Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta now available
Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., introduced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release. Lightroom is a digital photography workflow solution, helping serious amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase all their images [...]
6Sight Future of Imaging Conference features all-star lineup of imaging experts
The leading voices on such key imaging topics as 3D, mobile imaging, print on demand, and the rising industry clout of prosumer photographers will all be heard at the upcoming 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference, Nov. 10-12, at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, Calif. Executives from all sectors of the imaging industry gather from [...]
Digital camera purchases by channel
According to the 2009 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report, the most common places to purchase digital cameras are discount/combination stores and electronics/video stores. More than half of units purchased in 2008 were purchased from one of these locations. This has been the case since digital cameras started to become popular back in 2003. The Internet is the [...]
Holiday rebate offered on two Tamron lenses
Tamron USA, Commack, N.Y., now has a mail-in rebate offer of $25 on its two newest lenses, the SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 XR VC Di II LD Aspherical IF (model B005) and the SP AF60mm f/2 Di II LD IF 1:1 Macro (model G005). The rebate is valid on purchases of these lenses made by U.S. [...]
PrintFest, Cross Media West Conference to co-locate at PMA 2010
PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations – announces the PrintFest Expo pavilion and Cross Media West Conference will take place at PMA 2010, Feb. 21-23, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. The PrintFest pavilion will be open all three days of PMA 2010, while the Cross Media West conference will be [...]
Panasonic reissues LX3 firmware update
Panasonic Corp. reissued its firmware update for the Lumix LX3 digital camera, after the update was previously withdrawn to correct issues in its new features. The reissued firmware release is labeled as Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 v2.1, and includes the same changes as the previous v2.0 update, plus corrections to the new custom mode features. The [...]
Discover new web-to-print opportunities for retailers in today’s DIMAcast
Desktop software maker Preclick has been in the news lately, with the acquisition by multimedia greetings company Smilebox. In today’s DIMAcast, PMA Publisher Gary Pageau talks with Preclick founder and Smilebox vice president, Brian Smiga, about what his means for web-to-print opportunities for retailers.
Corel software is designed for Windows 7
Corel Corp., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, introduced Paint it! touch software, built explicitly for use on Microsoft‘s Windows 7 operating system and optimized for use on touch-screen computers. Using the program, consumers can create original artwork with the touch of their fingertips. The program’s touch-enabled capabilities let consumers add artistic touches to photos or create art [...]
Environmental responsibility affects buying behavior — to a point
Harris Interactive announced results of a new Harris Pool of 3,110 adults, showing it’s quite popular for people to claim that they care about the environment. Many millions of people — from 18 percent to 39 percent of all adults — say that their purchasing behavior and other interactions with companies is sometimes influenced by [...]
Leica postpones S2 launch
So many orders have been placed for the Leica S2, deliveries have been postponed until January so the company can switch to higher output production lines, says Leica Camera AG, Solms, Germany. The switchover cannot be done during a running production, says Leica, and “this intricate process” calls for further testing and optimization at various [...]
