Visual 1st brings together imaging innovation Events News 

Visual 1st brings together imaging innovation

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The 12th annual Visual 1st conference was held Oct. 16-17, at the Governor’s Residence at Ft. Mason in San Francisco, Calif. The high-tech executive-level conference, which was sold out this year, featured numerous sessions continuing to examine the ongoing influence of AI and technology across various segments of the imaging ecosystem. Conference organizers Hans Hartman and Alexis Gerard brought together... Read More
Rise Above Research: U.S. photo merchandise market appeals to broad demographic Market research 

Rise Above Research: U.S. photo merchandise market appeals to broad demographic

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A new study from Rise Above Research finds photo merchandise products appeal to a wide demographic, which continues to bolster the market and sustain its popularity and appeal. The four main product categories covered in the study (photo cards, photo books, photo calendars, and photo wall/tabletop décor) show a wide range of age groups are buying these products, from 13-to-17-year-olds... Read More
Venus Optics releases 60mm S35 1:2 Macro Anamorphic Lens News 

Venus Optics releases 60mm S35 1:2 Macro Anamorphic Lens

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Venus Optics presents the first 60mm 1:2 Macro Anamorphic lens for S35 sensors – Nanomorph 60mm T2.9 1.5X S35 Macro 1:2. This lens offers a close focus distance of up to 24cm/9.45” and produces a 0.5x magnified image, breaking through previous technological constraints and surpassing lenses in the market of similar focal lengths. The US price for the Laowa Nanomorph 60mm... Read More
Advertek commemorates 25th anniversary, move to expanded facility Acquisitions Feature News 

Advertek commemorates 25th anniversary, move to expanded facility

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Advertek Inc. recently commemorated its 25th anniversary and its move to its single 77,000-square-foot facility with an open house celebration attended by business leaders, vendor partners, and customers. In June, Advertek announced the acquisition of Custom Colour Imaging (CCI), a Toronto-based photo lab and print-on-demand company. As part of the acquisition, Advertek’s corporate offices, Print on Demand, Small and Large... Read More
Census data for October shows ‘healthy’ retail sales and ‘early step forward’ into the holiday season Market research News 

Census data for October shows ‘healthy’ retail sales and ‘early step forward’ into the holiday season

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Data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that retail sales grew solidly over the past two months, demonstrating households’ capacity to spend and the strength of the economy, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “October’s pickup in retail sales shows a healthy pace of spending as many consumers got an early start on holiday shopping,”... Read More
WaldoPro launches auto-crop and export feature to streamline school portraits for yearbooks Updates 

WaldoPro launches auto-crop and export feature to streamline school portraits for yearbooks

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WaldoPro announced the WaldoPro platform enables auto-cropping of school portraits, provides parents the opportunity to choose their child’s yearbook photo, and supports industry-standard data exporting. Waldo’s mobile proof delivery, with its FaceBlocker copyright protection, allows studios to engage parents in viewing their school portraits as part of the yearbook photo selection process, the company claims. WaldoPro’s algorithm automatically crops each... Read More
Claranova to buyout PlanetArt minority interests Acquisitions News 

Claranova to buyout PlanetArt minority interests

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Claranova announces the acquisition of Société Commune Européenne de Participation (SCEP) by its subsidiary PlanetArt Holdings Inc., thereby enabling it to own 100% of PlanetArt LLC. The transaction is being financed by a €20 million loan obtained by Claranova Development SARL from Cheyne Capital on the same terms (interest rates, guarantees, acceleration clauses, covenants) as the €108 million loan arranged... Read More
Kodak Moments adds cross-selling tools to retail software Updates 

Kodak Moments adds cross-selling tools to retail software

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Kodak Moments has released a new version of its photo services software, providing retailers with an easy-to-configure platform to offer consumers more premium products. “Retailers using our latest software releases are reporting significant revenue growth in the photo category,” said Scott Robinson, vice president, Retail Photo Solutions Products, Kodak Moments. “Much of this is driven by the advanced cross-selling capabilities... Read More
CEWE reports increase in nine-month earnings, 2024 targets confirmed Earnings reports News 

CEWE reports increase in nine-month earnings, 2024 targets confirmed

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA enters the all-important Christmas quarter with an increase in turnover and a lead in earnings. The company confirmed its annual targets for 2024: in the first nine months, CEWE increased group turnover by +6.3 % to 481.6 million euros (Q1-3 2023: 453.2 million euros) and at the same time improved group EBIT by +3.2 million... Read More
Navigating SEO challenges for business growth with Senthil Kumar Podcasts 

Navigating SEO challenges for business growth with Senthil Kumar

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Unlock the secrets to driving business success with SEO expert Senthil Kumar as he shares his remarkable journey from entrepreneurship to mastering search engine optimization. Discover how Kumar transformed his university cleaning service project into a springboard for future ventures, harnessing the power of SEO to propel his notebook and t-shirt printing business to new heights. His passion for SEO didn’t stop... Read More
NRF: Record number of shoppers expected over Thanksgiving holiday weekend  Market research News 

NRF: Record number of shoppers expected over Thanksgiving holiday weekend 

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A record 183.4 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The figure is up from the previous record of 182 million in 2023 and 18.1 million people more than five years ago in... Read More
ZEISS debuts Supreme Zoom Radiance cine zoom lenses New Products 

ZEISS debuts Supreme Zoom Radiance cine zoom lenses

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ZEISS, Oberkoche, Germany, announced the ZEISS Supreme Zoom Radiance set includes three purpose-built T2.9 high-end cine zooms: 15-30mm, 28-80mm and 70-200mm. Featuring the same T* blue lens coating as the popular Supreme Prime Radiances, these offer a similar look with consistent flares and warmer color rendition. “With the new Supreme Zoom Radiance lenses, we offer the only modern cine zoom... Read More
Venus Optics debuts Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF lens with 110-degree angle of view New Products 

Venus Optics debuts Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF lens with 110-degree angle of view

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Venus Optics announces a bite-sized ultra-wide-angle pancake-style lens for the full-frame cameras: The Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF Lens. The new lens weighs just 158g but offers a 110° angle of view. The lens offers auto-aperture for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts, plus an additional silver version for those seeking a stylish option. The inclusion of an auto-aperture function... Read More
Fujifilm announces development of cinema camera, Fujifilm GFX Eterrna New Products 

Fujifilm announces development of cinema camera, Fujifilm GFX Eterrna

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FUJIFILM Corp. announced it is developing its first digital filmmaking camera, FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA, with plans for a release in 2025. GFX ETERNA will feature the large format GFX 102MP CMOS II HS sensor, which is approximately 1.7 times larger than a 35mm full-frame sensor, combined with the X-Processor 5 high-speed image processing engine. This pairing enables filmmakers to create... Read More
Apple updates video editing apps Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad, Final Cut Camera, and Logic Pro Updates 

Apple updates video editing apps Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad, Final Cut Camera, and Logic Pro

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Apple unveiled Final Cut Pro 11, along with updates to Final Cut Pro for iPad, Final Cut Camera, and Logic Pro. Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac offers new tools like Magnetic Mask and Transcribe to Captions, also supports the import, edit, and delivery of spatial video projects directly to Apple Vision Pro. Final Cut Pro for iPad 2.1 advances... Read More
Koch Equity Development invests $450 million for minority stake in Jostens News 

Koch Equity Development invests $450 million for minority stake in Jostens

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Platinum Equity portfolio company Jostens, the Minneapolis provider of custom class jewelry, graduation products, and yearbooks, announced a nearly $640 million recapitalization in connection with a $450 million strategic equity investment from an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC, the principal investing and acquisition arm of Koch, Inc., and a debt refinancing transaction. The equity investment is subject to consummation of the debt refinancing.... Read More