Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Fujifilm, Zenfolio and more as presenters Events News 

Photo Imaging CONNECT announces Fujifilm, Zenfolio and more as presenters

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The Dead Pixels Society, the photo/imaging industry’s leading news source, announces the speaking lineup for the Photo Imaging CONNECT conference, March 1-2, 2026, at the RIO Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, NV. In a special partnership with WPPI, the Dead Pixels Society is hosting an executive-level conference to bring together various sectors of the photo/imaging industry to discuss trends, opportunities,... Read More
Kodak reports fourth-quarter revenue up 9 percent, full year up 2 percent Earnings reports News 

Kodak reports fourth-quarter revenue up 9 percent, full year up 2 percent

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Eastman Kodak Co. reported fourth-quarter consolidated revenues of $290 million, compared with $266 million for Q4 2024, a 9 percent increase. By segment, Advanced Materials & Chemicals (AM&C) revenues were $85 million, compared with $68 million for Q4 2024, an increase of $17 million or 25 percent and Print revenues were $195 million, compared with $187 million for Q4 2024, an... Read More
American Color Imaging sold to Proviso Capital Acquisitions News 

American Color Imaging sold to Proviso Capital

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Iowa’s American Color Imaging has been sold to Proviso Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Terms weren’t disclosed. CEO Mark Lane told the Dead Pixels Society that he and his wife/partner, Lisa, will continue the business to ensure a smooth transition. He said Proviso Capital was selected as the acquirer, instead of another professional lab, because of concerns over... Read More
Nikon announces investment in U.S.-based space-station maker Vast Inc. News 

Nikon announces investment in U.S.-based space-station maker Vast Inc.

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Nikon Corp. announced it has made an investment in Vast Inc. (Vast), based in Long Beach, Calif., through the NFocus Fund. Vast is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and operation of commercial space stations utilizing a vertically integrated manufacturing approach. This innovative company aims to provide the next-generation commercial space station to succeed the International Space Station (ISS), which... Read More
Vivid-Pix announces Memory Station Software Version 5 New Products 

Vivid-Pix announces Memory Station Software Version 5

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Vivid-Pix announced it is shipping the new Version 5 of Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software featuring enhanced Memories story creation, and voice transcription and text utilization with Memory Pages,  which combines images and text to display on slide shows, print on home printers, online, and at retail locations. Vivid-Pix software and programming are also being integrated with business partners, colleges, and universities.... Read More
Subscription photo app Glass updates branding Marketing News 

Subscription photo app Glass updates branding

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Subscription photo app Glass has updated its branding to present a more appropriate wordmark. Citing that the original script-based logo didn’t translate well to an app icon, the company redesigned the logo to a version shown at the right. Patrons (paid customers) have access to a fresh batch of alternate icons. Back in 2022, the Dead Pixels Society interviewed Glass... Read More
Photo Personalization Pioneer Feted for 20 Years of Leadership News 

Photo Personalization Pioneer Feted for 20 Years of Leadership

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The Dead Pixels Society announced the first recipient of the organization’s “Photo Imaging Pioneer” award is Marion Duchesne, co-founder and CEO of Mediaclip, a Montreal-based technology company that provides enterprise-grade white-label software powering online product personalization for retailers and brands worldwide. The Photo Imaging Pioneer Award, presented at the annual Photo Imaging CONNECT event at the RIO Hotel and Casino, Las... Read More
CEWE Group reports 2025 group turnover up 3.8% Earnings reports News 

CEWE Group reports 2025 group turnover up 3.8%

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA reported, for the 2025 financial year, preliminary figures showed a 3.8% increase in group turnover, reaching €864.5 million, compared to €832.8 million the year prior. The company’s EBIT also rose to €88.2 million from €86.1 million the previous year. The fourth quarter was particularly strong, driven by high demand for CEWE photo products as Christmas... Read More
School Photographers of America Launches Volume EDU Program at Daytona State College Events News 

School Photographers of America Launches Volume EDU Program at Daytona State College

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School Photographers of America (SPOA) launched its first Volume EDU workshop on Feb. 18, 2026 at Daytona State College, marking the beginning of a new national initiative designed to introduce college photography students to careers in high-volume school and sports photography. Volume EDU is a collaborative educational program developed in partnership with Sony to bridge the gap between academic photography... Read More
Inside Evoto: Speed, Trust, And Authenticity In Photo Editing Podcasts 

Inside Evoto: Speed, Trust, And Authenticity In Photo Editing

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Ever wish your edits moved fast? We sat down with Jay Peterson of Evoto to unpack how AI can make portrait workflows radically quicker without removing the realism that clients recognize and trust. Peterson explains Evoto’s slider-first, standalone desktop editor and how its proprietary algorithms target the work that slows pros down—frequency separation, dodging and burning, glasses glare, and flyaway hair—while keeping processing local... Read More
Perfect Corp. reports third-quarter revenue up 14% Earnings reports News 

Perfect Corp. reports third-quarter revenue up 14%

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Perfect Corp., an AI/AR company for the beauty, fashion, photo and video creative industries, thirdquarter revenue was $18.1 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2025, compared to $15.9 million in the same period of 2024, an increase of 14.2%. The increase was primarily due to strong growth momentum in the revenue of mobile app and web services subscriptions.... Read More
GoPro and Insta360 both claim victory in trade tussle News 

GoPro and Insta360 both claim victory in trade tussle

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Action camera makers GoPro and Insta360, which have been embroiled in a patent dispute, both claim victory after the US International Trade Commission issued an order blocking unlicensed imports of some Insta360 cameras, finding the Chinese company infringed on US Patent No. D789,435, which covers the ornamental design shown in GoPro’s patent drawings. The body cleared Insta360 of infringing two GoPro utility... Read More
CEWE Group holds Innovation Days Events News 

CEWE Group holds Innovation Days

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On Feb. 18 and 19, more than 1,200 employees from across Europe gathered in Oldenburg for the CEWE Group’s Innovation Days. The event has established itself as a regular meeting point for all of the group’s brands and locations. Whether new products, further developments of apps and software, or service improvements: At the Innovation Days in the Weser-Ems-Hallen in Oldenburg,... Read More
Canon showing Analog Box Camera prototype at CP+ 2026 News 

Canon showing Analog Box Camera prototype at CP+ 2026

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Japan’s leading camera show, CP+ 2026, is underway this week and, with it, the reveal of numerous prototypes and product debuts. CP+ has taken the place of the long-lamented photokina as the venue for sharing prototypes. Numerous gadget blogs have covered the reveal of Canon‘s box-style Analog Concept Camera, featuring an optical waist-level finder and manual focus, at the CP+2026 show in Japan. According... Read More
PhotoDay issues statement on image security News 

PhotoDay issues statement on image security

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Add PhotoDay to the list of volume photography companies that have made public statements regarding student image privacy, in the wake of unsubstantiated rumors regarding Lifetouch and its owner, Apollo Global Management. The statement is posted below: A Statement on Image Security from PhotoDay’s CEO, Alex Kovacevic The start of the year is always an exciting time, with our industry... Read More