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Industry Notes for the week of Dec. 12 Events News People on the Move Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Dec. 12

  Pro Photography Lifetouch reducing staff by 100 at Ontario, Ohio church directory plant  Lifetouch notified the State of Ohio the company will reduce permanently reduce staff by 100 persons by February 2021, at its Ontario, Ohio facility. The Shutterfly Lifetouch Church Business operations were severely impacted by COVID-19, the company said in a letter to the Ohio Department of Jobs... Read More
Jostens announces enhancements to Yearbook+ digital yearbook Updates 

Jostens announces enhancements to Yearbook+ digital yearbook

Jostens announced enhancements to its exclusive Yearbook+ digital product, adding the ability to submit their portrait pictures directly to the yearbook. The company says, due to COVID-19, getting student portraits for the yearbook has been especially challenging. Each Jostens customer using the new portrait feature in Yearbook+ has access to a management site where the yearbook adviser has real-time access... Read More
Urbanimmersive launches iOS, Android UI capture app for Ricoh Theta Z1 360 camera News Updates 

Urbanimmersive launches iOS, Android UI capture app for Ricoh Theta Z1 360 camera

Urbanimmersive Inc. announced the launch of its ‘UI Capture’ App for iOS and Android for the Ricoh Theta Z1 360 camera. The company says the UI Capture App aims at simplifying and standardizing 3D tours visual content capture processes and post-production. Tested by a group of photographers, the App has clearly shown to standardize visual content quality, save onsite and... Read More
Calderas announces RIP Software Version 14 Updates 

Calderas announces RIP Software Version 14

Caldera launched Version 14 of its award-winning RIP software, bringing a range of new features and enhancements to its print management and workflow software. The benefits include increased production capacity, decreased downtime, significant time-savings, enhanced automation, and improved print quality. This latest edition of Caldera RIP software focuses on providing better workflows and hotfolders. The result for users is increased... Read More
Fujifilm releases infrared version of FUJIFILM GFX100 large-format mirrorless camera New Products Updates 

Fujifilm releases infrared version of FUJIFILM GFX100 large-format mirrorless camera

FUJIFILM North America Corp. announced the launch of FUJIFILM GFX100 IR digital camera (GFX100 IR), a uniquely specialized version of its GFX100 large-format mirrorless digital camera for the forensic, scientific, and cultural preservation fields. Infrared images can now be made at 100MP – and even at 400MP through GFX100 IR’s new Pixel Shift Multi-Shot function – to reveal intricate details... Read More
Pixelmator Pro 2.0 adds speed and UI enhancements Updates 

Pixelmator Pro 2.0 adds speed and UI enhancements

Pixelmator Team released Pixelmator Pro 2.0, the company’s largest upgrade to the Mac image editor. The update brings native support for the new M1-powered Macs, which makes the performance of ML-powered tools like ML Super Resolution up to 15 times faster. “Speed is usually the limiting factor when it comes to getting work done and, in terms of what makes... Read More
Wondershare FilmoraGo adds dual camera capture News Updates 

Wondershare FilmoraGo adds dual camera capture

Wondershare has recently announced an update to the iOS version of FilmoraGo that adds video recording using of the phone’s cameras. FilmoraGo is the first iOS App with both dual recording and editing features, the company says. Wondershare FilmoraGo for iOS is currently priced at $4.99/month. While recording with Double Take, users will be able to preview the video using a split-screen... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Nov. 14 Tips and tricks Updates 

Industry Notes for the week of Nov. 14

  Retail news 11 Tips To Get Your Store Ready For The Holiday Season Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor, offers 11 easy tips for getting your brick-and-mortar store ready for the holiday selling season. Events and Contests Pro Imaging Golf/Pro Imaging CONNECT survey Without question, 2020 has been a year of interesting situations. At Pro Imaging EXPO/Golf Championship/CONNECT Conference, we would like... Read More
Easy Cut Studio 5 is now available for KASA, UKCutter, VEVOR, SSK, Helo and OmniSign Plus cutters News Updates 

Easy Cut Studio 5 is now available for KASA, UKCutter, VEVOR, SSK, Helo and OmniSign Plus cutters

EasyCut Studio announces its updated version of Easy Cut Studio version 5.007 extends the capabilities of Easy Cut Studio by supporting  KASA, UKCutter SMURF, VEVOR, Marsh Stencil Express, SSK Designtech 60, Helo HSP and OmniSign Plus cutters. The new version also provides many optimizations and improvements, and even better performance than before, the company claims. Manufacturers supported include, Roland, USCutter, Mutoh,... Read More
xpression camera changes face, backgrounds on Zoom calls New Products Updates 

xpression camera changes face, backgrounds on Zoom calls

EmbodyMe Inc. has begun free distribution of xpression camera, a virtual camera app imprints the movements of a face and head onto anyone users want while they chat on Zoom, stream on Twitch, or create a YouTube video. The company says xpression camera removes the camera and replaces it with virtual camera software. It works on any platform, including Zoom,... Read More
Industry notes for the week of Nov. 7 People on the Move Updates 

Industry notes for the week of Nov. 7

Retail news Digital Imaging Reporter’s 2020 State of the Industry Digital Imaging Reporter has published its annual state of the industry compendium of opinions and prognostications from manufacturers, retailers and distributors, with a special focus on how to cope with COVID-19. NRF chief economist says strong retail sales growth ‘points to the resiliency of consumers’ Retail sales have largely recovered... Read More
Motif launches Motif 2.0 for iOS News Updates 

Motif launches Motif 2.0 for iOS

Motif, the personalized photo project app from RR Donnelly, launch the redesigned iOS app, Motif 2.0, featuring major upgrades for Motif users on an iPhone and iPad. Most notably, Motif 2.0 for iOS features a redesigned project editing experience created to make the process of designing photo books and calendars even more intuitive, saving users time as the holiday gifting... Read More
Fujfiilm, Hasselblad, Nikon, Panasonic release software and firmware updates News SDKs and APIs Updates 

Fujfiilm, Hasselblad, Nikon, Panasonic release software and firmware updates

Fujifilm North America debuted firmware updates for the X-T3 and the X-H1. The X-T3 update will improve the autofocusing performance of the X-T3 to the same level as the FUJIFILM X-T4, the company said, while the X-H1 update is a bug fix. In other Fujfiilm news, for a limited time, registered owners of FUJIFILM X Series or GFX System digital cameras and... Read More
Industry Notes for the Week of Oct. 19 Updates 

Industry Notes for the Week of Oct. 19

Retail news 5 retail holiday predictions for 2020 RetailDive shares five trends for the upcoming holiday shopping season, including extended sales season, shift to e-commerce, and potential problems with shipping. 12 Secrets of a Successful 2020 Holiday Season for a Retail Manager Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor, shares 12 secrets for retail managers to consider for a successful 2020 Holiday Season. A... Read More