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Lifetouch restructuring includes unspecified number of staff reductions News 

Lifetouch restructuring includes unspecified number of staff reductions

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Lifetouch parent company Shutterfly, in a statement, has confirmed numerous industry reports that the leading school and retail portrait company has again reduced its headcount and consolidated some sales regions. Private messages shared with the Dead Pixels Society say the layoffs have come in two waves, with 121 persons affected in early January, and another 220+ fired this week. According... Read More
GoPro reports 8% revenue decline for 4Q, full year Earnings reports News 

GoPro reports 8% revenue decline for 4Q, full year

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GoPro, Inc. announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2023. In both periods, the company showed an 8% decline in revenues, despite a double-digit percentage increase in subscriber revenue. For the fourth quarter of 2023, GoPro’s revenue was $295 million, down 8% year-over-year, but subscription and service revenue increased 13% year-over-year to $25 million.... Read More
Gooten launches OrderMesh order-management platform News 

Gooten launches OrderMesh order-management platform

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Gooten launched OrderMesh, a specialized order management platform designed for on-demand production, designed to support retailers, marketplaces, manufacturers, and eCommerce brands as they broaden their product offerings, streamline order processing, and substantially reduce the operational complexities and costs of a made-on-demand supply chain. The Gooten team built OrderMesh to help retailers tap into the power of on-demand production, reducing their... Read More
Dead Pixels Society interviews Fotomerchant, ImageQuix executives Acquisitions Feature News Opinion 

Dead Pixels Society interviews Fotomerchant, ImageQuix executives

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ImageQuix, a leading provider of software solutions for professional photographers, recently announced the acquisition of Fotomerchant, one of the most respected end-to-end workflow solutions for high-volume studios. In an exclusive interview, Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Tim McCain, president, of ImageQuix; Elmar Platzer, CEO and co-founder, of Fotomerchant, and Derek Clapham, CTO and co-founder, of Fotomerchant,... Read More
Urbanimmersive received a cease trade order on stock trading due to missed filing deadline News 

Urbanimmersive received a cease trade order on stock trading due to missed filing deadline

GaryPageau
Troubled real-estate imaging company Urbanimmersive Inc. received a general Cease Trade Order (‘CTO’) issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators (Autorité des Marchés Financiers (‘AMF’) being the principal regulator) per National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders (NP 12-203) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (‘CIRO’) has halted the company’ stock. The CTO was issued due to the missed filing... Read More
Techcrunch: AI photo creation app Artisse raises $6.7 million in seed funding News 

Techcrunch: AI photo creation app Artisse raises $6.7 million in seed funding

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Techcrunch reports AI photo creation app Artisse raised $6.7 million in seed funding. Artisse users upload photos of themselves to train its AI on their images, then use a text or image prompt to generate new photos of themselves across various settings, postures, and styles. Artisse makes images more photo-realistic, so they could stand in for professional photography if required.... Read More
SPAC 2024 overview Events News 

SPAC 2024 overview

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The SPAC 2024 school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 24-27, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featuring sessions, a sold-out trade show, and social events. The sessions topics included how-to sessions, sales, marketing, cyber-security, and more. The Dead Pixels Society attended the conference; the video features interviews with attendees and exhibitors, including Tyndell Photographic, WoodUImagine,... Read More
Tiffen adds Tiffen ND/Polarizer Filter Trio for DJI OSMO 3  News 

Tiffen adds Tiffen ND/Polarizer Filter Trio for DJI OSMO 3 

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Tiffen brings their professional quality lens filters to DJI’s OSMO Pocket 3-inch CMOS Gimbal camera. Each member of Tiffen’s three-filter set combines the benefits of Neutral Density (ND) and Polarization in a single glass element for more pleasing and controlled light when reducing shutter speed and to minimize unwanted glare in bright and reflective conditions—without color shift. The Tiffen Kit... Read More
Fujifilm, World Press Photo Foundation announce strategic partnership  Events News 

Fujifilm, World Press Photo Foundation announce strategic partnership 

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FUJIFILM Corp. announced a strategic partnership with the World Press Foundation, which includes Fujifilm’s sponsorship of the World Press Photo Foundation’s World Press Photo Contests as well as expert-led workshops during the organization’s global exhibitions. The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization based in the Netherlands that provides a global platform for photojournalists and documentary photographers to... Read More
GoPro to acquire Forcite, maker of tech-enabled helmets Acquisitions News 

GoPro to acquire Forcite, maker of tech-enabled helmets

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GoPro, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Forcite Helmet Systems, a pioneer in embedding technology into helmets. GoPro intends to accelerate Forcite’s vision to provide tech-enabled motorcycle helmets with the long-term goal of tech-enabling other categories of helmets over time. GoPro’s acquisition of Forcite is expected to close in Q1 of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. GoPro will share... Read More
ImageQuix announces acquisition of Skylab photo processing service Acquisitions News 

ImageQuix announces acquisition of Skylab photo processing service

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ImageQuix, a provider of workflow and e-commerce software for the high-volume photography industry, continued its acquisition spree with the acquisition of Skylab, an innovative photo processing service that makes high-quality retouching accessible to anyone in the world. This acquisition follows closely the recent announcement of the addition of Fotomerchant to the ImageQuix portfolio. Founded by photographer TJ Rak and machine... Read More
IPI hosting IPI CONNECT event in Louisville, Ky Events News 

IPI hosting IPI CONNECT event in Louisville, Ky

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Independent Photo Imagers (IPI) announced IPI Connect, a one-day free educational event focused on hands-on learning of production. Specifically, the March 13 educational event will feature the latest equipment in a true production setting, with hands-on learning directly from vendor partner expert teams and experienced users. The featured equipment includes the Fujifilm Revoria digital press printer and the LogoJET UVx90R... Read More
Cloudprinter shares data on print engines Market research News 

Cloudprinter shares data on print engines

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Cloudprinter posted data about the types of print flowing through its network. The data provides insight into the popularity of different print engine platforms and how seasonality comes into play. “December marks a distinct shift in Cloudprinter’s operational trends, reflecting the dichotomy between the professional market slowdown and the consumer holiday season peak. Our network sees a remarkable 70% of... Read More
Canon announces leadership changes for U.S., Canada News 

Canon announces leadership changes for U.S., Canada

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Canon U.S.A. Inc., Melville, NY, named Isao “Sammy” Kobayashi as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Kobayashi was most recently president and CEO at Canon Canada for the past year. Kobayashi succeeds Kazuto “Kevin” Ogawa, who will return to Japan for a new assignment following five years at Canon U.S.A., having served as president and CEO since April, 2020.... Read More