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The Rogue Umbrella Travel kit, a high quality pair of light shapers in a slim package

Photographers and filmmakers rarely use light sources as they are. Pointing a lamp, strobe or flash at the subject, press the release and done — it’s not their thing. That is why you’ll see them use reflectors, diffusers, softboxes, and umbrellas. The people at Rogue Photographic Design took the latter and improved it. Enter the Rogue Umbrella Travel Kit.… Read More The Rogue Umbrella Travel kit, a high quality pair of light shapers in a slim package

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DXO PURERAW 3: DeepPRIME XD and TransX support, nicer interface

PureRAW lets you benefit from DxO’s PRIME denoising neural network, which indisputably is the best available, without having to buy a license for Photolab. With version 3, DxO has added the power of DeepPRIME XD that became available in Photolab 6 last year, which this magazine published a review of back then. As was already clear and in spite of this reviewer’s scepticism, DeepPRIME XD is capable of squeezing detail out of images that even you didn’t know was present in the image in the first place.… Read More DXO PURERAW 3: DeepPRIME XD and TransX support, nicer interface

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DxO PureRAW 2 offers versatility, speed, and support for Fujifilm X-Trans cameras

DxO released PureRAW 2, which allows users to pre-process images without leaving Lightroom and supports X-Trans cameras. There’s also improved OS integration with access via context menus. DxO PureRAW was awarded the EISA Best Advanced Photo Software 2021 prize upon its release and version 2 builds on this success, offering new features and greater efficiency.… Read More DxO PureRAW 2 offers versatility, speed, and support for Fujifilm X-Trans cameras

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Capture One 22 Pro review

Capture One 22 Pro review

Capture One 22 Pro is the most obvious example of a RAW editor that’s reached the pinnacle of its capabilities. There’s no further improving on features already available, so the developers start adding new ones. In this case, it’s the ability to create panoramic photos and true multi-photo HDR, in addition to wireless tethering for Canon cameras and AI-driven batch-capable rotation.… Read More Capture One 22 Pro review

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Vitec Imaging Solutions acquires Savage Universal

VITEC acquires Savage paper backgrounds news item

Savage Universal is a global market leader in backgrounds for the professional studio photographic market, based in Phoenix, USA. It’s been in this business since 1937. They manufacture an extensive range of high quality, seamless paper backgrounds or backdrops, ensuring users get a crease-free background surface. Earlier today, the Vitec Group’s Vitec Imaging Solutions Division agreed to acquire Savage Universal Corp and its affiliates, with the deal expected to close by the end of November 2021.… Read More Vitec Imaging Solutions acquires Savage Universal

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Exposure X7 adds very accurate masks, composition guides and more

Exposure X7 review

Exposure X7 was released in the last few days of September. It was worth the wait. The app has a lot of new features, including a new masking tool to make selections by quickly drawing a rough border, customisable editing workspaces, a unified crop and transform interface with composition guides, defective pixel removal for raw photos, more faithful colour reproduction when using custom DCP colour profiles and improved colour fidelity with DNG files. Finally, fine texture noise can be added to recover detail with aggressive noise reduction.… Read More Exposure X7 adds very accurate masks, composition guides and more

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The LIGHTBRIDGE Cine Reflect Lighting System, for photographers too

LIGHTBRIDGE C-START CRLS review

If you’ve ever had to lighten a scene and couldn’t do it properly without lugging around back breaking numbers of flags and other devices to stop the light from spreading and spilling, you should take a look at the LIGHTBRIDGE CRLS (Cine Reflect Lighting System), a lighting system based on lightweight aluminium reflectors that don’t spill. CRLS is used in cinematography but begs to be discovered by photographers.… Read More The LIGHTBRIDGE Cine Reflect Lighting System, for photographers too

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