http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/new.plug.in.exports.presentations/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bragtemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BragIt has announced BragIt HTML Slideshow, a new Lightroom plug-in. Designed for web use, the app makes it possible to create a controllable slideshow with customizable descriptions or story points. It does not require any Flash plug-ins in order to work, and integrates output directly into a web page.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/new.plug.in.exports.presentations/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/adds.noise.reduction.watermarking.options/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/lightroom3beta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has posted a free beta of Lightroom 3, the next version of the company's photo workflow software. Mainly intended for professionals, the software handles the import, export and organization of various filetypes, as well as some limited image editing tasks like exposure, colors and curves. Version 3 is said to be a major revision of the software, rebuilt with a new import dialog, new archit... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/adds.noise.reduction.watermarking.options/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/25/hasselblad.h4d.50.and.h4d.60/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/hasselbladh4d.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hasselblad chose Friday to unveil a long-in-progress upgrade to its H System medium format cameras. The H4D is billed as one of the first cameras to have a true off-center autofocus system, known as True Focus. Where even DSLRs often have to first focus and then reposition the camera to get focus significantly away from the center, the H4D has a yaw rate sensor that can detect the horizontal and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/25/hasselblad.h4d.50.and.h4d.60/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/fraction.of.lightrooms.audience.says.adobe/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/aperture.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's Aperture workflow software is losing significant traction with professional photographers, claims Adobe. Citing data gathered by the research firm InfoTrends, Adobe notes that in a 2009 survey, only 12.5 percent of photographers with Macs reported using Aperture for RAW files; by contrast, Adobe's Lightroom software was nearly four times as popular, at 44.4 percent. The figures represent... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/fraction.of.lightrooms.audience.says.adobe/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/leica.to.update.m.series.with.182.mp.sensor/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/leicasml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several image leaks allegedly show upcoming Leica cameras, the X1 and M9, according to Leica Rumors. Unconfirmed specs point to a full-frame 18.2 megapixel sensor on the M9, up from the current 10 megapixel component. The camera is also claimed to offer improved noise performance at high ISO settings, while adding an SD card slot and a free copy of Adobe Lightroom.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/leica.to.update.m.series.with.182.mp.sensor/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/14/lightroom.going.intel.only/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/28-lightroom-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lightroom, Adobe's workflow tool for photographers, will officially join other programs from the company in going Intel-only. The announcement follows a similar one for the Creative Suite, revealing that its PowerPC support will be phased out in a manner reflecting the switch in Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Apps in the Creative Suite include titles like Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/14/lightroom.going.intel.only/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/rpg.speedkeys.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/kubota-rpgkeypad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kubota Image Tools has released the newest addition to its Lightspeed WorkFlow line of products, RPG SpeedKeys. The device is a wireless keypad with programable hotkeys for use in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. The keypad comes with v3 of Kubota Lightroom Presets, consisting of 29 functions such as develop, export, print and filter. Collections v1 and v2 are also included, bringing the total number ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/rpg.speedkeys.released/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/lightroom.camera.raw/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/hasselbladh3dii-50.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has released final versions of the Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4 updates. Both add a significant number of supported cameras to the company's software, such as the Nikon D5000, Pentax K-7, Panasonic Lumix GH1, Sigma DP2, Epson R-D1x and Kodak EasyShare Z980. Compatible Canon cameras now include the Rebel T1i and PowerShot SX1 IS, while Sony offerings include the A230, A330 and A380. Ol... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/lightroom.camera.raw/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/03/lightroom.camera.raw.23/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/emitemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following the distribution of early release candidate versions, Adobe has posted final editions of its Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3 updates. Both of the patches enable RAW file support for two recent DSLRs, the Olympus E-30 and the Nikon D3X. The Camera Raw update provides support within Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Elements 7 and Premiere Elements 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/03/lightroom.camera.raw.23/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/lightroom.camera.raw.rcs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/emitemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has posted release candidate updates for two key pieces of photography software, Lightroom 2 and Photoshop Camera Raw. The former handles bulk processing and editing of photos, while the latter expands support for RAW files within Photoshop. Lightroom has been updated to v2.3, and Camera Raw has been pushed to v5.3.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/lightroom.camera.raw.rcs/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:45:00 GMT