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Canon 5D Mark II “Cinema” Firmware now Available

by thomasfitzgerald on 16. Mar, 2010 in Photography, Technology

The much requested, often rumoured, previously promised firmware upgrade for the 5D Mark II is now available from the Canon website. From the release notes:

Firmware Version 2.0.3 incorporates five enhancements to the movie function and a fix to the manual sensor cleaning function of the EOS 5D Mark II camera.

Adds or changes the following movie frame rates.

NTSC:
1920×1080 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
640×480 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
PAL:
1920×1080 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
640×480 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)

Adds a function for manually adjusting the sound recording level (64 levels).
Adds a histogram display (brightness or RGB) for shooting movies in manual exposure.
Adds shutter-priority AE mode (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) mode to the exposure modes for shooting movies.
Changes the audio sampling frequency from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz.
Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning. (This phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.4.)

According to Philip Bloom, the update also ups the bit rate of video from 38mbits to around 44mbits. I’ll upgrade mine later today and give it a try if I get a chance. It will be great to have 25fps being from a PAL country.

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Camera Raw Compatibility Update From Apple

by thomasfitzgerald on 25. Feb, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

Hot on the heels of Aperture 3 and 3.0.1 comes another Photo related update from Apple adding support for another bunch of Cameras. Of particular note (due to it’s absence from Aperture 3) is the popular Panasonic GF1.

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Aperture Maintenance Update Released

by thomasfitzgerald on 24. Feb, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

Fresh off the digital presses, Aperture 3.01 has been released which hopefully will address a lot of the issues people were having. From the accompanying support document, the problems addressed are:

  1. Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture
  2. Importing libraries from iPhoto
  3. Importing photos directly from a camera
  4. Memory usage when processing heavily-retouched photos
  5. Face recognition processing
  6. Adding undetected faces using the Add Missing Face button
  7. Printing pages containing multiple images
  8. Printing photos and contact sheets with borders and metadata
  9. Editing photos using an external editor
  10. Display of images with Definition and Straighten adjustments applied
  11. Zooming photos in the Viewer and in the Loupe using keyboard shortcuts
  12. Accessing Aperture libraries on a network volume Selecting and moving pins on the Places map
  13. Adding and editing custom locations using the Manage My Places window
  14. Switching between masters when working with RAW+JPEG pairs.
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WordPress 2.9 is Out

by thomasfitzgerald on 20. Dec, 2009 in Internet, Software, Technology

For those of you out there who are running their blogs on WordPress then you probably already know this but 2.9 has been released, and it seems like a major upgrade. Of biggest interest to me is the new image tools (especially for my little photo site!) although there is a lot more they need to do on that front. Anyway, I haven’t heard of many issues with it yet, so I’d say it’s fairly safe to upgrade. I use a lot of plug-ins on this site so I’m a bit weary, but I’ll probably brave it later today.

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Apple finally adds support for Nikon D300s and Canon 7D

by thomasfitzgerald on 17. Dec, 2009 in Apple, Mac, Photography

Apple has finally added Aperture and iPhoto support for the Nikon D300s and a few other cameras including the Canon 7D. Considering the length of time the D300s in particular has been available it seems to have taken the company a long time to get Aperture support for the Camera, leading once again to frustration amongst users with Apple over the pace at which it adds new camera support. Other Cameras now supported in the update include the Eos 1D Mk IV, The Nikon D3s, The Nikon D3000, Canon G11 and the afore mentioned Canon 7D. Even if you’re not an Aperture user and you have one of these cameras (and a mac) you should download the update anyway, as it will add support to Preview and quicklook for their raw files.

Available now in your Software Update panel.

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