Photo Metadata Conference
The second annual Photo Metadata Conference was held in Malta. Many of the presentations can be downloaded including a paper by Michael Steidl on the proposed IPTC Extension schemas. (Care of ControlledVocabulary.com.)
PMA Australia DAM seminars
PMA Australia will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 30 -June 1, 2008. Robert Edwards will be presenting free talks at the Canon AIPP Workshops (stand 120). Learn the truth about Expression Media 2 and Adobe Lightroom 2 from the source! PMA Australia is the southern hemisphere’s largest, annual photographic trade … Read more
Capture One 4.1.1 update
Phase One have released Capture One 4.1.1. A bug fix update it does add support for new cameras and Phase One digital backs.
DNG 1.2 released
Adobe announced the update for DNG to version 1.2. Some features were hinted at in our MetaRAW article last year. Adobe have offered DNG to the ISO for a standardised camera RAW file format. Lot’s of good stuff in DNG 1.2 including storing multiple renderings (with associated JPEG previews), custom renderings that are like custom profiles … Read more
AIPP Blowfish
AIPP Blow Fish Diaries 13-16 April 2008 See us at the Sydney Convention Centre speaking on RAW Workflow as a part of the AIPP Blow Fish Diaries. Bringing together the industry’s best from Commercial, Landscape, Wedding, Portrait and Stock Photography backgrounds, Blowfish Diaries promises to grow your business – expand your creativity – deliver for your … Read more
Expression Media 2 released
Microsoft Expression Media 2 has been released. Now this will have a familiar ring to it: don’t update yet. There are several bugs that will make it a no-go for most users. I’m sorry but for a two year update that concentrated on bug fixing this is one feature poor, buggy update!
Lightroom 2 Adventure
Robert Edwards is amongst a group of photographers testing Photoshop Lightroom 2 in the field as part of the Lightroom Adventure. A lot has changed in v2; look for the non-destructive local area adjustment, better Photoshop integration, keyboard shortcuts for Develop adjustments, Smart Collections, more responsive and intelligent keywording, and 100+ more improvements.
Lightroom 1.4.1 update
Meanwhile Adobe releases a patch for Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1. links at Tom Hogarty’s blog.
Adobe Lightroom Adventure
Adobe Lightroom Adventure In April 2008 Robert Edwards was invited to join a group of internationally renowned photographers who travelled to the end of the world, literally, to the remote island of Tasmania. Our mission was to road test specialised digital photography software designed by Adobe while capturing images from one of the world’s most … Read more
Lightroom workflow seminar Sydney
See us at the Sydney Convention Centre speaking on DAM Workflow as a part of the AIPP Blow Fish Diaries (13-16 April 2008).