Extensis have updated the server editions of their Portfolio DAM software to version 10. Scalable from Studio, Professional to Enterprise, Portfolio is a proven and robust DAM solution. Server digital asset management allows true multiuser support and remote access to assets. New features in version 10 includes improved movie playback and file conversion, better search … Read more
The British Journal of Photography has very good summary by Betsy Reid on recent events in the stock photography industry. The changes in technology, the market, duopoly, dubious business practice, and the freemium economy saw the death of a once fulltime profession: high quality stock photography. As Executive Director of the Stock Artists Alliance, Betsy … Read more
DAM software for creatives Phase One Media Pro updated to v1.0.1. Mostly bug fixes this is the version we should have seen from Phase One. Media Pro is now usable and for many will replace their old iView MediaPro and Microsoft Expression Media applications. Compared to the latter products Media Pro offers: Larger catalog (less … Read more
The PMA Australia 2011 Imaging & Entertainment Expo is on this weekend at Darling Harbour in Sydney. The Australian Institute of Professional Photography will be judging the Canon AIPP Professional Photographer of the Year. Judging is open to the public. Book your ticket online here for free entry or pay $20 entry at the door. … Read more
Move over iPad, the Sakshat is a very basic 7 inch Android tablet computer due for release later this month. With Indian Government subsidies the tablet will cost even less to “help [their] students learn”. Video link: http://bit.ly/lyLK9j
CEPIC (Coordination of European Picture Agencies Stock, Press and Heritage) and the IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) have published a free Metadata Handbook full of useful information for businesses. Download your copy here.
The past two weeks had me flying to Melbourne > Armadale > Perth > Brisbane > Port Macquarie. And to Sydney in between. Half way through these trips on 1 June I knew QANTAS was due to change their baggage policy. You are now only allowed one item of luggage no more than 23kg (32kg … Read more
Adobe have released updates to their raw image processing applications Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. As well as adding more camera support this release fixes several bugs. The main bug had the potential to corrupt JPEG images if they contained a large amount of metadata as explained here by Tom Hogarty. Download ACR & DNG … Read more
Phase One Media Pro 1 has some annoying bugs. Hold off using it or judging it just yet. An update is expected *very* soon. As a small company Phase One can bring updates quickly to market. The flip side is future release cycles *should* also be more frequent including more features.
Where can you make photographs without breaking the law? Arts Law have an information sheet on Street Photographer’s Rights giving you the facts on where, what and how you can do photography in Australia.