October 7, 2007

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Show Notes… Welcome to the wild episode
Aside from goofing off and having fun on todays show we review Corel Painter X (time index 17:23) DXO Optics Pro (time index 29:33) And compare noise reduction tools Dfine2, Noise Ninja, and Neat Image (time index 40:31)

We also discussed my new Hollywood Effects Actions, and where you can download a free photoshop  action, as well as the PPS article about Adobe Customer Support. The Canon ES2 portable printer was launched, and you can check out a really cool video of a trash the dress shoot.

Pick of the week was PanosFX Photoshop actions. You can enter the contest to win a full version of PainterX (Win or Mac) my sending one entry email to prophotoshow at(@) gmail.com

Lastly you can save 15% on Hollywood Effects actions by using promo code 11504416

Lastly heres a sample of an image made user the Painter X auto paint. Just a quickie, but it shows one example of what you can do.

painter x auto paint

Have a great week, and don’t forget to join the photography forum… Gav

[tags]photography, photoshop, noise, reduction, software, workflow, weddings, sports, portraits, actions[/tags]

 

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October 3, 2007

Engadget and others are reporting of a UPC that’s surfaced for the EOS 7D. We know virtually nothing at this point, but it seems logical that it’s a replacement of the very popular 5D.

It hasn’t shown up on the CIPA list as did the MK3, and the 40D did when they were on the horizon, but it’s likely to get more interesting from here for those who have been itching for that 5D replacement.

Stay tuned…

[tags]canon, 40d, 5d, 7d, new, camera[/tags]

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October 2, 2007

From Fraser Speirs

Partly just because it was there and partly because I feel like I haven’t given it a fair crack of the whip, I spent some time yesterday and today with Adobe Lightroom.

For those who don’t care to read the minutiae, I’ll get to the point: In my opinion, Aperture vs. Lightroom is the same discussion as Canon vs. Nikon. Each has strengths and weaknesses, but it’s not a no-brainer decision either way. You’ll produce good results with both applications, and the real decisions come down to personal preference, and specific features that you may need for a very specific reason.

So, let’s dig in deeper:

Read the whole story here.

~ Jarrod Michael

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October 1, 2007

Will ten years see adobe standing on a street corner, in the pouring rain with a sign?

adobe_will_program_for_beer2.jpgProbably not, but changes have been big at Adobe in the past year and even before, and not for the better. Adobe support is in the toilet, prices are up, and the competition, though not yet shining bright, is growing.

All we can say for the competition is “Come on in” Adobe is out of touch, and it’s getting worse. We need some good old fashioned product wars to balance out the scales.

Since Adobe purchased Macromedia nearly two years ago things have taken a rapid decline, and it seems that Adobe must be kidding themselves into thinking it won’t catch up with them.

Aside from customer service problems, like long hold times, sending support overseas to people we can barley communicate with, and that have a general lack of interest in our problems Adobe has also introduced heavy DRM (digital rights management) into their products. They just don’t get it do they? You can go online and download an illegal version of any Adobe software you want that will work just fine. Or you can be honest and support Adobe by spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars on their products.

So what does adobe do? Adobe in their latest

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September 28, 2007

Hollywood EffectsTheir finally here. My Hollywood Effects actions include fourteen of my best effects that I’ve made up into Photoshop actions and can applied at the click of a mouse.

The set sells for $29.99 and is available now for instant download. It also comes with nearly 30 minutes of video where I walk thru the actions and discuss tips for making them work for you. The video alone should help you understand the action workflow, so even if you have no experience with actions you’ll be running these in no time.

You can get them right now at www.seimeffects.com There’s also a gallery of sample images you can check out.

Have fun… Gavin Seim

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