Applications Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/technology/applications/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:17:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Leica_Q2_Reporter_front_LoRes_RGB-32x32.jpg Applications Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/technology/applications/ 32 32 183858286 Jason’s Newsround: Computational photography is taking over the world… https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/26/jasons-newsround-computational-photography-is-taking-over-the-world/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/26/jasons-newsround-computational-photography-is-taking-over-the-world/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72812 Computational photography technology is reaching into every aspect of modern photography, with smartphones leading the way. It's a great time to be a photographer.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/26/jasons-newsround-computational-photography-is-taking-over-the-world/feed/ 7 72812 Leica acquires Fjorden and launches new Leica Lux smartphone application to mimic M lenses https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:19:45 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72469 Leica today announced the acquisition of Fjorden Electra SA, the Norwegian iPhone developer. Simultaneously, a new Leica Lux application was launched in the Apple App Store, representing the first product of the new partnership. Fjorden was founded by Dr Victor Henning in Oslo in 2020 with the aim of developing iPhone apps and accessories for the global market.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/feed/ 22 72469 Lightroom Lens Blur: Useful tool or distracting gimmick? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/08/lightroom-lens-blur-useful-tool-or-distracting-gimmick/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/08/lightroom-lens-blur-useful-tool-or-distracting-gimmick/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=69291 Can a computational algorithm convert an image created at f/11 to one that convincingly resembles a photo shot at f/2? Keith has a close look at the new Lightroom Lens Blur feature

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/08/lightroom-lens-blur-useful-tool-or-distracting-gimmick/feed/ 26 69291 Noises Off: Breaking the exposure triangle paradigm with AI denoising https://www.macfilos.com/2023/09/15/noises-off-breaking-the-exposure-triangle-paradigm-with-ai-denoising/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/09/15/noises-off-breaking-the-exposure-triangle-paradigm-with-ai-denoising/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=63385 AI denoising is a new feature in Adobe Lightroom that removes noise in images using machine learning technology. The article discusses this new capability and shows examples of images before and after it has been applied.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/09/15/noises-off-breaking-the-exposure-triangle-paradigm-with-ai-denoising/feed/ 32 63385 AI tools in Lightroom and Photoshop: A shipwreck on the rocks of New South Wales https://www.macfilos.com/2023/06/28/ai-tools-in-lightroom-and-photoshop-a-brief-play-on-the-rocks-of-new-south-wales/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/06/28/ai-tools-in-lightroom-and-photoshop-a-brief-play-on-the-rocks-of-new-south-wales/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:36 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=61414 Artificial Intelligence is never out of the news these days. Some even believe it will be the cause of Armageddon. John Shingleton drinks the Kool-Aid during a brief play with new AI tools incorporated in LightRoom Classic and PhotoShop...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/06/28/ai-tools-in-lightroom-and-photoshop-a-brief-play-on-the-rocks-of-new-south-wales/feed/ 6 61414 Back to basics with the MacBook Air https://www.macfilos.com/2021/09/27/back-to-basics-with-the-macbook-air/ https://www.macfilos.com/2021/09/27/back-to-basics-with-the-macbook-air/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:40:24 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=48449 Mike break's a long-standing aversion to buying the basic computer. Instead of ticking all the upgrade boxes, he's chosen the cheapest, the most basic MacBook Air. Will it prove sensible or will he regret that 256GB disk in particular...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2021/09/27/back-to-basics-with-the-macbook-air/feed/ 46 48449 Adobe’s new Super Resolution Enhance: One for the test bed https://www.macfilos.com/2021/07/09/adobes-new-super-resolution-enhance-one-for-the-test-bed/ https://www.macfilos.com/2021/07/09/adobes-new-super-resolution-enhance-one-for-the-test-bed/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:30:32 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=47487 Lightroom's new super-resolution Enhance option really does do what it says on the tin. It crept in with little fanfare but is capable of truly amazing results, says John Shingleton...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2021/07/09/adobes-new-super-resolution-enhance-one-for-the-test-bed/feed/ 15 47487 Leica joins with Capture One for SL2 and S3 tethered shooting https://www.macfilos.com/2020/12/08/leica-joins-with-capture-one-for-sl2-and-s3-tethered-shooting/ https://www.macfilos.com/2020/12/08/leica-joins-with-capture-one-for-sl2-and-s3-tethered-shooting/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:20:30 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=42897 Leica announces cooperation with Capture One to enable tethered shooting for SL2 and S3 cameras.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2020/12/08/leica-joins-with-capture-one-for-sl2-and-s3-tethered-shooting/feed/ 2 42897 Leica firmware update for the D-Lux 7, C-Lux, V-Lux 5 cameras now available https://www.macfilos.com/2020/05/28/leica-firmware-update-dl7-cl-vl5/ https://www.macfilos.com/2020/05/28/leica-firmware-update-dl7-cl-vl5/#respond Thu, 28 May 2020 10:00:05 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=39840 Leica's compacts, the D-Lux 7, V-Lux 5 and the little C-Lux now feature East Connect to the FOTOS application as well as offering tgoetagging functionality. Firmware version 2.0 for the three cameras is now available for download.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2020/05/28/leica-firmware-update-dl7-cl-vl5/feed/ 0 39840 Getting your mind around the Sony A7 menus https://www.macfilos.com/2020/05/20/getting-your-mind-around-the-sony-a7-menus/ https://www.macfilos.com/2020/05/20/getting-your-mind-around-the-sony-a7-menus/#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 13:11:31 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=39695 It’s fashionable in every review of Sony cameras to complain about the complexity of the menus. My current exposure is to the RX100 VI menus and, at first, their complexity is indeed daunting. I’m not sure that Sony is worse than other manufacturers, once you get used to the tabs and pages, but I tend […]

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