Software

Microsoft Paint is not dead. In fact, it's getting a background removal tool à la Photoshop.

Thursday, the final iteration of photography social media app Snapchat and Los Angeles-based museum LACMA’s joint exhibition was released.

Adobe announced this week that it will end support for Creative Cloud syncing next year. This is what that will mean for anyone using the sync feature at the moment.

Frames Magazine is a quarterly, 112-page print publication on fine art photography. The team has spent the past year developing an accompanying app, Frames Photography App, that aims to be the complete app for photographers.

NBP Retouch Tools has announced a new $99 SKN plugin for Photoshop that promises to transform skin editing into a seamless process that's efficient and enjoyable for retouchers, and doesn't just rely on artificial intelligence (AI) "magic" to complete.

Sony will update its remote camera SDK with additional features that are especially useful for drone applications which comes alongside the unusual ILX-LR1 compact camera for drones that was also announced today.

Photography software developer ON1 has announced the next major release of its flagship all-in-one RAW image editor, ON1 Photo RAW version 2024.

Meta may be doing something that was once thought of as unthinkable: going ad-free -- for a price.

The new startup Inalife wants to make a digital family album for many generations.

The Obscura 4 camera app is out now, and with it comes a host of new tools and updates, along with a new pricing system.

Bloom announced a freelance client management platform that aims to help working photographers. Launching on Tuesday, September 5, Bloom promises powerful selling and content management tools.

Smugly is a third-party integration for macOS that extends many of the features of SmugMug to the desktop. Smugly allows photographers to manage their content within a dedicated app.

The next update from Mylio, version 24, is focused on creating a more manageable interface for photos, videos, and documents.

DxO has announced version 6.3 of the Nik Collection photo editing suite of plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic which brings a completely redesigned user interface (UI) that is meant to bring greater stability, speed, and a more refined editing experience for its users.

As images made by artificial intelligence (AI) become more advanced, companies are racing to find ways to combat misinformation. Tuesday, Google announced it is testing a watermark to detect whether an image was made using AI.

Peakto version 1.85 is available now, adding compatibility with Adobe Lightroom CC, not to be confused with Lightroom Classic which Peakto has been compatible with since its launch.

Picsart users are leveraging the app's generative AI a lot -- to the tune of more than 500 million images created since it launched last November. Additionally, more than two million images are being generated daily.

Develop and Fix, the developer of the FilmLab series of film digitizing software, has announced the latest generation of the platform: FilmLab 3. The company says that it introduces new versions of the scanning algorithms and is up to four times faster.

StreamWork is a new creative workflow management platform that is designed for creative teams and focused on visuals reviews. It is meant to replace the haphazard group of platforms like Slack, Zoom, and emails and get everything in one place.

Pixelmator has announced Photomator 3.1, the latest version of the company's "ultimate photo editor" for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Photomator was first brought to Mac this May.

Tokyo-based EmbodyMe is known in some circles for its AI and deepfake technology, and its latest form of arguably unrealistic expression is Xpression Chat, an app that integrates photos with ChatGPT.

Skylum has announced the next phase of updates coming to its Luminar Neo software set start release this fall, which includes a bevy of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools.

LumaFusion version 4.1 now allows editors to place animated GIFs directly onto a timeline, export any clip as a GIF, and expands the company's library of transitions.

A new social media app called BeFake AI wants to take a legitimate approach to self-expression by using a phone’s cameras and photos to produce AI-assisted creative images.

After launching a public beta of an all-new Adobe Express in June, Adobe has now released the superpowered, web-based platform to the general public.

Digital photography offers people many benefits over analog photography. Perhaps chief among them is the ability to capture a near-infinite number of photos and keep them together in one location. However, with such great power comes the monumental task of organizing thousands upon thousands of files.

Vegas Creative Software has released the latest version of its video editing platform Vegas Pro 21. It promises accessible content creation via new features and enhancements that significantly improve workflow.

Retouch4Me has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) plugin called Color Match that can be used to apply colors from a reference image to a second working image.

Panasonic has revealed that it is deepening the compatibility of its Lumix cameras with DJI's LiDAR focusing unit that pairs with the RS 3 Pro gimbal along with expanding its direct integration with features in the RS2, RSC 2, and RS 3.

Some employees at Adobe are expressing concern that the company's advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), namely the text-to-image generator Firefly, will kill the jobs of its current customer base.

Peakto, a photo organizer made only for Apple computers, has added a new feature it calls Conversational Search that allows editors to find specific photos simply by describing them in text prompts.

The Pixelmator and Photomator photo editing platforms have been updated this week with a new Denoise algorithm that the developers say allows both applications to better recognize noise and, therefore, better remove it.

Adobe is advancing its artificial intelligence (AI) technology at a rapid pace, and joining the generative fill feature that took the internet by storm in May, the company is adding another technology into the mix: Generative Expand.

Riverside is a browser-based virtual studio that makes recording and editing at the highest quality possible easily accessible. Its latest update builds on that premise and allows creators to quickly and easily turn podcasts into shareable clips.

LateNiteSoft, developers of the Camera+ app, have announced Photon, a new iOS camera app that is focused on professional-style image capture.

Photomator and Pixelmator Pro have been updated to support Fujifilm's compressed RAW format, which is a format that Apple's macOS doesn't natively recognize.

After announcing it in April, Blackmagic has finally released the mammoth DaVinci Resolve version 18.5 update that adds more than 150 new features to the popular video editing platform.

Mylio Photos relaunched as a free app in May. The free-to-start photo management application has received new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help photographers cull and search their photo libraries even faster, all while keeping with Mylio's promise that a user's images are 100% private and cloud-independent.

Skylum has announced its latest extension for the Luminar Neo app called Panorama Stitching, a tool that allows photographers to create wide sweeping panoramic images by merging multiple single frames together.

Landscape photographer Michael Shainblum's latest video takes a very close look at noise reduction software, specifically when using noise reduction on landscape images. Shainblum published an article on his website that includes sample images and crops, which are more beneficial than viewing comparisons in the YouTube video featured below.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a polarizing topic, and the technology has quickly found its way into a diverse range of softwares for many, including content creators. While AI has its pros and cons, it offers creators many opportunities to work more efficiently and make better content.

Atomos has announced Ninja Cast Desktop Software, providing users with complete control over the AtomX Cast add-on from a computer. Available for macOS and Windows, Ninja Cast delivers remote access over the AtomX Cast's settings and controls.

Panasonic has announced an upcoming firmware update that will bring the GH6 Micro Four Thirds camera some new features, including the ability to output 4K at 120p and shoot 12-bit Blackmagic RAW.

With digital portfolios going back 20 years or more, it can be hard to get into the back catalog and find old treasures, lost memories, and beloved favorites. With Mylio Photos QuickFilters and new SmartTags, it’s much easier to browse — and enjoy! — your entire photo collection.

Tether Tools has announced the latest version of its customizable and powerful tethered capture software, Smart Shooter 5. The major new release supports Fujifilm cameras, adds multi-camera tethering for up to 10 cameras, and integrates bulk QR/barcodes into professional workflows.

Google says it is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) software that is trained off real photos of a user and can then generate an infinite number of selfies so that a user doesn't even have to activate their camera to post to Instagram.

The advent of AI editing tools has sparked a debate about finding the delicate balance between efficiency and preserving the photographer's artistic vision.