Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.5 Update Released

New in Lightroom 2.5

The goal of this release is to address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom 2 and provide additional camera raw support. A comprehensive list of issues fixed in this release is included below:

Lightroom 2 Bugs – Fixed

• Lightroom 2.4 on Windows continued to display the import dialog when a memory card was detected regardless of the preference setting “Show import dialog when a memory card is detected.”
• Lightroom 2.5 includes a correction to the demosaic algorithms for Bayer sensor cameras with unequal green response.

Newly Supported Cameras:

• Nikon D300s
• Nikon D3000
• Olympus E-P1
• Panasonic DMC-FZ35
• Panasonic DMC-GF1

Get your update here.

Source – Adobe

DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone and iPod – Nikon Version Released

Image from onOne Software

Following the success with the Canon version of the DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone or iPod Touch, onOne Software released its latest version for Nikon users. The latest version features –

• Remotely fire your Canon EOS or Nikon DSLR camera with your iPhone or iPod Touch
• Remotely control the camera settings like shutter-speed, aperture, white-balance and more
• View images saved on the camera from your iPhone or iPod Touch
• Look through your camera’s viewfinder remotely
• Great for remote-firing at weddings, sporting events, for kids, and for self-portraits

There are currently two versions out, the Professional version (US$19.99) and the Lite version (US$1.99). The Lite version only support the basic functions such as connecting to host computer, firing the camera, seeing post-view image, checking battery status and image remaining. For another US$18, you’ll get all those fancy functions such as being able to adjust shutter speed, ISO, white-balance, exposure compensation, auto exposure bracketing, burst mode and more.

For more information (and there are tons), visit onOne Software’s product page.

Source – onOne Software’s product page

Adobe Releases Photoshop Lightroom v2.4 and Camera RAW 5.4

According to Adobe, the following were updated for Lightroom 2.4

• Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Nikon D5000 and Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i)
• Several corrections for issues introduced by previous Lightroom 2 releases which includes the following –

1. Web galleries with a Collection Title of six characters would not export or upload
2. The crop aspect ratio could revert to the last selected ratio even when reset to original
3. The crop aspect ratio in Quick Develop could be lost after a crop adjustment
4. The crop aspect ratio lock could be lost after an orientation switch
5. Images could preview incorrectly when imported using the MTP/PTP USB protocol
6. Sony .ARW files may not have been recognized by Lightroom’s import dialog
7. The Japanese language configuration of Lightroom on Mac OS X 10.5 could fail to switch to the print module if the HP B9180 was set as the default printer
8. Metadata options that are intended for use were dimmed incorrectly when exporting DNG files
9. The Japanese language configuration of Lightroom on Mac OS X was missing a shortcut for “Zoom Out”
10. Several translation and shortcut corrections were made for the eight additional languages introduced with Lightroom 2.3

For details and download link, go to Adobe’s download page, link here.

As for Camera RAW 5.4, a number of new cameras were added to the update. One thing to note though is that the Camera Raw 5.4 plug-in is not compatible with versions of Photoshop earlier than Photoshop CS4. Hmm…..

For the full read on the Camera RAW 5.4, check out the readme link here.

Tilt & Shift All You Want – tiltshiftmaker

Remember I posted up the above pics on my earlier post, First Look Pics from the Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM. Well, used it as a testing shot for the tiltshiftmaker and WOW, loving it.  Give it a try, it’s free.

Link to tiltshiftmaker here.