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Lightroom 3 has arrived!
2010
06.08
06.08
Today, after more than 600,000 downloads of the public beta, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 has arrived. The download is ready to grab, and Adobe evangelist Julieanne Kost has posted 10 new videos to take you through feature and workflow improvements, big and small.
Per Product Manager Tom Hogarty, here’s a quick list of what we’ve changed since the last public beta:
- Profile-based lens correction that addresses:
- Geometric lens distortion(i.e., barrel or pincushion)
- Chromatic aberration
- Vignette effects
- Manual geometric lens correction
- Horizontal and vertical perspective correction
- Improved Web templates for updated color and design options
- Additional Print templates to utilize the new creative layout options
- New develop presets for creative B&W and Color adjustments
- Focal length filtering available in the metadata filter
- Updated SDK with publish collection functionality and access to collection and keyword metadata
- Improved interactive responsiveness
- Ability to upgrade Lightroom 1, Lightroom 2 catalogs as well as Lightroom 3 beta or Lightroom 3 beta 2 catalogs
- Images edited in Lightroom 3 beta or Lightroom 3 beta 2 will migrate to Lightroom 3.0 with little or no visual adjustments. Minor sharpening adjustments may appear.
- Ability to migrate Photoshop Elements 6, 7 or 8 catalogs to Lightroom 3
- Updated print resolution limits of 720ppi for local printing and 1200ppi for printing to a JPEG file.
Via John Nack
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On Newest iPhone, Another Camera and a Gyroscope
2010
06.07
06.07
From NYT, JENNA WORTHAM
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple unveiled a fourth generation of its iPhone, called the iPhone 4, on Monday, containing an additional camera and a gyroscope that may unlock new uses for the device.
Steven P. Jobs, chief executive of the company, introduced a new version of its hit phone during a presentation at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, a weeklong meeting of software developers.
Read more here, here and here.
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Steve’s thoughts on Flash
2010
04.30
04.30
Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together to pioneer desktop publishing and there were many good times. Since that golden era, the companies have grown apart. Apple went through its near death experience, and Adobe was drawn to the corporate market with their Acrobat products. Today the two companies still work together to serve their joint creative customers – Mac users buy around half of Adobe’s Creative Suite products – but beyond that there are few joint interests.
read more here
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The Latest Episode of D-Town TV
2010
04.02
04.02
This week’s episode of D-Town TV is up (The weekly show for all DSLR users—it’s not just a Nikon only show anymore)
Highly recommended! by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski
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Random Apple newsbits
2010
02.01
02.01
Another article on Intel’s Core i3, i5, and i7 processors: and when is it implemented in the MBP?
iPad Can’t Play Flash Video, but It May Not Matter, in this NYT article
So, what the hell is HTML5
27-Inch iMac Production Halted Pending Fix For Display Issues? yeez that’s why mine was delayed, got so tired that I canceled out, waiting for new MBP.
and last, Steven Colbert has an iPad… (video)
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Apple Issues Invitations for January 27th Media Event – Tablet Rumored
2010
01.18
01.18
Engadget, Arstechnica, and others are reporting that Apple has issued invitations for a media event scheduled for 10:00 AM Pacific Time on January 27th. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and the invitation’s tag line reads “Come see our latest creation.”
Apple had been rumored earlier this month to have scheduled a media event for that date and location, and the company is widely expected to introduce its highly-anticipated tablet device at the event.
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Apple Unveils First Paris Store in Louvre
2009
11.06
11.06
From the news today:
Apple today opened the first of a series of stores planned for Paris. The first, located near the famous Louvre art museum, coincided with the release of the Musee du Louvre iPhone app showcasing among other exhibits, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
The Paris store, first reported in 2008, includes a 7,700-square foot two-story layout with diamond-shaped windows.
Apple will quickly open a series of stores in France, including a location in Montpellier in the southern portion of the country. By the summer of 2010, the Cupertino, Calif. company hopes to open its third location in France, near the Garnier opera house.
Ron Johnson, an Apple retail senior vice president, said France could witness the fastest growth of the company’s chain of stores.
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Unboxing video of Apple’s new Magic Mouse
2009
11.06
11.06
A short unboxing video by Adam Christianson of Apple’s new Magic Mouse. Also shared some of the early thoughts and impressions on Apple’s latest attempt at this input device. Gotta love this little gem! Thanx Adam for Sharing this video with the rest of us!!
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Thanks to Adam Christianson & Maccast
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“Mythhackers” try to get Flash on iPhone
2009
10.09
10.09
Adobe’s president John Loiacono stars in this ‘Mythbusters‘ lookalike video, trying to get answers if it possible to get Flash on the iPhone. Pretty hilarious! And yes IT is Busted!
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