Software

Darktable 5.0.0 is here, and it’s aiming to reshape how photographers approach free photo editing.

Blackmagic Camera 2.2 for iOS introduces meaningful enhancements tailored to real-world needs.

Let's face it, we've all experienced the frustration of dealing with subpar video and photo quality. Whether it's a grainy wedding video from low-light conditions, shaky action shots, low-resolution old videos, or choppy vintage films or animations due to low frame rates, these common issues can significantly impact the overall quality of your media.

This week, Adobe said that it would be making changes to its Photography plan pricing and eliminating the most affordable option entirely. Beyond that, as more camera and lens companies are pushing to support the "hybrid" creator (for good reason), Adobe continues to ignore them.

The Adobe Photography and Lightroom plan price increases arriving next month muddy the already somewhat confusing waters with Adobe subscription options. It is worth taking a beat and breaking down all the possible choices a photographer has if they want to use Lightroom or Photoshop after the January 15, 2025 changes.

Pearla version 2.1 allows iPhone filmmakers to shoot in open gate formats and record Log video, including for shooting in open gate and log formats, including S-Log and N-Log.

Adobe has had a lot going on in the last few days. Last week, the company unveiled a very impressive new tool, Reflection Removal, available now as a Technology Preview in Adobe Camera Raw. Meanwhile, its stock price has tumbled nearly 15 percent in the last five days, signaling investor concerns over Adobe's AI ventures. Now Adobe is previewing its photography app plans for 2025, including a price hike arriving next month.

Well-known photo software developer ON1 announced a brand new ON1 Pro brand. Designed to deliver products specifically for professional photography workflows, the first new application under the ON1 Pro brand is Lightpanel, an AI-driven app to help pros cull, review, and edit thousands of photos quickly and easily within Adobe Lightroom Classic.

Removing reflections from photos takes time and effort. Adobe's talented engineers are working to solve the issue once and for all in a single click.

Apple Intelligence is settling into a semi-regular update schedule. Within iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, Apple is bringing a slate of improvements to its AI technology and software platform, including the generative text-to-image tool, Image Playground.

Apple revealed the winners of its 2024 App Store Awards, celebrating and honoring 17 apps and games across a diverse range of genres throughout the Apple ecosystem. Apple picked these 17 winners from 45 finalists.

Imagen’s new AI-powered feature is designed to simplify photographers’ post-production workflows.

After announcing its new text-to-video AI generator, Sora, back in February, OpenAI has finally released it to the world.

Accurate and efficient background removal is vital for professionals in photography, design, and e-commerce, as cluttered backgrounds can detract from the subject. Whether it’s for advertising, e-commerce listings, or social media content, seamless matting is crucial for adapting images to various platforms while preserving quality.

German artificial intelligence software company PRC announced the latest version of its AI-powered photo management program, Excire Foto 2025. The software promises to help photographers, even those with massive image libraries, keep their photos organized. The app also uses AI to help photographers with one of the most arduous tasks of all: culling.

Like many photographers, I'm entrenched in a specific editing workflow. I use Adobe Lightroom Classic for the basics -- and even some of the more advanced edits -- and Photoshop for the rest. It works for me, and I'm not keen to jump through any hoops to change my process. However, Pixelmator Pro features a tool that made me pivot last week when I tried to make a print at home over the Thanksgiving holiday: Smart Deband.

LumaTouch announced a significant update to Storyblocks for LumaFusion, adding new features, including Multicam Studio and Speed Ramping, at no additional cost to subscribers. With this feature expansion, the company is also renaming the Storyblocks for LumaFusion subscription to the LumaFusion "Creator Pass."

Radiant Imaging Labs announced the launch of Radiant Photo 2, the latest major release of the company's photo editing software built to preserve color and help photographers get the most from their images.

Shortly following people rightly taking notice of Insta360's user service agreement and expressing concern and displeasure, the company has adjusted its language.

Glass unveiled a feature called Series, aiming to reshape the experience of organizing and sharing images.

ACD Systems, perhaps best known for its ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate software on PC, announced the newest version of its Mac photo editor, ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 11.

Apple Final Cut Pro 11 has arrived, not only ushering in the next generation of professional video editing for Apple but signaling the company's revitalized and reinvigorated approach to creative professional software at large.

Blackmagic announced DaVinci Resolve 19.1 today as it looks to bolster its ability adding depth and speed to multicam, audio, and visual effects workflows.

Pearla v2 was released today, adding many new features to the iPhone camera app built for discerning mobile photographers.

In a digital age when the line between truth and authenticity often blurs, the Click camera app brings a powerful tool to verify the reality behind images.

ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2025 comes with both a premise and a promise in how it aims to be a one-stop shop for organizing and editing your photos.

A security researcher from Midnight Blue, a Dutch security consultant, discovered a "zero-click" vulnerability in Synology NAS software that uses the pre-installed Photos app.

When Adobe debuted the Firefly-powered Generative Remove tool in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw in May as a beta feature, it worked well much of the time. However, Generative Remove, now officially out of its beta period, has confusingly gotten worse in some situations.

Wondershare's award-winning Filmora 14 video editing software promises groundbreaking new features, including new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that ensures video editors and creators can spend more time doing what they love, creating fantastic content, and less time on their computer, all without sacrificing the quality of their work.

Like its predecessor, Topaz Labs' new Gigapixel 8 application uses artificial intelligence (AI) to intelligently upscale photos. Version 8.0 takes it up a notch by using AI to sharpen images further.

ON1 Photo RAW 2025 is finally available, promising a next-generation all-in-one photo editor full of powerful new artificial intelligence features and image editing improvements.

Canva continues its torrid pace, announcing Dream Lab, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool, alongside significant upgrades to Canva's Visual Suite, content library, and solutions for small businesses and students.

At Adobe MAX last week, Adobe, Frame.io, and Leica announced new Camera to Cloud (C2C) capabilities for the Leica SL3 full-frame L-mount camera. Alongside this news, Leica announced that Camera to Cloud integration won't stop with the SL3 -- C2C is coming to additional Leica models.

DxO has announced the updated ViewPoint 5 software that adds a massively improved ReShape Fusion tool, giving users the ability to correct perspective, warp imperfections, and resolve any issues caused by wide-angle lenses.

Alongside Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom is Adobe's most popular software for photographers. Since launching in 2006, Lightroom has helped photographers of all experience levels manage and process their images. The latest updates aim to make Lightroom more powerful and easier to use.

As mentioned in PetaPixel's coverage of the Photoshop updates, Adobe introduced a new profile in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Lightroom called Adobe Adaptive. Unlike existing profiles, like Adobe Color or Adobe Landscape, the new Adobe Adaptive profile is image-dependent thanks to artificial intelligence (AI).

Adobe unveiled its Firefly Video Model last month, previewing a variety of new generative AI video features. Today, the Firefly Video Model has officially launched in public beta and is the first publicly available generative video model designed to be commercially safe.

The new version of Adobe Premiere Pro offers many new compelling features for videographers and video editors, including significantly improved color management tools and new AI-powered features designed to streamline video creation.

Adobe Photoshop is a powerful, popular tool for photographers. With the latest update, Adobe further enhances Photoshop's artificial intelligence (AI) tools, improving the app's capabilities for photographers and other visual creators.

Back at NAB 2024 in April, Adobe and Frame.io revealed Frame.io V4 (version four), promising significant improvements to the cloud-based platform. While some of these features were available in beta for select users, they're available to everyone now. Plus, new Camera to Cloud partnerships brings Frame.io Camera to Cloud workflows to even more photographers and videographers.

Last month, Canva warned customers that some plans would see a substantial price increase. One, Canva Teams, jumped from $180 per year to $500. Today, Canva rolled back one aspect of its unpopular price hikes as part of what it calls a "Pricing Promise" moving forward.

Adobe, a major player in the content authenticity movement and the founder of the Content Authenticity Initiative (CA) in 2019, announced Adobe Content Authenticity. This new, free web app enables creators to attach Content Credentials to their digital work easily.

Popular iPhone camera app Halide Mark II, which just two weeks ago was updated with the release of iOS 18 to add direct access to Halide on the iPhone's lock screen, has been updated again with native support for the new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 family of devices, including the powerful iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max.

Adobe announced the latest version of its "Elements" creative software, Photoshop Elements 2025 and Premiere Elements 2025. The newest annual releases continue to add new artificial intelligence-powered features and more Guided Edits to enable users of all experience levels to edit their photos and videos.

Cyme, the maker of the photo cataloging application for macOS Peakto and Peakto Search has announced that Peakto is now fully compatible with the powerful image enhancement software Topaz Photo AI.

Skylum has officially announced its newest desktop software Aperty, formerly known as Project "Barcelona", designed for professional portrait editors who value time and quality.

Like every other folk in this universe, photographers also need PDF editor software to boost their document productivity. It’s because PDFs are easy to share without disrupting image quality. When working with PDFs, photographers can also add watermarks to their creations or collaborate with other artists effectively. But that's not all!