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Smartphoto recognized for sustainability efforts News 

Smartphoto recognized for sustainability efforts

GaryPageau
For the second year in a row, Wetteren, Belgium-based Smartphoto Group was honored by the evaluation committee of the VOKA Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship (VCDO) with the award of the Sustainability Certificate Laureate 2023. In 2021, a clear reference framework was built for this purpose, and it was decided to develop an annual action plan within the VOKA Charter for Sustainable... Read More
Google to remove photos from inactive accounts News 

Google to remove photos from inactive accounts

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Google recently shared an update regarding its policies on inactive accounts, announcing it will remove photos from inactive accounts from December 2023 onwards. (An “inactive account” is any account that hasn’t been accessed for two years.) After July 19, 2023, the Google Album Archive will not be available any longer. After Google retired Picasa in 2016, all your content from... Read More
Canon commemorates 110 million EOS series cameras, 160 million RF/EF lenses News 

Canon commemorates 110 million EOS series cameras, 160 million RF/EF lenses

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Canon Inc. announced the company has reached two major production milestones—a cumulative total of 110 million EOS Series interchangeable-lens cameras in March and 160 million RF/EF series interchangeable lenses in May. An EOS R6 Mark II (released in December 2022) was the 110 millionth EOS series camera produced, while an RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM (released in July 2021)... Read More
Sony upgrades ZV-E1 video capability News 

Sony upgrades ZV-E1 video capability

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Sony Electronics announces an upgrade for the ZV-E1, now featuring 4K 120p video recording. This feature enables faster high-speed frame rate video recording, resulting in smooth slow-motion footage that is five times slower than standard 24fps. The upgrade also introduces Full HD 240p recording capability to the ZV-E1, providing even more flexibility for the video creator. This latest upgrade is... Read More
DP Review finds new home with Gear Patrol News 

DP Review finds new home with Gear Patrol

GaryPageau
Popular enthusiast site DPReview, which was facing an unceremonious shut down by parent Amazon, has found new life with Gear Patrol. Terms weren’t disclosed. Founded in 2007, Gear Patrol is “an award-winning publication and content studio dedicated to informing today’s generation of consumers about the best products to pursue their lives,” according to the company. Imaging Resource, the other popular... Read More
Tether Tools Smart Shooter 5 Tether Software now supports Fujifilm cameras, multi-camera capture, and bulk QR/barcode workflow News Updates 

Tether Tools Smart Shooter 5 Tether Software now supports Fujifilm cameras, multi-camera capture, and bulk QR/barcode workflow

GaryPageau
Tether Tools announce the latest version of its fully customizable Smart Shooter Tethered Capture Software, which adds support for Fujifilm cameras, allows multi-camera tethering for up to 10 cameras, and Bulk QR/Barcode workflow. Unlike other tethering software, Smart Shooter 5 is built on each camera’s Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), which means increased reliability, faster image transfer, faster import, more camera control... Read More
School Photography and Yearbook Industry Hall of Fame Class Announced Events News 

School Photography and Yearbook Industry Hall of Fame Class Announced

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School Photographers of America (SPOA) is launching the Industry Hall of Fame. The inaugural class of inductees, featuring some of the most legendary pioneers of the century-old school photography and yearbook industry, will officially be recognized on July 13 at the Industry Awards Banquet during SPOA’s International Conference on School Photography and Yearbooks at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, SC. Individuals... Read More
Ennis gains in first-quarter from School Photo Marketing Earnings reports News 

Ennis gains in first-quarter from School Photo Marketing

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Ennis, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended May 31, 2023. Highlights include revenues of $111.3 million for the quarter compared to $107.7 million for the same quarter last year, an increase of $3.6 million or 3.3%. The increase includes revenue contributions of approximately $4.1 million from School Photo Marketing, an acquisition completed on Nov. 30, 2022, and... Read More
SPOA announces finalists for 2023 National School Photographic Competition Events News 

SPOA announces finalists for 2023 National School Photographic Competition

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Sample entries from the 2023 contest. School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced the finalists for the 2023 National School Photography Competition. The grand champions for each category will be announced July 13th in Greenville, S.C., at the International Conference on School Photography and Yearbooks at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom Downtown. The contest spotlights the best in school photography, from traditional classroom... Read More
ProGrade Digital debuts third-generation CFexpress 2TB card News 

ProGrade Digital debuts third-generation CFexpress 2TB card

GaryPageau
ProGrade Digital, Inc. announces its new higher capacity third generation of 2TB CFexpress Type B Gold memory cards. ProGrade Digital 3rd generation CFexpress 2TB cards provide read speeds of up to 1,700MB/s and burst write speeds of up to 1,500MB/s and sustained write speeds of up to 1,300MB/s – ideally suited for high-resolution video capture applications, the company said. To... Read More
Shutterfly announces early settlement of the exchange offer Investments News 

Shutterfly announces early settlement of the exchange offer

GaryPageau
Shutterfly LLC announced it has closed its previously announced refinancing transaction. Earlier this year, news reports showed debt holders of the privately-held Shutterfly were seeking better terms after poor 2022 results. Details are in the press release below: Shutterfly, LLC (the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us”) today announced that, on June 9, 2023, Shutterfly Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of the... Read More
Canva unveils global developers platform News 

Canva unveils global developers platform

GaryPageau
Canva introduced its new Canva Developers Platform, which includes a set of APIs and development tools,  at the company’s first developer conference, Canva Extend in San Francisco. Canva also announced a $50 million Canva Developers Innovation Fund to support app developers. Canva unveiled a multitude of ways for developers to build on the platform and released the Canva Apps SDK... Read More
PhotoShelter acquires Socialie analytics platform Acquisitions News 

PhotoShelter acquires Socialie analytics platform

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  Digital asset management (DAM) solution provider PhotoShelter announced the acquisition of Socialie, a category leader in user-friendly content distribution and advanced analytics. Made in partnership with PhotoShelter’s majority investor, Clearhaven Partners, the acquisition will strengthen PhotoShelter’s real-time distribution powers, provide PhotoShelter customers with more control and insight into the flow of content across their ecosystem, and position the company as... Read More