On1 Photo RAW 2022 Adds Sky Replacement, Integrates NoNoise AI
ON1 has announced the latest version of ON1 Photo RAW 2022 which includes several new features including Sky Swap AI, full integration of NoNoise AI, and more.
GoPro Hero 10 Black Leaks: Same Look, Better Performance
Images and purported specifications of GoPro's new flagship device have leaked and while the design of the camera doesn't look different from the Hero 9, the report alleges a boost in performance.
Camera+ 2 Mobile App Maker Launches Camera+ Studio for Mac
Mobile photo editing app developer LateNiteSoft -- known for the mobile app Camera+ 2 -- has launched the Camera+ Studio application for Apple computers.
Major Photoshop Update: Sky Replacement, Healing Brush, and More
Adobe has announced what it is describing as a "major" feature update to Photoshop on desktop and iPad available today. Healing Brush and Magic Wand are now available on iPad, and Sky Replacement has the ability to import up to 5,000 skies at once on desktop.
Apple’s Next iPhone To See Multiple New Camera Features: Report
A new report alleges that Apple's next iPhone, presumptively called the iPhone 13, will feature at least three major new camera and video recording features that the company hopes will entice buyers to upgrade to the latest model.
Serif Re-Engineers Affinity Photo for ‘Massive Performance Improvements’
Serif has released its latest 1.10 update to its image editor suite, Affinity Photo, alongside Affinity Designer and Publisher, which claims to bring "superpowered performance" with a completely re-engineered architecture.
Corel’s PaintShop Pro 2022 Comes With New AI Photo Editing Features
Corel has announced PaintShop Pro 2022 and PaintShop Pro 2022 Ultimate -- an all-in-one photo editing and graphic suites that has received major upgrades from its earlier 2021 versions.
Latest Capture One Update Upsets Workflows and Angers Digital Techs
On July 22, Capture One released a new update (version 14.3.0) that made a fundamental change to how some users were working with the application. It removed the Output Tab and replaced it with the Exporter, which has broken the workflows for many pro photographers and digital technicians.
AI-Assisted Photo Cloud Platform Lensii to Challenge Google Photos
An upcoming cloud-based Artificial Intelligent (AI) app for smartphones called Lensii claims that it will soon be able to assist users in organizing, sorting, searching, and choosing the best images from their collection of photographs.
LuminarAI’s Latest Update Adds AI-Powered ‘Portrait Bokeh’ Tool
Today, Skylum has released the fourth free update to the LuminarAI photo editing software since its initial launch in late 2020. This new update adds a new Portrait BokehAI tool along with several other features.
Capture One Update Adds Magic Brush Tool and Redesigned Exporter
Capture One 21 has released update 14.3.0 that brings what the company touts as new and improved features that includes a new Magic Brush as well as a new camera and lens support.
Darktable v3.6 Update Makes The Free Lightroom Alternative Easier To Use
Darktable -- a popular and free open-source Adobe Lightroom alternative -- has released version 3.6 and adds a rework of the export and import module which makes the application easier overall to use.
Is Mylio Any Different Now Than It Was At Its Tepid 2014 Launch?
Photo organizing software Mylio (which stands for "My Life Organized") has re-emerged after nearly seven years thanks to a recent wave of updates and partnerships with influencers like iJustine. After a tepid launch back in 2014, is the service worth revisiting?
PostPro Wand AI-Powered Culling Plugin Review: A Digital Assistant
After a long day on location photographing a wedding, concert, or event, the last thing most shooters want to do when they get home is sit in front of the computer and spend the next few hours sorting the images to narrow down their selections. Wand by PostPro AI is designed to help creatives save time by doing that tedious process for them.
Canon’s ‘Subject Blur Correction’ Dips Toe into Computational Photography
Canon has applied for a patent that would use an in-camera algorithm in tandem with the camera's image stabilization system to intelligently determine the difference between blur caused by motion and blur caused by a moving subject, and correct it.
Review: set.a.light 3D Makes Learning and Seeing Light a Piece of Cake
Lighting is one of the most complex topics in photography. There are literally hundreds of light shaping tools and countless scenarios they apply to. No wonder many photographers are reluctant to learn lighting, despite it being one of the core skills any photographer should have.
This Sharpness-Boosting Process is Used by Hubble Telescope Editors
Picture Instruments, a Germany-based software company known best for its plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic, has released a new plugin that promises to create clean, detailed, ultra-sharp images with incredible depth by employing a technique used by the Hubble Space Telescope team.
Capture One is Coming to iPad in ‘Early 2022’
Capture One, which recently announced an update for native support on Apple M1 computers, has announced that it is currently developing an iPad app. In a note on its website on Instagram, the company says to expect the app to become available in early 2022.
LuminarAI Can’t Correctly Read EOS R5 RAWs, Fix Coming This Summer
Photographers who rely on Skylum LuminarAI to edit photos taken with Canon's EOS R5 have been struggling with the application as of its most recent update. According to multiple reports, the program cannot properly import R5 RAWs despite the company stating official support for the camera.
Turn Your iPad Into a Drawing Tablet: Sidecar vs Astropad vs Duet vs Luna
If you own an iPad and an Apple Pencil, there are several ways to pair them with your computer and transform them into a high-quality drawing tablet for photo editing. There's Apple's own Sidecar feature, the popular app Astropad, the hardware-assisted option Luna Display, and the "made by ex-Apple engineers" Duet Pro. I wanted to see which of these options offers the most features and the best experience for the photographer on the go.
How Much Better is Capture One on Apple M1?
Since Apple launched the M1, software developers have been racing to release new versions of applications to take advantage of its new architecture, with the most recent update coming from the Capture One Pro team. But just how much of an improvement should be expected from native support?
The Best Software for Recovering Deleted Photos in 2024
Industry professionals recommend that photographers backup files locally on an external hard drive as well as with a cloud service. Even the best of us don’t always do this, which means we may delete files we never meant to, or we may lose them if something happens to our devices.
LuminarAI Adds Support For Apple M1 Devices, HEIC Images, and More
Skylum Software has released the third update for LuminarAI which adds support for the Apple M1 Chipset, HEIC, and further enhances some of its AI-driven tools.
FotoWare’s Photo Consent App Logs Usage Rights at the Time of Capture
Norwegian-based FotoWare -- known for its digital asset management (DAM) software -- has launched a new Image Consent Management feature for browsers and mobile apps that can record usage rights and consent at the time of the image capture.
ON1’s Latest NoNoise AI Update Quickly and Smartly Removes Noise
ON1 has announced NoNoise AI, its new state-of-the-art application for image noise removal that it says was designed to give better results than any other noise reduction application on the market.
Photoshop’s ‘Save As’ Function Has Changed. Here’s Why
As part of its May 2021 release of Photoshop on Desktop -- version 22.4 -- Adobe made a significant change to how the "Save As" command works. Rather than continuing to act as it has across applications on all computers for decades, Adobe altered the basic functionality and has left users baffled.
DxO PureRaw Review: Bring Old, Noisy Photos Back to Life
Today, DxO launched PureRaw, an application that uses "exclusive technology" to enhance and improve RAW images by removing digital noise and lens flaws, leaving you with a cleaner and more accurate image.
Voice-Activated Backpack Aids the Visually Impaired with AI Cameras
Artificial intelligence developer Jagadish K. Mahendran and his team at the University of Georgia have designed an AI-powered, voice-activated, camera system that can help the visually impaired navigate common challenges such as traffic signs, hanging obstacles, and crosswalks.
Rawsie Claims It Can Make RAW Files 80% Smaller with No Quality Loss
Dotphoton, a deep-tech startup, has built a program called Rawsie that enables quantum-based RAW image compression. What that means, practically speaking, is that its technology can compress RAW file data sizes by up to 80% without quality loss, dramatically reducing storage requirements.
Facebook Targets Emerging Markets with Launch of Instagram Lite
Instagram Lite is a less data-intensive, smaller Android-only version of Facebook's popular application and is going live in 170 countries as part of the social media giant's push into emerging markets.