French photography software company DxO has announced FilmPack 8, the latest version of its premier film emulation software. The updated app introduces Time Warp mode, an interactive way to explore the rich history of photography, along with new film rendering options.
LensNode brings advanced, data-driven lens simulations to DaVinci Resolve. Using real-world optical data and GPU-powered performance, the plugin delivers authentic distortions, aberrations, and bokeh effects for filmmakers and post-production professionals.
Canon EOS R series camera owners with ProGrade Digital SD cards should take notice of a new update to ProGrade's free Refresh Pro software. A newly discovered issue using ProGrade SD cards in certain Canon cameras has been resolved, but photographers will need to update their cards to ensure proper performance.
At its first-ever brand event, Evoto One, Evoto announced a sweeping expansion of its platform with new desktop, mobile, and video tools. Evoto has lofty goals and some powerful, entrenched competition, but it likes its odds.
Continuing to fulfill its promise to bring third-party AI models into its Firefly ecosystem, Adobe has added Luma AI's newest generative video model, Ray3, to Firefly.
Every few years, I write an updated version of the Film Grain Emulation guide. I do this because my passion drives me to learn more, and my understanding of film grain changes significantly.
ACD Systems has announced ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2026, the latest version of its flagship photo editing and digital asset management software, bringing new AI tools, workflow upgrades, and flexible pricing options for photographers and creatives.
Pattern Recognition Company (PRC) has released Excire Search 2026, the newest version of its AI-powered post processing plugin for Adobe Lightroom Classic.
Evoto AI, the software company known for AI-powered retouching and workflow tools, has announced a major expansion of its product line during its first-ever brand event, Evoto One, introducing new desktop, mobile, and video offerings.
Solora has released a major iOS 26 update that brings AI-powered forecasts, system-level alarms, and a redesigned interface to its all-in-one astronomical planning app.
Earlier this month, PetaPixel reported that Adobe's Acrobat Chrome extension made it absurdly easy to steal other people's photos, including AI-powered watermark removal. Since that report, Adobe has made changes to its extension.
Apple has announced Final Cut Camera 2.0, a major update to its professional video capture app that supports the advanced filmmaking tools introduced in the newest iPhone models, including the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.
Blackmagic Design announced that DaVinci Resolve 20.2 and Blackmagic Camera 9.8 (public beta) are available now and add long-awaited support for Apple ProRes RAW, including footage captured using the brand-new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Datacolor debuts its most affordable display calibration tool yet. The SpyderExpress promises professional-grade results in under two minutes without breaking the bank.
Canon is adding multiple new features to the R5 C, C400, C80, and C70 to bring those cameras more in line with the capabilities of the newly-announced C50. The most notable is open gate recording coming to the C400, but the updates also brings several other features to the four cameras including expanded view options, support fro CineServo lenses, better focus peaking, and more.
We put Luminar Neo to the test, not as a standalone app, but as a plugin designed to enhance your existing editing photography workflow.
Audiio, a music licensing platform in the same vein as Epidemic Sound and MusicBed, announced an integration with AudioShake, an industry-leading sound-separation technology that can break any track into a broad variety of instrument stems even if the original music had never been multi-tracked.
Earlier this year, PetaPixel reported that DxO PureRAW's Beta support for Fujifilm X-Trans was misleading, leading the company to acknowledge the poor communication surrounding the highly anticipated support. Now, five months later, DxO may have made up for its mistake, as X-Trans support is complete and looks excellent.
Adobe is taking another crack at mobile video editing by bringing its professional video editing app, Premiere, to iPhone later this month for free and Android later down the line.
ON1 Photo RAW 2026 is coming this fall with major upgrades, completely new tools, interface improvements, and filters.
Tecno and DxOMark have launched the world’s first fully automated AI imaging lab, bringing faster, more precise, and inclusive smartphone camera testing.
Instagram is finally available natively on Apple iPad, answering the calls from iPad users who have requested an iPad Instagram for many years.
DxO PhotoLab 9, the latest version of its RAW photo editing software, is one of the more significant updates in recent memory, simply because it finally tackles masking in a meaningful way. But there’s also more to it than a single feature upgrade.
DxO announced PhotoLab 9, ushering in what DxO describes as a new era of photo editing. The RAW photo editing software features new AI masking, improved local adjustments, DeepPRIME denoising and sharpening, and much more.
While there are many website builders and publishing services online, few are specifically designed for photographers and professional-quality photo sharing. That's where The Turning Gate's Backlight 6 comes in.
Google Photos users can now ask the app to edit their photos for them using voice or text.
To celebrate World Photography Day, VSCO today unveiled VSCO Workspace, an automated studio management platform built specifically for photographers.
Researchers at the Computational Photography Lab at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, developed a new software tool that can relight any photograph with precise physical-based controls, similar to what software like Blender can do with computer-generated graphics.
Mavis Camera, a powerful video app for iPhone, now supports Atomos Ninja Phone, allowing iOS creators to connect professional cameras and lenses to a wider range of iPhones and iPads via HDMI. This expansion enables mobile filmmakers to record, stream, and upload content to the cloud.
Abode, the Kickstarter software project that sold over 3,000 backers who pledged nearly a quarter of a million dollars the promise of an alternative to Adobe's creative suite over two years ago, is dead.
PetaPixel put Photoshop’s two newest AI features, Harmonize and Generative Upscale, to the test on real-world photography projects to find out if they are useful tools for photographers, or just more hype?
Blackmagic Design released DaVinci Resolve 20.1, introducing full support for Apple Vision Pro immersive video workflows. With this release, DaVinci Resolve becomes the first professional non-linear editor (NLE) to offer a complete end-to-end solution for creating, editing, and delivering Apple Immersive Video content.
Is your digital archive filled with vintage footage from early DSLRs, prosumer camcorders, or first-gen smartphones? Chances are, they are blurry, noisy, or even frozen in spots.
Higgsfield, an AI technology platform designed for creators, launched Upscale, a new AI-powered upscaling feature powered by Topaz Labs.
Google announced Genie 3, a new general-purpose AI-powered world model that can generate diverse, photorealistic interactive environments.
In the ever-evolving world of digital photo editing, staying ahead of the curve means finding tools that streamline the process without sacrificing quality. Skylum's Luminar Neo positions itself as a solution for both professional photographers and hobbyists looking to enhance their workflow with speed and precision.
Rode today announced CallMe, a new feature for the RodeCaster Pro II and RodeCaster Duo that adds the ability to connect devices remotely to one another for what Rode describes as a "seamless" remote call that is akin to having two callers sit in the same room as each other.
Adobe announced a series of Photoshop updates today, including a new AI-powered feature called Generative Upscale. The new tool, powered by Adobe’s Firefly generative AI, allows photographers to upscale images with improved sharpness, clarity, and resolution.
Canon has re-released firmware for the EOS R1 and R5 Mark II after having to pull both updates last week due to an error that caused video to not be recorded properly when using a memory card larger than 2 TB.
The new firmware for the Canon EOS R1 and R5 Mark II, which was announced earlier this week and released yesterday, has been made "temporarily unavailable" due to an issue that renders playback impossible on the camera or PC when using a card larger than 2 TB.
Imagen, the AI-driven editing platform best known for its photography tools, is bringing its cutting-edge technology to video editing. The company announced the public beta launch of Imagen for Video, which offers AI-powered, frame-by-frame color correction.
Canon announced a series of new firmware updates for a huge number of its cameras. The updates include the previously announced password protection as well as a series of new features for the EOS R1 and R5 Mark II.
It didn't take long for Nikon to release a new firmware update for its full-frame Z8 mirrorless camera, fixing compatibility issues with third-party lenses introduced by firmware 3.00.
Night skies. Distant wildlife. Handheld footage from earlier DSLR cameras with tiny sensors and high ISO. This is where cameras -- even the most capable ones -- begin to struggle. The result? Noise. Sometimes it's manageable; often, it's not. In fact, these grain, random specks, and compression artifacts have long plagued photographers and videographers.
Ricoh Imaging has announced GR World, a new smartphone app that works alongside Ricoh GR series compact cameras.
Many beloved vintage cinema lenses are inaccessible to filmmakers due to cost and a lack of availability. However, Node Mill hopes to lessen the blow through its carefully-crafted digital lens emulation plugin for Blackmagic's popular video editing app DaVinci Resolve.
Android's Photo Picker has enabled Android smartphone owners to easily share photos across apps and social media platforms for years, but it will soon introduce a much-requested search function, allowing users to find specific images much faster.
Canva, which acquired Adobe Creative Suite competitor Affinity last year, recently doubled down on its dedicated photo editing tools with AI photo editor, a collection of AI-powered tools that let Canva users make wide-ranging tweaks and edits to their images.
A law firm is investigating a possible class action lawsuit after Sony camera owners lost access to the free photo editing software Capture One Express, which was included with many Sony mirrorless cameras.
Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 update is set to introduce several new privacy and safety features, including one that may automatically pause FaceTime video calls if nudity is detected. The feature was discovered in the iOS 26 developer beta and appears to be part of Apple’s broader Communication Safety initiative.
