onOne Software Announces Release of New Editions of Perfect Photo Suite 7

Portland, OR – December 5, 2012 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative, time-saving solutions for photographers of all skill levels, has released a Standard Edition and a Lightroom & Aperture Edition of Perfect Photo Suite 7 to complement their existing Premium Edition of the photography software suite. Starting at $79.95, the tiered options give photographers the ability to choose the solution that fits their workflow and budget.

The Standard Edition allows usage of the entire Perfect Photo Suite 7 as a standalone application. This edition is ideal for those who do not use Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, or Apple Aperture but still want to enhance, stylize, and retouch their JPG images with a professional touch, and create and edit multi-layered files without Photoshop.

The Lightroom & Aperture Edition of Perfect Photo Suite 7 is designed for the photographer who does not use Photoshop but uses Lightroom or Aperture as the hub of their photo management and editing workflows. It provides powerful image editing tools that do not exist in those products and gives users the ability to extend their image editing power, maximize their creativity, and solve the most common problems in photo editing. With the Perfect Photo Suite 7 Lightroom & Aperture Edition, users can work with a variety of image formats including RAW, JPG, PNG, and TIFF, create and edit multi-layered files, and access any of the Perfect Photo Suite 7 modules directly from Lightroom or Aperture. After adjustments are made, images may be saved as a .PSD, .TIF, .PNG, or .JPG right next to the original image in their Lightroom or Aperture library—providing true non-destructive editing. This edition of the Suite also works as a standalone application for quick touch ups and edits.

The Premium Edition is the version of Perfect Photo Suite 7 that has been available since October 31, 2012. It offers photographers the greatest flexibility and seamless integration of Perfect Photo Suite 7 with their workflow of choice. The Premium Edition provides all of the functionality of the Lightroom & Aperture and Standard Editions—offering direct access to Perfect Photo Suite modules from Lightroom, Aperture, and as a standalone. It adds functionality as a plug-in to Photoshop and Photoshop Elements which allows users to create or refine layer masks, resize CMYK, Grayscale, or LAB color mode images, use a dedicated batch processing module in Perfect Resize, use modules as re-editable Smart Objects, incorporate within Photoshop actions, and get direct access to module presets in a dedicated onOne Panel.

“As we talk to our customers each day, we realize that they are a diverse group with different workflows and different needs,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “With the release of these new editions, photographers of all skill levels have better access to powerful tools that help them develop high quality images, no matter what editing tools they are currently using.”

Each edition of Perfect Photo Suite 7 includes the new Perfect B&W to develop stunning black and white images, Perfect Portrait for simply and easy portrait retouching, Perfect Effects and FocalPoint for creative effects, Perfect Layers for a layered image workflow without Photoshop, Perfect Mask for replacing backgrounds, and Perfect Resize for image enlargement. In Perfect Photo Suite 7, these seven products work together seamlessly as integrated modules so photographers can create the images they envision.

Availability

All three editions of Perfect Photo Suite 7 are now available from onOne Software. New users may purchase the Standard Edition for $79.95, the Lightroom & Aperture Edition for $149.95, or the Premium Edition for $299.95. Existing onOne Software customers may upgrade to the Lightroom & Aperture Edition for $79.95, or to the Premium Edition for $149.95. A free 30-day trial of Perfect Photo Suite 7 Premium Edition is currently available at www.ononesoftware.com/downloads.

New purchases and upgrades to any edition made by December 13, 2013 will also receive the Ultimate Creative Pack, Vol. 2, which includes presets for Perfect Effects 4, backgrounds, and textures. For more information on the new editions and the Ultimate Creative Pack, Vol. 2, please visit www.ononesoftware.com.

500px for iPhone

500px for iPhone is here! The definitive 500px experience is now available for both iPhone and iPad! 500px for iPhone introduces our venerable 'Flow' timeline feature, optimized, for the first time, for mobile devices. 500px is a premium photo sharing platform for aspiring and professional photographers. From portraits to landscapes, wildlife to still life, concrete jungle to abstract art; our community constantly pushes the boundaries of the craft.

500px for iOS Features: • A world of incredible images in your pocket: the greatest photos, anywhere. • Stay up to date on your friends' activity using Flow, now available for the first time on a mobile device (iPhone only). • Browse through our incredible community-selected galleries and our editors' curated selections. • Interact with the community by commenting on photos, liking them, or adding them to your favorites for later viewing. • Receive notifications when the community members interact with you and your photos. • Purchase and download gorgeous high-resolution digital versions of your favorite photos on the 500px Market (iPad only).

onOne Software Perfect Photo Suite 7 Now Available!

onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative, time-saving solutions for professional, advanced amateur and hobbyist photographers, today released Perfect Photo Suite 7 for Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Apple Aperture and as a standalone application.

Over the past several days I've had the opportunity to use the beta version of Perfect Photo Suite 7 and I'm loving it.  I liked the previous versions, but I really like the new interface and the new Perfect Brush tool which allows for precise edge-detected masking.

The main modules I used the most in the previous version were Focal Point and Perfect Resize (formerly Genuine Fractals), but I think my new favorite module is going to be Perfect B&W.  You can scroll through the many pre-built presets and with the live view you can quickly see which one looks best for your image.  Using that preset as a quick starting point, you then can fine tune your image with the many available adjustments, like tone curves, toning, borders, edges, vignettes and film grain, to name a few.

onOne offers a 30 day free trail so you can try it before you buy it and if you decide to buy, you can use my 15% off code: anixon

Lightroom 4.2 Now Available

Lightroom 4.2 is now available as a final release on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Lightroom 4.  The goal of this release is to provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom.

Bugs Corrected in Lightroom 4.2:

The following bugs that were part the Lightroom 4 releases have been corrected. The team appreciates the very detailed feedback the community has provided on Lightroom 4 and we’re excited to correct a number of issues experienced by our customers. These issues have been FIXED:

• Stacked photos were hidden in both the Grid view and Filmstrip. This occurred when photos get unstacked as a result of enabling auto-stacking.
• Folder stacks with virtual copies were unstacked when moving to another folder.
• When scrolling through the filmstrip (at somewhat fast rate), occasionally a “gray” image was displayed for an instant and then replaced by the correct image preview.
• The Navigator Panel in Map did not pan correctly.
• Parents and synonyms of “do not export” keywords also did not export.
• Occasionally were unable to publish videos to Facebook
• Audio did not play in video files after creating a slideshow that contains music (Win 7 only)
• Image select arrow on keyword list didn’t display when keyword list contained a large number of keywords
• Unable to edit Lightroom photos as jpegs in Photoshop Elements
• Carriage Return in either the Title or Caption field invalidated a Flickr upload.
• Tether capture bar disappeared after deleting photo (Win only).
• Back Cover of Book layout had Horizontal text on spine rather than Vertical
• Sharpening was not applied to books that were exported as JPEG files
• Double-byte characters were not exported to Books saved as PDF files
• Unable to type accented character in book module in LR4
• Luminance Noise slider was unresponsive when Clarity is greater than 0.
• Develop keyboard shortcuts (+ and – keys) no longer worked in older process versions such as PV2010

New Camera Support in Lightroom 4.2:

1. Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i
2. Canon EOS M
3. Fujifilm XF1
4. Fujifilm X-E1
5. Fuji FinePix F800EXR
6. Leaf Credo 40
7. Leaf Credo 60
8. Leica S
9. Leica D-LUX 6
10. Leica V-LUX 4
11. Nikon Coolpix P7700
12. Nikon 1 J2
13. Nikon D600*
14. Panasonic DMC-G5
15. Panasonic DMC-LX7
16. Panasonic DMC-FZ200
17. Pentax K-30
18. Samsung EX2F
19. Sony Alpha NEX-5R
20. Sony Alpha NEX-6
21. Sony Alpha SLT-A99V
22. Sony DSC-RX100

* Please note that the support for Nikon D600 is preliminary and there is a minor risk that the appearance of your images may change when the final support for Nikon D600 is available in an upcoming release.

Newly supported cameras for tethered capture:

• Canon EOS Kiss X5
• Canon EOS Kiss REBEL T3i
• Canon EOS 600D
• Canon EOS Kiss X50
• Canon EOS REBEL T3
• Canon EOS 1100D
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III
• Canon EOS 1D X
• Nikon D4
• Nikon D800
• Nikon D800e

New Lens Profile Support in Lightroom 4.2

via: Adobe's Blog

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Canon Announces EOS 6D Full-Frame Digital SLR Camera

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 17, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today introduced the EOS 6D Digital SLR Camera, a versatile mid-range full-frame camera with the durability and performance professionals require and the creative imaging options serious photographers crave. Canon has coupled the incredible image quality of a newly designed 20.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5+ Image Processor with the creative potential of built-in Wireless and GPS features. The camera also includes an 11-point AF array and 63-zone dual-layer iFCL metering sensor together with 1080p Full HD video capabilities, in an affordable camera body. Building upon the qualities that made the EOS 5D Mark II camera so successful, the EOS 6D bridges the gap for budget-minded photographers, videographers and cinematographers who are eager to step up into the world of full-frame imaging. Read the entire press release via Canon U.S.A.

Also, here's a great preview from DPReview.

Canon EOS 6D

onOne Software Announces Perfect Photo Suite 7

Portland, OR – September 5, 2012 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative, time-saving solutions for professional, advanced amateur and hobbyist photographers, today announced Perfect Photo Suite 7 for Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Apple Aperture and as a standalone application. Improved to give photographers even more ways to maximize their creativity and solve common problems in digital photography, Perfect Photo Suite 7 now offers new easy-to-use, yet powerful tools to develop stunning black and white images, enhance, stylize and correct images, retouch portraits and prepare all images, including mobile snapshots, for enlargement and print. Perfect Photo Suite 7 includes the brand new module Perfect B&W, Perfect Effects 4, Perfect Portrait 2, Perfect Layers 3 and Perfect Resize 7.5 Pro–powered by Genuine Fractals technology, Perfect Mask 5.2 and FocalPoint 2.

Canon's first ever EOS-M Mirrorless Digital Camera

 

Put Your Creativity Into Motion With The New EOS M Digital Camera

The Newest Camera in Canon's Lineup Delivers Exceptional EOS Full HD Video Quality with Continuous Autofocus and an Expansive Selection of Lenses

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 23, 2012 – Combining the perfect blend of advanced video features and excellent still image quality in a convenient size, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the EOS M Digital Camera. Canon has made significant advancements in the realm of professional-quality HD video capture, from advanced CMOS sensor technology to smooth, quiet continuous autofocus. Inspired by EOS technology, the EOS M leverages these core technologies and distills them down to provide outstanding video capture capabilities while retaining high-quality still image capture. When shooting still images, the EOS M camera's 18-megapixel APS-C-sized CMOS image sensor provides a shallow depth of field, incredible low-light image quality and a wide dynamic range to capture rich gradation and detail. This new addition to the EOS family offers a great solution to videographers and photographers of all levels, with two new lenses designed specifically for Canon's new camera format - the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM kit lens and the optional EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens- and the ability to use the full line of Canon EF and EF-S lenses through the optional Mount Adapter EF-EOS M.

"The EOS M includes a unique feature set making it an ideal movie-making tool, while also offering incredible still image quality on its APS-C-sized CMOS sensor. The camera's size, image quality, advanced video capabilities and the versatility of Canon's full lineup of lenses make the EOS M another great option to help our customers record and capture their creative vision," said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon U.S.A.

See Canon's full press release:

Canon EOS 7D Firmware Upgrade

The next evolution of the EOS 7D has arrived! Firmware Version 2.0.X brings the EOS 7D up to speed with the best technologies Canon has to offer, delivering performance and features befitting the flagship APS-C EOS DSLR. Firmware Version 2.0.X keeps the EOS 7D on the cutting edge of technological innovation by adding user-requested innovations developed for Canon’s high-end EOS cameras: A higher maximum burst rate for continuous shooting, definable maximum limit for ISO Auto, compatibility with the Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2, and manual audio level adjustment during video shooting and during review. Additional enhanced features include faster scrolling of magnified images, quick control during playback, in-camera RAW image processing, JPEG image resizing and ratings, plus customization of file names and time zone settings. A significant upgrade, Firmware Version 2.0.X raises the performance on one of the most popular Canon EOS DSLRs ever created. Prepare to experience the power of the EOS 7D on a whole new level.

Link to Canon's full press release.

Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 on Sale Now! Save $100!

onOne Software currently has a sale available on Perfect Photo Suite 6.1. You will be able to purchase the software during this limited time offer for $199.95 (normally $299.95). Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 - Everything You Need to Realize Your Photographic Vision

Seven integrated products for your photography workflow - Perfect Effects: Create images with impact - Perfect Portrait: Simply powerful retouching - Perfect Resize: Enlarge your images for print - Perfect Layers: The power of layers without Photoshop - Perfect Mask: The essential cut-out tool - FocalPoint: Put the focus where you want - PhotoFrame: Borders, backgrounds, textures and adornments - Works as a plug-in for Lightroom, Aperture, and Photoshop! The program also works as a stand alone application.

Adobe Creative Suite 6 Now Available

Adobe Creative Cloud Coming May 11

SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 7, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 software. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop®, InDesign®, lllustrator®, Dreamweaver®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, After Effects®, Flash® Professional and other products as well as four suite versions – Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection.

Full Press Release

Buy Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection from B&H