Monday, October 11, 2004

iGetMovies 2.0: "iGetMovies allows you to copy a QuickTime movie from the iTunes Music Store or Safari to your Desktop. Once iTunes or Safari has loaded completely a movie, click on the button of iGetMovies and it will copy it/them to your Desktop." (Via welcome to macscripter.net | applescript and script resource.) 10:10:05 AM

Sampling A World Of New Ways To Grapple With The Web: "Microsoft still has an enormous lead in market share when it comes to browsers. But we've come, in the browser world, to that memorable moment we came to long ago in the world of telephones. America woke up one day and discovered that you don't need a Ma Bell telephone to use Ma Bell. By Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times" (Via NY Times.) 7:46:30 AM

Take a BMW test drive in virtual reality - Business - www.smh.com.au: "After the phenomenally successful BMW Films project launched three years ago, the German car maker will showcase its next major entertainment initiative mid-next year when it unveils its new-look 3 series range. Whether the project, which BMW is keeping tightly under wraps, can match the international popularity of its short film series using top Hollywood directors is still a wild guess - more than 60 million internet downloads were made for the BMW-funded short films. But a taste of what might be in store next year was seen last weekend in Australia for the launch of BMW's new entry level 1 series range." (Via SMH.) 7:37:23 AM

Samsung's 5 Megapixel Camera Phone Due this Month: "Just last week we wrote about Samsung's new 5 megapixel camera phone which was due sometime before the end of the year. It seems that they've brought forward its release date - probably to throw off competitors (Casio) - and..." (Via Digital Photography Blog.) 7:32:49 AM

Pentax plays digital catch-up with passion: "'Woodward said half of Pentax Imaging's total revenues come from digital camera sales. Historically, Pentax has ranked as a top seller of 35 mm film cameras. Today, Pentax is among the top 10 sellers of digital cameras, but it lost..." (Via Digital Photography Blog.) 7:32:41 AM

I noticed this release recently but not sure exactly when it went out. From the Stitcher 4.02 Release Notes: Fixed bugs: ----------- - In some cases horizontal lines appeared in each image mask in a Photoshop export. - Noise in Photoshop mask. - Fixed high distortion tool on 16 bits images. - Fixed bad stitching on 16 bits images. - Added a progress bar for panorama conversion. - Added the possibility to render a TIFF image by strip in order to reduce memory usage. This possibility is in the TIFF properties TAB in the Render dialog. Choose a TIF format and check the "Use Strip" box.. 7:32:32 AM

Globetechnology: "Anyone who's used Sony's EyeToy for the PlayStation 2 console knows how much fun it can be to put yourself into a video game with the help of a camera. More advanced technology developed in Canada is being used to help people with special needs learn skills and experience things that used to be beyond their reach." (Via Globetechnology .) 7:23:58 AM

Oct 05 - VRcontext Walkinside 3.5 for CAD Virtual Reality Due Oct 15 : "Walkinside(TM) is a leading software application for the real time virtual reality market. The software is able to instantly render very large, complex, computer generated 3D models. " (Via TenLinks.) 7:23:38 AM

NASA Spirit Rover Panorama of Columbia Hills | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference: "This stunning image mosaic of the "Columbia Hills" is the first 360-degree panorama taken since the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit arrived at the hills over a month ago. The rover has been busy studying the rocks here, which show evidence of past alteration by water. The dark patch of soil to the right is the spot where Spirit stopped for engineering work on its right front wheel. Spirit's tracks can be followed from there all the way back to "Bonneville Crater" and the original landing site, more than 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) away." (Via SpaceRef.) 7:23:32 AM

Fun but not free: The true cost of digital photography: "“While digital photography can give you creative control you never had with traditional film-based photos, in the end that control will cost you, and you need to be aware of just what you’re getting into as you become part of the digital camera craze.... Today’s high-megapixel cameras are great for capturing fine detail, but the files from these cameras can require vast amounts of storage space. Your 120-gigabyte hard drive that you thought would last you for years will suddenly fill up in two months, thanks to your digital images.... Printing and paper costs can be enormous, as well. Printer manufacturers lure customers with low prices for photo printers, but the true cost lies in purchasing refill ink cartridges.... " (Via Digital Photography Blog.) 7:13:53 AM

Digital Camera Link for iPod (3 mice): "If you’ve ever been on a photo shoot and despaired at the prospect of keeping multiple CompactFlash cards in order, conserving space on a card, or lugging your laptop around for storing images, Belkin’s Digital Camera Link for iPod has your name on it. The Digital Camera Link is a specialized device that does one thing: it transfers photos from a digital camera to an iPod for storage until you can transfer them to your Mac." (Via Macworld Reviews.) 7:11:58 AM

Bridges - A World Wide Panorama During the week of the Equinox (September 22 for most parts of the world) photographers around the world participated in another World Wide Panorama event. The theme for this event was Bridges. The site is now available, with 187 VR panoramas that literally span the globe. New interactive maps by Markus Altendorff make it easy to navigate through the 37 countries represented. 7:11:11 AM

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