Just released: New Topaz Photo AI v1.4
Topaz updated their Photo AI to versions 1.4 (Click here).
Changes since 1.3.12:
- Auth system internals changed to allow Alpha, Beta, and Release builds to use the same seat
- You may need to login again and claim seats from pre-1.4.0 versions
- Added preserve text enhancement
- Re-designed right panel
- Re-designed welcome screen
- When resizing the image, you may now specify pixels per inch or centimeter and how long each edge should be
- Access these options by clicking the “px” in the width or height text field. This setting will persist after closing the app.
- If inches or centimeters is selected, the resolution and resolution unit will be read from the image and written on export
- Optimized autopilot performance when re-running due to switching images or toggling upscale
- Changed font from Roboto to Inter, and updated various icons
- Right click and three dot menus should now automatically disappear if you move away from them
- Fixed Adobe Lightroom Classic Plug-In text being too big for the save button
- Fixed error when using LrC plug-in with LrC versions below 6 (noting that LrC 3.0 is still the minimum LrC version supported)
- Fixed face recovery sometimes changing the tone of the face
- Fixed CLI not allowing you to specify bit depth
- Fixed status bar sometimes indicating the wrong status when inside an edit mode
- Potential fix for toggles not updating for some users
- Updated lensfun
OM Image Share Ver. 1.2 released
OM Digital released a new version fo the OM Image share APP:
- Upgraded the server for GPS assistance data.
- Improved the stability of software operation.
a bit of everything…
Adapting Lenses to Micro Four Thirds – Optics, Adapters and IBIS Calibration
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
The Camera Manufacturers Have a Big Production Problem (ThePhoBlographer).
Best Entry-Level Cameras for Travel, Street, and Everyday Photography (Explora).
The best cameras for 2023 (Engadget).
How to Use a Photography Umbrella (42West).
Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
Amazon already launched the early Prima Day Deals
There are already some early Prime Day Deals at Amazon (Click here).
Reminder:
Moment launched ther new camera bag on Kickstarter (click here).
For the next nine days you save 90% on the entire Capture one tutorials and styles sold by Alexander Svet (Click here and use code “RUMOR” to get additional 10% off).
New OM patent for astronomical tracking
Asobinet spotted a newly published patent from OM Digital that describes the use of the Image stabilization system for accurate astronomical tracking. Because of earths rotations star move in the sky. And OM digitals idea is to use the IS mechanism to move the sensor along the stars movement. I think this would be a killer feature for all astrophotographers!



















