The F Stops Here

May 19, 2010. Pixamba (www.pixamba.com) has today launched the Pixamba Media Management platform, a powerful yet affordable digital asset management service, specifically designed to help microstock photography users to manage their portfolio of licensed stock images effectively.

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SECAUCUS, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Panasonic today announced the introduction of the LUMIX DMC-ZR3, a fully-featured digital camera complete with AVCHD Lite High Definition (HD) video recording capabilities, a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens and a powerful 8x optical zoom – giving consumers a wide-range of shooting options, yet in a slim body that is small enough to fit in a pocket or small purse.  New to the ZR-Series this year, Panasonic also introduces Intelligent Zoom, which extends the LUMIX ZR3′s zoom to an impressive 10x.
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SECAUCUS, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Panasonic today introduced the new LUMIX DMC-TS2, a successor to the company’s first rugged digital camera designed for active outdoor use, the LUMIX DMC-TS1. Featuring High Definition video recording capability, in the AVCHD Lite format, the new 14.1-megapixel LUMIX TS2 further strengthens its toughness when compared to its predecessor and is waterproof to 33 feet (10m), shockproof to 10 feet (2m), freezeproof to 14 degrees F (-10 degrees C) and dustproof*(1).
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SECAUCUS, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Panasonic today introduces the LUMIX DMC-ZS7, the newest member of the acclaimed superzoom ZS-Series of digital cameras that have gained worldwide popularity. Complete with its hallmark 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens and a powerful 12x optical zoom (operable in video recording mode), this 12.1-megapixel powerhouse performer, also includes a new built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) feature that embeds photos and videos with the latitude and longitude location details, a useful feature when using an online photo-sharing website. The LUMIX ZS7 is also the world’s smallest photo/video hybrid superzoom digital camera(*1), which can also record High Definition (HD) video using the recording capability in AVCHD Lite, which includes a dedicated video record button and new to the ZS-Series is a manual shooting mode.
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RAMSEY, N.J., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and shape, announces its strategic partnership with Nexirius GmbH as the premier distributor and support provider in North and South America for its COLIBRI® color matching software.

COLIBRI® is designed for easy, efficient recipe formulation and correction of opaque, translucent and transparent colors. It provides a choice of recipes in seconds even for dark or saturated colors. In addition to calculating an extremely accurate match for color, the software also optimizes the pigment load, preventing over pigmentation in opaque paints and plastics.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 6 — Eastman Kodak Company today announced the latest addition to its consumer digital product portfolio, designed to make it easier than ever for people to share pictures with family and friends anytime, anywhere. The KODAK SLICE Touchscreen Camera lets consumers carry a personal photo album worth sharing and reliving at all times. With a sleek and intuitive 3.5-inch touchscreen, and the KODAK SLICE Search Feature, consumers can find the pictures they want from up to 5,000 that can be stored on internal memory. Then, they can easily share those pictures right from the back of the camera.

“Kodak knows that consumers want the ability to share life’s memories at a moment’s notice, whether it’s pictures that evoke a tear or just the funny everyday moments,” said John Blake, General Manager, Digital Capture and Devices and Vice President, Kodak. “The power of sharing and reliving life’s moments drove the development of our new SLICE Camera. It provides instant access to all of your KODAK Moments, and it’s right at your fingertips.”

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Paris/NY, Nov. 04, 2009. LTU technologies, pioneer of image recognition and search technologies, whose licensed software platform, LTU engine®, has been adopted by commercial and government organizations worldwide since 2000, today launched LTU engine/ON demand. This hosted version of LTU engine offers LTU technologies’ advanced image recognition and search capabilities at a flexible price that is directly linked to the usage of the platform.

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Additional Sales Channels to Provide New Growth Opportunity

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DigitalPost Interactive (BULLETIN BOARD: DGLP) , www.dglp.com, a leader in web-based interactive digital media applications, announced the signing of new contracts with two photo industry leaders. One of these companies is a top 5 U.S. Portrait Studio and the other is one of the largest providers of retail Photo Kiosks in the world. The details of both Agreements will be provided in subsequent announcements.

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Tens of Millions of Images Indexed, Registered with Metadata, and Ready to Connect for Legitimate Transactions between Image Owners and Buyers

SILICON VALLEY, California, October 13/PRNewswire/ — PicScout, the market leader in worldwide image services and enabler of client image monetization activities, today announces worldwide support from North America, Asia, and Europe for the company’s newly launched enabling services platform and suite of products to credit images and facilitate real-time transactions between buyers and sellers of images. The first group of agencies representing many thousands of photographers from around the world, leading trade organizations, and digital image rights groups acclaim and support PicScout Image IRC(TM) and ImageExchange(TM) in a show of solidarity to assure that every image gets its credit.

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Photography Production is moving to the Cloud

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Industrial Color Software today announced the release of GLOBALedit® version 3.8, the latest version of the company’s flagship online photo collaboration software for creative production professionals. With major improvements in image processing speed, secure high-speed file delivery, application performance, and image review, version 3.8 leverages the power of cloud computing technology to deliver powerful, easy to use production tools to photo production groups through a standard web browser.

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