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Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic Plus, a new DAM with an emphasis on speed, efficiency

Camera Bits, the company behind the popular photo ingestion program Photo Mechanic, has released its newest product, Photo Mechanic Plus. This new program features all of the ingestion, code replacement and other features within the standard Photo Mechanic program, but takes it a step further by adding a full-fledged digital asset manager (DAM) for organizing and sorting through your photographs…
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Radio Tower Camera Captures Its Own Destruction in Raging Wildfire

The Oregon Department of Transportation has released some striking footage captured during the Beachie Creek Fire last month. Shot via several controllable webcams, the video shows a radio tower near Detroit, OR as it is rapidly engulfed in flames and destroyed. The footage was captured at 10:30pm on September 8th, the day after Labor Day when record-breaking winds and dry weather helped to set…
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Adobe announces Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2021

Adobe has announced Photoshop Elements 2021 and Premiere Elements 2021. The applications are designed to provide powerful tools in a simple, easy-to-use interface. Adobe’s Sensei AI technology is also prevalent throughout both apps, delivering features such as adding…
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Photographer Creates Bullet-Time Rig with 15 Raspberry Pi Cameras

Famed bullet-time expert Eric Paré decided to challenge himself by building an experimental bullet-time rig using the Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2, a tiny 8-megapixel camera. While he encountered a few problems with the rig, he eventually got the 15 cameras working together without using custom electronic components. In the 5-minute video above, Paré explains how he turned the set of tiny…
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US Army Putting AR Camera Goggles on War Dogs

Augmented reality camera glasses haven’t broken into the mainstream yet, they’re already making their way to dogs. The US Army is showing off new AR camera goggles that are designed to be worn by military dogs in the field. “Military working dogs often scout areas for explosives devices and hazardous materials and assist in rescue operations, but giving dogs the necessary commands to perform…
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