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Pentax Announces PentaxPhotoGallery.com

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:42:15 EDT

PENTAX Imaging Company has opened the doors of http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/ to give PENTAX shooters around the world the opportunity to be represented in the gallery and share their most defining moments of photography. This virtual Photo Gallery is the first of its kind to offer space for passionate PENTAX photographers to exhibit their work, share and gain resources within an artistic community, create an online portfolio, and more.

SanDisk Introduces its Fastest Memory Cards Yet

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:00:51 EDT

Borrowing from the lightning-fast speeds, precision engineering and colorful style of international motorcycle racing, SanDisk Corporation today launched a line of turbo-charged flash memory cards – the SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition CompactFlash and the SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition SD^™ Plus. Both have the quickest read/write times of the SanDisk portfolio and represent the company’s ultimate performance products for digital photographers.

Kodak Begins Twelve-City Tour to Exhibit Latest in Digital Photography

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:29:14 EDT

Eastman Kodak Company’s Inspiration Tour kicks off this week in Minneapolis at the Taste of Minnesota, and will make 13 additional stops in 12 cities throughout the United States this year. At each stop, the massive 4,000-square-foot interactive exhibit will educate and motivate America’s photo enthusiasts to do more with their pictures.

“We designed the Inspiration Tour to inspire consumers to be creative and have more fun with photography,” said Michael Korizno, General Manager for the Americas Consumer Digital Group, and Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company. “Kodak gives amateur photographers the tools right at their fingertips to take amazing pictures and share them in truly innovative ways. We’re going to show America just how easy – and rewarding – it can be to capture perfect images and design unique, personal products that showcase their memories.”

Canon Announces the SELPHY CP740 Palm-Sized Photo Printer

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:21:20 EDT

Designed to make printing images a breeze, the SELPHY CP740 Compact Photo Printer features a two-inch color LCD display, red-eye correction and multiple direct printing options that can enable anyone to make amazing prints without a computer.

"This printer is ideal for anyone who hopes to produce long-lasting memories with no hassle," said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. "Especially with the popularity of scrapbooks, crafting, and even personalized postcards printed while on vacation, the SELPHY CP740 Compact Photo Printer can make great quality prints and postcards. And, at an estimated selling price just under $100, it's an affordable way to make memories that last."

Canon Announces the Canon PIXMA MP470 and MP210 All-In-One Printers

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:13:45 EDT

Designed with style and packed with performance, the Canon PIXMA MP470 and MP210 Photo All-In-One (AIO) printers announced today by Canon U.S.A., Inc., deliver new ease-of-use and printing technology, boast approximately 46-second 4" x 6" borderless photo printing speeds, and offer functionality in a stylish, compact package. Perfect for the dorm room or home office, both models provide printing, scanning and copying features and require the same amount of desktop space that many single function printers occupy.

Canon Introduces New Papers for Large Format Printers

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:26:40 EDT

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, today introduced two new large format substrates for the Company's line of imagePROGRAF large format printers as well as two new media options for Canon imageRUNNER MFPs and imagePRESS digital production presses.

Canon's new Universal White Film is a durable, water-resistant glossy substrate for high-end printed materials and graphics. Made of a durable polyester base, the film provides excellent color reproduction.

Adobe Announces Photoshop Plug-In for Google 3D Warehouse

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:39:12 EDT

Adobe Systems Incorporated and Google Inc. today announced the Photoshop® CS3 Extended plug-in for the Google 3D Warehouse, enabling Adobe® Photoshop CS3 Extended users to take further advantage of the software’s powerful compositing, painting and image-editing toolset for editing 3D content.

Mother�s Day Trumps Black Friday Digital Picture Frame Sales Revenue

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:43:59 EDT

PORT WASHINGTON, NY, May 29, 2007 – According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group’s weekly point-of sale data*, digital picture frames grossed nearly $12 million for the week ending May 12, 2007, selling more than 112 thousand units. Those numbers made Mother’s Day digital picture frame sales just as strong in units as frame sales during the week before Christmas and beat the revenue brought in by digital picture frame sales during the week of Black Friday.

Epson Develops Imaging WorkShop Software

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:26:20 EDT

Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") has developed Imaging WorkShop, a workflow application software package for use with high-end printers (pigment ink printers handling A3 and A2), aimed at meeting the demands of advanced amateur and professional photographers. Imaging WorkShop is scheduled to be available for sale through NewSoft Technology Corporation ("NewSoft") from the end of this month.

onOne Software Announces Plug-In Suite 3 for Adobe Photoshop

no@spam.com (SLR Today) — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:34:19 EDT

Portland, OR -- onOne Software, Inc., announces today the immediate availability of its Plug-in Suite 3 software for Adobe Photoshop. onOne Software's Plug-In Suite 3 combines full versions of four essential software tools: Genuine Fractals 5, PhotoFrame Pro 3.1, Mask Pro 4.1 and Intellihance Pro 4.2 an affordable combination that includes everything a photographer needs to make their images the best they can be.

The onOne Software Plug-In Suite 3 is Photoshop CS2 and CS3 compatible and features Universal Binary support to offer fast native support for Photoshop CS3 and Intel-based Macintosh computers. Plug-In Suite 3 installs all four software tools on either a PC or Mac with one serial number and includes new startup tutorials for each, making installing and using each plug-in tool easy. In addition, new integrated "Show Me How" video tutorials and automatic update checking round out the new features so users have everything they need to be productive in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.