November 13, 2007


From Cnet


MONTEREY, Calif.–Adobe Systems has committed to shipping a beta version of its online image-editing tool, Photoshop Express, this year, and said it will be complete in 2008.

“By late this year, we anticipate having a beta version,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president for Adobe Creative Solutions, speaking at the 6sight digital imaging conference here. And next year, the online service will be “available to anyone,” he said.

Loiacono showed Photoshop Express running on an Adobe server connected over the Internet, he said. But when the average person experiences the software, it likely will be through partners such as Shutterfly or Photobucket, he said.

Unsurprisingly, Loiacono left unmentioned Flickr, which said in October it will use Picnik’s online photo-editing tools.

Photoshop Express is a profoundly important project, and Adobe’s schedule indicates that its repercussions are near-term and not academic.

For Adobe, the project is the spearhead of a transformation from a seller of boxed software to a provider of services in an increasingly rich Internet experience. And for the industry overall, it signals that Internet technology is maturing enough that companies are willing risk extending the brand of respected PC software to the network.

Photoshop Express, as its name suggests, isn’t a full-fledged version of Photoshop proper or even of its hobbyist-oriented sibling, Photoshop Elements. The intent is to reach a much larger audience than the company currently reaches with its higher-end boxed software products.

Read the full story here.

Until Next Time,

Jarrod Michael
Senior Editor
The Digital Artistry Blog
“Where Art & Technology Meet!”
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November 11, 2007

Click Button To Listen, Photography Roundtable #4 PPS# 39 Cool Photo Gadgets for 2007
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Todays Panel…
Gavin Seim ~ Seim PhotographySeim Effects
Jarrod Michael ~ The Digital Artistry Blog
Michael Rather ~ The Digital Photography Connection
Dennis Zerawis ~ DZ Pics Photography
Brady Dillsworth ~ Dillsworth.com

 

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Show noteslots n lots of em

Pixelmator, Acorn and other image editors could take the place of Photoshop in the future. John Nack had a blog post about where Photoshop is going.

Favorite Products Shopping Guide.

Jarrod Likes Painter Essentials, & Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3

Brady suggests the Domke Lens Wrap and the Pixel Pocket Rocket Card Holder, the Western Digital Passport. portable USB 2 hard drive. Gavin also like the Lacie portable hard drive because it hs USB 2, and Firewire

Michael likes photo tune 2 and Photo Frame Pro from On One Software, Nik Color Effects Pro 2.0, & Gary Fong Lightspheres which are great flash diffuser’s that all photogs should have. He also like’s Gavin’s Hollywood Effects PhotoShop Actions.

DZ is excited about the Nikon D3 and D300, 14-24 2.8 — 24-70 2.8, the ipod touch &
Site Grinder
is a Photoshop tool that builds websites. Rapid Weaver is also a useful site tool for Mac.

Gavin Loves the Canon Selphy ES1 Portable Printer, and the Rocket Air Squeeze Blower. ” The blower that isn’t lame” He is also picking up cheap frames at Frames USA.

Brady says the bad interface he gets with exposuremanager.com online galleries is making him more money on print sales. Jarrod mentioned the ultra high res last supper image he talked about on his blog.

Until next time…. PPS Roundtable

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November 9, 2007

Free Lightroom Presets and Capture 1 Styles list
Get my free Natural HDR mini pack here. Natural HDR Lightroom Presets.

The Free Lightroom Presets Directory.

Hey tribe it’s Gavin Seim and it’s 2022. This post was a pretty old list and most of the presets here are for older versions of Lightroom but if you install them they will update and work in the newer version. See my Lightroom presets install videos.

I’m going to start adding new free presets for Lightroom and Photoshop RAW, Free Styles for Capture One, and more to this list and get it up to speed again. I’ll need your help by adding your favorites in the comments so I can curate them.

I’m best known for my carefully formulated Lightroom presets. You’ll find a lot of these paid and fully supported packs here on this site. But many of my packs have free mini versions so you can get some of my best Lightroom presets free. I’ll start the list with those and keep adding more.

The new Free Lightroom Presets and Capture One Styles list…

Some of the most popular free presets made by me…

The old legacy Lightroom presets list…

You’ve just found the biggest, best-maintained list of free LR presets anywhere. I hunt the web for these, trying to add the best and filter out the dead ends. There’s plenty to browse. And feel free to share your favorites in the comments (freebies only).

LR4 and LR5 Presets: The develop module changed in LR4 and most LR3 presets will not fully function under the new process. As more LR4 presets are becoming available I’ll add to the list. I’ll also note listings that I’ve been able to verify are LR4 Compatible. Non-marked listing may be LR1,2 and 3 only.

There are also loads of freebies (linked below). I’m fanatical about quality and honored that they’ve become so well regarded my peers. OK, now on to the goodies. Oh and if you use Apple Aperture, here’s the free Aperture presets list.

My Free Legacy LR Preset picks

 

More Free Presets Worth Noting: These may not be large sets but they may have potential…

Other Random Presets: Some of these have obscure links, some with only 1 preset. But if you crave more…

Free Lightroom Brush PresetsHow To Install Brush Presets

LR4 Brushes…

LR2-3 Brushes

Free Lightroom Print Presets/Templates:

 

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November 7, 2007

From Photoshop News.com

Apple has posted a TechNote for users of OS X 10.5 Leopard with Time Machine and Aperture. By extension, it also applies to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom users as well.

Issue or symptom

Running Time Machine backup or restore operations while Aperture is running may lead to inconsistencies in the Aperture database.

Products affected

Aperture
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Solution

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November 7, 2007

LIGHTROOM

Lightroom users will have to wait a short time for an update. Adobe claims they will have a free update to Lightroom in mid November. So two weeks isn’t a bad wait at all. But if you are a hard core Lightroom user such as myself you will have to wait to put Leopard on your production machine.

The Lightroom Journal, produced by the Lightroom team has posted the following:

As noted in Adobe’s Leopard FAQ the current version of Lightroom 1.2 is not fully compatible with Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5. The good news is that we’ll be releasing an update in mid-November that will address key compatibility issues. In the interim, the following list describes areas where photographers may encounter problems with Lightroom 1.2 on Leopard:

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