EyeQ announces AI scene detection New Products 

EyeQ announces AI scene detection

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EyeQ Imaging Inc., the maker of Perfectly Clear automatic photo correction technology, officially announced AI Scene Detection (which the company previewed at the Pro Imaging CONNECT virtual conference) as an update to Perfectly Clear and will be making it available to customers worldwide. AI Scene Detection improves Perfectly Clear’s automatic image enhancement, which can be seen in comparison photo examples... Read More
MyHeritage adds photo repair to genealogy site features New Products 

MyHeritage adds photo repair to genealogy site features

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Family history site MyHeritage has added photo repair to its image-enhancement toolset. In a blog post, the company announced the new feature “automatically fixes scratches, tears, holes, stains, and other damage on historical photos.” Photo Repair joins a growing stable of tools for colorizing, restoring, and animating historical photos. The company was purchased by private-equity firm Francisco Partners, a leading global... Read More
Panasonic developing LUMIX GH6 camera for later this year, updates GH5 News 

Panasonic developing LUMIX GH6 camera for later this year, updates GH5

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Panasonic announced it is developing a new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, LUMIX GH6, featuring a new image processor, by the end of 2021. The company said the LUMIX GH6 will have a high-speed sensor and Venus Engine image processor, providing 4:2:2 10-bit DCI 4K/60p recording capability and a 10-bit 4K 120p High Frame Rate (HFR) and Variable Frame Rate... Read More
Western Digital unveils SanDisk Professional line News 

Western Digital unveils SanDisk Professional line

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Western Digital unveiled the SanDisk Professional brand of premium storage solutions for content creators and professionals. Born on the foundation of the company’s SanDisk consumer brand and its professional-grade G-Technology brand, the new SanDisk Professional line features 16 modular workflow solutions with professional-grade performance and enterprise-class reliability that will include: PRO-CINEMA CFexpress VPG400 – An all-new professional-grade, rugged CFexpress card for... Read More
Bregal Sagemount investment pushes Printful to unicorn status News 

Bregal Sagemount investment pushes Printful to unicorn status

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Printful, the Latvia-based print-on-demand drop shipping, and fulfillment company, announced a $130 million non-control investment from Bregal Sagemount, a leading growth equity firm. The financing establishes Printful as the first privately owned company with Latvian roots to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of above $1 billion, the company said. The new partnership will support the launch of additional products... Read More
Xencelabs releases Linux driver for pen tablet New Products Updates 

Xencelabs releases Linux driver for pen tablet

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Pen tablet startup Xencelabs Technologies announced a Linux driver for use with the company’s new Pen Tablets. The new driver broadens the compatibility of Xencelabs devices to include all major operating systems commonly used in professional design applications. The Xencelabs Linux driver offers several advantages compared to competitive offerings, including easier download and installation, easy integration into Linux-based environments, and... Read More
Shutterfly investors fail to convince court of class suit merits News 

Shutterfly investors fail to convince court of class suit merits

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Shutterfly Inc. investors lost their bid to revive a would-be class suit over the 2019 merger with Apollo Global Management LLC because the investors failed to show the company misled them, the Third Circuit said, according to Bloomberg Law. Investors, led by a former shareholder Robert Garfield, accused the retailer of misleading them in a proxy statement intended to secure approval for... Read More
Dead Pixels Society Podcast: A different approach to school photography, with Annie Poissant, Fotosko Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society Podcast: A different approach to school photography, with Annie Poissant, Fotosko

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Annie Poissant, of Fotosko, a Quebec portrait and school photography company. Poissant talks about her company’s unusual approach to environmental school portraits and how that led her to become owner and director of Photosuite Canada, a company offering a managed services solution for Canadian independent volume photographers as well as the distributor of Netlife Photosuite PRO solution... Read More
Fujifilm opens online printing site in the United Kingdom News 

Fujifilm opens online printing site in the United Kingdom

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DigitalCameraWorld reports Fujifilm UK has launched a new dedicated online retail platform called “MyFUJFILM” for printed products and gifts. The new U.K. service joins a wider rollout of myFUJIFILM platforms across other European territories, including France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden. In addition to photo prints, customers can choose to make canvas, acrylic prints, photo books, calendars, kitchenware, and soft furnishings. “This... Read More
PRINTING United Expo 2021 registration now open Events 

PRINTING United Expo 2021 registration now open

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PRINTING United Alliance announces registration has officially opened for the highly anticipated PRINTING United Expo 2021, taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 6-8. New this year is a three-phase Expo experience furthering provides access to even more education, new product debuts, and more, for the industry around the globe, the group said. The... Read More
TIPA recognizes CEWE retail system, WhiteWall among awards News 

TIPA recognizes CEWE retail system, WhiteWall among awards

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The Technical Image Press Awards (TIPA) were recently announced, showcasing winners in 40 categories, including cameras and lenses, papers and printers, imaging software, still and video accessories, lighting, monitors, and more. The camera gear awards are widely covered, so we thought we’d look at a few of the output-related recognitions. CEWE won two awards: For the Wall Calendar A2 Gold... Read More
Snap announces tools, monetization opportunities for creators New Products News 

Snap announces tools, monetization opportunities for creators

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Snap Inc. announced new tools, workflows, and monetization opportunities to support creators’ growth on Snapchat. Story Studio is Snap’s new standalone app offering editing tools to make professional content for mobile, on mobile for Snapchat and other platforms, the company said. Story Studio for iOS will launch later this year with these features: Insights into trending #Topics, Sounds, and Lenses... Read More