Tuesday, July 19, 2005

NY Times: Marrying Maps to Data...: "NY Times: Marrying Maps to Data for a New Web Service. So far the uses have been noncommercial. But Yahoo, Google and Microsoft are creating the services with the expectation that they will become a focal point in one of the next significant growth areas in Internet advertising: contextual advertisements tied to specific locations. Such ads would be embedded in maps generated by a search query or run alongside them." (Via Tomalak's Realm.) 7:35:08 AM

Correcting White Balance in Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw: "As a general rule of thumb, it is best to correct for white balance problems at your earliest opportunity. For film shooters, this means the use of color conversion filters such as 81-series warming or 80-series cooling filters. Those shooting digital have other options. Last week I covered the basics of white balance and how to adjust your digital camera to electronically compensate for it, so this week we turn our attention to how color temperature can be compensated for via software post-capture. Although I am going to cover Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop specifically, the concepts are equally useful for those using other programs...." (Via Earthbound Light Photography Tips.) 7:34:57 AM

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