Adobe revenue, profit set to risePending Macromedia acquisition key focus area

Source: MarketWatch
Written By Michael Paige

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Adobe Systems Inc. next Thursday is expected to report a higher quarterly profit as revenue rises 21% on strong demand for its digital-document management and design software, according to the average forecast of Wall Street analysts.

Depart Chicago: 6:00 AM
Arrive Joplin: 5:00PM (corrected)
Distance: 585 miles
Average speed: 65 mph (not including visits but including gas stops)

I’m off for my annual Santa Fe Workshops class, so for the next couple of weeks, postings for PhotoshopNews will come when and where I can find high-speed internet access while on the road.

Chameleon v.3.0 Image Combination Software

AKVIS announces Chameleon v.3.0, an efficient tool for automatic adjustment of inserted objects to the target image color range and smoothing of the object’s border. Chameleon V.3 supports 16 bits per channel and allows processing images in color modes RGB, CMYK, Lab and Grayscale.

Upgraded Scaling Plug-In for Adobe Photoshop Offers Faster Scaling, New User Interface and Improved Workflow within Photoshop for Long-Time Users

Press Release: PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 7, 2005–Independent software developer, onOne Software, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Genuine Fractals 4.0.

11-09 through 11-10, 2005

Photoshop World 2005 in JAPAN Conference & Exhibition coming soon!

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. - Opening Keynote
Guru Awards Ceremony, and Hall of Fame Induction

New Server Software Enables Customers to Automate and Transform People-Centric Business Processes

Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 6, 2005 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced significant enhancements to its Adobe® LiveCycle™ server platform. Available now, new Adobe LiveCycle software tightly integrates document services to automate people-centric processes for improving customer communications, increasing internal efficiencies and helping meet compliance initiatives.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Photographers have always manipulated their pictures, writes Lauren Martin.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes they are lies. Sometimes they are blanks, and you insert the words you like.

In a release posted by Nikon as well as a statement on the Adobe web site, indications are that Nikon and Adobe may have resolved certain differences with regards to Nikon’s NEF raw file format.

Landscape photographer Stephen Johnson has posted the fall and early 2006 workshop schedule on his web site. The schedule includes both studio and field workshops on subject ranging from fine art digital printing, fundamentals of digital photography, as well as a variety of landscape locations such as Yosemite, San Mateo and Death Valley.

Camera Bits, the publisher of the popular Photo Mechanic has released version 4.3.8. The free update for registered users is available from the Camera Bits Download page.

Author and photographer Martin Evening begins his series of tutorials for Canon CPS Europe with a tutorial about the importance of getting a correct exposure for digital captures as critical for optimal image quality.