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Who Needs iPhoto When You Can Edit in The Camera?
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My favorite Mac apps: Christina's Picks
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, SoftwarePicking just three favorite Mac applications was harder than I thought it would be. I decided to forgo anything that was either built-in or part of a major productivity or creative suite and just focus on applications that make my Mac computing experience unique and complete. Coda Even before this week's 1.5 update, Coda had a permanent spot on my "favorite app" list. For me, when it comes to developing or maintaining a web project, Coda is just the best. Sure, TextMate (which I'm using to type this post) might be superior if you're looking for just a source-code editor. CSSEdit might be a better CSS editor, Panic's own Transmit is a more robust FTP client. Coda is still the best all-around web development app for my workflow. It lets me access all the files for a project, locally or on a server, make the changes or additions I want to make, preview how it will look in Safari (or with one click, open it in Firefox, Opera, Camino or OmniWeb) and immediately execute any changes. And now I can use it as a Subversion client too. Even better, it is a distinctly "Mac" application. Every UI detail reminds me why I love the Mac and why OS X is the best platform for software around. Aperture 2 While Lightroom 2 is really, really nice (and I prefer it for some types of retouches), Aperture 2 is simply my favorite photo editing and photo management tool. I'm not a professional photographer, I don't even have a high-end DSLR -- just a tiny 8 megapixel Nikon that fits in my purse or the back-pocket of my jeans -- but I still want my photographs to look their best. iPhoto is great, but I need more precision. Aperture 2 lets me fine-tune my images, whether from my digital camera or scanned in from some of my older SLRs, crop them, adjust noise levels and color and just generally make everything prettier. The Photo Book I made for my mom for Mother's Day this year, using Aperture 2, was amazing and brought tears and smiles to both of my parents' faces. Their reaction was worth far more than the price of the software. MarsEdit Although I can't really use it for most of my WIN blogging, MarsEdit is the tool I use to publish to any of my other sites. My personal site runs on WordPress, and while I love the software, I detest its write interface. I know plenty of people like it, I just don't like composing everything in a web form. MarsEdit's Preview mode is a great way to see how something will look before it's published, whether I use HTML or Markdown or Textile. If I need to edit an old entry, I don't have to worry about sifting through the "visual" or "code" view, inadvertently breaking something if I change a URL. Integrating media from Flickr or uploading new images is seamless. MarsEdit just makes my life easier.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple posts Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has posted Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7 for iPhoto 08, iPhoto 09 and Aperture 2. The update adds support for Raw images for new cameras from Canon and Nikon.
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Digital RAW Compatibility Update 2.7 available in Software Update
Filed under: iLife, Software, Software Update, AppleApple today released a new digital RAW compatibility update for some Canon and Nikon cameras that shoot photos in RAW format. This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 2, iPhoto '08 and iPhoto '09 for the following cameras: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Canon EOS 7D Canon PowerShot G11 Nikon D3S Nikon D300S Nikon D3000 If you have one of these cameras, you should check out this update to work with your photos shot in RAW format with any of these applications. As always, this update is available through Software Update, but it doesn't seem to be posted anywhere on apple.com yet.TUAWDigital RAW Compatibility Update 2.7 available in Software Update originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Canon EOS - Canon PowerShot G - Camera - Photography - Canon EOS 7D
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iLife '09 gets the Software Update treatment
Filed under: iLife, Software UpdateApple just released some updates for iLife '09 via Software Update. In a very un-Apple fashion, the release notes are actually sort of descriptive!Here's the breakdown: iLife Support -- this is for iLife '09, iWork '09 and Aperture 2 users and it addresses some memory leaks, custom folder issues with Media Browser and maintaining the correct image date when importing from iPhoto to Aperture. iDVD gets an update to fix an issue where iDVD is unable to add a title/comment to an image. Recommended for all iDVD 7 users. iMovie now supports 720p AVCHD Lite cameras and camcorders and some other issues. iPhoto -- some fixes to publishing to MobileMe, Flickr and Facebook, slideshow playback and location GPS in emailed and exported JPEGs See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3532 Digital Camera RAW update -- RAW support for iPhoto '08, iPhoto '09 and Aperture 2 for various Canon, Nikon and Olympus cameras. This all looks like good stuff. I'm off to install/restart. Head to Software Update on your computer or hit up Apple Downloads to get the individual installers.TUAWiLife '09 gets the Software Update treatment originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple offers MacBook battery update and more RAW compatibility
Filed under: Software Update, MacBookApple released two separate software updates yesterday. The MacBook Battery Update 1.4 "improves the ability of MacBook batteries to maintain a charge when the system is shut down and not used for an extended period of time" and is for 13" MacBooks.In addition, the Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.5 adds RAW support for the Nikon D3X and Epson R-D1x in iPhoto '08 & '09 as well as Aperture 2.The battery update and the RAW update are both free downloads from Apple.TUAWApple offers MacBook battery update and more RAW compatibility originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Apple releases Digital Camera RAW Support Update
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.5 for Mac OS X. The update adds support for the Nikon D3X and Epson R-D1x to Aperture 2, iPhoto '08, and iPhoto '09.
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5 Things You Never Knew About Spotlight
Many people use Quicksilver as a replacement for Spotlight, but if you're happy with the native file search and app launcher in Mac OS X, then why change? You probably know that you can access Spotlight quickly with the Command-spacebar keyboard shortcut, but here are a few more tricks you might not know exist. Spotlight makes a great calculator and dictionary. Just open the search box, type an equation, and watch the answer appear as you type. It works on long equations with several steps (623+191*87-4), as well as mathematical terms like square root or power. Type a word in the search box and its meaning appears in the results — so you can search for the definition of pi or the numerical value of pi, your choice. By default, Spotlight shows the first 20 results of a search. While you can't change the number of returns, you can eliminate some of the categories the app checks so the results you get are more pertinent. Select Spotlight in the System Preferences, and click on Search Results. If you typically use Spotlight to search documents and email then uncheck categories like Webpages and Music so they're ignored in the future. Do you tag your pictures with keywords in iPhoto? Use Spotlight to snag images and drop them right into an email without even opening iPhoto. If your photos contain metadata on what type of camera was used, start your search with the keyword make to get a list of all pictures taken with that camera (for example, make: Nikon). Spotlight can search inside the public files of other Macs on your network, if they're running Leopard. If they're running an older version of OS X, or another operating system entirely, it can only search for specific file names. Many popular third-party apps, like OmniOutliner and Intaglio, have plugins for Spotlight to make their files searchable too. Check here for a full list of what's available, and to find out if your favorite app has a plugin you didn't know about. What's your favorite Spotlight trick? Let me know in the comments.
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Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Update 2.3
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released Digital Camera Raw Update 2.3. It extends RAW file compatibility for Aperture 2 and iPhoto '08 for the following cameras: Canon EOS 50D, Nikon D90, Sony DSLR-A900 and Nikon Coolpix P6000
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Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.3
Filed under: Software UpdateApple just released an update for RAW camera support for Mac OS X Leopard, Aperture 2, and iPhoto '08. With this new update, the following list of RAW-format cameras are supported: Canon EOS 50D Nikon D90 Sony DSLR-A900 Nikon Coolpix P6000 Apple also notes that this update "addresses issues related to specific cameras and overall stability." You can download this update by opening up Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or by downloading the installer package from the Apple Support downloads site.Thanks for the tip, Tony! Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.3 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.2
Filed under: Software UpdateToday Apple released an update for Mac OS X's RAW compatibility. iPhoto '08 and Aperture will now be able to work with RAW formats from the following cameras: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/Kiss Digital F/1000D Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n Nikon D700 Olympus EVOLT E-420 Olympus EVOLT E-520 Olympus SP-570 Samsung GX-10 Samsung GX-20 Sony DSLR-A300 Sony DSC-R1 I'm sure this isn't a fix for everyone, but will probably make most photographers happy to see their camera on the list. You can download this update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or by visiting Apple's downloads website and downloading the installer package.Thanks to everyone who sent this in!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments