Preclick IPM turns PCs into networked picture frames
PALM DESERT, Calif., Jan. 30, 2007 — At DEMO 07, Preclick Corporation, www.preclick.com, unveiled Preclick IPM, a unique, Internet photo messenger that eliminates digital photo email hassles and turns users’ computer monitors into a dynamic picture viewer.
Preclick IPM borrows "social" rules from instant messaging, enabling users to leverage [...]

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Whenever people contact me and say "I’ve just found the best deal of all time!" I am immediately wary.
Any company that is willing to sell a camera for half the cost of the competition ISN"T SELLING THE REAL CAMERA.

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The long awaited successor to Fuji S3 Pro is about to hit the market. The Fujifilm S5 Pro adresses many S3 problems – it gets the Nikon d200 body with weather sealing and has a powerful buffer and speedy processing. Speed and filehandling will not be a problem for the Fuji S5 Pro.
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Wow, wait till I tell you about the makeup I wore yesterday.
Sorry, couldn’t resist that opening. Actually, they make you up when you go on TV, and I’ve made seven TV appearances in the last 72 hours to comment on the release of Windows Vista.

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Source: SiliconValley.comBy Dean Takahashi, Mercury News
Think about a world where you can print photos without ink, a printer cartridge or a big printer sitting alongside your computer. That’s the promise of Zink Imaging, a Waltham, Mass., start-up whose name suggests its bold goal: zero ink.
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Source: InfoWorldWritten by Elizabeth Heichler, IDG News Service
With its acquisition of Macromedia in late 2005, Adobe Systems won control of the Flash technology that has become a nearly ubiquitous way of authoring and viewing interactive and multimedia content on the Web. Now, the 25-year-old software company with deep roots in creative applications and an iron [...]

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The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book by Martin Evening will be shipping soon. In the meantime, through special arrangement with Martin and his publisher, PhotoshopNews has a free PDF download of Chapter 1. (click HERE to download-4.6MB PDF)
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January 30, 2007
By David Walker
Getty’s share price jumped 5 percent January 29 on the news that the company’s 2006 fourth quarter revenues reached $203.5 million, comfortably above the $196 million the company had projected and 10 percent higher than 2005 fourth quarter revenues. Revenues for the entire year also grew 10 percent, from [...]

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Last year, as the phrase “High Def” became a common household term, Canon introduced its first HD camcorder, the HV10, which recorded to miniDV tape and had a distinct, upright form factor. This year, with HD becoming even more popular, Canon will introduce its second HD camcorder, the HV20, for a list price of $1,299. [...]

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The pricey Canon PowerShot SD430 Digital Elph Wireless ($499.99 list) is the latest addition to the growing wireless point-and-shoot category. It joins the Kodak EasyShare One and the Nikon Coolpix P1 and P2. Like those models, the 5.0-megapixel SD430 lets you connect wirelessly (using 802.11b) to a computer, network, or printer. Overall, this compact camera [...]

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Hi all –
I’m happy to announce that my new book is now in stock at Amazon. It’s called "Digital Photography for 3D Imaging & Animation." It’s a book designed for anyone in 3D that wants to learn about and use more photography in their work, covering things like apertures, lenses, camera types – but [...]

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Talk face to face wherever you roam. Connect the Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro webcam to your notebook. You’ll be ready to chat with friends and family across the globe.
Only $17.48 (After Rebate)
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Important note to users of the Nikon RAW Codec for Windows with Nikon RAW files: We have received reported compatibility issues with their Nikon NEF files after installing Nikon’s RAW codec. Tagging the RAW files through Windows Vista or the Photo Info tool appears to cause these files to become unreadable in other applications, [...]

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Lowepro has added a new model to its popular line of SlingShot AW sling camera bags. The SlingShot 300 AW is designed to hold professional digital SLR camera bodies with an attached zoom lens, along with five to six additional lenses, flash units, memory cards and personal accessories.
Like the 100 AW and 200 AW [...]

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Apple already has a support document explaining how to do this. They have it basically correct: you copy the files to a folder, then burn the files from that folder. The problem: you’re copying a bunch of files from one place to another one the same drive, which takes a long time and uses up [...]

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Casio announced the introduction of the Exilim zoom EX-Z75, a new addition to its stylish series of Exilim digital cameras. This latest member of the Exilim family features a newly developed wide LCD display for improved image viewing, ease of use, and delivers effective 7.2 megapixels.
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The all-new ProShow MediaSource collections provide photographers with royalty-free content, including audio, images, templates and more, that can be used in ProShow slide show presentations.
Photodex Corporation, a leading publisher of digital imaging software, today announced the availability of ProShow MediaSource. Created specifically for photographers, ProShow MediaSource features professional content that is easy-to-use and versatile, decreasing [...]

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Kenro to attend Focus on Imaging, with raft of exciting new products, including digitally-optimised DSLR lenses from Tokina.
Once again, Kenro will be a major exhibitor at this year’s premier U.K. photo exhibition Focus on Imaging.
From being a leading and long-standing trade supplier of Photo Frames, Albums and Accessories, (all of which will be on display [...]

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The Great CCD Failure of 2005 doesn’t look like it’s going to be Nikon’s last. The camera manufacturer has just discovered a similar flaw in its Coolpix 5400, 5000, 4500 and 3500 shooters, and surprise, surprise, the manufacturing flaw is from the very same CCD manufacturer to blame for the last debacle.
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January 31, 2007 – Nikon was the number selling one DSLR manufacturer in Japan during the month of December, according to Photo Marketing Association. Nikon possessed nearly half of the DSLR market that month, with best sellers including the D80 and D40.
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Canon continues to power ahead in 2006. In their latest financial results for the 4th quarter 2006, total sales from cameras were over 1 trillion Yen with an operating profit from 25.8%. Although DSLR made up 12% of all cameras sold, it made up 35% of the value.
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 is equipped with a 7.2 megapixel CCD and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens offering a powerful 12x optical zoom (36 – 432mm on a 35mm camera) with an aperture of F2.8 to F3.3. In 3-megapixel resolution mode, the Extra Optical Zoom function uses the centre part of the CCD to provide [...]

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Panasonic announces the 7.2 megapixel DMC-FX12 and 6.0 megapixel DMC-FX10, featuring a bright f/2.8 Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with 3x optical zoom. The high quality Leica DC lens comprises seven elements in six groups, and including three lenses with three aspherical surfaces, this advanced lens unit matches Leica’s stringent standards and delivers an exceptional optical [...]

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We are pleased to announce the release of SilverFast 6.5 for Flatbeds, Slide Scanners and Cameras. Version 6.5 not only adds but improves many features of SilverFast making it an even better and more powerful product. Some of the new features are:

New Multi Exposure gives better quality images.
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Argraph Corporation, a leading international supplier of photographic / imaging products, is introducing Twin1 Universal Infrared Wireless & Wired Remote Shutter Release Transmitter and Receivers . The Twin1 is the newest and most revolutionary Infrared Wireless/Wired shutter release of its kind. It provides functionality, quality and style in the smallest size possible.

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