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Todays Panel…
Gavin Seim ~ Photography - Seim Effects — Jarrod Michael ~ Digital Artistry Blog
Michael Rather ~ Digital Photography Connection — Dennis Zerwas ~ DZ Photography

Show notes…

Roundatble #5 Forum Discussion

Photoshop Elements 6 for mac now available for pre order. Gavin’s Xclusive Black & White Lightroom presets are now available.We’re going to Ed Pierces Captivated By The Light seminar

Some WB tools available are… The mini WB calibration targets from Photovision , The WhiBal is what Jarrod uses for his WB & the Expodisk is also a popular solution.

A 1200mm 5.6 canon lens is for sale at B&H Photo used for 99k, and they even did a full review of it. Adobe ACE certified expert exams are now available for CS3Apple Apeture II is now available.

Insignia has a digital picture frame virus on their 10.4″ frames. Liquid image scaling is coming from OnOne. See the video.

Lensbabies are fun lenses and we’ll be talking more about them in the future.

Picks of the week…
Gavin’s pick is the Kingmax tiny 2gb flash card. Make it into a credit card drive.
Michael’s is Nik Viveza software
Dennis’ pick is the Drobo storage robot.
Jarrod’s Pick is Scott Kelby’s digital photography book volume 2.

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Cintiq Overview, from Wacom:

Wacom introduces two additions to the Cintiq family to give you options for working directly on screen. The Cintiq 12WX and the Cintiq 20WSX join the Cintiq 21UX as versatile interactive pen displays that combine the advantages of an LCD monitor with the natural feel and superior performance of Wacom’s patented, professional pen technology.

The Cintiq family of interactive pen displays continues Wacom’s tradition of delivering world-class productivity tools that make using a computer as natural as possible. By using a pen directly on screen, you work more quickly and naturally. All products in the Cintiq family share Wacom’s most advanced pen feature-set to provide world-class precision and control. This pen sophistication, combined with the ability to work directly on screen, make Cintiq products key to a digital experience that is closer to working with traditional materials and tools than ever before.

Pixel-level pen accuracy provides highly precise cursor control. The Cintiq Grip Pen features 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen tip and eraser for precise image editing, accurate brush control, and selective application of effects and filters. The result is an amazingly smooth, responsive on-screen experience that mirrors a traditional pen-on-paper feel. Additionally, the cushioned, contoured barrel of the pen has been designed to minimize grip effort for hours of comfortable use.

All products in the Cintiq family have textured, scratch-resistant surfaces and are completely flat edge-to-edge, allowing the hand to glide over the entire surface easily, and also have adjustable stands that allow you to angle or pivot the display to achieve optimal working angles. Strategically-placed, programmable ExpressKeys™ and Touch Strips let you zoom, scroll, and activate keyboard shortcuts for even greater speed.

Visit the Website here.

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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!”
www.digitalartistry.blogspot.com

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Todays Panel…
Gavin Seim ~ Seim Photography - Seim Effects
Jarrod Michael ~ The Digital Artistry Blog
Michael Rather ~ The Digital Photography Connection
Dennis Zerawis ~ DZ Pics Photography
Brady Dillsworth ~ Dillsworth.com

Show notes… lots 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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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 (more…)

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: (more…)