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Adobe Releases Camera RAW 8.4 CC Release Candidate

Adobe has released Camera Raw 8.4 release candidate. A bunch of new cameras and lens profiles have been added.

You can download the release candidate at Adobe Labs.

Below is a list of Canon additions

• Canon EOS 1200D (REBEL T5, KISS X70)
• Canon EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
• Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II
• Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS for Canon
• Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 ZE

Download Adobe Camera RAW 8.4 CC Release Candidate

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Magic Lantern increases Canon EOS 5D Mark III dynamic range

Magic Lantern has long been a fan favourite to “unleash” the features of Canon cameras we wish they had. Lately this has included pushing what we can get out of the sensor.

As reported on Planet 5D:

“Tests have been done by ‘Marsu42’ of CanonRumors, which show numbers of up to 15 stops of DR when using this feature combined with the ‘dual_iso’ module that Magic Lantern already includes in their nightly builds.”

Marsu42 said:

This means that for example on 5d3, iso 800 with ML has more dynamic range than iso 100 with Canon :-> … and at high iso you’re getting 7% more dr which is nothing to sneeze at, esp. since it builds upon Canon‘s advantage vs. Nikon: d800@6400 = ~8.3 & 5d3@6400 = ~9.4 ev. According to sensorgen.info the 6d should add another 2/3 stop (once the code is adapted for it) making good ol’ Canon the superior sensor for low light high contrast shooting.

Since this is a new software update I’d recommend you proceed with caution, however, these are exciting results for both stills and video shooters!

Source: Our Forums via P5D

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Adobe Lightroom for iPad Coming Soon

It appears Adobe accidentally leaked Lightroom for iPad before the official announcement. It looks like the app will be a cloud subscription of $99 on an annual basis.

There may be other purchase options when it officially launches.

Adobe’s marketing for Lightroom for mobile is “Take Lightroom anywhere.” According to an Adobe employee, the software will have a lot of the same features currently in Lightroom for desktop.

Source: [9to5] via [MR]

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Adobe Photoshop CC updates

Adobe Photoshop CC subscribers received an update when they turned on their computers this morning. Along with the regular list of bug fixes and tweaking of existing features, the Photoshop team added the following new features:

• 3D Printing integration
• Linked Smart Objects
• Perspective Warp

The last being the notable addition for photographers. Adobe has a short video on correcting images using the Perspective Warp tool along with all the other new features.

Adobe has also extended it’s $9.99 “Photographers” package which gives users Lightroom and Photoshop until February 28th, 2014. Who knows if this will be the last extension like this.

Source [Adobe] via [FS]

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Adobe Releases Lightroom 5.3 & DNG Converter 8.3

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.3
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.3 update includes these enhancements:

• Additional raw file support for 20 new cameras, including the Fujifilm X-E2, Nikon D610, Nikon Df, and Sony A7.
• Corrections and bug fixes for issues introduced in previous versions of Lightroom

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Adobe Lightroom 5.3: Windows | Macintosh

Adobe DNG Converter 8.3
The Adobe DNG Converter is a free utility that enables you to easily convert camera-specific raw files from more than 350 cameras to the more universal DNG raw format.

Digital Negative was developed to address the lack of an open standard for the proprietary and unique raw files created by each digital camera. DNG allows photographers to archive their raw camera files in a single format for easy cataloging and access in the future. With the format specification freely available, any developer can build software that supports and takes advantage of DNG. For more information, visit the Digital Negative page.

Support for the following cameras has been added. Visit the Camera Raw page for a complete list of supported cameras.

• Canon EOS M2
• Canon PowerShot S120
• Casio EX-10
• Nikon 1 AW1
• Nikon Coolpix P7800
• Nikon Df
• Nikon D610
• Nikon D5300
• Fujifilm XQ1
• Fujifilm X-E2
• Nokia Lumia 1020
• Olympus OM-D E-M1
• Olympus STYLUS 1
• Panasonic DMC-GM1
• Pentax K-3
• Phase One IQ260
• Phase One IQ280
• Sony A7 (ILCE-7)
• Sony A7R (ILCE-7R)
• Sony DSC-RX10

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Adobe DNG Converter 8.3: Windows | Macintosh

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