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Felicia Chin roots for Olympus XZ-1

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Olympus has appointed popular local actress Felicia Chin as the brand ambassador for the Olympus XZ-1, the flagship compact digital camera from the Japanese maker.

Felicia Chin is now the brand ambassador for Olympus XZ-1/

An avid user of social media, Felicia will share the photos she takes with her Olympus XZ-1 with friends and fans via her blog.

“XZ-1 gives me exactly what I want – beautiful pictures and creations that speak volumes about the world around me,” said Felicia Chin.Felicia is currently taking a break from acting to pursue her Business Studies degree at the National University of Singapore.

She has taken an 18-month break to-date, and with another year and a half to go for her studies

Felicia recently returned to local television screens with her new Mandarin drama series, ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, which made its debut on 27 September 2011, 9.00 pm.

Felicia will partner Olympus in the year-long "Felicia & XZ-1" campaign.

Felicia will partner Olympus in the year-long "Felicia & XZ-1" campaign.

The year-long “Felicia Chin & XZ-1” campaign will see Felicia rooting for the fast compact digital camera via social media as well as traditional print media.

Olympus XZ-1

The XZ-1 (10-megapixel, 4x zoom) is the flagship compact digital camera from Olympus.

The Olympus XZ-1 comes in Black or WhiteIt offers image quality that rivals that of entry-level DSLR cameras whilst enjoying the compact form factor of digital compacts.

Felicia Chin and the Olympus XZ-1The Olympus XZ-1 were presented the “Best Expert Compact Camera” at the TIPA Awards 2011 and also won the prestigious Red Dot Design award 2011.

I reviewed the camera earlier this year and was deeply impressed at the speed of the fast lens (F1.8-2.5 aperture) and the image quality.

Take a look some of the photos I snapped in the photo review that I did as part of the review.

The user interface was easy to use, yet allowed fine manual control for enthusiasts and aspiring photographers. Check out the detailed review and the main specifications I’d posted earlier.

Photo review of the Olympus XZ-1

Photo review of the Olympus XZ-1

Wu Bai’s first photography exhibition in Singapore

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
The Leica store at Raffles Hotel is hosting the first photography exhibition in Singapore by Taiwanese rockstar Wu Bai (伍佰). 14 black-and-white photos taken in Taiwan are on display for the 42-day exhibition based on the theme “More Earth”.
Wu Bai launching his first photo exhibition in Singapore from Oct 22 - Dec 2, 2011

Wu Bai launching his first photo exhibition in Singapore from Oct 22 - Dec 2.

Wu Bai (吳俊霖 Wu Jun Ling) is best known for his powerful live shows and rock ballads, Wu Bai composes and writes his own tunes, mostly inspired from his own life experiences. Some of the hits written by the multi award-winning musician include 浪人情歌 (Wanderer’s Love Song) and 挪威的森林 (Norwegian Woods).

Wu Bai says he enjoys hitting the streets of the countries he visits to get the feel of real life.

Wu Bai says he enjoys hitting the streets of the countries he visits to get the feel of real life.

Another avenue of expression for the talented Mandarin rock artiste is his photography. He has published two photo books in 2007 and 2009.

“More Earth” will be open to the public from today until December 2, 2011. Open daily from 10 am till 8 pm, admission is free.

Wu Bai personally launched the exhibition yesterday and spoke in depth for more than half an hour about his passion for photography, despite a bad throat.

He shared that black-and-white photography is his style of choice, even though he started out with colour photography. He had discovered the sensuous touch of black-and-white photography after he viewed some photos of snow scenes that he had taken, and was taken with the almost black-and-white look of those photos.

Wu Bai shares some of the photos he took in Singapore on his iPad.

Wu Bai shares some of the photos he took in Singapore on his iPad.

The photos for “More Earth” were selected based on his concern with how human development and construction is rapidly encroaching on nature, with greens and natural waterways superseded by concrete and steel structures, many of which were not even really necessary.

Date 22 Oct – 2 Dec, 2011
Time 10 am to 8 pm
Venue Leica store,
Raffles Hotel
Address Raffles Hotel Arcade
#01-18

The photos for the exhibition were taken using his Leica M6 and M7 with the 28mm f/2 M Summicron lens.

Plans to bring the exhibition to other countries in South East Asia are underway.

Singapore Leica store celebrates first anniversary

Friday, October 21st, 2011
The Leica store at Raffles Hotel in Singapore celebrated its first anniversary today with the a new compact camera and a photo exhibition.
The Leica store at Raffles Hotel Arcade in Singapore celebrates its first anniversary.

The Leica store at Raffles Hotel Arcade in Singapore celebrates its first anniversary.

The Leica store in the Raffles Hotel Arcade (#01-18) first opened its doors on October 10th last year.

Special edition Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium compact digital camera.

Special edition Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium compact digital camera.

As part of its first anniversary celebrations, it has launched the Special Edition of hte Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium compact digital camera.

It also launched the first photography exhibition in Singapore by Taiwanese rock singer Wu Bai (伍佰).

The compact camera has an elegant silver-grey Titanium look, and sports a 10.1-megapixel, 1/1.63” CCD sensor that records 720 pixel HD video.

Wu Bai talks about his passion for photography.

Wu Bai talks about his passion for photography.

Focal range is from 24 to 90 mm (35mm equivalent).

Priced at SS$1,595, the camera comes bundled with the full version of Photoshop Lightroom, which is worth some S$400 on its own.

The standard Leica D-Lux 5 retails at S$1,200.

Wu Bai’s exhibition of 14 black-and-white photos is themed “More Earth” and features photos of the environment that he took in Taiwan.

The exhibition will begin tomorrow and last till December 2, 2011.

It will be open daily from 10 am to 8 pm, admission free.

New wireless streaming media player: WD TV Live

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

The S$189 WD TV Live is an easy to use Wi-Fi enabled media player that can stream media either from a network attached storage drive in the local network, or directly from the Internet – via an Ethernet connection or the high performance 802.11n wireless connectivity.

Western Digital WD TV Live wireless streaming media player

Western Digital WD TV Live wireless streaming media player

If you don’t already own an Apple TV or Google TV, check out WD TV Live from Western Digital.

Western Digital WD TV Live streaming media playerThe Wi-Fi enabled media player comes with its own apps to stream media from Internet video, radio and social networking sites such as YouTube, Dailymotion, Facebook, Picassa Web Albums, and TuneIn Radio directly to your TV in Full-HD 1080p resolution. Dailymotion video service is now included to offer video

WD TV Live also includes Fun Spot Games, a casual gaming service that offers arcade, strategy, and card games, puzzles, and quizzes. Some of these games include Sudoku, Black Jack and Poker.

WD TV Live allows users to enjoy personal media such as photos, video and music on their home entertainment systems.

Access Internet media content using WD TV Live in Full-HD 1080p resolution.

Access Internet media content using WD TV Live in Full-HD 1080p resolution.

It supports a wide range of file formats for streaming content from any connected USB drive, digital camcorder or camera, network drive such as the My Book Live personal cloud storage, and any networked PC or Mac computer in the home.

LG Optimus 3D launched in Singapore

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Available at S$938 (incl GST without contract) in Singapore in end August, the latest Android smartphone from LG allows users to create 3D photos and video using the phone and to view 3D content and play 3D games without wearing any 3D glasses.

LG Optimus 3D launched today at Marina Bay Sands

LG Electronics today launched the LG Optimus 3D at its LG Live outlet at Marina Bay Sands.

Optimus 3D smartphone from LGThe new Android smartphone boasts a “Tri-Dual” architechure – dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory – promising improved performance when multi-tasking, viewing graphics-intensive websites, watching a movie or playing graphics-intensive games.

It also brings glasses-free 3D experience into the palms of its users. LG wants to empower its users to immerse themselves in 3D – from creating 3D photos and video, to enjoying them, and beyond that to sharing 3D media with others  – all from a smartphone.

Create, enjoy, share

Optimus 3D smartphone from LGTo create 3D photos and video, the user can use the dual 5 megapixel stereoscopic cameras on board to shoot 3D stills and footage. Alternatively, users can use included software on the smartphone to convert existing 2D photos and videos into 3D. Free software for converting 2D games will be available for download (more details to be announced soon)

Optimus 3D smartphone from LGTo enjoy 3D media  – and this is where LG is all excited about – the user does not need to wear 3D glasses. By using double-layered screen technology, the two images for the left and right eyes are are interlaced with each other and sent separately to both eyes so that the left eye only sees the image meant for the left eye and the right eye only sees the image meant for the right eye.

Optimus 3D smartphone from LGLG boasts that the cross-talk between the two images – the extent to which pixels meant for one eye is seen by the other eye – is extremely low. I tried it myself and found the 3D images gave a strong sense of depth and dimensionality – very realistic without any nausea even after more than 10 minutes of use.

The intensity of the 3D effect can be reduced or turned off – based on user’s preference – similar to the Nintendo 3DS game console. The sweet spot for optimal 3D effect seems to be about 30 cm away from the screen.

The 4.3-inch WVGA display offers bright and flicker-free images in HD, up to 1080p in 2D and up to 720p in 3D.

In case the user drops the smartphone after purchase and the dual stereoscopic cameras get misaligned, the Optimus 3D allows re-calibration of the cameras by correcting the images captured via software to account for any mis-alignment.

LG Optimus 3D smartphoneThe Optimus 3D comes preloaded with 10 free 3D games including titles such as Nova, Asphalt 6 and Let’s Golf 2.

Play 3D games on the LG Optimus 3DCaptured 3D content can be shared with 3D TVs via an HDMI 1.4 connection and the phone can also send content to any DLNA Certified device. In addition, users can upload and stream 3D content on YouTube’s dedicated 3D channel (www.youtube.com/3D).

Smartphone and 3D gizmo

Even without its 3D functionality, the Optimus 3D serves as a highly powered smartphone with top-notch graphic performance, web browsing experience, raw computing speed and high video resolution.

The LG Optimus 3D smartphone was launched in Singapore today.

The LG Optimus 3D smartphone was launched in Singapore today.

For 3D buffs, it offers a chance to own a 3D camera and glasses-free 3D viewing/playing device and a gadget to share and interact with 3D content on the Web.

The LG Optimus 3D offers the best of both worlds and places both functionalities into a single device. This class of gadgets will surely bring 3D into the lives of the average smartphone user.

The main specifications of the Optimus 3D can be found here.

HTC EVO 3D arrives in Singapore

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

The EVO 3D is the first smartphone with “glasses-free” 3D display to be launched in Singapore. The Android-Gingerbread (2.3) smartphone will be available at all mobile operators and authorized retailers at a suggested retail price of S$895 in August 2011.

Android Gingerbread 2.3 based HTC EVO 3D

The HTC EVO 3D empowers the user to capture and view photos and video in 3D through a brilliant high-defintion 4.3-inch QHD 3D display, which does not require the wearing of special 3D glasses.

HTC EVO 3D arrives in Singapore on 10 August 2011The HTC EVO 3D features a powerful 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core processor, dual 5 megapixel cameras, which can be used to capture both conventional 2D and stunning 3D images and videos.

With integrated 3D HD (720p) video capture and the latest version of HTC Sense, HTC EVO 3D will enable users to easily and seamlessly post 3D media to YouTube or Facebook.

Its integrated DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) capability allows fast and easy to sharing of stored music, pictures and user-generated HD video wirelessly with other DLNA-certified home electronics, including HDTVs, monitors, digital cameras, printers and more.

Connection via an HDMI cable (sold separately) enables sharing of user-created 3D video content via a 3D TV.

Access 3D movies and games through the EVO 3D

According to ABI Research (Dec. 20, 2010) mobile 3D devices will be driven by three key applications: creation of user-generated 3D content by integrated video and still cameras, playback of 3D content and 3D gaming.

It also anticipates that mobile devices may turn out to be the most successful form factor towards bringing 3D technology into mainstream markets.

HTC EVO 3D will be pre-loaded with HTC Watch which provides access to a large catalog of movies, including 3D titles optimized for viewing on the HTC EVO 3D’s 4.3-inch screen.

HTC Watch offers the latest new releases on the same day that they become digitally available in the region. Customers can buy or rent digitally and download directly to their smartphone, along with select 3D movies.

Rentals will be available for viewing on one screen within at least 30 days of rental, with a 24-hour  or 48-hour viewing period once the title is first played.

The HTC EVO 3D ships with a whole library of multimedia entertainment that includes The Green Hornet 3D Movie  (limited stocks available) and games such as Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD, Need for Speed SHIFT and  The Sims 3.

HTC has also teamed up with Chalkboard, a large location-based network in Southeast Asia  to offer HTC EVO 3D users access to a catalogue of local offers wherever they go.

Main features of the HTC EVO 3D are summarised here.

Rest and recuperation in Heilbronn

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Rest and recuperation – and more ice-cream in this relatively bigger city.

Our 5 weeks-old hotel in Heilbronn

Our 5 weeks-old hotel in Heilbronn. Photo from www.hotelbb.de.

The hotel we were staying in was only 5 weeks old. Though it was named B&B Heilbronn, it was really not a bed & breakfast establishment at all! It was a new branch of the B&B chain of hotels with more than 210 hotels in Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and France.

The historical astronomical clock at the City Hall was an amazing mechanical clock that could tell time, AND day of the week, the month and the moonphase. Taken with an Olympus E450.

The historical astronomical clock at the City Hall was an amazing mechanical clock that could tell time, AND day of the week, the month and the moonphase. Taken with an Olympus E450.

The family room we were in comprised one double bed and a double-decker bed for the kids. I had remembered how excited the kids had been with the bunkerbeds we had had in Kurashiki – Japan and thought I would give them the same treat. It was like having a playground right in the bedroom, with the kids clamouring up and down the ladder.

The dim lighting within Saint Killian's Church was a test for the low light capability of the Olympus E5 which passed with flying colours. This handheld snapshot had little noise or grain.

The dim lighting within Saint Killian's Church was a test for the low light capability of the Olympus E5 which passed with flying colours. This handheld snapshot had little noise or grain.

Everything was still so new and the hot water shower was just as shiok as that in the previous hotel – it was real hot and there was no lack in water pressure.

Another impressive low-light shot of a vase of roses in the church. Very little noise and grain even at ISO 1600. Taken handheld with an Olympus E5.

Another impressive low-light shot of a vase of roses in the church. Very little noise and grain even at ISO 1600. Taken handheld with an Olympus E5.

Self-service on-the-spot room booking and checking-in kiosk at the entrance of the hotel.

Self-service on-the-spot room booking and checking-in kiosk at the entrance of the hotel.

The hotel had an interesting concept, no physical keys were used for the rooms. Instead a number code was issued upon check-in for the electronic combination lock on the door of each room. The code was also used to enter the hotel lobby after hours at night. The cleaners came every morning but there was no need for check-out – you would just disappear since there was no key to return.

If you were a walk-in guest, and the receptionist had already left, there was a computer terminal between the external and internal (locked) door of the hotel lobby for you to check for room availability, pay using a credit card and receive a number code for a room. Everything was automated and self-helped.

While we were there, someone actually used the self-service kiosk to book himself a room at the hotel.

While we were there, someone actually used the self-service kiosk to book himself a room at the hotel.

For in-room Wi-Fi, simply connect to the hotel’s network and register with your mobile number on the log-in page and the password is sent to you as an sms in an instant – even for an international number.

As it was a public holiday – what they call a bank holiday – everything was closed except for the church, the train station and the eateries. We walked around town and along the river, and then came upon this ice-cream parlour that was doing business like there was no tomorrow. The queue for people buying ice-cream cones for take away snaked more than twenty metres, while the seats in the parlour and al fresco were full. This Eiscafe Dellarte must be a famous and popular outlet. The banana splits and strawberry bowls looked really delectable. As expected, we stuffed ourselves silly.

Mouth-watering ice-cream concoctions had people downing ice-cream dishes despite a chilly temperature. The cafe is open from 1100 til midnight.

Mouth-watering concoctions had people downing ice-cream dishes despite a chilly temperature.

Long queue at Eiscafe Dellarte for take-away ice-cream cones.

Long queue at the Eiscafe Dellarte for take-away ice-cream cones. The cafe is open from 1100 til midnight.

With free Wi-Fi in the room, Erin logged on using the Asus tablet to clock some maths practice on problemsums.com. This vacation spans more than half the June school holidays and the kids really can’t afford to go totally without practice during this period. This was a day for rest and recuperation before we get on the road again and head for the next hotel in Schonach, to the north of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Weinheim to Heilbronn via Mosbach and Bad Wimpfen

Monday, June 13th, 2011

After three nights in Weinheim, we checked out and headed for Heilbronn, stopping by in Mosbach and Bad Wimpfen along the way.

One of four castles in Neckarsteinach, taken with an Olympus E5

One of four castles in Neckarsteinach, taken with an Olympus E5.

Last night, there was some wedding function at the hotel we were staying at. Guests were streaming in over the course of the evening. A few busloads of Japanese tourists also shipped into the hotel. They were still milling around the hotel posing and taking photographs of each other early this morning during breakfast time.

Another of four castles in Neckarsteinach, taken with an Olympus E450

Another of four castles in Neckarsteinach, taken with an Olympus E450.

We checked out around noon, after the kids had completed their daily compo practices. The route recommended by the GPS took us through the hills. We drove through Neckarsteinach – “the town with four castles”, stopping to snap some photos of the castles overlooking the road. We had considered visiting the charming town square and perhaps the castles but Justin was fast asleep in the car and we wanted him to catch up on some sleep so we gave the town a miss.

Yet another of four castles in Neckarsteinach, taken with an Olympus E450

Yet another of four castles in Neckarsteinach, taken with an Olympus E450.

Next stop was a little town named Mosbach. It had a very charming old quarter town square and it was really fun just wandering through the streets, taking in the half-timbered houses lining the streets. We were amazed at how cheap the ice-cream was – 70 Euro cents per scoop in a cone. I vaguely remembered it to be 1.5 to 2 Euros for the same single-scoop cone in France. Naturally, we stuffed ourselves silly – after all, we’d done plenty of walking to justify the extra calories.

Relief on the corner of a building in Mosbach, with half-timbered houses in the background. Taken with an Olympus E5

Relief on the corner of a building in Mosbach, with half-timbered houses in the background. Taken with an Olympus E5

After Mosbach, we stopped by Bad Wimpfen, a town some 15 km to the north of our destination Heilbronn. It was even more charming than Mostback, with a more extensive old town and the castle foundation surrounding it. We went up the Blauer Turm (Blue Tower) which gave us a 360 degrees panoramic view of the surrounding Neckar valley. Justin was really fresh from his nap and made it up and down the steep stairs all on his own.

Roses by the road, with the Blauer Turm in the background. Taken with an Olympus E5

Roses by the road, with the Blauer Turm in the background. Taken with an Olympus E5.

Strolling around the castle walls was very pleasant in the evening hour. It seems that with the longer day, the golden hour around sunrise and sunset has been stretched to last longer by another hour or so – it’s actually a boon to photographers.

View of Bad Wimpfen old quarters from the Blauer Turm. Taken with an Olympus 450 with Pop-Art effect.

View of Bad Wimpfen old quarters from the Blauer Turm. Taken with an Olympus 450 with Pop-Art effect.

After Bad Wimpfen, it took only 20 minutes to arrive at our next hotel at Heilbronn, where we planned to stay for the next two nights.

Schriesheim and Ladenburg near Weinheim

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

On a more relaxed pace, we drove and visited two beautiful towns near where we were staying in Weinheim.

Beautiful rose covered house in Schriesheim

Beautiful rose covered house in Schriesheim. Roses are so plentiful and beautiful in Germany.

After the hectic pace of the first day of sightseeing, we decided to take it easy and adopt a more relaxed pace. We drove to Schriesheim and had pastry and tea for breakfast at Riegler in Schriesheim. It was a small town, and the pace of life was slow on a weekend morning. We strolled through the beautiful streets and stumbled upon a charming house covered in roses. It was absolutely beautiful.

German roses. Olympus E5 at f/4, 108mm (35mm equiv), 14-54 mm lens

German roses. Olympus E5 at f/4, 108mm (35mm equiv), 14-54 mm lens

We then drove over to Ladenburg, only some 10 minutes away. This was a bigger town. There was a Mercedes-Benz vintage car festival by the river on and we headed in looking for that elusive bratwurst stand. We’d thought German towns would be sporting bratwurst stands and restaurants around every street corner so imagine our surprise when we didn’t encounter any during the first day in Mannheim, Schwetzingen and Heidelberg. We finally had our beer and Bratwurst lunch at the festival, ogling at the sexy vintage Benzs on display.

The Germans really love to garden, even on a window sill. There were roses and flowers all along the roadsides and houses along the roads.

The Germans really love to garden, even on a window sill. There were roses and flowers all along the roadsides and houses along the roads.

After lunch, we headed into the old town centre and came across a mini beer festival in a back alley as well as a wedding at the local church.

Sexy Benzs all splayed out at Ladenburg under the fantastic sunny weather.

Sexy Benzs all splayed out at Ladenburg under the fantastic sunny weather.

When we got back to where we had parked the car, we found that the festival organisers had cordoned off the road for the obstacle race for the vintage cars. We tarried to watch the interesting display but realised that it was going to last till evening. Fortunately, the organisers were kind enough to lift the cordon to let us drive our car out since it was parked just inside of the white tape.

Charming timbered houses at Ladenburg under the summer sky.

Charming timbered houses at Ladenburg under the summer sky.

Back at the hotel, we took a nap before heading out to the old town quarters of Weinheim. The good thing about long summer days in Europe is that you get long daylight hours to do the sightseeing. The flip side is you’ve got to get up real early or stay up real late to see a sunrise or sunset. Daylight here in southern Germany is from 4:30 am to 9:30 pm.

Weinheim Rathaus (Town Hall) in twilight. Taken with an Olympus E5 DSLR.

Weinheim Rathaus (Town Hall) in twilight. Taken handheld with an Olympus E5 DSLR.

The old quarters of Weinheim sits at the top of the hill. There was some memorial service in the park with people wearing 18th century uniforms and guskets, after which they marched into the charming town square.

It was rather crowded and I had to lift the camera above their heads to get some snapshots. The articulated LCD screen of the Olympus E5 came in really useful here, because it allowed me to frame the shot on the LCD panel which I folded downwards so I could look at it in live-view mode even though the camera was held high up.

Twilight memorial at Weinheim Schlosspark. Taken with an Olympus E5 DSLR.

Twilight memorial at Weinheim Schlosspark. Taken handheld with an Olympus E5 DSLR.

By now, it was getting dark. The night-shot capability of the E5 also excelled. Focus was fast even in live-view and the picture quality, even at ISO 1600 was really good – sharp and with little noise.

ACD Systems releases ACDSee Pro 4

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Seattle based ACD Systems announced the availability of the latest version of its all-in-one photo editing and management product. The US$239.99 ACDSee Pro 4 promises to reduce time, cost and complexity for the professional photographer.

ACDSee Pro 4 allows photographers to manage, edit and distribute/share their photos within one application. Below are the main features of Pro 4 as described by ACDSee:

Manage

Pro 4 gives photographers the freedom to organize photos and their digital workspace according to their individual needs and preferences. They can customize their application toolbars and layout to reflect the way they naturally work with their images—Manage, View, Process and publish Online.

ACDSee Pro 4 photo editing and catalogueing softwarePhotographers can view and manage a wide range of file types. ACDSee’s catalog-based technology stores key identifying metadata for each image, including date, location, and equipment used. This makes it fast and simple to perform tasks such as search according to keywords, dates and other important information, and to drag and drop images to compare characteristics and tags with other images.

Photographers do not have to import or export images into a vendor-controlled database resulting in a virtual view. Unlike other solutions, Pro 4 allows users to edit photographs in real-time, directly from the source – whether it is a camera memory card, hard drive or computer system — and then save those changes to the original equipment.

Edit

The patent-pending LCE (Lighting and Contrast Enhancement) and single exposure HDR (High Dynamic Range) algorithms are built into Pro 4’s RAW technology. The technology was developed to give users a simple and efficient means of dramatically improving lighting and contrast in photos.

ACDSee Pro 4 photo editing and catalogueing softwarePhotos are fine-tuned to more accurately reflect the subject, and if desired, enhance the representation of the original subject. With LCE, photographers can increase the exposure of dark (underexposed) photos, increase the contrast and vibrancy of dull photos, correct uneven lighting, correct backlit photos, selectively brighten dark areas and darken bright areas (automatic dodge and burn), and create an HDR image from a single exposure.

Original RAW images are rendered in full-size and at high speed. Lighting and exposure problems, including high contrast and backlit scenes, insufficient flash, dull images, and under and overexposure are corrected in seconds. The traditional alternative – multi-exposure HDR – is extremely labor intensive and requires additional, specialized software. It can also result in motion blur, as well as process and capture complexity.

ACDSee Pro 4 photo editing and catalogueing softwareEdits can be seen in real-time and previewed in full screen. Batch processing is intuitive and fast. Photographers can experiment freely, knowing that the originals are always safe with Pro 4’s non-destructive editing capabilities.

Photographers can use his own editing tool together with Pro 4. For example, they can use editing products such as Photoshop and then import their images into Pro 4 for management and distribution.

Distribute and share

ACDSee Pro 4 photo editing and catalogueing softwarePhotographers can quickly and easily share photographs using ACDSeeonline.com, a free, cloud-based photo sharing site. Privacy controls are set by the photographer, to ensure control and security.

Pro 4 allows selected contacts to download password protected full resolution images. Photographers can also share images on the most popular social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, SmugMug and Zenfolio, and/or via their own websites.