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LG G Pad 8.3 Receives Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update @ Weeder

LG G Pad 8.3 Receives Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update @ Weeder | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

The update started rolling out as early as Friday last week, with more reports coming over from LG G Pad 8.3 owners in the last few days as well. There’s no official changelog available from LG, which can tell us about the changes and bug fixes that Android 4.4.2 brings for the tablet.

The update is rolling out over-the-air (OTA) and should reach all LG G Pad 8.3 GPE tablets in the coming days. It usually takes some time for the roll out process to finish, so you might have to wait for some time. If you can’t, you can check for the update manually from device settings now and then.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

LG G Pad 8.3 received the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update, so all of the owners of a LG G Pad should be receiving or already updated their tablets. If not check it out manually from the device, it may take some time.

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Video Shows How the Viral Finger-Painting of Morgan Freeman May Have Been Faked

Video Shows How the Viral Finger-Painting of Morgan Freeman May Have Been Faked | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
Last week, a video showing how a hyper-realistic iPad finger-painting of Morgan Freeman (inspired by this portrait by photographer Scott Gries) came together made the viral rounds faster than most.
Kitty Fisher's insight:

Instead of this being about a film of Morgan Freeman's, it's about that super realistic finger painting that was created by Kyle Lambert. Well know people have started point fingers asking about whether what he created was real or simply just taking the original photograph and working backwards as they say. Will Lambert come out and so his skill but with a video this time?

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SmartAlbums: The Single Best Black Friday Purchase You Will Make | Fstoppers

SmartAlbums: The Single Best Black Friday Purchase You Will Make | Fstoppers | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

If you do anthing with albums whether it's wedding albums, personal albums or even portfolios to sit around your studio, this is going to be your jam. SmartAlbums is a full application that allows you to create albums without all the hassle. And yes, it's possible.


It takes album building down to fifteen to twenty minutes. Do you want to know why? Because it does all the thinking for you! It takes the hassle away and the software is more responsive than you could ever imagine. It has templates for over twenty different album companies and all their products.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Album building is a dreaded experience. But SmartAlbum was created by two photographers that knew all to well that we all needed a new way to put together our albums. This easy spread sheet style, gives you the ability to just hover over the image and place it in..place. Easy, right?

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Briefly: Akvis Magnifier adds 64 bit, interior design app MyFourWalls | MacNN

Briefly: Akvis Magnifier adds 64 bit, interior design app MyFourWalls | MacNN | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Image processing developer, Akvis, has announced its release of version 7 of Magnifier. Available for Windows and Mac operating systems, Magnifier provides tools to resize digital images without losing quality, and is able to not only reduce an image's resolution, but increase it by dozens of times with no halos or artifacts. Intended to be easily configurable, Magnifier can be used with its preset tools or have its parameters adjusted to one's preference. Version 7 of Magnifier includes new tools as well as native support for 64-bit for Windows.

Akvis Magnifier's new features focus on overall improved function of the software. A Crop tool has been added to the standalone version, which lets users trim an image. The Share option in Version 7 offers the user the ability to post images from Magnifier to their chosen social media platforms. Batch processing bugs have been fixed, and more improvements can be found throughout the program. Current users of Magnifier can upgrade to version 7 for free, and Magnifier 7 can be downloaded as a free 10-day trial. The full version of Akvis Magnifier for new users can be downloaded from Akvis for $90.

MyFourWalls 1.0 released, able to create 3D interior design plans

Synium Software's MyFourWalls has been released, offering users the ability to create a new interior for their home in 3D. With customizable rooms and furniture available, users can test different aesthetics before renovating their space in real life. Its 2D editor is optimal for drawing floor plans -- supporting CAD as well as standard views -- and can then be switched to 3D to do a 'walkthrough' of the space that has been created.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

This is a combo between an app and AKVIS Magnifier 7.0, which is being upgraded for registered users. Magnifier resizes images without the quality becoming grainy. The updates are an overall focus feature that has been implemented with the cropping and sharing tools.

MyFourWalls 1.0 is for the interior designers that need to layout some blueprint like plans.

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Instagram to arrive for Windows Phone soon

Instagram to arrive for Windows Phone soon | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Instagram is an image and short video sharing social network that works majorly through the mobile platform.


Instagram is one app that was missing in the Windows Phone platform's hat. Last month, Nokia announced of working closely with Instagram and promised to release it soon. Now a Twitter user, named Nawzil, claimed to have spotted Instagram's Windows App but the download link now redirects to an inactive Windows Phone Store link. Since the app is not yet live, it is quite safe to assume that the Instagram app has been submitted and might go live in Windows Phone Store anytime soon.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Good news Window Phone users, you will be able to be apart of the Instagram world shortly. Supposedly a Twitter user had sent out a link to an app that, sadly has been disabled now. But Nokia has come out saying that they have been working with the Instagram company to solve the issue, so Window's users can become a member of the image and video sharing network.

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Apple Reportedly Set To Buy 3D Sensing Company As It Prepares For New Generation of Devices That Can 'See'

Apple Reportedly Set To Buy 3D Sensing Company As It Prepares For New Generation of Devices That Can 'See' | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

After years of incremental innovation, the smartphone industry recently began rolling out novel features like the fingerprint scanner in the iPhone 5 and the curved display in the Samsung Galaxy Round. But gadget lovers looking for a good reason to upgrade may want to hold out for the next generation of iPhones or iPads.  According to interviews with sensor and camera makers, devices that include 3D cameras could be landing in consumers’ hands sometime in late 2014.


Tal Dagan, vice president of marketing for PrimeSense, which makes the leading 3D sensor available today, initially declined to comment on the timelines of PrimeSense’s OEM partners.  “I don’t believe any small vendor such as we would know accurately anyway,” he said. But Dagan also didn’t want to leave the impression that a competitor would be first to market. “I can say we are deeply involved with a couple of projects, and, yes, I think you will see 3D capabilities in a phone or tablet in 2014,” he conceded.

 

Last night, two weeks after my interview with Dagan, an Israeli newspaper published a report that PrimeSense had been bought by Apple for $345 million. AllThingsD reported today that an offer has been made, and a deal is expected to close by the end of this week.


Companies like Qualcomm are already creating the software that developers will need to incorporate 3D sensor data into mobile games and augmented reality apps. And judging from the success of a recent Kickstarter campaign for a 3D sensor that attaches to the outside of an iPad, the public can’t wait to get their hands on the technology. Occipital, a San Francisco-based startup, initially sought $100,000 for the Structure Sensor it built on top of PrimeSense. In less than four weeks, it raised almost $1.3 million.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

As of right now, Apple is set to buy a 3D sensing company on top of the PrimeSense that was also recently bought. As these companies gear up for 3D software that needs to be incorporated into mobile games an diferent apps. So are you going to go out and buy that iPhone that's on your wish list or will you wait until the 3D sensor as an upgrade to the technology, we have already come to know and love.

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It’s Easy To Share Your Photography With The World @ Weeder

It’s Easy To Share Your Photography With The World @ Weeder | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

The internet allows us to share information with the world. If you have created an online gallery or blog about your photography then you will probably know that one drawback is sharing multiple networks., which takes time. If your work is shared by others then that's great, but if not then there are a few tricks and tools you can use to automate things and make your life a bit easier.


A good place to start when settin up a gallery or blog is WordPress (like FPR). As the most popular blogging platform in the world, there are millions of resources online for advice and additional functionality for your site.


Once you have a site set up, and your adding your images and thoughts about photography on a regular basis, you can start to think about streamlining your sharing processes. Below are a few of the automated tools that I use to share to various social networks.


Jetpack plugin for WordPress.


Jetpack has built in functionality to share your work to a number of networks automatically, these are:


Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln, Tumblr and Path.


Kitty Fisher's insight:

Putting your photography online in a gallery, isn't enough. You need to network or at least share on your network, whichever one you are on. And if you happen to use WordPress this could make your accomplishments more noticable an time saving.

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iPad Air Review: It's Going to Be an iPad Christmas

iPad Air Review: It's Going to Be an iPad Christmas | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Apple Offers 'Substantial Upgrade' With iPad Air.


Day after day, week after week for the last few months new tablets have come marching out of technology companies, holding their touchscreens high, ready to fight to find a home in your hands. Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX, Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1, Google's Nexus 7, Microsoft's Surface 2, Lenovo's Yoga, Asus Transformer Pad: the list could go on of the new tablets introduced in preparation for the big holiday season.

And today Apple's newest entry marches on out. The iPad Air hits shelves today; it's a lot thinner, lighter and faster than last year in hopes it will defend its lead and prime spot under Christmas trees, next to menorahs and on tables for those agnostic gift givers. But are Apple's hardware improvements enough to stand up to the heavy competition this year? Is it, as Tim Cook has said, really going to be an iPad Christmas?
Thinner and Lighter Than...
"Thin and light" is likely the most overused and abused term in the technology industry. Sixty-inch TVs are described as thinner and lighter, huge desktop replacement laptops get thinner and lighter (though still weigh seven or eight pounds), even routers get the "thin and light" description.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

The biggest question on everyone's lips is...will I get an iPad Air for Christmas? And if not, you or someone you know may be thinking it.  Since it hits the shelves today what will your decision be to get it or to wait a little longer to read more reviews? I for one...may have to put this on my Christmas Wish List.

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Practical Advice for the Emerging Photographer | Stella Kramer

Practical Advice for the Emerging Photographer | Stella Kramer | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Certain photographers, the ones who derive a visceral pleasure from what they do, possess a kind of enthusiasm, wonder, and openness about life that keeps them continually contributing to the larger world of photography. Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with three such photographers — David Carol, James Estrin, and Ben Lowy — at the 30th Annual PDN PhotoPlus Expo at New York’s Javits Center. The subject of our conversations was the challenges and opportunities for emerging photographers. Common mistakes emerging photographers make, Carol is direct: “They put the cart before the horse. Forget about shows, forget about books, forget about being famous, forget about people knowing who you are. Take the first 10 or 15 years to figure out how to be a fucking photographer.”

Kitty Fisher's insight:

What do you need to know as an emerging photographer? David Carol whose career began in the 80's gives out the most needed 'what we need to hear' knowledge about what can get in our way, of our photographer's eye.

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This Video Proves How Mind-Blowingly Deceptive Photoshop Really Is

This Video Proves How Mind-Blowingly Deceptive Photoshop Really Is | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

We've been told time and time again that Photoshop is playing tricks on us, stretching, smoothing and buffing the models in magazines and ads to make them even more gorgeous (and less realistic). But just how much can airbrushing really change? Just watch this mind-blowing video, "Body Evolution." The video, created in 2011 by GlobalDemocracy.com to deman mandatory disclaimers on all photos of airbrushed models, demonstrates just how much a computer is capable of changing a body.

While we can't be 100 percent certain the video, which surfaced again recently, is representative of what happens behind-the-scenes at every magazine today, it does make you wonder...

If models are getting the treatment seen in this video, it's no surprise lingerie model Erin Heatherton once said about her photos, "I feel like it looks like someone else. I guess it's not fair... You look better, but it's a lie."

Kitty Fisher's insight:

It's scary to see just how far photoshop can go. When do we know when to stop and when we can use it? Maybe it's one of those age old questions about what can be used for good and what can be used for the wrong purposes.

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Hackers Accessed Photoshop Source Code - Digits - WSJ

Hackers Accessed Photoshop Source Code - Digits - WSJ | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Adobe said Tuesday hackers last month had accessed some 38 million user accounts and some source code for Photoshop, its flagship image editing software.

Although Adobe disclosed the hack eariler this month, the entire scope of its impact was not known. Previously, Adobe said a few million users had customer order information compormised along with the source code for it's Acrobat Reader and Coldfusion software.


Adobe has notified all 38 million users by email, a company spokeswoman said.


Security journalist Brain Krebs reported earlier on the expanded scope of the hack.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Juts last month, millions of individuals had been hacked through their Adobe account information. But now a new article has come out describing the extent of the damage. You may have been one of the many to recently receive an email telling you that, it was your account that was hacked. Maybe everyone should every two weeks or so change their password to avoid any further hackers.

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Apple unveils lighter iPad Air

Apple unveils lighter iPad Air | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Thinner. Lighter. Faster. That's what Apple promises in its newest iPad, which also has a new name: the iPad Air. 

The company rolled out the fifth generation of its market-leading tablet Tuesday. Among its new features, the iPad will weigh 1 pound, down from the 1.4 pounds. Its 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the current fourth-generation iPad.


The iPad Air will have the same 9.7-inch screen as previous iPads and pack the same A7 processing chip that's in the iPhone 5S. That will make it 72 times faster than the original iPad, according to Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller.


The iPad Air will go on sale November 1. Prices will start at $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model and go up to $629 for a 16GB with 4G LTE connectivity.

Schiller also announced a revamped iPad Mini starting at $399. It will be available later in November in silver or space gray and will pack a speedy A7 processor and the same high-resolution "Retina display" as bigger iPads.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

The fifth-generation iPad Air has arrived. Lighter, thinner and 72 times faster than the original. At some point the iPad will become weight-less at the rate they are going. Also they have updated their Mac operating system to OS X Mavericks...for a free download. This money-making company has been taking the consumers advice and creating something fit for the 'on the go' individual.

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Windows 8.1 Photo and Moving making apps, Cleaning up your Photoshop and 5 Mobile apps on the Market Right Now

Windows 8.1 Photo and Moving making apps, Cleaning up your Photoshop and 5 Mobile apps on the Market Right Now | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Some fun facts were released a bit eariler, involving the photo and movie making apps for the new Windows 8.1. So what's so new with the photo features, well you can now take an image, while the video settings are rolling. No more having to pause stop, back out and then bringing up the camera button. Just click and you have your moment. The panorama settings that stitches images together. The must needed red-eye removal has finally arrived as well.


We may forget about cleaning up your Photoshop swatches and styles. In the basic of terms, cleaning up your palette down to the customized version of what you need...not necessarily want. To save your time, so what do you do? Clean up. Simple and easy.


Mobile apps worth your marketing time. Oggl is definitely worth your time. This Windows Phone app makes your photos beautiful beyond compare. Showcasing brilliant violets and blues, infused with orange and yellow haze colors. Then Repix has pressure sensitive brushes for the detailed of the detailed. And LazyLens lives up to its name. Techniques  from lighting to filters for a quick edit.

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The Weekly Round Up: 77 Reasons To Get Better At Photoshop, Blend If Feature and Spotify for iPhone

The Weekly Round Up: 77 Reasons To Get Better At Photoshop, Blend If Feature and Spotify for iPhone | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

This collective week has brought out the worst in Photoshop, that is a few reason as to why you should be getting better at the program. With that in mind, how about attempting the Blend If feature where you can simply take a background and basically make it more grand, than it was to begin with. And those lucky music lovers on the go, now have Spotify for iPhone and iPad users, that is subscription free, with shuffle only limitations.


We know there are reasons to improve our skills when it comes to photoshop. 77 photoshop fails seems to be enough, don't you think? Well to refresh your mind of those terrible blunders, take a look through the gallery of some unfortunate individuals. Maybe this will bring into prospect what you need to know about using the Photoshop program and when things should well enough be left alone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/12/photoshop-fails-2013_n_4431293.html


A quick tip on the Blend If Feature used in Photoshop. This tool is a quick fix, if I ever did see one. But if you are not familiar with this, and say you need to fix the background (maybe it's a sky) and you don't know what to do. You can blend two layers, to bring out a more prominent outcome.

http://digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-tips-blend-if-feature


The Spotify app for iOS now have access, without having a subscriptions. So I can't stress enough, for those music lovers on the go, this app will be the star to the top of your Christmas tree. Also you can listen to your friend's playlist in the shuffle mode.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/11/spotify-for-iphone-ipad-goes-subscription-free-with-shuffle-only-limitation


With Photoshop in the spotlight about it's users, who need a bit more practice. About Blend If, which can take a background and make it better. Then Spotify for those iOS users, and for free. If this week didn't put a bit of a smile on your face, then tune in next week.

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The Weekly Round Up: Editing with ATNX Digital, Introducing Bokeh and Four Ways to Improve Your Landscape Photos in Photoshop

The Weekly Round Up: Editing with ATNX Digital, Introducing Bokeh and Four Ways to Improve Your Landscape Photos in Photoshop | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

There are three articles you need to know about this week. Simply four ways about how you can improve your landscape photogray. Not by looking through your camera lens but with using Photoshop. How editing with ATNX Digital that will make you feel like the boss of your own business. And how Bokeh is the open book journal, you would want to share with friends and family.


One of the young companies here has created ATNX Digital, as a stand alone, it offers a bundle of Photoshop Actions. With four distinct sections, primary, mono, color and special. There is an organization that feels out a quality, unlike the traditional folders just piled with titles. An the article itself, you see the comparison between the same image after each correlation.


http://weeder.org/rLHXdhr


Ah, Bokeh. This Mobile Lifeblogging adventure will have you set your sights high and adventures even higher. We may keep private journals, but this acts as a sharing companion. Maybe you travel extensively but you can't bring your friends and family along with you. It may seem like bragging but with some proper wording and gratitude, you'll be showing people what they need to get up and see. Plus maybe this app will invoke the explorer in you.


http://petapixel.com/2013/12/03/introducing-bokeh-mobile-lifeblogging-app-saving-sharing-moments/


While shooting some landscapes, instead of re-shooting just take them t your nearest Photoshop...like the pun there. Four simple ways, will led to an image that may lead you to being the next Ansel Adams. And one of the major tips is photo filters. You know why, filters can enhance contrast, brighten the daylight or bring out a color that may not have stood a chance before. Choose what will make your landscape stand out!


http://petapixel.com/2013/12/03/introducing-bokeh-mobile-lifeblogging-app-saving-sharing-moments/


So as we wrap this up, how about trying out some landscape imagery on your ATNX Digital? Combine the two and review the outcome for us to share on here. While Bokeh may be the inventive dream of a natural born explorer, we welcome any gallery that showcases a life full of color and history. Come back for more, later next week!



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The Weekly Round Up: Pixel Film Studios Releases Pop Art Effects Pack, Painting With A Stylus and The New Popular App for Photographers

The Weekly Round Up: Pixel Film Studios Releases Pop Art Effects Pack, Painting With A Stylus and The New Popular App for Photographers | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Style, creative and full of color has been this weeks adventure. With that in mind, Pixel Studios has released a very cool program in conjunction with Final Cut Pro. You don't need a paint brush...at least according to Steve Jobs, he knew that you were already born with 10 fingers that could do the job, but some apps do function better with a stylus. Then the app that will give suggestions to your friends, so you won't have to look at another food shot again.


Pixel Studios, the minds behind such fantastic films that make our hearts flutter. Lucky those of you who are familiar with Final Cut Pro...this will be right up your alley. ProPop seems to be the anwser to this ages' modern day Andy Warhol. Who would have thought that mixed media and popart would be making a come back...but in digital form.


http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013-11/final-cut-pro-x-effects/prweb11364563.htm


Painting with a stylus is like painting with a brush...but without the bristles. So this means you won't have to smudge your fingers about the screen. In this article you have the choise of three, high quality apps that will bring out your inner Monet or Léon-Matthieu Cochereau either way, you will be making art.


http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/25/painting-with-stylus-despite-what-steve-jobs-said/ho79WnxdTTtqecYYJbKCPO/story.html


Ok Do This, comes to you in the form of revealing all of our dire frustrations with the same old photos. Here you can get your friends involved, all you have to do is give out a suggestion for a photograph. And your friends have to follow through with something that connects to the theme. Sounds easy, so why hasn't this been thought up before? Check out the new popular, favorited app amongst photographers.


http://fstoppers.com/popular-new-app-launches-for-photographers



As we close out for this week, and the holiday has come and gone. These apps will keep you entertained until the next rush of holidays comes along. If you want to paint, need a suggestion or want to create some popart. These items will be to your advantage, keep coming back for more fo the weekly round up!


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This Weekly Round Up: Gloup Makes Storytelling a Cinematic Event, Adobe's CC Bundle and LoryStripes Goes Universal

This Weekly Round Up: Gloup Makes Storytelling a Cinematic Event, Adobe's CC Bundle and LoryStripes Goes Universal | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

This week we have rounded up a selection of great apps and a bundle that will make every photographer dream in filters. With an app called LoryStripes that has hit a universal market, to Gloup a wonderful storytelling adventure. And as well as Adobe's Creative Cloud that has a new offer for everyone and not just it's members.


Adobe has announced that the Creative Cloud that they had come out with sometime before, has now another limited release. But it's not just for the previous members of Photoshop CS3. Again for a limited time it will be available to everyone. And if you are wondering about an catch, if you wanted to try it out just for the month...you'll instead have to pay for the whole year. Would you still try out Photoshop CC?


http://petapixel.com/2013/11/20/adobe-opens-cc-photography-program-everyone-limited-time/


Storytelling is a pastime, that has now been transferred into an App. Gloup is for sharing with family members or friends, where you can tell short video stories because of co-founders Andres Duran and Daniel Correa. These second long clips, do not require any editing, which will be a nice "time off" from the usual Instagram varitey. And to add an "silent film era" quality...the Gloup videos are muted so you can focus primarily on the visuals.


http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/article/Gloup-the-New-Storytelling-Video-App-Lets-Users-Capture-Moving-Pictures-of-Everyday-Life-and-Swap-Them-with-Friends-2929514


With this last article, LoryStripes has gained recognition for it's unique photo editing. Now with the support of both iPhone and iPad, where you can add stripes and ribbons to any image. A cool addition is that when it comes to an object, these ribbons can be wrapped around the subject or woven through. Using the masking feature you can make them 3D but all the more, you'll have a realistic feel instead of it just looking as if someone had drawn a line with a pen.


http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/11/lorystripes-photo-editing-app-goes-universal-with-native-ipad-support


For this bundle of articles, it goes to show that as apps come out more and more, the improvement of quality is outstanding. Combining a fun time with silent montages of events. To making Photoshop ready for virtually anyone that wants to grab ahold of the technology. Last but not least, inviting stripes in to your image for an everlasting effect. This round up certainly has the creative side up pass the bar. What might you accomplish with these ideas.

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Google Working to Bring RAW Capability to Android Phones

Google Working to Bring RAW Capability to Android Phones | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Given the incredibly positive response Nokia got from the photo community when it announced that Lumia phones would soon be able to capture images in DNG RAW, it makes sense that operating systems other than Windows Phone would soon follow suit. Lo and behold, it seems Google is on the cusp of just such an announcement itself.


The news hit the Internet thanks to Android app developer Josh Brown, who noticed some code that seems to indicate RAW+JPEG capture capability is on its way, it just wasn't ready for the KitKat release.


According to Ars Technica, Google began work on the API all the way back in Decemeber of last year, but about a monh ago (around the time when companies put a stop to all new developments and switch gears to bug fixing ahead of a major release) work on the API was put on hold.


Other improvements found in the un-released API include support for burst mode, and face detection which can be used for everything from facial recognition to focusing. There’s also mention of built-in support for “removable” cameras — which has most people picturing the Sony QX10 and QX100 — but the wording is vague enough that we won’t speculate on that.

No word on when these improvements will finally reach Android phones, but it looks like nine months after Google’s Vic Gundotra asked users to “just wait and see” how awesome the cameras in Nexus phones were going to get, Google might finally be ready to deliver on those words.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Once one system has captured ahold of the RAW+JPEG movement, Google was close in second. Now Android, but the KitKat release wasn't ready but now it is. As Google was working on the API, but had to stop to fix the bugs involved, it was put on hold. Since then, major improvements have been made, and a letter of "just wait and see" has been on the horizon.

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Common Photoshop Mistakes, Are Your Instagram Pictures 'Blue' Enough and Camera Awesome Is Here

Common Photoshop Mistakes, Are Your Instagram Pictures 'Blue' Enough and Camera Awesome Is Here | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Common, common mistakes happen to us all. Especially when Photoshop is involved. What can we do to make sure we don't fall into that routine of over editing or a big one...not saving your results. Surprisingly enough this is one of the most common happenstances. But understanding the CMYK is vital, this is for industrial printing, so stick with your traditional RGB. Be careful with how carried away you can get, and also short cuts are wonderful but figuring out the whole mechanics of Photoshop...will be a successful venture.


Blue enough? Really, to gain the 'likes' for your Instagram photos, you should focus on the tint of them. And in this case, it should be a blue tint. Also check on your cropping, apparently people are looking at how spacious or close cropped each image is. I think it goes to show just how critical people's standards are. But even though you may not want to tint everything blue, having a dominant color is beneficial. Oh and one more, no one wants to look at a photo that doesn't have some brightness to it.


Camera Awesome has arrived! And that means that after 20 months of correcting the glitches and mess ups, it is now in app form. Crazy enough this one ended up being more complicated than the iOS. But only the most popular versions will work with this program. So this faster camera, with high-quality filters.

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30 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2013, Building a Better Camera App and iPad Air Review

30 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2013, Building a Better Camera App and iPad Air Review | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Create your own world. That's what the 30 Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2013 whats you to know. I said that this would be best for inventing magazine covers, especially this model with the Union Jack flag as her lipstick. Taking artwork and placing it in a place that normally you wouldn't see it. I can see this roundup of 30 could easily be used for zines or pamphlets that helped you bring your cartoon or ideas to life. It also has some text effects that has been showing up a freguently lately.


Finding out about Camerarrific, has to be one of those articles that makes you stop and really take in what is being described. Besides what the common sense challenges would be, like why should you even bother with this camera app...since hundreds already exist. The clarity is suppose to be outstanding to the point that you can take a picture of your lawn and actually see the small specks of dirt. That's saying something since usually the pixels just blur together. So be on the look out for features that could sell themselves.


Well the reviews are in and it will be an iPad Christmas. That is as iPad Air Christmas. The substantial upgrade has caused praise from all around the table. Ironically the word 'lighter' means little in the tech world, since it's used for virtually everything. But you can actually feel the difference in the new iPad. With the bigger screen being more on the kid side of handeling and playing games, the pixel resoultion is of the highest clarity.

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Neurocam is Like a Google Glass Camera That You Control with Brain Waves

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Google is planning on rolling wearable camera glasses out to the general public in the near future, so we may soon be hearing utterances of "okay glass" all around us as owners snap photos with voice control. If using your voice as a shutter isn't your thing, you might want to start waiting for the Neurocam. It's a crazy iPhone-based camera system that uses your brain waves to snap photos! 

A prototype of the camera was demonstrated at the Human Sensing 2013 conference in Japan last week. It basically looks like an iPhone strapped to the side of your head. Brainwave sensors connected to your head attempt to measure your interest in the things you look at based on how your brain responds.

Interest level is measured on a scale of 0 to 100. When your brain waves top 60, then the camera shutter is triggered. Although the phone is pressed flatly against your head, a prism connected to the camera gives the phone the same view as your eyes.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

We've gone from pressing on a shutter button, to voice activated, now to brain waves capturing an image. Of course Google is behind this invention unrolled at a Sensing 2013 in Japan last week. Would you feel comfortable having an iPhone attached to the side of your head, calculating basically what your interest levels perked up to be, so the image would be snapped. Meaning what ever you witness or see, will be captured.

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What Photoshop Can Do To The Body, PicsArt Monthly and Google+ Gets Improved

What Photoshop Can Do To The Body, PicsArt Monthly and Google+ Gets Improved | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

The recent Photoshop video that has been making it's rounds around the internet, created by GlobalDemocracy.com. Has people up in arms about what Photoshop has contorted the female  and male image. The video titled 'Body Evolution.' How far has airbrushing gone? I mean we've heard about celebrities suing magazines and the before and after photos that make us shake our heads in disgust. When do we know the fine line between what is natural and what looks good?


PicsArt has come out with their very own monthly magazine! This is exciting because PicsArt has a dedicated community of photographers and creators that lend a hand in our own inspiration. You can read the magazine for free on the site, giving you tutorials of the photographers biggest secrets, along with exclusive interviews from the masters themselves. Also you need to check this out because your own art may have made it inside of PicsArt Monthly.


Google+ has updated it's photo editing features along with a handful of others. It'll make video calling, messaging and editing easier on you. Generously, google+ has added backups and background syncs to all iOS app devices. Reorganzing them so you can find whichever photo you've been looking for, so much easier. Instead of going through each photo, you now can now search them from sunsets to snowmen. But my favorite has to be the new Auto Awesome video tool. Where you have control of three different action styles, one being a strobe light effect that can make anything seem creepy or staring in a horror film.

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Introducing PicsArt Monthly!

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PicsArt Monthly is our new magazine that brings you a month’s worth of phenomenal PicsArt content. In PicsArt Monthly you can find tutorials that uncover some of photographers' biggest secrets, and show you cool tricks that can take your editing and photography to the next level. The magazine also feaures exclusive interviews with photographers and artists across the world, and highlights the work of artists from our very own community. You can find it online or on your mobile device, and if you're a user, be sure to check it out to see if any of your own art has made it into the magazine.


PicsArt Monthly brings you beautiful and itneresting content that will inspire you and help you grow as an artist. It all comes in a tight and polished package that will keep you turning to see what's on the next page.

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PicsArt has released a Monthly magazine! Go and read the first issue on their site. You are even welcomed to share and download and maybe even your own work will be features inside.

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iPad Air, A Refocusing app for Nokia and Improving Your iPhone Experience with Instagram

iPad Air, A Refocusing app for Nokia and Improving Your iPhone Experience with Instagram | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

The new iPad Air is 72 times faster than the origianl, thinner and weighs exactly a pound. If Apple condenses their technology any more, we all will be wearing app watches...wait that exists as well. Now that this is even more easily able to be carried from place to place, perfect for the 'go-getter' in your family. For $399 this will be available starting Novemeber 1st. Will you wait for the reviews to come in before purchasing the new tablet or will you be one of many standing in line the day it comes out?


The Nokia Lumia...never seem to fail. After coming out with an endless supply of apps and now an International Mobile Photography Day...what will be the next step? Well an app by Nokia has just been introduced as the Nokia Refocus Lens. Which acts as a Lytro-like camera. This is a stand alone app, althought details are basically non-existent. The app will take anywhere from two images to several just to combine the perfect in focus image, you wish to have.


Is Instagram the best app out there, for sharing and editing photos? Majority of the signs point to yes but there are one or two apps that can help better your instagram experience. How about the Squaready Pro, which acts as the cropping tool in Instagram...but it's used as your viewfinder so you don't have to crop anything out to being with. Then with Flipagram you can have your very own 15 second slide show. Finding apps that better your Instagram experience is a blessing in disguise, what will they come up with next.

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Windows 8.1 review

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A year ago, Microsoft "reimagined" the look and feel of Windows, and placed a risky bet on the future of computing. Touch is everything, it said, and nearly everything about Windows 8 was designed to be used in a world without laptops and desktop PCs. But most people still use laptops and desktops, so Microsoft hedged its bets and built a desktop mode as well. Millions of people installed Windows 8, but Microsoft’s two worlds, each with different applications, created a steep learning curve with Windows 8 that wasn’t familiar for traditional Windows users.

With Windows 8.1, a free update designed to address some of its users’ concerns and enable a faster pace of Windows releases, Microsoft tries to bridge the gap between old and new, between mouse and touchscreen. The new OS looks and feels mostly the same, but its many small tweaks make for a significant update — and hint at the future of Microsoft's vision for its own computing platform. Microsoft is completely invested in Windows 8, and it’s been busy over the last twelve months, but making Windows 8.1 into something easier and more familiar is no small task. Microsoft’s chance to usher in the touch-friendly, tablet-filled future it imagines — take two.

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The reviews are in! Windows 8.1 shows a steady race into the forefront of improved technicalities. Getting rid of the age old PC to a newer step towards the touch interface recogintion software. Windows may have out done itself by far, as of yet.

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