One for the American readers! NVISION 08 is a three-day event bringing together “engineers, designers, developers, researchers, artists, enthusiasts, gamers, film makers, business professionals and consumers from every field of the visual computing universe”. With exciting special guests and speakers, this is a great event for anyone in the San Jose area. It takes place 25-27 August. Find out more on the NVISION 08 website.
If you use Aperture to keep control of your photo collection, then you’ll be pleased to hear that the Noise Ninja plug-in is now available, offering powerful noise reduction technology within the Aperture interface. You can see all of the available plug-ins for Aperture on the website. Aperture is a brilliant image-management program that can be used alongside Photoshop to help keep tabs on a large collection of images.
Check out these new limited edition cameras from Samsung. These tidy little compacts both have some great features. We’re loving the look of the NV4 titanium - robust enough to even withstand the most heavy-handed of users! Take a look at the features…
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5 August 2008 - Samsung Cameras, the Official Camera Sponsor of Chelsea, is celebrating the start of the 2008/2009 football season with the launch of the Limited Edition Samsung NV4 titanium and L100 8 mega-pixel digital cameras with the Chelsea FC team crest and free luxury camera cases included. Chelsea FC and Samsung come together to launch the stylish and high quality cameras, with the team’s skill and creative flair on the pitch reflecting the high performance and results experienced with Samsung Cameras.
NV4 Titanium Chelsea Limited Edition
Functioning as a high-resolution 8 mega-pixel digital camera, the NV4 is a stylish yet practical multi purpose device sure to attract the next generation of digital photographers. With Digital Image Stabilisation and Red-Eye Fix technology, the NV4 will produce stunning results for photographers of all levels. The NV4 with 3 x optical zoom is encased in a thin body and boasts a stylish, ultra premium titanium body design. Its Personal Multimedia Player allows you to watch full length movies, listen to MP3 music and record movies. It also has a 2.5” LCD screen, which makes automatic adjustments to screen brightness, allowing you to see the screen in all conditions
L100 Chelsea Limited Edition
The L100 combines style with substance and comes equipped with Samsung’s Digital Image Stabilisation and Intelligent Face Recognition Technology in a compact aluminium body. Samsung’s Intelligent Face Recognition Technology detects the subject’s face and automatically adjusts auto focus and auto exposure to ensure better composition and image quality for portraits. The L100 also features 3x optical zoom, a bright 2.5” LCD display and a suite of advanced video and editing features.
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The Limited Edition Samsung NV4 Titanium is expected to retail at around £149.99 and the L100 at around £99.99. Both will be available from the Chelsea Megastore from the start of the season. Customers requiring further information should call 0845 726 7864 or visit samsungcamera.co.uk
Epson has today announced the launch of two new Photoviewers, the P-7000 and P-6000. These devices are portable, have high-capacity hard drives and area great solution for transporting, viewing and sharing your images on the move. For Photoshop users, they have the added benefit of being able to be used in conjunction with Photoshop as a USB wide gamut display. For more information, see the press release below, or visit the Epson website.
Press release:
6th August 2008 – Epson today announces a new range of professional media management tools designed to allow photographers to store and view high quality images on the move. The P-7000 and P-6000 Photoviewers; feature high capacity hard-drives, at 160GB and 80GB respectively, and incorporate a large 4 inch 640×480 Epson Photo Fine Premia LCD screen.
Mark Robinson, Business Manager at Epson UK, commented “Despite the fact that most cameras have viewing screens, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish areas of sharp focus, graininess and lighting quality until the images are uploaded onto a computer. These new products tackle this problem by enabling photographers to view their images in fine detail regardless of where they are – whether back-packing across a desert or on a ski piste halfway up a mountain.”
With a wider viewing angle and wide colour gamut covering 94 percent of the Adobe® RGB colour space, photographer’s benefit from enhanced viewing clarity and the ability to examine their images in fine detail. The Epson Photoviewers can even be used in conjunction with Adobe® Photoshop® as a USB wide gamut display, while photo editing or performing post-production work, giving the same level of colour accuracy as a professional monitor costing three times as much.
Improved ergonomics, including a new scroll-wheel, makes ease-of-use one of the resounding qualities of the device. The heightened usability of the new Photoviewers is complemented by a number of innovative features to enhance versatility, including the ability to carry out ad-hoc raw development on the viewer and print out the final image via PictBridge. Usability is further improved through advanced software features which allow users to edit and trim images and apply watermarking to photographs for print copywriting.
The photographer can now choose between full or differential backup, giving the option to transfer all the data from the memory card to the viewer or just new files.
Sleek and robust in equal measure, the new Epson Photoviewers are ideal for use on location and when travelling. Thanks to the innovative power-saving design of the LCD screen, the Photoviewers ensure extended battery life – an important feature for photographers on the move who may not have frequent or easy access to a power supply. The P-7000 also comes with a set of accessories including a battery charger enabling two batteries to be charged simultaneously, a convenient in-car charger and a sturdy carrying case with strap.
Both the P-6000 and P-7000 are compatible with a broad range of memory cards including CF and SD-HC as standard. It also has a USB Host port so that cameras and card readers can be connected directly, providing support for any digital camera. JPEG and RAW images from all major camera manufacturers are supported as standard and future models can be supported by software updates.
Epson Photoviewer P6000/P7000 key features summary:
- 4 inch Epson Photo Fine Premia LCD technology for wide gamut display and wider viewing angle
- Store high resolution images - equivalent to 145 x 1GB memory cards (P-7000) or 70 x 1GB memory cards (P-6000)
- Differential back-up and connectivity to external storage devices
- Use with Adobe® Photoshop® for USB wide gamut display
- Ad hoc RAW development and image editing
- 5-star rating system compatible with Adobe® Bridge
- Epson P-6000 RRP, excluding VAT £449.99 – available 1st September 2008
- Epson P-7000 RRP, excluding VAT £549.99 – available 1st September 2008
The BBC have been working closely with the renowned creative minds behind the music sensation Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlitt, to bring viewers an innovative Beijing Olympic title sequence.
If you haven’t been privileged enough to hear or see anything related to this wonderful piece of animation then click on to http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/monkey/7521287.stm. Stylized, smooth and with a contemporary cool soundtrack it’s entertainment at its best.
The animation itself is based upon the classical Chinese novel, “Journey to the West” and will feature across TV, radio, online, mobile and interactive coverage of the Games from BBC Sport. This is also part of a marketing campaign airing mid-July as the final countdown to the Games. The finished product will be to do with music as much as animation, so keep your eyes peeled for updates and more monkey business.