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Russia’s “special military operation” is a massacre and a criminal act against humanity. Buying Ukrainian software at the very least softens the economic blow to the country

War in Ukraine

The Russian war against Ukraine has led to the death of thousands of civilians and destroyed people’s homes and lives along with a massive amount of infrastructure. Since the start of the war, millions of people have fled Ukraine, mostly to neighbouring European countries. And of course, the Ukrainian economy is suffering too as a lot of businesses have been unable to keep working. … Read More Russia’s “special military operation” is a massacre and a criminal act against humanity. Buying Ukrainian software at the very least softens the economic blow to the country

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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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iodyne launches Pro Data, a 12 NVMe SSD solution with 8 Thunderbolt ports

iodyne’s Pro Data is a storage device that holds 12 NVMe SSDs and has eight Thunderbolt ports for video editors, photographers, audio engineers, and workgroup users who need massive storage space combined with the highest possible throughput. Pro Data works with any computer that has a Thunderbolt port, but is the most useful when paired with M1 Macs.… Read More iodyne launches Pro Data, a 12 NVMe SSD solution with 8 Thunderbolt ports

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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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SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD: fast pocket-size SSD drive your car can’t crush

SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD review

The G-DRIVE SSD Ultra-Rugged and Portable NVMe SSD is SanDisk Professional’s version of a fast rugged SSD for offloading photos and video. It supports transfer speeds up to 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s write, and can be password-protected with a 256-bit AES-XTS hardware encryption. The drive connects to your computer with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port at 10Gbps.… Read More SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD: fast pocket-size SSD drive your car can’t crush

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