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		<title>Adobe Updates Lightroom to 3.5 (Release Candidate)</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/08/24/adobe-updates-lightroom-to-3-5-release-candidate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adobe updated Photoshop Lightroom to version 3.5 (release candidate) today. The update will be available for download on their Labs site until October 31, 2011. The update adds support for several new cameras including the new Olympus E-P3 family, the Panasonic G3 family, and Phase One&#8217;s P40+. P65+, IQ140, IQ160 medium format digital backs. The inclusion of Phase One&#8217;s digital backs by Adobe can be interpreted as acknowledgement of Phase One&#8217;s dominance in the MFDB market. Or. it can be interpreted as Adobe trying to steal Phase One&#8217;s lunch (prior to this release of Lightroom, the only way to process Phase One IIQ files was with their proprietary Capture One software). With the inclusion of Phase One digital backs, Lightroom can now process images from all of the major medium format digital brands (Hasselblad, Leaf, Phase One, and the DNG based systems &#8211; Leica &#38; Pentax). Read the list of supported cameras and lenses after the jump. I will be testing the output from Capture One, Lightroom 3.5RC and Phocus to see how they compare. You can download the software from here.   The following new cameras and lens profiles are now supported. New Camera Support Fuji FinePix F600EXR Olympus E-P3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One Releases Media Pro 1.0.1</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/07/08/phase-one-releases-media-pro-1-0-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, July 7, 2011 — Phase One today released Media Pro 1.0.1, a service release, and the first update since Media Pro was introduced less than two months ago. Media Pro is a professional photo manager for finding, organizing, and sharing images and videos wherever those files are stored. Media Pro supports photo and video files from more than 100 different cameras and is built to manage large photo libraries. This service release includes several fixes and improvements, such as the following: &#8211; Fixed stability issues including crash when working with large JPEGs in Slideshow and on the Light Table; &#8211; Fixed Renderings bugs, including no full resolution TIFFs on Mac and missing PDF thumbnails on Windows XP; &#8211; Fixed a issue where a catalog upgraded from Expression Media 2 could not be saved; &#8211; Fixed a bug causing XMP sidecars not to be moved with the media files to which they belong; &#8211; Fixed importer issues e.g. crash on Mac when XMP sidecars were present and problem when importing JPEGs on Window XP 32 bits; &#8211; Fixed a bug on Windows where sorting would not work; &#8211; Fixed readability issues caused by new UI color scheme; &#8211; Fixed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One releases Media Pro</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/05/11/phase-one-releases-media-pro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 16:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phase One, makers of medium format digital camera systems &#038; Capture One software, have released an update to Media Pro (formerly Microsoft Expression Media, formerly iView Media Pro). The update rechristens the software to its original name and restarts the version counts to 1.0. But that is not all. A great deal of work has been done to improve the product over its previous incarnations. Having tried all three versions personally, I can report the following: Camera and image support has been vastly improved &#8212; the original version was good but supported mainstream cameras. Images represented in the app were not that great, it depended heavily on embedded JPGs for RAW files. The Phase One version incorporates the Capture One RAW engine and supports every format it does. Phase will have to release Media Pro updates in tandem with Capture One updates they way Adobe does with Ligthroom and Camera RAW for Photoshop. Speed, speed, speed &#8212; When Microsoft put their version out, they improved the camera support, but the product suffered from code bloat and did not perform very well with large numbers of images. Worse if the images were stored on a server and access over the LAN. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hasselblad releases the new Phocus Family: Phocus 2.6, Phocus Quick and Phocus Mobile</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/02/23/hasselblad-releases-the-new-phocus-family-phocus-2-6-phocus-quick-and-phocus-mobile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hasselblad launches the new version of its imaging software, Phocus 2.6, and announces the availability of two exciting new Phocus standalone products. Hasselblad is proud to introduce the Phocus Family of software products, offering tools matching the changing working conditions photographers face with each new assignment. With three different products, each catering to a different style of working, these new Phocus options easily overcome shifting workflow challenges by providing a high level of efficiency and flexibility of choice.   Phocus 2.6 – available for download now Phocus 2.6 is Hasselblad’s powerful, easy-to-use imaging software. It offers improvements that expand both application’s capabilities and workflow speed. Brand new cross-platform features such as the Dust Removal Tool, Star Rating and Filtering, a much faster multi-shot viewer and improved quality at lower resolution, plus Windows support for TIFF and JPEG files are now part of version 2.6. For more information on Phocus 2.6 visit the Hasselblad website at: http://www.hasselblad.com/promotions/phocus-26.aspx Phocus Quick – available for download now Phocus Quick offers a semi-automated solution to import and process your raw files using the core strengths of the full version of Phocus. The application imports your images applying basic image adjustments and saves both – a backup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One Capture One Pro v6 Review</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2011/01/21/phase-one-capture-one-pro-v6-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phase One, Danish maker of medium format digital backs and cameras (with a little help from Mamiya), recently updated their flagship image processing application, Capture One, to Version 6. Phase One was one of the first camera makers to transform their image processing software package from a niche product that only supported their own brand to a general purpose image processing solution. Capture One comes in three flavors: DB &#8211; used exclusively for Phase One Digital Backs; Express &#8211; a basic edition; and Pro &#8211; a version geared for professionals and advanced amateurs who want all of the bells and whistles. You can see a feature comparison here. Phase One graciously provided me with a copy of Capture One Pro v6 for review. For the record, I have been drinking the Capture One Kool-Aid since version 3, so when Phase contacted me with an offer to review v6, I jumped at the chance. To be honest, I was squirreling away cash to pay for the upgrade when this came along so I consider myself very lucky. What&#8217;s New? Version 6 of Capture One brings a whole raft of new features and improvements making this powerful photo manipulation tool even more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adobe Releases Lightroom 3.3, ACR 6.3, &amp; a Photoshop update</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/12/07/adobe-releases-lightroom-3-3-acr-6-3-a-photoshop-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adobe has just released the final versions of Lightroom 3.3, ACR 6.3 and an update to Photoshop CS5. Photoshop and ACR can be updated via the Adobe Updater. Lightroom updaters for Windows and Mac can be downloaded from here.]]></description>
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		<title>UNIFIED COLOR TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF HDR EXPRESS</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/12/06/unified-color-technologies-announces-immediate-availability-of-hdr-express/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South San Francisco – December 6, 2010 – Unified Color Technologies, the experts in high dynamic range imaging (HDR), today announced the immediate availability of HDR Express which is specifically designed to meet the requirements of professional photographers and photo enthusiasts who are new to HDR softwareand looking to create stunning images quickly. With HDR Express, Unified Color has automated some of the most complex aspects of HDR photography and replaced the traditional HDR workflow with a lightning-fast alternative for creating the most realistic HDR renderings possible making this once-complicated process accessible to even the most novice user. The software is available for purchase through Unified Color’s website at www.unifiedcolor.com/hdr-express. HDR Express automates key aspects of the HDR production process, such as tone mapping and halo elimination, offering a streamlined and very easy-to-follow workflow. After merging the multiple exposures required for the HDR process into a 32-bit image, the simplified user interface presents an animated exposure range preview of the HDR image along with five tone mapping preset options. For the fastest results, users can then choose from a series of color and style presets or create their own presets using the program’s adjustment sliders which manipulate brightness, highlight and shadow recovery, black point, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One Releases Capture One 6</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/12/01/phase-one-releases-capture-one-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, December 1, 2010 — Phase One today released Capture One 6, its most advanced professional raw conversion and image editing software.  Its incredible flexibility ensures the utmost in creative control, while delivering uncompromising image quality.  Capture One 6 converts raw digital image files from professional digital medium format systems and more than 170 different digital camera models into the most beautiful photographs. Based on the world’s most advanced image processing engine, Capture One Pro 6 supports a comprehensive digital workflow with opportunities to capture, convert, organize, edit, share and print images with excellent color and detail rendition. Capture One Pro 6 has been built to support an upcoming iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch application called Capture Pilot(TM) that will allow you to wirelessly view, zoom in on, and pan high resolution RAW, JPEG and TIFF images from leading DSLR and medium format camera systems. A few of the new features in Capture One Pro 6:-     Local adjustments – edit selected areas of images non-destructively; -     Black and white conversion &#8212; precisely adjust color channels to create split toning effects when converting to grayscale;-     Keystone correction &#8212; reduces or eliminates perspective distortion while maintaining dimension integrity;-     High-quality, simple to use printing options. Also available in Capture One Express [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One Releases Capture One 5.2</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/09/14/phase-one-releases-capture-one-5-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, September 14, 2010— Phase One today updated Capture One &#8212; its powerful raw conversion and image editing workflow software &#8212; with enhanced support for Leaf, Mamiya and Nikon digital camera systems. Capture One 5.2 PRO/DB improves tethered performance and offers Live View support for Leaf digital backs and Mamiya DM systems. Tethered performance for Leaf Aptus II series backs has been significantly improved, and the release also offers easy color-cast correction on Leaf files as well as optimized firmware management for selected Leaf digital backs. Capture One’s tailor-made Nikon camera profiles are renowned for providing ultimate image quality for Nikon’s top DSLR cameras. The new release improves colors and tone response as well as consistency for the following Nikon camera models: D3s, D3x, D3, D2x, D700, D300, D300s, and D90.     Enhanced Leaf and Mamiya support: &#8211; Capture One 5.2 PRO/DB improves support for: &#8211; Leaf: Aptus-II 10R, Aptus-II 10, Aptus-II 8, Aptus-II 7, Aptus-II 6, Aptus-II 5, AFi-II 10, AFi-II 7, AFi-II 6 &#8211; Mamiya: DM56, DM40, DM33, DM28, DM22, M31, M22, M18 &#8211; Capture One 5.2 PRO improves support for: Aptus 75S, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S, AFi 7, AFi 6, AFi 5, Aptus 75, Aptus 65, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unified Color Technologies Launches HDR Expose</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/07/06/unified-color-technologies-launches-hdr-expose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HDR Expose Expands Upon the Success of its Predecessor, HDR PhotoStudio, with New and Enhanced Features to Create Natural-Looking HDR Images That Utilize the Full Range of 32-Bit Color Data]]></description>
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		<title>Adobe Releases Lightroom 3</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/06/08/adobe-releases-lightroom-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif., – June 8, 2010 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Lightroom(r) 3 software for Windows(r) and Macintosh, the essential digital photography workflow solution that allows photographers to quickly organize, enhance and showcase their images from one application. First released as a public beta in October 2009, the final version of Lightroom 3 introduces a completely redesigned performance architecture that better handles growing image libraries and provides an unrivaled raw processing engine with noise reduction and sharpening tools to achieve the highest image quality. The 64-bit capable Lightroom 3 includes new features that optimize workflows and allow images to be shared in creative ways, including support for DSLR video files and tethered shooting on select cameras.﻿ “There have been over 600,000 downloads of the Lightroom 3 public beta, which has supplied us with a huge amount of valuable feedback from a passionate community of professional and advanced amateur photographers,” said Kevin Connor, vice president of product management for Digital Imaging at Adobe. “The open dialog we have with our customers allows us to further improve Lightroom and provide the best tools they need to produce high-quality images.  We’re happy to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hasselblad releases Phocus 2.5 for Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/05/11/hasselblad-releases-phocus-2-5-for-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to a range of new photographer-oriented features, Phocus 2.5 for Apple computers allows users to import RAW files from more than 150 DSLR cameras, and features support for most standard image file formats, making Phocus more flexible and powerful than ever before.]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Releases Aperture 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ &#8212; Apple® today introduced Aperture™ 3, the next major release of its powerful photo editing and management software, with over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto® &#8217;09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier and faster to organize large photo libraries. Aperture 3 introduces new tools to refine your photos including Brushes for painting image adjustments onto parts of your photo, and Adjustment Presets for applying professional photo effects with just one click. Stunning new slideshows let you share your work by weaving together photos, audio, text and HD video. &#8220;Millions of people love using iPhoto to organize, edit and share their digital photos,&#8221; said Philip Schiller, Apple&#8217;s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. &#8220;Aperture 3 is designed for both professionals who edit and manage massive libraries of photos and iPhoto users who want to take their photos further with easy-to-use tools such as Brushes and Adjustment Presets.&#8221; &#8220;Aperture 3 gets it right,&#8221; said National Geographic photographer, Jim Richardson. &#8220;The image editing tools are exactly what I have been asking for, they&#8217;re so easy to use and give me a level of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bibble Labs Releases Bibble 5 Pro</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2009/12/30/bibble-5-pro-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen months after it was announced, Bibble Labs has released its namesake Bibble 5 Pro. Bibble 5 Pro is the 5th generation of RAW conversion software from Bibble Labs. This version sports many new features including layers, digital asset management (DAM), and a whole new plug-in structure. versions are available for Windows, Mac and Linux. A free trial can be downloaded from Bibble Labs webpage.]]></description>
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		<title>Phase One Releases Capture One 5 PRO</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2009/10/28/phase-one-releases-capture-one-5-pro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN, October 28, 2009 &#8212; Phase One, the world’s leader in open-platform medium format camera systems and solutions, today released Capture One 5 PRO. Known for rendering superior quality images from a wide range of pro DSLR, Mamiya and Phase One medium format cameras, Capture One PRO is now enhanced with workflow accelerators to handle large volume shoots faster. Capture One 5 PRO is the RAW converter and workflow application with the broadest tethered shooting support, not only for Phase One digital backs, but also for DSLRs from Canon and Nikon. This version adds support for additional DSLR models and RAW file support for selected Leaf digital backs. ”Today’s pro photographers are shooting with both medium format and DSLR cameras, so having a truly professional quality digital darkroom, that can manage RAW files from both systems, makes life easier,” said Carsten H. Olsen, Phase One product manager for Capture One. “Capture PRO helps photographers reduce the time and effort required to deliver stunning ready-to-use images with excellent color and detail.” About Capture One 5 Capture One 5’s simple, intuitive interface is designed to achieve superior image quality through easy-to-use tools that match a professional photographer’s daily workflow requirements. Now pros [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macworld and the lack of Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2009/01/06/macworld-and-the-lack-of-steve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. Just got through possibly the worst coverage of Macworld I have ever seen. One can see that Steve Jobs is truly the dynamic force behind the scenes in Cupertino. To wit: No Steve = No live video feed No Steve = No Snow Leopard update No Steve = No Blu-ray support announcement No Steve = No Mac Mini refresh No Steve = No netbook sized MacBook (MacBook Mini? MacNote?) No Steve = No vid card refresh for Mac Pro No Steve = No Cinema Display refresh Top that all off with MacRumors&#8217; live coverage getting hacked (&#8220;STEVE JOBS JUST DIED&#8221; was inserted into their comment stream by person(s) unknown) and then their site went down. Now, don&#8217;t get me wrong, I know better than most people how dangerous anything happening to the pancreas is (I am a survivor of necrotizing pancreatitis &#8211; which has a 2% survival rate in 1 month vs, pancreatic cancer&#8217;s 20% the first year), and I do not begrudge Mr. Jobs looking after his health. It just without Steve, Apple loses quite a bit of its zing. On a positive note, two new MacBook Pro models were introduced and the 17-inch unit looks amazing. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leica Updates M8 Firmware</title>
		<link>http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2008/09/20/leica-updates-m8-firmware-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was cruising through the newly revamped Leica website trawling for info on the last big announcement they are saving for Photokina when I came upon this little nugget: Leica has updated the M8 Classic firmware to v2.0 which adds the following features to the original Leica digital rangefinder: * Auto ISO &#8211; The M8 Classic can now automatically adjust ISO settings to maintain a minimum shutter speed. This is activated from the M8&#8242;s SET menu. Parameters are adjusted on the MENU menu which include making the Auto ISO parameters lens dependent. * SDHC Support &#8211; Gone are the manacles of 2GB SD cards! The M8 Classic now supports higher capacity SDHC cards. I tested with a 4GB PNY SDHC card and reported space for 370 RAW images. Sweetness! What&#8217;s not there (that requires upgrading to the M8.2): * Hardware updates &#8211; No amount of firmware updates will replace the shutter mechanism, add sapphire glass, or provide a method to alter shutter cocking behaviors. That requires that new bits be installed in the camera. The firmware update is a welcome bit of news to Leica M8 owners who have been complaining about lack of SDHC support and Auto ISO since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interarchy and Iris: Two from Nolobe Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Echenique</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nolobe Software makes two applications for the Mac: Interarchy &#8211; a high performance file transfer program that supports mirroring, a boatload of protocols (12 in total including iDisk and Amazon S3), and can take advantage of everything that Mac OS X has to offer: Automator, Dashboard, Bonjour, iDisk, Spotlight, Address Book, AppleScript and a whole bunch more. The other application they make is Iris &#8211; an “easy to use” image editor built from the ground up to take advantage of the Mac environment. Interarchy is one of the slickest file transfer programs I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Unlike most other file transfer application which use local and remote file viewing panes, Interarchy shows only the remote content, the local content is displayed in the Finder as usual. That’s right, the Interarchy window behaves as any other window on the Mac desktop. This ease of use can be an issue for veterans of classic file transfer applications (like me &#8211; something so obvious, isn’t). While it gets top marks in protocol support, features and interface design, actual file transfers do not live up to the hype. File transfer speeds on this app are good, but not impressive. [...]]]></description>
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