The pluginsite has recently release the MacOS X version of FocalBlade. FocalBlade is a Photoshop-compatible plugin for sharpening photos for screen display and printing and for producing great looking blur, soft focus and glow effects on 8bit and 16bit images.

FocalBlade is available for Windows and MacOS X. FocalBlade sells at $49.95 (Download) or $59.95 (CD Version including postage). There is an Academic/Student/Educational License for $29.95. It can be purchased at http://www.thepluginsite.com/products/photowiz/. A demo version can be downloaded at the same URL.

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Vosonic has recently announced firmware update version 0A-1.2.3 for MODEL : VP6230/ VP6310 / VP6210 / VP6300

The update will:

- Add subtitle support in SRT format for video playback
- Add RAW support for Canon Digital Rebel XT, Canon EOS 5D, Minolta Maxxum 5D, FinePix
S3Pro, Nikon D50, Olympus E500, Pentax istD and istDL.
- Add RAW auto rotation according to Orientation in EXIF.
- Add BMP thumbnail preview.
- Add MJPEG decoder to support 640×480 at 30fps.
- Improve the compatibility for MS-PRO card
- Improve Nikon D2X RAW display.

Download firmware update version 0A-1.2.3

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Adobe has announce their latest software for professional digital photographer called Adobe® Lightroom™. The program will help digital photographers to import, select, develop, and showcase large volumes of digital images.

- Download Adobe® Lightroom™ Beta 1
- Watch Adobe® Lightroom™ video tutorial
- Lightroom Beta General Discussion
- Lightroom Beta Feature Requests
- Lightroom Beta Bug Reports

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Apple has just updated their imaging software which addresses a number of issues related to reliability and performance. It also delivers improved image export quality and metadata handling. Some improvements are including white balance adjustment accuracy and performance, image export quality, book and print ordering reliability, auto-stacking performance, and custom paper size handling

Download Apple Aperture Version 1.0.1

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Canon has announced the new firmware version 1.0.2 for Canon EOS 1D Mark II N which will fix file-numbering error that occurred during Bulb shooting, improving the brightness of the LCD monitor, and fixing mistakes in the Russian-language MENU displays.

Download Canon EOS-1D Mark II N firmware version 1.02

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Canon has just released a firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D. The new firmware version 1.0.3 will Fixes the phenomenon of large image files (1.7GB) being created, Improves the brightness of the LCD monitor, Fixes an operational abnormality in the AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shootin, Fixes the mistakes in the Swedish-language MENU displays.

Download Canon EOS 5D firmware version 1.0.3

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Windows XP users can now see thumbnail of their Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn, Canon EOS 5D, Nikon D2H, Nikon D50 and Nikon D70 RAW images. The new RAW image thumbnailer and viewer also fixes other bugs relating to the TIFF file locking issue and problems with RAW files produced by the 5D

Download Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer firmware version 1.0

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Paul Mutton (Jibble.org) has written an interesting small J2M3 program for calculating Depth of Field using your mobile phones. The DOF calculator can run on all phones that support CLDC 1.1 or later.

The program is suitable for 35mm cameras and it’s easy to use. First, what you need to do is enter the focal length of your lens, the aperture, and the distance to the subject you’re taking a photo of, the program then will calculate what the depth of field is.

Download Free DOF Calculator : DOFCalc.jar & DOFCalc.jad

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Ricoh has recently announced their new firmware upgrade for Caplio R3, 5.1 MP digital camera with 7.1x optical zoom. The new firmware will improve accuracy of the AF algorithm in the macro mode and improve accuracy of the vibration correction function.

- Download Caplio R3 firmware version 1.27 for windows
- Download Caplio R3 firmware version 1.27 for mac

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Debbie Grosman reviewed the ACDSee 8 Photo Manager at PopPhoto Magazine and wrote:

“For total beginners, ACDSee 8 may be all you need; you can do a good job fixing pics simply and keep track of all those images you’ve been snapping. For seasoned enthusiast, the program is a thorough tool that’s fun to use to manage your images, repair your snapshots, and figure out which ones you’re going to put the time into fixing in earnest. For everyone, the speed and simplicity of the interface makes working with the program a simple pleasure”

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