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Phase One has purchased Expression Media from Microsoft. Expression Media 2 is digital asset management (DAM) software that was originally called iView Media Pro. This is interesting news because Phase One already has one of the most comprehensive RAW processors out there in Capture One. I used Capture One from some of its earliest iterations […]

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DPReview reports that an episode of the Fox primetime series “House” was shot entirely with the Canon 5D Mark II (and Canon lenses). Anyone following the posts here on convergence won’t be surprised, but the news is welcome and a shot across the bow of video camera designers who persist in mini over-the-shoulder style designs […]

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The iPad is a window - a window into convergence. I wrote that convergence happened, but clearly there is more to come. Digital cameras and video cameras have come together on all fronts, from both the photographer and the videographer side. Input/Output and the user experience are the next steps in the workflow. Let’s look […]

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I doubt that any major camera manufacturer will now issue a new, upper end, DSLR without video functionality. The few that were released this past year - the Nikon D700 comes to mind - that did not include HD video capture, were likely clocked by the competition.
So we’re here. Convergence happened. Photographers now have, or […]

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Join me at this October’s PhotoPlus Expo for a 3 hour Photoshop seminar, on Saturday October 24th from 8:45 to 11:45 AM, titled Irreverent Photoshop Tools. Based on a chapter from my upcoming book, Irreverent Photo Tools for Digital Photographers (Cengage, October 2009), this seminar will open eyes with some amazing time-saving techniques and tricks […]

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