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High quality image size reduction - C3C Image Size

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:03:37 -0400

It is free Photoshop plugin

Good spacial properties, do not make moire
Proper tone translation preserving subtle tone difference in reduced image.
Preserving colors
Preserving microcontrast
High accuracy using FP calculations
Good results with weird reduction ratios
Works both with 8bit and 16bit images
PC - http://www.uni-vologda.ac.ru/~c3c/plug-ins/c3cimagesize/0.6/C3CImageSize.zip
Mac - http://www.uni-vologda.ac.ru/~c3c/plug-ins/c3cimagesize/0.6/C3CImageSize4Mac.zip

Check samples at http://www.uni-vologda.ac.ru/~c3c/plug-ins/c3cimagesize.htm

Deals: Software stuff, video, sound and photo related

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:57:03 -0400

All software deals, most actual are at the bottom.

RAW apps for iPhone or similar

endotoxic — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:22:24 -0400

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/04/20/645-PRo-offers-camera-control-and-uncompressed-output

tiff original files.

MAGIX Photo Designer 7

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:17:18 -0400

It is cool and absolutely free photo editor.

Has some fun things, like magic erase

More info - http://www.magix.com/us/free-download/photo-designer/functions/

You can get it here http://www.magix.com/us/free-download/free-software/

Vocaloid software

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:01:44 -0400

Avanna, first English singing female voice

Price - $129

Uses Vocaloid 3 and includes editor:

Piano-roll style note editor, importing functionality from a standard MIDI file
Inputting lyrics and automatic conversion to phonemes
Assigning musical expression templates from an Icon Palette
Sending notes, lyrics and musical expression to the Synthesis Engine
Saving vocal data as a .wav file
Changing synthesis parameters
Reverb
Playback .wav files

Via: http://www.soundsonline.com/Vocaloid-3-Avanna

LightBrush

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:12:31 -0400

Advanced software that can change illumination on photo, change other things leaving illumination intact, or both.

Via: http://www.tandent.com/lightbrushexamples/

http://www.tandent.com/lightbrush/

Software Waveform and Vectorscope solutions

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Thu, 05 May 2011 07:49:34 -0400

We'll collect here information about various solutions for PC and Mac.

Mac

ScopeBox - $99, standalone

http://divergentmedia.com/scopebox

PC

Weveform is present in Premiere Pro

Also few plugins are available.

Solid modelling: Autodesk 123D, 3DVia Shape and Creo

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:45:30 -0400

Really like interface of this free application ( you can get it at http://www.123dapp.com/downloads )

Google aquires Nik software

pundit — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:40:04 -0400

http://education.niksoftware.com/2012/09/17/google-acquires-nik-software/#comments

Ouch! For those photographers here who use the excellent Nik software suite of plugins I have a sinking feeling in my stomach about this acquisition. :>(

Software: Open source workflow

lisergicsyn — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:47:47 -0400

I know many of us are really happy using a proprietary architecture, in a proprietary environment with a lot of excellent proprietary softwares. Anyway we have also many good reasons to join and push forces into an OPEN, shared and community oriented philosophy.

So I would like to share experiences and advices about the use of alternative free and open source softwares in our fields (photography and video). I do not know so much so it would be great to know your 'personal views' about that.

I suggest to approach, at the beginning, the photographic field creating a list of open software to build a totally open source workflow.

are you with me?
=)

Internal Lens Correction Software/Firmware

wardas — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:21:46 -0400

I am using a Canon EF 100mm macro lens and am wondering if the lens correction firmwaremight be degrading my image quality. Thus my questions.

When using 3rd party legacy lenses that have no electrical connection to the GH2, what is the status of the lens correction firmwarein the GH2? Is the lens correction firmware active/activated only when a m4/3 lens is used, or is in on all the time? A second question, if the lens correction firmware is on all the time, can it be turned off with the HACK?

Whats the best text effect software out there?

azza_act — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:57:35 -0400

My system is Windows 7 with complete CS5. Wondering if there is any good text software out there which is simple to use?

Final Cut Pro X. Next UX standard for video editing.

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:37:22 -0400

Just look at this videos.

Sometimes you need to spend 90% of development time hiding actual complexity from the user.
This is perfect example of this case.