Shutterbug Staff

Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
Combining Passions
Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 01, 2005

My passions are photography and motorcycles. I discovered my passion for motorcycles at age 6 and my passion for photography at age 34. By today's standards I am over the hill to compete in racing, but by my standards I master the sport behind the lens--I know where to look and what to look for. That said, without a media pass getting close to the superstars is next to...

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Picture This
Picture This!
Found Montage
Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 01, 2005

This month's Picture This! assignment, Found Montage, will not be running. The photographs submitted for Picture This! were sent from our collection point to review a few days before Hurricane Katrina struck and never arrived for review. After extensive efforts at tracing the review package we can only conclude that the package was lost within the chaos of the storm and its...

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Film Photography Reviews
Photo Gear
Covering The Photo Beat; Chemicals And More
Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 01, 2005

Chemistry--especially black and white chemistry--remains defiantly buoyant. Although chemicals for color printing are unmistakably in decline, and although domestic processing kits for slide film (Kodak E-6 compatible) and negative film (Kodak C-41 compatible) are harder and harder to find in large packages (5 liters and above), monochrome chemicals continue to flourish.

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News & Notes
Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 01, 2005

We welcome your comments on articles, photo and digital events, feedback on how we're doing, constructive criticism, and friendly advice. We reserve the right to edit for brevity and to paraphrase longer comments if necessary. You can send us letters by US mail at Editor, News & Notes, Shutterbug Magazine, 1419 Chaffee Dr., Suite #1, Titusville, FL 32780, or by e-mail...

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News
New Lexar JumpDrive Secure II Features Sleek Design
Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 01, 2005

Lexar Media, Inc. has unveiled the JumpDrive Secure II, a second-generation
USB flash drive featuring 256-bit AES Encryption to secure folders and files
so consumers can easily store and protect valuable images and other data files.

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News
DxO Optics Pro V3.5 Boasts Faster Processing
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 31, 2005

DxO Labs has announced an upgrade to its flagship application DxO Optics Pro.
DxO Optics Pro v3.5 is a free upgrade from version 3.0 of the powerful automatic
image enhancement tool. The new DxO Optics Engine v2 included in this upgrade
offers expanded capabilities for removing unwanted color fringes in the image
and can preserve up to 40% more image surface when eliminating geometric distortion.
It also enables user-defined cropping for a more efficient workflow.

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News
Corel Introduces Corel Painter Essentials 3
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 28, 2005

The latest addition to Corel's digital imaging portfolio, Corel Painter Essentials
3, is designed to be a complete home art studio built on the award-winning power
of Corel Painter IX. Painter Essentials 3 includes everything new users need
to get started with digital art and create stunning paintings from their photos.
With a suggested retail price of $99, this affordable software package is ideal
for digital camera enthusiasts.

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News
Pacific Image Electronics Has Announced PrimeFoto 2.0 Lets Users Create Picture Album CDs From Digital Camera Photos
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 27, 2005

Pacific Image Electronics has announced PrimeFoto 2.0, the latest version of
the product that creates picture album CDs from photos stored on digital camera
memory cards. PrimeFoto 2.0 now includes an automatic orientation feature that
rotates pictures automatically for users whose digital cameras have an auto
rotation function, rather than checking each image one-by-one. Users can also
now generate picture albums from a CD. Just select the desired images and press
"Make CD" on the remote control.

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P.L.U.S. Coalition Creates A Universal Langauge For Image Licensing
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 25, 2005

The PLUS Coalition, a non-profit organization on a mission to simplify and
facilitate the licensing of images, has just completed an international, industry-wide
review of the PLUS Glossary, the first component of the Picture Licensing Universal
System (PLUS). Due for release in the fourth quarter of 2005, the PLUS Glossary
will provide standardized terms and definitions for use in image licensing transactions.

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News
New Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 21, 2005

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced Adobe Photoshop Elements
4.0, dubbed a significant upgrade to the No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing
software. Photoshop Elements 4.0 delivers an impressive array of new ways for
consumers to easily edit photos, show them off in creative and entertaining
ways and always have them at their fingertips. Available for Windows, Photoshop
Elements 4.0 is the software that consumers choose for quick, one-click fixes,
in addition to more sophisticated editing techniques when they need advanced
creative control.

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