News (Archives)

 29 July 2008
Adobe have released Photoshop Lightroom 2. As previewed in the beta the star feature is non-destructive local area correction. New in the final release is graduated local area correction that some may have seen used by the Lightroom Adventure photographers. Make sure you stock up on RAM as Lightroom is Adobe's first 64 bit application, and it loves RAM. There are 100+ other new features and improvements.

 19 July 2008
Kodak aquires DAM Workflow solutions provider Design2Launch, a visual cataloger for CMS (Content Management System). Kodak calls it VAM; Visual Asset Management, yet another acronym for this sector! As an enterprise level solution Design2Launch doesn't compete with single user applications like Microsoft Expression Media or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

 9 July 2008
The Microsoft Pro Photo Summit is on in Redmond. Jeff Greene has some highlights on his blog. Of special note is an update on Orphan Works by ASMP attorney Victor Perlman and Washington photographer John Harrington . Both agree the Bill was unlikely to be passed this term - but Orphan Works will come.

 9 June 2008
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.)

 23 May 2008
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 show. It encompasses equipment exhibitions, conferences and workshops, the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and a gallery showing off the best in Australian photography. Entry to the the trade show is $20 at the door or free if you pre-book online here.

 14 May 2008
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 (but not really) and support for different colour pipelines. Again more info at Tom Hogarty's blog.

14 May 2008
 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.

1 May 2008
 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!

 12 April 2008
Meanwhile Adobe releases a patch for Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1. links at Tom Hogarty's blog.

 12 April 2008
DAMsimple are 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.

 8 April 2008
See us at the Sydney Convention Centre speaking on RAW Workflow as a part of the AIPP Blow Fish Diaries (13-16 April 2008).

 6 April 2008
Yet another "do not update"; this time to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4 and Adobe Camera Raw 4.4. There are serious bugs for DNG users who update their settings, as well some quirks with Olympus JPEG images and EXIF capture date. Adobe have identified the bugs and Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1 are in the pipeline.

4 April 2008
Do not update to QuickTime 7.4. There is a bug that may truncate filenames in iView and Expression Media, causing them to lose their references to images. If you have already updated Apple have older versions here.

Windows users uninstall v7.4 via the Control Panel. On Mac the easiset method to install older versions is with Pacifist. The usual all care but no responsibility disclaimer applies!

 11 January 2008
Microsoft have extended their free Expression Media 1 upgrade for registered iView MediaPro 3 owners.

21 December 2007
A part of the Adobe Photoshop CS3 10.01 update includes the option to include XMP with Export for the Web & Devices. This means your JPEG images can retain copyright and other important metadata. Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom are also updated; the latter now plays nicely with Leopard.

21 December 2007
Bucking the trend I recommend Apple's Time Machine: a part of OS X 10.5 Leopard. If you have no back up strategy Time Machine is definitely better than nothing! If you use ChronoSync or Carbon Copy Cloner then stick with them. SuperDuper! is expected to be updated for Leopard by March 2008.

20 December 2007
Phase One announce Capture One 4 is (finally) available. Sporting a new interface and limited DNG support Capture One 4 is a good start. Note this is the replacement for Capture One 3 LE. The Pro version is expected sometime in 2008.

16 November 2007
Apple release OS X 10.5 Leopard - followed very quickly by 10.5.1. It's best to wait for the first update with any major operating system upgrade rather than be bleeding edge. [Edit: OS X 10.5.2 is expected at MacWorld in February 2008]

 14 September 2007
Expression Media 1 Service Pack 1 is out. This is a major bug-fix release that also adds WIC support for RAW formats on Windows, and now checks for program updates automatically.

13 September 2007
Going, going... gone! iView will stop supplying Expression Media license upgrades as of 7 September 2007. Get yours now and be sure to request both Mac and Windows.

12 September 2007
Phase One have released a public beta of Capture One 4. It will have DNG support including import and export. At this early stage from a DAM perspective it is very promising.

 John Beardsworth has released xlTransformer. It will allow you to migrate your data from one DAM application to another via Excel.

 Only a few days remaining to register iView MediaPro and receive a free Microsoft Expression Media license.

Will anyone be able to see your images in the future? BBC News warns we risk losing a generation of history due to proprietary file formats. (Care of PhotoshopNews.)

A lot of discussion at the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit 2007.

Adobe released the update to Photoshop Lightroom 1.1.

 DAMsimple will be attending the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit in Redmond from 10-11 July 2007. According to Microsoft the "Summit will provide a forum for professional photographers and digital imaging industry leaders to talk about the key issues, products, and technologies affecting the present and future state of the business".

 Since the rise of digital imaging photographers and software have been appropriating IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) standards to store information unrelated to news gathering. The first ever Photo Metadata Conference has just concluded in Florence, Italy. Industry pundits discussed the future for photo metadata. Heralded a great success there are plans for a second event in 2008 in Malta.

 Beware of Geeks baring gifts. Microsoft Expression Media licenses are hitting mailboxes now. Hold off using Expression Media for now. Microsoft have a hotfix in the pipeline with a service pack to follow.

You have until 16 May 2007 to purchase iView MediaPro through DAMsimple and receive a 15% discount.

See us at PMA Australia 2007 for a sneak peek at the future of DAM.

Testing Loyalties (or DAM, Politics, Religion and Sex).

DAM guru Peter Krogh coming to Australia.

Camera Bits announce a public beta of Photo Mechanic 4.5. This will be a major update to the world's fastest image browser.

Aperture or Lightroom? Well neither, actually. Why?

iView releases MediaPro 3.1.3. This update supports new cameras and fixes bugs introduced in v3.1.2 five months ago.

Adobe have announced Lightroom will be released 19 February 2007 at an initial price of US$199. Lightroom does not offer enough DAM features to replace applications like iView MediaPro. Lightroom is an alternative to Adobe Bridge for photographers.

Peter Attanasio's free PicProcessor AppleScript has been updated to version 2. It automatically downloads images from flash cards, annotates and creates iView Catalogs.

DAMuseful have released a set of training videos. They demonstrate Peter Krogh's workflow as outlined in his DAM Book.

Apple now offer a trial version of Aperture, their all-in-one DAM RAW converter for Mac.

Some bugs have been discovered in View MediaPro 3.1.2 Hold off for version 3.1.3 to be released shortly.

Join us at PANPA 2006: the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Microsoft acquires iView Multimedia. We're still evaluating the outcome and how it will affect MediaPro, especially for Mac users.

View MediaPro 3.1.1 and Catalog Reader 3.1.1 now available.

AIPP Commercial Control: Discussion on how photographers can control their images.

ACMP & AIPP Members receive a discount on iView MediaPro and Photo Mechanic.

See us at Photo Imaging World 2006.

Orphan Works legislation makes IPTC essential.

DAM Useful release RapidFixer plugin for Adobe Bridge.

iImport 1.3.1 for iView MediaPro 2.6.5 (Windows).