Monday, March 21, 2005

What to Make of Adobe's New DNG Raw Format: "I'm a Nikon shooter, so I generally refer to Nikon's NEF format when I need an example raw format. The truth is, there are countless different raw formats and variants, with each camera manufacturer having at least one. Late last fall, Adobe introduced the DNG ('Digital Negative') format which they hope will become a standard raw format that can put an end to this proliferation of proprietary raw formats. The potential is there, but for a variety of reasons, the jury is still out on the future of DNG...." (Via Earthbound Light Photography Tips.) 6:09:49 AM

Yahoo! buys Flickr: "FlickrBlog confirms the rumors that everyone has been talking about recently - Yahoo! has bought Flickr: 'Holy smokes, SOMEBODY out there is bad at keeping secrets!! Yes! We can finally confirm that Yahoo has made a definitive agreement to..." (Via Digital Photography Blog.) 6:09:31 AM

Wired News: Blank Discs Not Created Equal: "There was a time when burning a blank CD-ROM in your own home sparked feelings of wonder and joy as if you were performing a minor miracle. What once seemed like a technical marvel has, like so many small wonders, become routine. Now we can also burn our own DVDs. Sprinting down to the local mega-mart for a stack of blank CDs seems like a no-brainer, and it's quickly becoming so for DVDs. But the story doesn't actually end there." (Via Wired.) 6:08:44 AM

REALVIZ Stitcher Express: "Stitcher Express is an imaging application that enables you to stitch together several photographs into one, and then save that image as a QuickTime VR cubic image cylindrical image, or panorama. The application runs on Mac OS X and Windows, and is a limited edition version of the company's Stitcher application." (Via http://finalcutpro.digitalmedianet.com.) 6:07:46 AM

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