Dead Pixels Society podcast: Using AI to create photo books, with Kasper Rybak, Printbox Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Using AI to create photo books, with Kasper Rybak, Printbox

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Kasper Rybak, product owner, Printbox, about the development of Smart Creation, the company’s AI-powered photobook software.  Rybak discusses how continuous customer feedback was instrumental in the development and on-going improvement of Smart Creation. He also shares some of the unexpected results from early adopters. Printbox is an enterprise photo products software that allows companies to sell all... Read More
Easy Cut Studio adds support for Dragon, BDF, CUYI, ROHS and Vinyl Systems cutters Updates 

Easy Cut Studio adds support for Dragon, BDF, CUYI, ROHS and Vinyl Systems cutters

EasyCut Studio, a leading developer of sign-making and specialty graphics solutions, announced the global availability of Easy Cut Studio 5.016, the company’s newest version release of vinyl cutting software. The latest build of the software is fully supported by many industry-standard vinyl cutters, including the Dragon, ROHS, Vinyl Systems, BDF, CUYI, and Blacksail brands. This version also brings a range... Read More
Adobe reports record fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 revenue Earnings reports News People on the Move 

Adobe reports record fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 revenue

Adobe reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021 ended Dec. 3, 2021. Adobe achieved revenue of $4.11 billion in its fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2021, which represents 20 percent year-over-year growth. “Adobe’s record performance in Q4 resulted in fiscal 2021 revenue exceeding $15 billion,” said Shantanu Narayen, chairman and CEO, Adobe. “Adobe’s vision, category... Read More
Urbanimmersive acquires Agento, IMOTO and RocketPhoto Acquisitions 

Urbanimmersive acquires Agento, IMOTO and RocketPhoto

Urbanimmersive Inc. announces having completed the acquisition of all the shares outstanding of the real estate photography agency Agento Marketing for a purchase price of $1.2 million, paid through the immediate issuance of 1,518,987 shares of the company at a price of $0.79 per share plus a contingent share payment (earn-outs) totaling up to $600,000 payable in 12 months and... Read More
Not so fast, Atlas: RRD to be acquired by Chatham Asset Management Acquisitions News 

Not so fast, Atlas: RRD to be acquired by Chatham Asset Management

After weeks of seesawing back and forth between suitors, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Chatham Asset Management, LLC, a private investment firm, in an all-cash transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $2.3 billion and total equity value of approximately $897 million. RRD also announced it terminated... Read More
intoPIX says TicoRAW tech adopted by newest Nikon cameras Updates 

intoPIX says TicoRAW tech adopted by newest Nikon cameras

intoPIX announced the successful integration of the TicoRAW technology into the new generation of Nikon cameras, including the latest flagship Z 9 mirrorless camera. The company says, due to incorporation of TicoRAW technology, the new Z 9 camera offers High-Efficiency RAW recording up to 8K and 60fps (available through the 2022 firmware update). The company says TicoRAW is the world’s... Read More
GoPro releases new features for HERO10 Black News Updates 

GoPro releases new features for HERO10 Black

GoPro announced a downloadable camera update for its flagship HERO10 Black camera, enabling new features and recording options. New features include support for GoPro’s Max Lens Mod super-wide angle lens accessory, support for GoPro’s in-camera SuperView digital lens all the way up to 5.3K60 video and support for 24 frames per second video. HERO10 Black owners can update their cameras... Read More
Benedikt Greifenhofer appointed global CEO of GotPhoto News People on the Move 

Benedikt Greifenhofer appointed global CEO of GotPhoto

GotPhoto Inc., the leading workflow platform for volume photographers, announced Benedikt Greifenhofer, the current U.S. CEO, will now take charge of the global company as CEO. Company founder Markus Posselt now takes up the Executive Chairman position. “I am immensely proud to bring Benedikt into his new role,” says Posselt. “Backed by our excellent team of 70-plus employees, he is... Read More
Nikon debuts NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8, is developing NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 prime New Products 

Nikon debuts NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8, is developing NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 prime

Nikon Inc. announced the NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8, the latest NIKKOR Z. The NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 is an affordable and appealing choice for those ready to step up to a full-frame medium zoom lens with the benefits of a constant f/2.8 aperture including gorgeous, softly blurred backgrounds and excellent low light capability. The NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 lens will... Read More
Maxphoto adds photobook.ai apps in the United Kingdom Partnerships 

Maxphoto adds photobook.ai apps in the United Kingdom

Singapore-based AI photobook technology provider Photobook.ai announced the release of iOS and Android print-on-demand apps for the Maxphoto photo service in the United Kingdom. MaxPhoto is traditionally known for its 1-hour print service where customers can order prints-on-demand and pick them up at any retail location within an hour. The Photobook.ai app used by Maxphoto is the white-label photobook mobile... Read More
LexJet to distribute Sefa heat presses New Products 

LexJet to distribute Sefa heat presses

LexJet, a division of S-One Holdings, announced a new partnership with Sefa, an international distributor of heat presses for the dye-sublimation market. Sefa has been a French designer and manufacturer of hot transfer presses for the textile industry and the sublimation market on solid materials for more than 40 years. Working closely with ChromaLuxe, the aluminum sublimation panels manufacturer, Sefa... Read More
Photo-Me International anticipates higher sales, profits for 2021 Earnings reports 

Photo-Me International anticipates higher sales, profits for 2021

U.K.-based instant-service company Photo-Me International plc, in a trading update, reports the group anticipates better-than-expected results for the fourth-quarter ending Oct. 31, based on increasing sales momentum in May, June and July that continued through the last quarter. Two segments – photobooths and laundry – stood out. As a result, the company expects revenue will be slightly ahead of previous expectations... Read More
Rise Above Research: U.S. photo merchandise market bolstered by repeat buyers Market research News 

Rise Above Research: U.S. photo merchandise market bolstered by repeat buyers

  A new study from Rise Above Research finds an average of 70% of buyers of photo merchandise products plan to buy again in the next year. This demonstrates the staying power and resiliency of the photo merchandise market even as it has matured and shows that most consumers still value printed photo products. Examining the five of the main... Read More