PTN Magazine

PTN (Photo Trade News) magazine provides product, trend and industry news to established and emerging photo, computer and electronics retailers.
In The December 2006 Issue
Cover Story
PTN Dealer of the Year 2006 By Diane Berkenfeld
Products & Services
Digital Presses By Tara Propper
New Revenue Streams
Inkjet Refilling Services By Diane Berkenfeld
The Digital Deal
Cameras as Consumer Electronics By Don Sutherland
On-Site
Dan's Camera City By Jerry Lansky
Sound-Off
CMOS Imaging: Bringing New Experiences to Photography & Video By Suresh Venkatraman
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Kubota Image Tools Releases Third Enhancement

Kevin Kubota, Idea Guy of Kubota Image Tools, has created another set of image enhancement software Actions for Adobe Photoshop. After the highly-acclaimed introductions of Artistic Tools Volume One and Two and Production Tools Volume One, the release of a third set of Artistic Tools features 50 new actions and is now available to the professional photography community.
"I have created Artistic Tools volume three in response to requests by photographers who have worked with and enjoyed the previous two volumes. I love to play with Photoshop and test the limits of what it can do to make my images match my creative vision. Being able to share my knowledge, in the form of Actions that can empower other photographers to take their images to the next level, is part of my passion,"says Kevin Kubota.

This brand new volume contains a fresh variety of color enhancing, enriching, and beautifying actions for Photoshop CS or newer. Highlights include Velveteen, Satin B and W, Renaissance, Fashion Passion, Washout, Super Heroine and Deep Forest. In addition, several new scripts have been added for automatically sizing images from 4x6 up to 8x10, while adding borders with keyline variations.

The set retails for $99.00 and can be purchased through the Kubota Image Tools Web site at: http://kubotaworkshops.com/store/ .
System Requirements: Mac OS X or Win 98, 2000, NT, ME and XP, Adobe Photoshop 7.0 or better. Some Actions require Photoshop CS2 or newer.

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Digital Camera News

Digital Camera News
Ricoh Caplio R5 Firmware Update Fixes USB Connection Reliability
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Canon Issues Safety Notice for Powershot A530 and Powershot A540
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Pentax and Hoya Will Merge to Become the HOYA PENTAX HD Corporation
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Pentax Releases Firmware Update for their Digital SLR Lines
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Canon Releases Firmware Update for their DSLR Mark II Series
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Olympus Release Firmware Updates for Multiple Digital Cameras
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BenQ Introduces X710 Digital Camera
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Olympus Releases Firmware Update for FE-200 Digital Camera
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Three DIWA Gold Awards to recent Canon cameras
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Sigma SD14 Launch Date Postponed Until March 2007
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Fujifilm Releases Specifications, Pricing and Availability for S5 Pro
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Fujifilm Announces FinePix Z5fd with Hardware-Based Face Detection Technology12
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Panasonic Introduces the HDC-SD1 and HDC-DX1 3CCD High Definition Camcorders12
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Holiday Shopping Advice: Avoid The Lowest Prices?
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Aven, Inc. Launches iLoupe; the World's First 2 in 1 Portable Digital Microscope & Camera
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Shoot, Share, and Save Holiday Memories in a Snap with the New RCA EZ105 Small Wonder Digital Camcorder
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Why Color Calibrate Your Monitor?

Have you ever had the experience of taking pictures with your 2-3 megapixel digital camera only to find that what you see on your monitor is not necessarily what you expected? Perhaps you've tried adjusting your monitor or your camera to no avail.
You're not sure if it's something you've done wrong, or if there's some kind of incompatibility among your camera, your computer, your software or all of the above.
You may wonder, "What is color calibration anyway?"

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers

Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers, published by Focal Press. The new edition of this best selling book should be hitting the streets in Spring of 2007, shortly after the official release of Photoshop CS3.

As a special perk for PhotoshopNews readers, Martin has made his Chapter 1: What's New in Photoshop CS3 available for free download. The 21 page PDF, outlines all the new features of Photoshop CS3 and Bridge 2, written from a user's perspective. It offers an honest appraisal of what will be on offer in this new version of the program, if you really want to know what's NEW!

Click here to download the PDF (3.2MB) Martin, if you don't know, is a London based advertising photographer and noted expert in both photography and digital imaging. As a successful photographer, Martin is well known in London for his fashion and beauty work. Check out Martin's web site.

Martin also works with the Adobe Photoshop engineering team consulting on new feature development and alpha and beta testing. He worked alpha & beta for Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and was influential with the new Adobe Bridge 2.0 and Camera Raw 4.0.In addition, Martin is also a principal of PixelGenius where he designed and was product manger for the recently released PhotoKit Color 2. PhotoKit Color 2 applies precise color corrections, automatic color balancing and creative coloring effects. PhotoKit Color offers a comprehensive set of coloring tools for Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2 (and soon CS3) for both Macintosh and Windows.

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The Secret Life of Smart Filters

John Nack is on a roll. He's posting a lot of interesting things on his blog, John Nack on Adobe.

The most recent post is The Secret Life of Smart Filters. John talks a bit about the history of how Smart Filters came about and why the previous incarnation called "Filter Layers" was yanked from Photoshop CS1 during development because, well, they didn't work real good (ok, they sucked on a performance level). Based upon what the dev team learned about Filter Layers, a Photoshop CS2 feature called Smart Objects was born. Now in Photoshop CS3, re-editable filters have reappeared called Smart Filters.

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Photoshop CS3 performance tests

Source: Macworld
Written by Rick LePage

Beta is the new black for Adobe, and it fits them well. In the 72 hours after its surprise announcement, Adobe reportedly had more than 100,000 downloads of the Intel-native beta of Photoshop CS3. As a result, the Web has been abuzz with first looks and tutorials (Ben Long wrote a CS3 first look for us last Friday.) I have been playing with the beta for a while now, and it's been a blast. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning with a new toy.

While I've been playing, the guys in the Macworld Lab - Jim Galbraith and Brian Chen - have been busy testing Photoshop CS3 on a few Intel Macs and some of the last generation of PowerPC-based Macs. As you would expect, Photoshop CS3 shows some pretty significant speed increases over the Rosetta-emulated CS2 on the Mac Pro and MacBook Pros.

We ran three basic tests:
Launching Photoshop CS3 with a 50MB file;
Running our standard suite of 14 scripted tasks on that 50MB file; and
Running a batch suite that executed three tasks (rotate, resize and save) on 100 stock photo images.
In all the tests. the Intel Mac (Mac Pro and MacBook Pro) beat its corresponding PowerPC cousin (Power Mac G5 and PowerBook G4), although the four PowerPC cores on the Power Mac G5 kept that machine pretty close in overall speed to the newer Mac Pro.

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News: Photoshop CS3 mini-SDK released

Adobe has released a Photoshop CS3 mini-SDK that will aid developers making the transition from regular Mac PPC coded plug-ins to Universal Binary versions compiled in Xcode. The plug-in update is required for all filters and plug-ins in order to load in Photoshop CS3 running on MacIntel machines. The SDK, along with the CS and CS2 versions, is a free download once you fill out a simple form.

All filter plug-in developers will also need to updated their plug-ins in order to have them run as non-destructive Smart Filters in CS3.



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Set your TIVO's -"Annie Leibowitz - American Masters"

"AMERICAN MASTERS Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens" on PBS, January 3

At the exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, there was a short clip of this, screening on a continuous loop. Originally scheduled to air in November, this promises to be an honest portrait of the master herself. This time, by her sister.

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The Ten Most Outrageous Photo Industry Stories Of 2006

The Ten Most Outrageous Photo Industry Stories Of 2006
December 26, 2006
By Daryl Lang

To mark the end of 2006, the PDNewswire counts down of the ten most surprising, compelling and downright appalling photo news stories of the past year.

PDNewswire ends the year with a rundown of the most surprising, compelling and downright appalling photo news of the past 12 months.

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Digital Photography Tutorials

This section of Sean McHugh's website includes tutorials on how to acquire, interpret and process digital photographs.

Photography is going through an exciting and often controversial transition period as many traditional film photographers are beginning to explore the new capabilities made possible with digital cameras. Traditional aspects such as the fundamental techniques and lens equipment have remained the same, however others are markedly different. Photographers using digital equipment now have previously unattainable control over noise levels, dynamic range and color accuracy. This is an exciting time to get involved with digital photography.

Imaging and software change routinely, so Sean McHugh's digital photography tutorials aim to emphasize key concepts over specific step by step procedures. Tips are also designed to be general enough that nearly any common editing software can be used, unless otherwise stated.

A wealth of useful and free information! Check it out at http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm

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"Cambridge in Colour"

The photography contained within Sean McHugh's "Cambridge in Colour" collection is from in and around Cambridge University in England. Cambridge is uniquely scenic, however in low-light it comes alive with a moody atmosphere that brings out its charm and character.

Sean McHugh has chosen to capture many scenes in his Cambridge gallery by using long exposures during twilight or moonlit conditions - taking the viewer to magical places which visitors seldom see.

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A Peek at What's Hot and New...

SekonicSekonic (www.sekonic.com) unveiled the L-758DR DigitalMaster; the first light meter that can be programmed to match the sensitivity of digital camera sensors or types of film for perfect exposure control. The L-758DR can compensate for variation in exposure accuracy caused by different ISO settings, light sources, measuring methods, and file formats. Up to three different exposure profiles can be stored at the same time and recalled with a quick keystroke. Distributed in the U.S. by the MAC Group.

DatacolorDatacolor (www.datacolor.com) announced ColorVision PrintFIX PRO 2.0. The upgrade offers more features to enhance the quality of tinted and black-and-white prints. With a new gray axis algorithm, advanced profile settings, and new soft-proof capabilities—for previewing custom profiles and settings before making a test print—PRO 2.0 delivers the ability to creategallery-quality prints.


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TreasureKnitTreasureKnit (www.treasureknit.com) transforms your photographs into paintings with its new TKCanvas technology, which uses digital brush strokes to mimic the look and feel of a painting. The image is then printed on high-quality textured canvas using museum-quality, acid-free, pigmented archival ink. Then a UV resistant, roll-laminated film is applied to the TKCanvas using heat to provide maximum protection from the sun, scratches, and moisture. Each TKCanvas is stretched and wrapped around an interior wood frame and mounted with picture staples, allowing each image to be hung with or without a frame.

Top Ten Photos of 2006 From National Geographic News

Purported pyramids, giant jellyfish, and a number of pythons that swallowed more than they bargained for were among the stars of this year's most popular news photos.


10. Alien Appears in Duck X-Ray? (May 30)Animal-rescue workers in California were surprised at what they saw when they x-rayed an ailing mallard: an "alien" hiding in the bird's gut. See Larger Photo >>


9. Snake Swallows Electric Blanket (July 24)Surgery was needed to save a pet Burmese python that bit off a lot more than it could handle. See Larger Photo >>


8. Female Android Debuts in S. Korea (May 15)Looking eerily like a real Korean woman, the robot EveR-1 meets and greets a group of schoolchildren at an educational center in Seoul. See Larger Photo >>


7. Pyramid Discovered in Bosnia? (April 20)A four-sided hill in Bosnia is actually Europe's first known step pyramid, according to an amateur archaeologist—and he announced in April that he has proof. See Larger Photo >>


6. Cat Chases Bear Up Tree (June 13) Forget the mouse that roared. Meet clawless Jack, the tabby that ran a black bear up a tree—twice. See Larger Photo >>


5. Housefly Gets Glasses Made With Lasers (March 28)Jeff Goldblum, is that you? This isn't a scene from the cult horror flick The Fly—it's an entry in a German photo competition highlighting scientific innovations. See Larger Photo >>


4. "Lost World" of New Species Found in Indonesia (February 7)See some of the previously unknown species that scientists discovered in a remote mountain range on the island of New Guinea. See Larger Photo >>


3. Giant Jellyfish Invade Japan (January 19)Japanese waters were inundated with massive Nomura's jellyfish, which can grow 6.5 feet (2 meters) wide and weigh up to 450 pounds (220 kilograms). See Larger Photo >>


2. Rare "Rainbow" Spotted Over Idaho (June 19)A circumhorizontal arc set the sky on fire thanks to an unusual combination of meteorological events. See Larger Photo >>


1. Python Eats Pregnant Sheep (September 15)The greedy-guts reptile had to be removed from a Malaysian road, because the snake was too full to slither away. See Larger Photo >>

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