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» Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1

Adobe has just released the updates to both Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1 fixing the problems that arised in 1.4 and 4.4 respectively. It’s the same new features as preivously with added camera support but without the bugs. Download links are available below for both Lightroom and Camera Raw for Mac and Windows.

 

Lightroom 1.4.1: Macintosh | Windows
Camera Raw 4.4.1: Macintosh | Windows

» Lightroom 2.0 Beta Released!

Adobe has today released Lightroom 2.0 Beta, which contains a lot of new features that are all user-requested. The beta version is available from the Adobe Labs from today and on and it is downloadable on a 30-day trial if you don’t have a 1.x license, if you do just enter it and your copy is good through Aug. 31. Also note that it is indeed a beta version and shouldn’t be used in production environments.

» Monday News Stuff

 Today’s been a pretty cool Monday with a lot of music for me, playing flute at a place which I feel was really, really appreciated. So coming up is some of the latest news.

Adobe draws back the Lightroom 1.4 update!

After some problems, Adobe has today removed the update to Lightroom 1.4 for booth Mac and Windows from their site. All users that have installed 1.4 are now advised to remove the version and install 1.3.1 instead.

Rumor: Vista SP1 coming tomorrow?

The latest rumor has it now that Windows Vista SP1 will be released tomorrow. I suppose we just go to wait and see tomorrow don’t we. Microsoft however don’t want to confirm anything other than "on track for mid-March", Amazon has been listing March 18th for a while as the SP1 release date.

Article: Rock your readers like a hurricane!

Today’s article tip is again from Copyblogger where they have a really cool article about rocking your readers like a hurricane! It’s a good read so read it here you too!

» Lightroom 1.4 and Camera Raw 4.4 released

 Adobe has today released updates to both Lightroom and Camera Raw, bringing them booth up to .4 releases and the change in booth is that they now include support for the newest cameras like the Canon 450D and the Nikon D60.

• Lightroom 1.4: Win | Mac
• Camera Raw: Win | Mac

» Late Friday Post

I know I’m very late with this Friday post but I do have a valid reason. I and my class at school will be going away at a ski trip from Sunday morning until Tuesday night. I’ll talk more about that in a later post however, but I’ve been busy (still am) making sure I’m packing all stuff I need etc.

Nik Software announces their Viveza plugin for Photoshop!

Nik Software has released what could possibly be the best Photoshop plugin so far! Even better, if you are a NAPP member like me, you’ll get a great $50 discount on the plugin! Their press release says as following:

Introducing Nik Software Viveza, powered by U Point® technology for direct on-image editing, the most powerful and precise tool available to control light and color in photographic images. For the first time, corrections and enhancements can easily be made without the need to create complicated selections and layer masks.

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Free Lightroom Gallery Templates

• If you are looking for new new free Lightroom gallery templates, then Sean McCormack has released a bunch of free templates, just for Lightroom.
• Also, The Turning Gate has released a gallery that lets your visitors rate and comment photos!

Getting a CSS Signature in OS X Mail

If you, like me, are using Mac OS X built in Mail application, then this is a good read for you. It’ll tell you how you can make CSS signatures in the mail application. It’s pretty cool and I think you’re all going to like it! Read here »

» It’s eventful Tuesday!

 There are quite a lot of things happening this eventful Tuesday so perhaps I should be getting right to the news this time around!

Apple updates iPod Shuffle - lower price and more space!

Apple has today updated their line of iPod Shuffle. It is now available in a 1gb as well as a 2gb version and the price has gone down as well from previoud $79 for the 1gb version down to $49 and the two gigabyte version is just a $69 that’s coming very soon. Very welcome updates indeed and it is now perhaps possible to buy one if you say have a Classic or Touch and need one for some running music.

Apple updates to Xsan2 as well!

Apple is not lazy today updating another product, its SAN (Storage Area Network) product, Xsan to become Xsan 2. Enhancing performance quite a bit, Xsan 2 makes it easier for first time users to set up and quickly deploy a SAN; introduces MultiSAN, allowing users on a single workstation to access multiple SANs at the same time; is fully integrated with Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS X Server Leopard and is now qualified to work with third-party RAID storage.

 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is 1 year old today!

Today, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is one year old! Released last year on this very date 19th Februrary at 12:01a.m EST! Actually Lightroom isn’t the only product in history to have been released on February 19th. Booth Adobe Camera Raw in 2003 and Photoshop 1 back in 1990 was shipped on this very date as well!

Cool browser plugin!

If you view a lot of photos, either on Google Images, Flickr, SmugMug or perhaps deviantART or maybe even on Facebook? Then you should be checking out this cool browser plugin that is available for both Internet Explorer, Safari and FireFox that is called PicLens! You just really got to check out the site and the demos to see really how cool it is!

» Wednesday News Talk

Yet half of another week has gone by and it is yet again Wednesday evening! I want to take a moment in these first lines of today to send out a Happy Birthday to one of my best friends in the whole world, Tove! I hope you are having an awesome birthday today!

Pixelmator updates to version 1.1.2

Pixelmator has released a new version of the software and it is now at version 1.1.2. The improvements are minor additions and edits such at shortcuts etc. but it is quite an extensive list, check the changelog here.

Adobe is listening to Lightroom suggestions; new version in progress!

Adobe is listening to all the suggestions that has been made recently on what we want to see in the new Lightroom version (2.0). Today Scott Kelby could say on his blog that they are working on a new version that apparently incorporates a lot of our wished for items but unfortnately he couldn’t say anymore because he’s under a NDA (non disclosure agreement) with Adobe. However I do most often think alike Scott when it comes to software and I will go ahead and assume that it is indeed going to be a killer version! Stay tuned!

Apple posts earnings report for the quarter; stock drops!

Apple has announced their earnings for the christmas quarter and even though they went with an over 1,58 billion dollar profit their stock dropped a full 11% on NASDAQ which means it has gone from a $180 value, down to $138 in this month alone. Apple Insider have been speculating and investigating why the stock could have made this quick drop.

WordPress announces that they will increase the free space!

For all of you that are hosting your blog at Wordpress.com this should be very happy news (or if you are planning on starting your blog there). They have decided to increase the space allowed on the server by more than 60 times, from 50mb to 3gb as according to Automattic’s (the creator of WordPress) founder, Matthrew Mullenweg!

And some inspiration!

Today, go and take a look at Belgium photographer “Zardo“’s (nickname) gallery over at deviantART. He does very awesome HDR photos of city life that is just plan amazing!

» Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.3.1 released!

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has been updated to version 1.3.1, and the update is available for download for Mac and Windows. Fixes include the following:

• The Lightroom 1.3 Print Module could previously cause the application to crash on either OS X 10.5 or 10.5.1 during template usage.

• On Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.5.1, the import process from a card reader or other device into Lightroom could fail to import all or a portion of the selected images.

• A decrease in Develop slider responsiveness introduced in Lightroom 1.3 has been corrected.

• The Lightroom 1.3 Develop module could cause the application to crash if adjustments were made in quick succession.

• Compressed raw files from the Nikon D100 were read incorrectly in Lightroom 1.3.

• A possible artifact in raw file support for the Olympus E-3 has been corrected.

• The Lightroom FTP Plug-in provided as sample code with the Export SDK did not function properly if the password was not saved with the selected FTP preset.

• Editing or creating a new FTP preset immediately prior to using the FTP plug-in provided as sample code with the Export SDK would cause the FTP process to fail.

• Using the Export as Previous option did not work with the FTP plug-in provided as sample code with the Export SDK.

» Tuesday Update Galore

I’m back to the normal schedule this week with my news postings so here are the Tuesday Updates coming to you right now!

Firstly, if you are looking at entering one of the best photographic workshops you are likely to encounter, you’ll be looking at an exclusive workshop with one of the best photographers of today, Jay Maisel, and itt will take place Monday, December 17 to Friday December 21, from 9am to 10pm each day. The cost for this (meals included) is $5,000 and it is limited to just nine people, first come, first served! Get more info by sending a mail to jay@jaymaisel.com or by calling 212.431.5013. Also, if you haven’t seen Jay’s work, check out his website here!

Website to guide you in computer spec building

If you are looking to build a new PC and you need a little help on the specs, check out the website called “Recommended Spec“. They have a Basic, Mid and High spec for a wide range of applications, Audio, Graphic, Gaming etc and could be a useful resource if you are looking to build a computer in near future.

Photoshop World ‘08 Spring - Orlando, Florida

Photoshop World ‘08 the east-coast or spring edition has been announced and it is going to be in Orlando, Florida from April 2-5 where April 1 is going to be the pre-con day! Go over to the Photoshop World website to read more about the exciting event!

Want to win a copy of Lightroom?

If you are feeling up to win a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom then you ought to check out the latest edition of Photoshop User TV from the NAPP folks! The prize is amongst others a full copy of the software (other prices being a NAPP membership, iPhone Book, iStockPhoto cap and more)!!

Finally…inspiration!

To cap of with some inspiration I’m going to leave you looking at two sites depending on your interest. If you are interested in some cool photography, take a look at the website of Andy Hornby who is a very talented photographer shooting many interesting photos!
If your interest lies in cool websites, you really need to take a look at 2Advanced Studios. These guys are really awesome and their company site is just real stunning! So go and have a look at it right now

» Adobe releases a few upgrades!

Today, Adobe has released quite a few updates today and it is one especially very awaited one. It is Lightroom 1.3 as well as ACR 4.3, Photoshop 10.0.1 and Bridge 2.1.1. I have a brief rundown of the changes in the upgrade the most awaited again being Lightroom 1.3 with support for Mac OS X 10.5 and some additional cameras! So hit the Read more button for a rundown or follow the links below here to download the updates from the Adobe site or just use the Adobe Updater to download the updates!

Lightroom: Mac | Win
Photoshop: Mac | Win
Bridge: Mac | Win
Camera Raw: Mac | Win