Monday, December 6, 2004

Rob Galbraith DPI: Noise Ninja Photoshop plug-in ready for purchase: "While the Photoshop plug-in version of PictureCode Noise Ninja for Mac OS X and Windows remains in late beta release, it's now possible to purchase a license and receive a permanent registration key for the software." (Via robgalbraith.com.) 8:42:47 AM

AutoStitch is a fully automatic, full view panorama stitcher being developed at the University of British Columbia. They now have a FREE demo version available at: http://www.autostitch.net Please try it out and let them know what you think. It runs on Windows only. 8:27:21 AM

The focus of VRlog has long extended into news about QuickTime, digital cameras, new virtual reality uses, and so on. The main reason is that as a panoramic photographer myself, I find many of these items relevant and interesting. Another reason is that some of the other sites which covered QuickTime have seemingly faded out. Lastly, the pace of events in the VR world is glacial compared to other fields (I don't mean people are not photographing VR scenes, but that new products and companies are few and far between -- when was the last time a truly new stitcher came out? or Apple added new features to QuickTime VR? The fact that many people still use QuickTime Authoring Studio v1.01 or some version of PT dating back years is telling). 8:25:27 AM

Tivo For Your iPod: " See that fellow with the telltale white iPod wires dangling from his ears? It would be reasonable to assume that he's rocking out to his favorite tunes on his MP3 player. Reasonable, but quite possibly wrong. He might be enjoying a recent podcast. By Brian Braiker, Newsweek " (Via myapplemenu.) 8:17:02 AM

Chinese cameras snatch market share despite customer complaints - Pakistan: "'Analog and digital cameras of Chinese origin have snatched market share away from their Japanese counterparts over the last two years on account of their record low prices, even though most are of inferior quality and are usually returned..." (Via Digital Photography Blog.) 8:11:35 AM

Paul Iliffe writes: Wired Puppet | interactive quicktime VR QTVR by spin2see: "Make the wired "puppets" dance or play guitar in time with the music (or choose your own). We originally shot these puppets for our kids but had such positive reaction from friends that we made the concept into a mini site. ...we've been amazed at the popularity." 8:11:26 AM

Screen Movie Recorder 1.10: "About Screen Movie Recorder You want to record movies of what happens on your screen in a simple click? You want to be able to record any selected region of your screen? You want to record them as QuickTime movies to replay them with QuickTime Player on Macintosh and Windows? Then Screen Movie Recorder is what you need! Screen Movie Recorder allows you to record in a QuickTime movie what happens on your screen. - It records in a QuickTime movie what happens on your screen. - You can set the number of frames per second of the record. - You can select the region to record. - It appears in the right side of the menu bar. - It doesn’t need any installation which makes it very easy to use. - It is available in English, in French, in German and in Italian. - Read the whole documentation for more details..." (Via Mac OS X Downloads.) 8:05:38 AM

Just Say "No" to Brightness and Contrast in Photoshop: "Speaking in terms of 8-bits per channel, there are 256 possible brightness values available for use, ranging from black on one end to white on the other. Many times, images straight out of the camera or from the scanner lack contrast or are underexposed and don't make use of this full range. New Photoshop users often try to remedy these problems by using the Brightness and Contrast controls on the Image Adjustments menu. Resist the temptation though. Just say "no" to Brightness and Contrast...." (Via Earthbound Light Photography Tips.) 8:04:32 AM

© Copyright 2006 erik goetze.