Industry Notes for the week of March 21 People on the Move Tips and tricks 

Industry Notes for the week of March 21

GaryPageau
Tech trends Samsung begins mass production of fast storage Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing the industry’s first 512-gigabyte (GB) eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage) 3.1 for use in flagship smartphones. Delivering three times the write speed of the previous 512GB eUFS 3.0 mobile memory, Samsung’s new eUFS 3.1 breaks the 1GB/s performance threshold in smartphone storage. Perfect Corp.: Refashioning the... Read More
Editorial: The photo/imaging industry responds to COVID-19 News Opinion 

Editorial: The photo/imaging industry responds to COVID-19

GaryPageau
The 24-hour, non-stop coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic is inescapable. While we here at the Dead Pixels Society try to be apolitical and to focus on business-related issues and topics, it’s clear the pandemic is going to have wide-ranging effects and ramifications for the global industry. The mass cancelations and postponements of important photo and printing industry events, like photokina... Read More
Hartman: The most impactful potential improvement to photo print products is… Market research 

Hartman: The most impactful potential improvement to photo print products is…

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Researcher and Visual 1st conference co-chair Hans Hartman published findings from his recent  2020 Photo Print Product Survey showing consumers are more activated to print by speed than any other factor, including discovery and seeing printed samples. The 2020 Photo Print Product Survey surveyed respondents whose households had ordered photo print products in the last 12 months (“would they order more photo print... Read More
Tiger Group to auction surplus pro A/V gear from The Camera Division Events 

Tiger Group to auction surplus pro A/V gear from The Camera Division

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Tiger Group will hold an online-only auction on March 31 of excess pro-grade audiovisual gear from The Camera Division (TCD), the one-stop rental house formed in 2017 by the successful merger of The Camera House and Division Camera. The more 200-piece offering includes digital and video cameras, zoom lenses, lighting, matte boxes, monitors, jib arms, sliders, tripods, camera accessories, media, filters, and... Read More
Minuteman Press expands conversion program News 

Minuteman Press expands conversion program

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Minuteman Press International is expanding its conversion program that helps independent printers sell their printing business and secure an exit strategy. Over the past 36 months, Minuteman Press has assisted over 150 independent print center owners sell their business. Minuteman Press International claims it has the unique ability to sell independent print shops to a wider pool of qualified buyers. The... Read More
ProGrade Digital debuts Thunderbolt 3 CFexpress and XQD reader and a dual-slot CFexpress and SDXC reader New Products 

ProGrade Digital debuts Thunderbolt 3 CFexpress and XQD reader and a dual-slot CFexpress and SDXC reader

GaryPageau
ProGrade Digital announced two card readers. The PG04 is a Thunderbolt 3 reader for CFexpress Type B and XQD cards that is capable of transferring data at speeds up to 40Gb/s (5GB/s). This enables you to take full advantage of the read speeds of your CFexpress cards to create a fast and efficient workflow. The PG05.5 is a replacement for... Read More
Google debuts Camera app for Android (Go edition) Updates 

Google debuts Camera app for Android (Go edition)

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Google has updated the Camera app for its Android (Go Edition) operating system for developing markets. The new Camera Go app from Google has a Portrait Mode to give your photos a professional look by focusing on your subject. It’s built for first-time smartphone users with a clean and simple interface. For those markets where bandwidth and storage are at... Read More
Skylum adds AI Augmented Sky capabilities to Luminar 4.2 News Updates 

Skylum adds AI Augmented Sky capabilities to Luminar 4.2

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Skylum announced the latest free update for its flagship product, Luminar, version 4.2, which includes a new AI Augmented Sky feature. The new tool lets photographers place different objects directly on the sky, enabling creatives to make either a realistic landscape or transform it into something straight out of a fairy tale, the company says. In the Creative tab inside... Read More
Easy Cut Studio releases Version 5 with more cutter support and 64-bit compatibility Updates 

Easy Cut Studio releases Version 5 with more cutter support and 64-bit compatibility

GaryPageau
EasyCut introduced Easy Cut Studio version 5, a compatibility update to the company’s sign-making solution with more enhanced functions, Support for more vinyl cutting plotters, full 64-bit compatibility, macOS Catalina compatibility, and much more. Easy Cut Studio is designed and engineered to be the total solution for any sign-making business. The software features advanced graphics editor, vectorization tool, and all... Read More
Heidelberg restructures to focus on core business, halts Primefire and large-format presses News 

Heidelberg restructures to focus on core business, halts Primefire and large-format presses

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The board of digital printer maker Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  adopted a wide-range action plan for short-term structural cost reduction and long-term improvements in the company’s profitability. Focus on the profitable core business and systematic streamlining of the cost base are geared to delivering a €100 million improvement in EBITDA, excluding the restructuring result. At the same time, a return transfer... Read More
Apple unveils iPad Pro with LiDAR scanner, adds trackpad support to iPadOS New Products 

Apple unveils iPad Pro with LiDAR scanner, adds trackpad support to iPadOS

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Apple announced the iPad Pro with the high-speed A12Z Bionic chip. The new iPad Pro adds an Ultra-Wide camera, studio-quality mics and a LiDAR Scanner delivering depth-sensing capabilities, opening up more pro workflows and supporting pro photo and video apps. The LiDAR Scanner, along with pro cameras, motion sensors, pro performance, pro audio, the stunning Liquid Retina display, and powerful... Read More
MeWe Launches Social Media’s First Dual-Camera Videos: “MeWe’s “ New Products 

MeWe Launches Social Media’s First Dual-Camera Videos: “MeWe’s “

GaryPageau
MeWe launched MeWe’s, dual-camera videos available on any social network. MeWe’s allow members to simultaneously film and share videos using their phone’s inward and outward-facing cameras. MeWe’s can be created by members with iPhone XR or newer, and viewed on all platforms (desktop, Android, iOS). MeWe also announced the launch of MeWe Stories, allowing members to create slideshow stories of their... Read More
Emerald Holding, parent of PhotoPlus, provides update on future events News 

Emerald Holding, parent of PhotoPlus, provides update on future events

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Emerald Holding Inc. announced it will not stage any first- and second-quarter events – until early June, at the earliest – as a result of the evolving impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, the events industry, and Emerald’s business. To date, Emerald has postponed 20 events, originally scheduled to occur between March and June 2020 , equating to approximately... Read More