Panasonic releases DMC-G1 firmware update version 1.1

It offers the following improvements:

1. Makes it possible to check the exposure with Live View during the AE lock.
It makes it easier to check the exposure of the image being recorded.

2. Makes it possible to continuously display the enlarged screen of the MF assist.
When the MF assist is started by 2 during the manual focus, it will not exit the MF assist automatically in 10 seconds anymore.

3. Added “color adjustment function” for the LCD monitor/View finder.
It is possible to adjust the brightness and colour of the LCD monitor/Viewfinder, and to adjust the redness or blueness individually.

4. Added “Red-eye reduction forced flash on” to the flash setting for the [PARTY].
5. Improved the performance of AE(Auto Exposure) and AWB(Auto White Balance).
6. Improved the accuracy of flash control.
7. Improved the noise reduction during high sensitivity photo shooting.

Go to the Panasonic firmware instruction & download page

Panasonic DMC-G1 Review

Ricoh releases GX200 firmware version 1.20
It fixes the following problem: When you playback a 1:1 image in the playback mode, the small window may not move to the right edge in the position display window that is shown in the right corner in the LCD.
Go to the Ricoh GX200 firmware download page

Ricoh GX200 Review

In case you missed or did not apply the previous Ricoh GX200 firmware updates, you will get these improvements too:

[Version 1.14]

* In the Auto shooting mode, and with the Grid Guide displayed, and if you turn off the camera power and then turn on in the My Setting mode, a lacked grid guide will be displayed.
* When using AAA batteries, and in the shooting mode, if you click the Playback button to switch to the playback mode, and after the lens will be retracted automatically, if you press the shutter release to return the shooting mode, any key will not work…

[Version 1.10]

* Improved the accuracy of level compensation at taking a picture with Auto Levels in the Image setting.
* Corrected the information of shooting setting in the captured images to correspond to them in the both a DNG file and the JPEG file recorded with a DNG file.

A division of Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software, announced the retail availability of Roxio Creator™ 2009 Ultimate Edition, a premium version of the company’s market-leading digital media suite. Roxio Creator 2009 Ultimate Edition offers everything available in the recently announced Roxio Creator 2009 for completing photo, video, and multimedia projects quickly and easily, as well as Blue-ray Disc High Definition (HD) support and advanced audio and backup capabilities. Roxio Creator 2009 Ultimate Edition is available today at http://www.roxio.co.uk/ and in major retail stores worldwide for £69.99.

“Roxio Creator 2009 Ultimate Edition is the perfect suite for any digital media enthusiast looking to make the most of their photo, video and audio collections,” said Vito Salvaggio, vice president of consumer products, Roxio division of Sonic Solutions. “In addition to the broad range of innovative new features available in Creator 2009, such as secure online sharing, moving audiobook CD to iPods and other portable players, and the ability to burn HD video content onto standard DVD discs for play back on Blu-ray players, consumers can go a step further with the powerful yet easy-to-use features included in the Ultimate version.”

Today the crowd at Photoshop World got a quick preview of Photoshop Express, a new application currently in development at Adobe. First hinted at by Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen some six months ago, Photoshop Express isn’t meant to duplicate/replace Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements. Rather, it’s a new member of the Photoshop family that’s meant to make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible to large numbers of people.

Earlier this year, Adobe introduced Premiere Express, a free, Flash-based online video editor for creating mash-ups and remixes. Anyone using Photobucket, MTV.com and YouTube’s TestTube site can take Premiere Express for a spin. Photoshop Express, though not yet publicly available, aims to offer a similarly easy, approachable experience for image editing.

Adobe Sr. VP John Loiacono showed that it was possible to adjust an image just by rolling over the different versions shown at the top, previewing the results & then clicking the desired degree of modification. I’ll post more info as it becomes available.

The public beta can be used free of charge using nothing more than your browser with the latest Flash 9 player and a broadband connection to the Internet. Even better, there’s no manual to read (or even a Read Me), nothing to install and nothing to update.

Free, lots of storage, lots of cool Photoshop-inspired effects and tools, share your photos with your friends. It’s what Flickr would be if it was created by a multimedia company instead of your regular Web 2.0 crowd.

Kudos to Adobe for getting out there in the Software-as-a-Service market with another cool Flex-based offering, showing what the technology can really do.

Update: You can see the quick onstage demo of Photoshop Express in Terry White’s latest Creative Suite Podcast (direct link to video). The demo starts around 16:10 mark.

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