Press Release: Sophia Antipolis, France – REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, has confirmed, that version 5.1 of their multi award-winning panorama software, Stitcher is now available. With version 5.1 Stitcher now also becomes available in German, in addition to English and French. The release of version 5.1 also accompanies the launch of a brand-new website (http://stitcher.realviz.com), dedicated to the REALVIZ stitching products, Stitcher & Stitcher Express.

Flash Security Bulletin

Summary: Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform.

Press Release: Photoshop World Conference & Expo is opening its Tech Expo at the Miami Convention Center to the public for one day only on Thurs., March 23 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (http://www.photoshopworld.com/ticket/).

Source: Adobe Bridge Support Knowledgebase

Issue: After you start Adobe Bridge 1.0.3, you receive one of the following error messages:

– “Online Services encountered an error. The service will now be terminated or paused if possible (Error: )”

– “There was a problem with your internet connection. Please check that you are connected to the internet and try again.”

For a modern planetarium show, an astronomer/program producer created a variety of fake UFO images as a way of showing audiences how easily such photos can be done.

Source: Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Written by Tom Callen

As the producer responsible for bringing Cosmonova’s* latest public planetarium show, “UFO-The Truth is Here,” to reality, I knew that one aspect of the UFO phenomenon that would be important to cover would be that of fake photographs.

Source: Opinion Journal
Written by Douglas Gantenbein

Weston Naef sounds almost misty-eyed when discussing Kodak Tri-X, a black-and-white 35mm film first made in the 1950s and a staple of photojournalism for decades. “It was a wonderful 400-speed film,” says Mr. Naef, curator of photography for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, referring to Tri-X’s ability to capture an image in low light, known as its “speed.” “And then it could be ‘pushed’ [chemically altered during development] to 1200, or even 2400″–meaning it could be used in even lower light.