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Adobe InDesign gets a modern makeover, while Illustrator now has a crop tool

Adobe InDesign now has a new look while Illustrator has (finally) gained the crop tool in two Creative Cloud updates today.
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4K, meet MK: Fujifilm launches lenses for video with ‘outstanding cost performance’

While pricing hasn't yet been released, Fujifilm says the new MK cinema lenses offer unparalleled cost performance.
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New open source font could eliminate those weird characters after translation

When a font doesn't contain all the right characters, a translation will create boxes where letters should be -- this font is fighting back.
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Lensless cameras just got closer to practical use, thanks to MIT

Lens-free cameras are a novel but impractical idea -- but MIT researchers are making progress with a model that's 50 times faster.
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Zeiss launches the luxury Batis 2.8/135, a high-end portrait prime for Sony E Mount

Zeiss is expanding its high-end Batis line with a new 135, the first of its kind that's compatible with Sony E mount and offers autofocus.
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Adobe's beta programs Project Felix and XD get a list of new updates

Adobe's Project Felix gained a number of new updates today, along with brother-in-beta Adobe Experience Design.
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Shoppable videos coming to Facebook and Twitter, thanks to this iOS app

Dubcandy is a new video app that allows content creators to use affiliate links right inside a Facebook or Twitter video.
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DJI wants to make the Mavic Pro more indestructible for the crash-prone aviator

A slew of new accessories introduced this week aims to help keep the Mavic Pro safe from damage, including a propeller cage.
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Magic Lantern brings 4K video to a 5-year-old Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Canon may be slow to bring 4K to their DSLRs but a third party company is developing a software hack to capture in that high resolution.
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AI can turn apples into oranges but can’t turn an iPhone photo into a DSLR shot

In a new wide-ranging style transfer software, researchers have created a program that can transform objects or turn paintings to photos.
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Sony is developing a 150-megapixel sensor with some serious detail

Sony's semiconductor division is set to release a 150-megapixel backlit camera sensor next year for aerial photography and other applications.
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Nikon focuses on lenses with optics division as part of its restructuring plan

Nikon is continuing its restructuring plan by reorganizing all the optical technology into one division, it announced Monday.
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Leica gives traditional cinema lenses a modern feature update with new Thalia series

Leica's newest lenses are designed for high-end full frame cinema cameras, bringing a traditional look with modern features.
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Lightweight Diadon inflatable drone can land on water, flies under FAA's radar

The Diadon inflatable drone may seem like child's play at first, but it can land in water and slides in under the FAA weight limits.
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Survey: Canon maintains title as top seller of interchangeable lens cameras

For the 14th year in a row, Canon has remained the top seller for interchangeable lens cameras, according to surveys by the company.
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Can you find the Bentley in this 57.7 billion pixel photograph of Dubai?

Bentley is back at the gigapixel game and this time, it broke its own record with a photograph that has 57.7 billion pixels.
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Fujifilm is inspecting the first lens in its cinema series for an iris defect

If you are among the first to buy Fujifilm's new cinema lens, you'll want to check your serial number for a manufacturing defect.
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This image search database is out of this world with 140,000-plus NASA photos

Looking for a photo that is out of this world just got simpler with NASA's new searchable media database of photos, video, and audio.
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Canon gains new photo-printing possibilities with the acquisition of Kite.ly

Kite.ly, a company specializing in in-app printing solutions is now part of the Canon Europe family with a new aquisition.
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Skip the complex tracking software, DJI says, and give drones an "invisible" license plate

How do you tell who flew an unmanned aerial vehicle into a restricted area? DJI suggests a radio tag system could be a solution.
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Forget turning photos into paintings, this software copies another photo’s style

Prisma turns photos into paintings -- but what if you could mimic the style of a photo by using artificial intelligence?
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Why is the Pixel’s camera so good? Google explains it, and what’s next

When Google couldn't fit the right hardware in a small device, they turned to computational photography for the camera inside the Pixel.
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Love that Fujifilm film style? Bring it back to your RAW files with this plug-in

RAW files don't include in-camera film presets, and while they can be reapplied, this plug-in simplifies the process for X-T2 users.
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More than 20 students suspended after liking a threatening photo on Instagram

The users behind an Instagram threatening a school shooting were detained by police but the students that liked the photo were suspended.
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Find high flying inspiration with the NYC Drone Film Festival's incredible winning videos

This year's New York Drone Film Festival featured an impressive array of winners -- get ready to fly with the winning play list right here.
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Give YouTube a round of [APPLAUSE] — sound effects are now auto captioned

YouTube's artificially intelligent auto captioning system is now eight years old -- and getting a sound upgrade.
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Twitter launches live video API for streaming — how will that affect Periscope?

Twitter will likely be seeing an increase in live video with the release of its live API for integrating live feeds from third-party apps.
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Mevo is now the first camera capable of live broadcasting to Twitter

Thanks to an API release by Twitter, Mevo by Livestream is now able to broadcast straight to Twitter or Periscope.
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Adobe is working on software to cut out the background from any photo

Adobe is working to make clipping a background out of an image simpler using deep learning software through its recent research.
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Epson $99 printer will spit out anything from smartphone snaps to coloring pages

Epson's latest $99 printer is an all-in-one with a number of connectivity conveniences, including mobile photo printing.
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Now 1 million advertisers strong, in-app booking is coming to Instagram

Instagram is celebrating an advertising milestone with a teaser -- a new in-app booking feature is coming before the end of the year.
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Cloud coverage: Adobe debuts its system of cloud software for marketing

Businesses and marketing professionals now have access to more tools and more data in one place with Adobe's new Experience Cloud.
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Like a Siri for travel, HelloGbye is a new streamlined travel-planning app

A new app aims to make planning a trip as simple as telling your iPhone what you'd like and getting options tailored to your preferences.
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Nikon wants you to ‘write’ a love letter to New York City, with your camera

There's more than one way to write a love letter -- Nikon is asking photographers to shoot and share photos that show love for New York City.
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New drone flies through rain, lands in water, and even records under the surface

There are drones, and there are submarine drones -- and then there's the Hex H2O that explores a little bit of both worlds.
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Lomography's latest is all about that glass with a bright wide-angle lens

With both the widest focal length and the widest aperture yet, the Lomography Magellan is focused on the lens.
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Battle of the bulge: Engineers eliminate camera bump with slide-out module

Cameras are to big to fit inside slim smartphones without a bump, unless of course manufacturers decide to try this odd camera module.
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Four new grants open up for female documentary photographers

Women Photograph, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and Ona are working together for four new grants for female photojournalists.