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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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Here is a partial list of new features in Photoshop CS5. I’ll post a more comprehensive list soon, but these are the upgrades that are most likely to save you time and money, and that may make the upgrade compelling:

Content Aware Fill and Content Aware Spot Healing
Puppet Warp
Mixer Brush and Wet Brush Painting
Bristle Tip Brushes
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Adobe announced today their latest version of the professional programs comprising the Creative Suite. Creative Suite 5, or CS5, will ship sometime in May of this year and include over 250 new features to the software packages in the suites. CS5 includes of course Photoshop CS5 and I’ve posted some videos featuring some of the […]

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This news is a few days old and there’s not much to say about it, but as an Adobe beta tester I thought I’d start a series of posts here about Phtooshop CS5 (hint: more to come).
Maybe taking a page from the incredible pre-release buzz of the iPad, Adobe has let the world know that […]

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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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