to the ViewNX utility (Windows/Mac); the changes include bug fixes to Coolpix Movie and still photo integration, IPTC compatibilities with other editing programs and light-falloff corrections with the Nikon D3 and 70-200VR and 80-200 AF-S telephoto zooms.

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Snippets from Newsline International 10-Dec-2007

Added by covey22 | December 10, 2007   8:40 PM

Some interesting snippets from today's Newsline International:

CompUSA, a national chain of technology stores across the US, will shutter an undisclosed number of stores after the holidays. The downsizing follows the recent sale of the conglomerate to the Gordon Brothers group.

Fujifilm aficionados will be pleased to hear about the revival of Velvia 50 in 35mm format, at least in Japan. Availability is expected after 16-December.