Photo editing software

Adobe Lightroom 3 beta released

Adobe has announced the availability of Photoshop Lightroom 3 as a free download for photographers to try. 

The new application, which allows photographers to catalogue their photo collections as well as perform basic editing processes to their pictures will add...

VIDEO: Sneak peak into the future of Adobe Photoshop

Adobe has posted a video revealing what features future versions of its Photoshop software might offer.

Revealed online for those that could not make it to Photoshop World, Adobe says it's a "sneak peek of technologies we're working on in the Photoshop Labs".

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Chinese students create Photosketch software

A group of Chinese students have created a remarkably impressive bit of technology which takes an annotated hand-drawn sketch, finds photos on the web, and then stitches it all together automatically. It's called Photosketch.

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 is here

Adobe's Photoshop Elements for PC and Mac and Premiere Elements for PC software are due for their yearly update. Version 8 of both programs has been released, and contains a host of new functionality, mostly in the ease-of-use department.

These bits of software...

Corel Digital Studio 2010 launches

Corel has introduced its all-new photo and video product Corel Digital Studio 2010 that brings together photo, video, DVD burning and playback.

The company says the new software makes it easy for anyone to create "beautiful photo and video projects" with no...

Roxio announces Creator 2010

Almost a year to the day since Roxio Creator 2009 was announced, the company has announced the launch of the 2010 edition of the software.

Roxio Creator 2010 does mostly the same stuff as its predecessor - you can edit video, make music, alter photos, and do...

"Perfectly Clear" photo retouching app launched

Athentech Imaging has launched its "Perfectly Clear" application for the iPhone, which promises to let you retouch your photos on Apple's flagship handset without having to download the pics to your computer first.

Several sliders are offered, including contrast,...

Seven easy ways to touch up your Facebook photos

It's the second week of August and if you don't have a few gigabytes of holiday snaps to sort through by now then you probably will by the end of the month. Whether you've been to Tenerife or Tenby, we all like to show off a little about what we've been up to but the trouble...

VIDEO: Nokia Image Exchange

Nokia's Beta Labs has conjured up another experimental application for Nokia phones, this time focusing on sharing mobile pics.

The Image Exchange app will auto upload (and therefore also auto-backup) all pics you take on your Nokia cameraphone to the web.

Adobe releases final Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3 updates

Adobe has now announced a final release for the Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3 updates.

The updates were originally posted as release candidates for community testing, and following good feedback, have now been released to the general public.

Camera Raw...

Adobe releases Photoshop 11.0.1 update

Adobe has released an update for its Photoshop software, available
immediately for existing Photoshop CS4 users.

The 11.0.1 update addresses a number of key issues reported by customers that may impact performance, while also introducing a few new enhancements....

Corel Painter 11 announced

Corel has introduced Corel Painter 11, the newest edition of
the company's painting and illustration software.

Painter 11 has been updated with more than 40 new features, including pressure-sensitive brushes and enhanced drawing tools.

Brushes and...

VIDEO: Microsoft's latest "I'm A PC" poster girl is 4

Wow, Windows Live Photo Gallery must be easy to use if a 4-year-old can use it!

Microsoft's latest ad sees cute Kylie transfer her photos from her camera, colour-correct them, then e-mail them to her folks.

At least it's better than that Songsmith...

Corel celebrates 20 years of CorelDRAW with special edition

Corel has introduced a special anniversary edition of CorelDRAW
Graphics Suite to mark 20 years of the design software.

The special edition includes CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4,
a Wacom Intuos 3 A6 Wide (4 x 6) pen tablet and new Corel
Painter Sketch...

Photoshop photo magnets bring your Mac to life

If you're a bit of a Mac fanatic, and spend a fair bit of time fiddling around on Photoshop or Illustrator, you might find this clever magnetic photo board is right up your street.

Wall-mountable and designed by Brazil's Meninos, the magnetic photo board lets...

iPhoto's Faces feature can recognise cats

Apple disappointed pet owners everywhere when it said that iPhoto's new feature, Faces, would only work on human faces and not our favourite four-legged friends.

However, those at Macworld have tested out the feature and proved the bods at Apple wrong - Faces can...

Apple iLife '09 on sale in the UK

Apple has announced that iLife '09 is available from today, 27 January, featuring upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand.

Apple promises "breakthrough new ways" to organise and manage photos, create movies and learn to play music.

iPhoto '09...

DxO Optics Pro v5.3.2 adds support for two new Canon cameras

DxO Labs has released DxO Optics Pro v5.3.2 that adds support for two new Canon cameras.

The software will now support the Canon PowerShot G10 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, although it should be noted that only the Pro Elite Edition will add support for the latter.

A...

Microsoft's 3D Photosynth of Obama's Oath revealed

Microsoft's Photosynth team has been hard at work stitching together photographs taken from the moment of Obama's inauguration when he took the presidential Oath.

Over on CNN's site, those who have Silverlight installed can view the mammoth 3D recreation that's...

Microsoft to capture Obama's Oath in 3D

Microsoft is promising to create "the most immersive and detailed experience of a single moment ever created" by recreating the moment of Barak Obama taking the presidential Oath in 3D.

Using Photosynth software, Microsoft will gather thousands of photographs...

Picasa rolls out upgrades worldwide

Google has stretched the upgrades for Picasa and Picasa Web Albums first released only for English speakers in the States, to all the 38 languages it currently supports.

On the PC side, the upgrade saw a brand-new version of Picasa with plenty of new tools including...

Microsoft releases Seadragon Mobile for iPhone

Microsoft has launched its first iPhone application with the release of Seadragon Mobile for iPhone and iPod touch.

Seadragon, previously available as a Silverlight application for desktop use, has been reworked for the iPhone platform.

The software...

DxO Optics Pro v5.3.1 released

DxO Labs has announced the new version of DxO Optics Pro for Mac and Windows, which now supports the Canon EOS 50D and Nikon D90.

Version 5.3.1 also includes 50 new DxO Correction Modules for a variety of cameras including the Canon EOS 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 300D,...

Microsoft AutoCollage tool revealed

For those who are fond of a nice collage, and we're not sure we'd count ourselves in that group, Microsoft Research has released its AutoCollage 2008 tool that's currently free on a 30-day trial.

Those with the software hoping for beautifully merged images...

Corel launches Paint Shop Pro promotion

Corel has launched a promotion that will see every customer buying the full version of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate from the Corel eStore, getting a free Gorillapod tripod with every purchase.

The latest Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo software allows you to...