One gazillion years ago (I call it 1989) I used a rather nifty application called Adobe Streamline. It had the ability to convert pixel-based bitmapped images into a vector graphic image. But why would you need that? It is due to the adage of while you can shrink a low-res image, you can't enlarge it. That's because a bitmapped image is made up of pixels. Blowing them up only creates larger pixel areas creating that all-too-familiar crappy Youtube video look. With … [Read more...]
ImageWell
February 28, 2008 By 4 Comments
Free is good for about anything! A well-made, extremely usable, and still free application is incredible! Check out Xtralean's website and navigate to IMAGEWELL. First of all it's available in fifteen different languages and…but what does it do, you ask? … [Read more...]
Green Volcano’s Photon
February 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Green Volcano has announced Photon 1.0.2, a digital image viewing and sorting application for Mac OS X. Photon has an intuitive interface based upon a stacks analogy to allow the user to quickly scan through large sets of high-resolution images. Photon can load images either from a hard disk or from a memory card. … [Read more...]
Elgato Systems’ EyeTV Hybrid
December 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I like to watch TV in bed at night. Sometimes I like to record what I am watching, but this involves getting out of bed, putting a tape in the recorder and getting back in bed. Usually I have to open a new tape by somehow ripping off the cellophane that has been adhered to the tape pack by static electricity (a force often stronger than I am), and by the time I have the tape in the recorder I've missed the first few minutes of what I wanted to record anyway. … [Read more...]
Memeo’s LifeAgent: AutoBackup For Your Mac
December 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
New software for backing up your files and folders crossed my desk recently and I decided to give it a try. This software, LifeAgent from Memeo (http://www.memeo.com/) attracted me by the way it could be set up to backup a file or files automatically any time that I plugged in to an external drive. Since I use a laptop normally (MacBook Pro, 2.33. C2D) it would mean that simply plugging in to my external drives would backup selected files without my needing to specify anything. … [Read more...]
Adobe Bridge
December 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Wow, what a great title for my first article on Adobe CS3 Bridge. Really, I came up with it myself. Me, you ask? Well, I’m kind of a manual/mechanical guy. I’m a photographer, and somewhat of a computer geek. I have always preferred cameras that can work without batteries, and have all the shutter speeds and f/stops work. I capture images in digital format almost exclusively for both my commercial photography and my personal work. So far I haven’t found any of the new-fangled … [Read more...]
Adobe Bridge Revisited
December 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I'm a rambling man, but I generally ramble with a purpose. I love CS3 Bridge and Camera Raw, and can talk all day about how I use them. However, I understand that most folks kind of get catatonic when I ramble on too much… so here is the only somewhat rambling story of how I work with CS3 Bridge and Camera Raw to make my life easier, more enjoyable, more fulfilling, well… you get the picture. … [Read more...]
