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Adobe has just released the latest updates to Lightroom and Camera RAW. Besides fixing the problems created in the last update (LR 1.4 and CR 4.4), they’ve added support for a few more cameras.
If you kept Lightroom 1.4 (hoping for a new update from Adobe) and converted files to DNG you’ll need to run that [...]

**3/17/08 Update: Adobe has pulled these files from their website. appears there are some problems with DNG conversion, Oly RAW files, and more. Don’t install the updates, or go back to the previous versions if you have already. Thanks Adobe !!
Another round in the game of camera hardware and software Leap Frog. Since a few [...]

Some of my favorite Photoshop actions come from PanosFX.com. There are a number of free ones available and some more enhanced effects that cost a small amount.
Both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users will find useful special effect actions. A Rubik’s Cube, Puzzle pieces, Cracked Wall painting, Spiral bound book, 35mm Filmstrip, a Stamp. The list [...]

Making quality bigger prints requires more pixels. Your first solution can be to buy a camera with more megapixels. But what about the photos you’ve shot already? Sometimes you’ll need to scale them up to make a nice big print.
The big debate is over what PPI (pixels per inch) is necessary. Personally, I’ve found that [...]

Hooray! Mac users can pre-order Elements 6 for the Mac directly from Adobe’s website at www.adobe.com/go/buyphotoshop_elements_mac. Pricing is stated as $89.99 and it will will on Leopard, (OS X v 10.5), along with previous versions of Mac OS X starting with 10.4.8.
Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac is scheduled to ship early in the second quarter [...]

The last week or two has seen updates from both Nikon and Adobe. Users of Photoshop CS2/3, Photoshop Elements 4/5/6, Lightroom and Nikons ViewNX and Camera Control Pro need to pay attention.
Nikon has updated ViewNX to v1.0.3 and added a number of enhancements. The most important items are an error with IPTC info added from [...]