White Wall adds fine-art pigment prints under acrylic New Products 

White Wall adds fine-art pigment prints under acrylic

GaryPageau
Premium photo lab WhiteWall is offering new options for large format images with its new product: fine-art pigment prints set behind acrylic glass. The company is switching from Kodak Pro Endura papers to professional papers from Fujifilm and Ilford because the Kodak paper “will no longer be produced in the familiar formats and quality in the future.”  The new fine-art... Read More
Sony announces the 50mm F1.4 G Master News 

Sony announces the 50mm F1.4 G Master

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Sony Electronics has announced the 50mm F1.4 G Master (model SEL50F14GM) e-mount lens. The 50mm F1.4 G Master is packed with two XA (extreme aspherical) elements that effectively correct field curvature and most types of aberration. This lens is also designed with one ED (extra-low dispersion) glass element that suppresses chromatic aberration to maintain clear and sharp images without color... Read More
Hudl launches portable auto-tracking 4G camera with instant upload New Products 

Hudl launches portable auto-tracking 4G camera with instant upload

GaryPageau
Hudl, the sports performance analysis company, announced the release of its portable high-definition smart camera, Hudl Focus Flex. The third camera in the Hudl Focus family, Flex is the only portable camera on the market that’s integrated with Hudl’s suite of solutions and easily goes anywhere a team goes regardless of access to power or internet. “At Hudl, our mission... Read More
Tamron announces development of 11-20mm lens for Fujifilm New Products 

Tamron announces development of 11-20mm lens for Fujifilm

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Tamron announces the development of the 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD (Model B060), a fast-aperture ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for FUJIFILM X-mount APS-C mirrorless cameras. Pricing and availability has not been announced. The TAMRON 11-20mm F2.8 ultra wide-angle zoom lens features a constant aperture of F2.8. Despite its fast F2.8 aperture, the lens is very small and feels perfectly balanced attached... Read More
Imaging Solutions to host open house during Hunkeler Innovationdays Events News 

Imaging Solutions to host open house during Hunkeler Innovationdays

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At the Hunkeler Innovationdays, Imaging Solutions will focus on their multi-format cutting solutions like the multiCut. In addition, they will show examples of our layflat binding technology, but with no machines on display there. Visitors of the Hunkeler Innovationdays, who want to learn more about Imaging Solutions’ products, have the opportunity to drop by for the Open Door Event. It... Read More
Learning to love email marketing, with Kendra Corman Marketing Podcasts 

Learning to love email marketing, with Kendra Corman

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with marketer Kendra Corman. In this interview, Corman talks about ways businesses can build their email lists and create content that engages customers and builds relationships. Corman has more than 15 years of marketing experience working with one of the top brands in the world all the way down to solopreneurs just starting out. Her passion is... Read More
NRF: Retail sales picked up in January Market research News 

NRF: Retail sales picked up in January

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Retail sales bounced back strongly in January as inflation eased and income grew, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said. “Despite inflationary headwinds, January retail sales show the resiliency of consumers in how they manage their budgets and make decisions on how, when and where to spend their hard-earned dollars,” said Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO. “Retailers understand the needs... Read More
AI-powered video-editing startup Capsule raises $4.75 million seed Investments 

AI-powered video-editing startup Capsule raises $4.75 million seed

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AI-powered video-editing startup Capsule announced it raised $4.75 million in a seed round, brining the total funding to $6.75 million. The round comes on the heels of the recent beta launch of the generative AI-powered video editor. The company will use the investment to make key hires in engineering, product design, marketing, and to rapidly commercialize the product. Investing in this round... Read More
Canon debuts EOS R50 and EOS R8 mirrorless cameras News 

Canon debuts EOS R50 and EOS R8 mirrorless cameras

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Canon U.S.A., Inc., launched the entry-level EOS R50 camera body and the EOS R8, an extremely compact, full-frame camera aimed at advanced amateur photo and video enthusiasts looking for budget-friendly options that don’t sacrifice performance. Additionally, two new RF-Mount lenses are being introduced to the ever-growing R-mount lens lineup. The EOS R50 provides an impressive movie-shooting experience thanks to the... Read More
Shutterstock sees 6% fourth-quarter revenue increase, launches AI platform Earnings reports New Products 

Shutterstock sees 6% fourth-quarter revenue increase, launches AI platform

GaryPageau
Shutterstock, Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year that ended Dece.31, 2022. Revenue increased 6% to $217.7 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 9%, but income decreased 48% to “For the full year 2022, we grew revenues by 7% and Adjusted EBITDA by 13% while expanding our Adjusted EBITDA margin to 26.3%,”  said Paul Hennessy,... Read More
Claranova reports 12% second-quarter growth Earnings reports 

Claranova reports 12% second-quarter growth

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Also announces ChatGPT integration in Ink Card app PlanetArt parent Claranova reported improved second-quarter results. With second-quarter 2022-2023 (October to December 2022) revenue of €218 million up 13% at real exchange rates and 2% at constant scope and exchange rates year-on-year, Claranova’s positive growth momentum is now back on track, the company said. Reflecting this trend, the Group had six-month... Read More
Perfect Corp. launches YouCam Enhance for iOS and Web News Updates 

Perfect Corp. launches YouCam Enhance for iOS and Web

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Perfect Corp. announced the launch of YouCam Enhance for iOS and Web, which can update their blurred, pixelated, or unclear photos, bringing them into sharp focus in a matter of seconds. The new YouCam Enhance mobile app and web tool, available for free download on the App Store and accessible from the Perfect Corp. website can sharpen focus and smooth noise, to brighten... Read More