“Digital cameras have made photography easier, however imaging software simply has not kept pace,” said Michael J. Slater, president and CEO of Nik Software, Inc. “Professional photographers and advanced amateurs have recognized Nik Color Efex Pro as a big part of their photographic workflow because of its simplicity and power. Bringing Color Efex Pro 2.0 and Capture NX together offers photographers an easy to use and complete photo editing solution,” Slater added.

Capture NX offers a revolutionary new approach to photo editing which results in faster and easier image enhancements. Featuring Nik Software’s patented U Point® technology (www.upoint.com), Capture NX provides direct control over any region in a digital image and enables selective editing or enhancements without complicated layer masking techniques. Capture NX works with TIFF and JPG files and provides superior processing of Nikon’s RAW format. Image edits are fully non-destructive and can be modified at any time and in any order, even after the file has been closed and reopened. File sizes do not substantially increase no matter how many edits are added to the original image.

Nik Software’s Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX includes 75 award-winning filters that offer a tremendous range of traditional and stylistic photo enhancements. A complete filter list may be found at: www.niksoftware.com/cepnxfilters.

Pricing & Availability
Capture NX and Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX are available via electronic purchase in the United States from www.niksoftware.com/nxbundle for $329.95 (purchased separately) or together for a limited time at a $30 discount.
Other related products include:

• Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX Complete Edition (75 filters total): $179.95
• Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX Select Edition (45 filters total): $99.95
• Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX Standard Edition (19 filters total): $59.95
• Capture NX: $149.95

Capture NX and Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX run on the Windows and Macintosh platforms and are available at www.niksoftware.com/nxbundle. Registered users of Nik Color Efex Pro for Nikon Capture 4 can receive a free upgrade to Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX at www.niksoftware.com/cepnx. The new filters require use of Capture NX 1.2, a free update to Capture NX that can be obtained by choosing “Update Capture NX” in the Help menu of the Capture NX software.
 

About Nik Software, Inc.

Nik Software, Inc. is a privately held company that develops software solutions for the growing digital imaging and photography markets. Established in 1995, Nik Software has become the recognized leader in digital photographic filter development and produces award-winning technology and software products for digital photography and imaging professionals including U Point® technology, Dfine®, Nik Color Efex Pro™, and Nik Sharpener Pro™ software.

“With video and digital cameras now part of our everyday lives and social networking sites on the rise, people are demanding sophisticated tools to show off their photos and videos,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe. “Sophistication doesn’t mean complication. The combination of Photoshop Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements offers a whole new user experience for consumers, which makes sharing impressive photo and video creations much easier and more fun. With access to all photos and video clips from one convenient place and options to export to YouTube, mobile devices and interactive galleries created with Adobe Flash technology, we expect our new products to be high on holiday wish lists.”

Bringing out the Best in Photos

Photoshop Elements software helps enthusiasts achieve desired results quickly and easily. New Photomerge® technology helps solve the challenge of taking the perfect group photo by combining the best facial expressions and body language from a series of shots to create a single new cohesive group shot. The new Quick Selection Tool reduces a once time-consuming select-and-adjust task to a single click. Addressing all levels – beginner to expert – there is an opportunity to select one of three edit modes, each geared toward a different experience level. A new Guided Edit mode helps walk users through the steps of improving a photo.

Photoshop Elements 6 streamlines editing with clean, uncluttered screens that bring focus to the photo. New tabs provide simple access to the many capabilities of the program. Additional enhancements include an improved conversion tool that dramatically converts color images into elegant, nuanced black-and-whites. The streamlined Organizer speeds performance and eases importing, tagging and retrieving.

Amazing Movies with Style and Effects

Adobe Premiere Elements 4 makes it possible to create entertaining movies in just minutes. The new Organizer, the same found in Photoshop Elements, helps sort video clips and still photos with visual tagging options for people, places, or events. Video enthusiasts can apply comprehensive movie themes to a sequence of scenes in just a few clicks, creating a movie complete with transitions, effects and DVD menu. Background music and sound effects help underscore emotions, add emphasis, or create a mood. The new Audio Mixer works like a mixing board in a recording studio, adjusting the relative volumes of different audio with sliders. The new Sharing Center centralizes available ways to show off videos. Users can upload and share videos in multiple ways, including Blu-ray disc, the Web, and mobile devices such as the Apple iPhone. Videos also can be exported in a video format based on Adobe Flash® to Web sites like YouTube, without requiring any special encoding.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe’s digital imaging and digital video products are available immediately at www.adobe.com and online retailers including, Amazon.com. The products will also be available at Best Buy, Staples, Costco, Fry’s, Circuit City, Office Max, Office Depot, Microcenter, J&R, Buy.com and NewEgg.com. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 & Adobe Premiere Elements 4 for Windows is available as a bundle at an estimated street price of US$149.99. Photoshop Elements 6 and Adobe Premiere Elements 4 for Windows are available separately for an estimated street price of US$99.99 each. Photoshop Elements for the Macintosh platform is expected in early 2008. Information about other language versions, as well as pricing, upgrade and support policies for other countries, is available on www.adobe.com/go/pse6pre4 . For more information, customers can call 1-800-492-3623.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com .

A new Camera Raw plug-in expands support for the different RAW files generated by various cameras. The v4.2 plug-in only functions with Adobe CS3 applications or Photoshop Elements 4.0, and beyond from the cameras mentioned above, supports the Pentax K100D Super, Sony A700, and more Aptus backs by Leaf plus P-series backs by Phase One. Included in the 7.5MB download is a converter for Adobe’s DNG format.

Designed especially for photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists, Epson’s Ultra Hi-Definition printers produce exquisite photos with extraordinary ease. Moreover, these newest models handle everyday printing needs, giving users the freedom and flexibility to print just about any project imaginable, all from a single product. Epson’s dry-to-the-touch Claria™ Hi-Definition Inks and ultra-fast print speeds let users hold and admire their work immediately without fear of smudges.

“Our newest generation of Ultra Hi-Definition products produce legendary professional-quality photos, yet are easy enough for anyone to use,” said Steve Semos, product manager, Epson. “Each model has an abundance of intelligent, automated technology that eliminates the guess work for consumers, such as automatically turning dark, overexposed or faded images into brilliant photos or correcting red eyes. In combination with our Claria inks and wide-range of Epson papers, these prints can last until the 23rd century.”

With Epson, speed is not sacrificed for quality. All three Ultra Hi-Definition models – the Epson Stylus Photo R280 photo printer, Epson Stylus Photo RX595 all-in-one and Epson Stylus Photo RX680 all-in-one – deliver a dozen 4”x6” photos in as fast as 2 minutes, 17 seconds . Users may choose their preferred format – bordered or borderless photos in popular 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, and letter (8.5”x11”) sizes as well as a variety of specialty media. Each printer takes advantage of Epson’s exclusive MicroPiezo® print head with DX5™ “smart nozzle” technology, which produces up to five sizes of ink droplets for the sharpest detail and smoothest gradations.

Shared Features of the Ultra Hi-Definition Product Line

The Epson R280, RX595 and RX680 share a number of innovative features developed specifically for photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists. These include:

• Picture perfect: Epson’s Auto Photo Correction feature delivers beautiful photos effortlessly by automatically correcting dark, backlit and washed-out photos, while adjusting skin tones and enhancing the richness of scenery .
• Prints in a flash: A dozen 4”x6” photos come out in as fast as 2 minutes, 17 seconds and text documents print at up to 38 or 40 ppm, depending on the model2.
• Incredibly durable prints: Epson Claria Hi-Definition Ink produces gorgeous glossy photos that are instantly dry to the touch as well as smudge, scratch, water, and fade resistant. Additionally, these photos can last more than 200 years1.
• Brilliant colors: Epson’s six-color Claria ink produces rich, deep hues and vibrant, realistic colors. Claria ink looks beautiful on a variety of surfaces and sizes, giving users ultimate creative control. For added convenience, each model uses individual ink cartridges so consumers only have to replace specific colors as needed.
• Detailed photos: Epson’s advanced MicroPiezo print head featuring DX5 technology offers smart nozzles that can each produce and precisely place up to five sizes of ink droplets. These innovative nozzles are more efficient than those that can only produce one droplet size. As a result, fewer nozzles are needed to create exceptional photos and documents with remarkable color and detail at fast speeds.
• Borderless printing: Epson’s BorderFree® printing capability delivers borderless photos in 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, and letter (8.5”x11”) sizes with no perforations or edges to trim.
• Professional-looking CDs/DVDs: Epson enables users to print directly on ink jet printable CDs and DVDs, eliminating messy and sticky labels that can warp and potentially damage CD/DVD drives. Instead, users quickly and simply create personalized designs with Epson Print CD software (included) and print directly onto a CD or DVD using the convenient front-loading CD tray. Easily print over the entire surface area from the center to the edge of CDs/DVDs for a clean and professional look.

Details on the Epson Stylus Photo R280

The compact Epson Stylus Photo R280 is a single-function Ultra Hi-Definition photo printer that offers outstanding print quality for a remarkably low price. It has all of the shared features and performance offered in the Ultra Hi-Definition product line, including fast print speeds. Its slim design makes the Epson Stylus Photo R280 ideal for smaller spaces.

Details on the Epson Stylus Photo RX595

The Epson Stylus Photo RX595 all-in-one offers the same industry-leading print quality and performance of the R280, but adds scanning, copying and robust PC-free photo printing capabilities. It features a large 2.5-inch high-quality color LCD making viewing, selecting and cropping photos convenient and simple. Users may print directly from virtually all digital camera memory cards and USB flash drives or directly from digital cameras or cell phones via the PictBridgeTM connection or optional Bluetooth® device. Users also may view and print by date, which is particularly useful for photo enthusiasts with memory cards filled with hundreds of photos. Product highlights include:

• Photo quality scanning: Scans photos and more with 48-bit 1200×2400 dpi resolution; also scans directly without a computer to PDF and JPEG formats to USB flash drives and memory cards.
• Restoring and reprinting photos: Easily restore the color to old, faded or badly exposed photos with or without a computer using the RX595’s Photo Restoration feature. Users also can crop, enlarge or change a color photo to black-and-white or sepia.
• High quality copies of photos and everyday documents: Convenient copy feature enables users to duplicate, reduce and enlarge photos as well as quickly make copies of everyday documents up to 37 cpm2.
• Customized photo greeting cards: Enables photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists to create their own photo greeting cards without a computer. Simply select a favorite photo from a memory card and combine with customized text and graphics using the scanner.

Details on the Epson Stylus Photo RX680

The Epson Stylus Photo RX680 all-in-one is the top of the line Ultra Hi-Definition printer. It comes equipped with a large 2.5-inch high quality color tilt LCD and enables PC-free photo printing through built-in multipurpose memory card slots, a PictBridge connection for digital cameras, USB flash drives, or optional Bluetooth device. The RX680 offers all of the features of the RX595 and adds:

• Two paper trays: Front and rear trays enable users to “set it and forget it” by putting their commonly used photo paper in one tray and plain paper in the other. Both trays are fully adjustable and hold up to 270 sheets of plain paper combined.
• Duplex printing: This feature enables users to print on both sides of the paper, which is particularly handy for creating newsletters, greeting cards, mailers, brochures, and the like.
• Auto Photo Correction with preview: Users can watch bad photos transform into gorgeous ones right before their eyes by simply pressing the Auto Photo Correction preview button. Auto Photo Correction combined with Epson photo paper gives users the best image quality possible without any extra effort.

Pricing and Availability
All three models will be available in September. The estimated street prices are $99.99 for the Epson Stylus Photo R280, $149.99 for the Epson Stylus Photo RX595 and $199.99 for the Epson Stylus Photo RX680. All Epson Ultra Hi-Definition printers are both Windows® and Macintosh® compatible. They are sold at major computer and electronics superstores and can be purchased through mail order, the Internet and Epson’s own retail site, www.epsonstore.com. The models are backed by the one-year Epson Limited Warranty and supported by telephone, e-mail and Web-based customer support and technical assistance. More information about Epson and its products is available by calling 1-800-GO-EPSON (1-800-463-7766) or visiting the Epson Web site at www.epson.com.

About Epson
Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography and graphic arts markets. The company also is a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration, and energy efficiency. Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.

In addition to its powerful zoom lens, the PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera is loaded with a full complement of performance and convenient features that camera aficionados have come to expect from Canon – 8.0 megapixel resolution for crisp, vibrant images, a DIGIC III image processor for speed, power and performance, Canon’s Genuine Face Detection Technology (with Face Selector capability), a large 2.5-inch LCD screen for easy image previews and reviews, and much more.

This technology, coupled with a 10x optical zoom and OIS, enables soccer moms who are perched in the bleachers to have the ability to shoot photos of their superstars playing on the field that will look like photos taken from the sidelines. Alternatively, a parent sitting in the balcony with their sights set on capturing their little ballerina’s face as she pirouettes through the air for the first time can easily keep the focus framed on their daughter’s moving image throughout the performance. And, since the PowerShot SX100 IS Digital Camera is part of Canon’s “A-Team” (powered by AA batteries), it’s quick and simple to power up.

Though simple to operate, the PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera offers photo enthusiasts many creative possibilities, including the ability to shoot VGA movies of the very highest quality. In fact, the PowerShot SX100 IS provides two VGA 30 fps recording modes: Standard mode for maximum image quality, and the new 640 LP mode for maximum recording time and reduced file sizes. In either mode, the PowerShot SX100 IS can capture individual movies up to one hour or 4GB per clip, whichever comes first. Budding filmmakers simply switch to movie mode to capture video more easily than ever before, and then clearly view it on the bright 2.5-inch wide-angle LCD display or through a connected TV set or video monitor. Movie clips can also be uploaded to compatible personal computers for sharing on the World Wide Web.

Additionally, the PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera comes equipped with 19 shooting modes, ranging from fully automatic to fully manual, and easily accessible through an SLR-style mode dial on top of the camera. Shooting modes include Full Auto, Program, Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority and Manual, as well as special scene modes including Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, and Kids & Pets.

“We developed the PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera with all the zooming power and creative control a traditional photo-taker could ever want in a compact and value-priced package,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. “At a price point of just under $300 with a simple and intuitive user interface, this camera is just as appropriate for beginners as it is for more seasoned enthusiasts with a need to capture quality images from a distance.”

Setting it apart from competitors, the PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera gives consumers interested in the ease of a point-and-shoot camera many of the technological advancements that are the result of Canon’s 70-year heritage as an imaging innovator.

New Canon PowerShot Digital Camera Lines’ Shared Technological Advancements

DIGIC III
The "brain" of this new PowerShot camera is DIGIC III, the gold standard on all new Canon digital cameras. The DIGIC III image processor accounts for the camera’s higher performance levels, including faster start-up, faster autofocus and quicker shutter response times that leave long-lag competitors in the dust. The DIGIC III chip design improves image quality and offers more efficient power consumption, resulting in extended battery life under typical shooting conditions.

ADVANCED FACE DETECTION
With Canon’s new Genuine Face Detection technology, the camera can detect, lock-on and track multiple human faces in a scene. The Face Detection algorithm automatically prioritizes and selects faces and not simply the closest object (based on Canon’s Intelligent Scene Analysis/iSAPS technology). It will then optimize the focus, exposure and flash to ensure the best possible results. Using Canon’s Face Detection, photographers can keep up to nine forward-looking faces in focus at any one time no matter where they are within the image. The PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera also introduces an exclusive new function called Face Select and Track using the convenient Face Selector button. With this feature, when multiple faces are detected, photographers can select any individual face they want the camera to track. This feature is ideal for many shooting situations such as birthday parties or graduation ceremonies, where many people are present, but the photographer is primarily interested in just one of them. Working in concert with Face Detection, the SX100 IS’s “Red-Eye Correction” feature helps to detect and correct red-eye during playback mode. Images can be corrected automatically or manually while viewing photos on the LCD screen. All in all, Canon’s new Face Detection Technology makes for even easier picture-taking moments, helping users ensure in-focus smiles and accurately exposed faces.

OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION (OIS)
The extended zoom range of the camera makes optical image stabilization (OIS) essential. Canon’s lens shift OIS provides an effective antidote to camera shake, particularly at longer zoom focal lengths or during long exposures when even the slightest hand-held shake is magnified to picture-blurring proportions. Superior to electronic image stabilization systems that simply use software to mask movement, OIS actually shifts the lens proportionately to compensate for unwanted motion, making it easier to snap great images. The OIS found in Canon PowerShot digital cameras is based on technology originally developed for Canon’s renowned high-end professional EOS SLR cameras.

The steady effectiveness is further enhanced when paired with the new "Auto ISO Shift" feature which, at the touch of a button, can automatically increase the ISO speed setting as required to maintain fast shutter speeds when shooting in low light conditions without a flash.

PRINTING MADE EASY
All Canon PowerShot digital cameras work seamlessly with Canon’s compact photo printers to deliver stunning high-quality borderless prints. Consumers simply connect their PowerShot digital camera to a Canon compact photo printer, press the Print/Share button, and moments later a brilliant, borderless 4” x 6” print begins to emerge; it’s that simple. Canon’s compact photo printers are PictBridge compatible, so they work with PictBridge enabled digital cameras to provide users with excellent image quality and ease-of-use, especially when paired with a Canon digital camera.

HIGH-CAPACITY MEMORY CARD CAPABILITY
As an added convenience, Canon PowerShot digital cameras also accommodate MultiMedia MMC memory cards, as well as standard SD memory cards and the new, high-capacity SDHC memory cards. This way, consumers do not have to carry around multiple memory cards in order to be able to continue to save those special moments during extended vacations or high-photo-taking adventures. Canon PowerShot camera owners can shoot uninterrupted.

The PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera will be available in ever-classic, never goes out of style black or silver colors. In stores beginning in October 2007, the PowerShot SX100 IS camera kit includes two AA Alkaline batteries, a 16MB MMC plus memory card, a USB interface cable, an AV cable, a neck strap, and Canon’s software suite at an estimated selling price of $299.99.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies in America and is on the 2006 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands.” Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2006, with global revenues of $34.9 billion. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company’s RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/pressroom .

The bundle includes two Lastolite tri-grip diffusion panels; two lightweight 8′ light stands with two regular Bogen/Monfrotto clamps for holding the diffusion panels; and two of their “Justin” clamps — which allow the user to mount hot-shoe flashes and position them in any direction using the built-in ball head.

Additionally, the Scott Kelby Location Kit includes a Westcott 6-in-one reflector and a very slickly designed Impact boom stand with clips so that the reflector can be positioned precisely.

The Scott Kelby Location Kit is offered exclusively by B&H Photo Video and retails for $494.95 USD.

Tampa, Florida – On the heels of the final product release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) announced today their new Online Lightroom Learning Center at www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom.

The newly beefed-up Learning Center provides updated tutorials for the final release of Lightroom, video tutorials, feature introductions and comprehensive how-tos from industry names like Scott Kelby, Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski.

“I am confident that Lightroom will forever change the digital photography landscape,” states NAPP President, Scott Kelby. “Lightroom can literally trim hours out of the typical photographer’s workflow, but the key is knowing all of its ins and outs. That’s where we step in.”

The Lightroom Learning Center content focuses on a variety of the program’s functionality from each of the five task modules. From importing images through final product, the Learning Center provides how-tos and time-saving techniques.

Along with free public content, NAPP has published additional video tutorials for its members and is producing Darkroom magazine — an 8-times a year magazine devoted to Lightroom and delivered free to members of NAPP.

“We’re jumping into this with everything we’ve got,” states Kelby. “Adobe has changed the game and we’re going to ensure our members have the tools they need to keep up with these changes.”

About KW Media Group
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading recourse for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants and trainers lead the association — keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 58,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide.

On the Web:
National Association of Photoshop Professionals – www.photoshopuser.com
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Learning Center – www.photoshopuser.com
Scott Kelby – www.scottkelbybooks.com

The biggest names in the industry - Adobe, Microsoft, Canon, B&H, Dell, CDW, Wacom, iStockphoto.com, and more - will be exhibiting their latest gear and services, and providing product demonstrations. Plus, bonus classes covering Photoshop special effects, color correction, masking and composition, Windows Vista, and photographic workflow will be offered in the Microsoft Expo and NAPP Expo theaters open to all expo attendees at no additional cost. It’s an information-packed Expo offering the best in technology and education.

Photoshop World registration is open through the National Association of Photoshop Professionals at 800-738-8513 or online at www.photoshopworld.com .

Sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Photoshop World is the biggest educational event for Photoshop users, graphic and Web designers, and digital photographers eager to be on the cutting edge of Photoshop CS2, and innovative digital imaging techniques. A complete conference schedule with instructor roster is available for download at www.photoshopworld.com .

Photoshop World Conference & Expo is produced by NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals). NAPP is the largest graphic and digital imaging trade association with 50,000+ members worldwide, and the leading resource for Adobe Photoshop training, news, and education. For more information visit www.photoshopuser.com.

*Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

In the latest addition to its award-winning EASYSHARE consumer digital photography system, Eastman Kodak Company today announced four new innovative and user-friendly products to the C and V lines of EASYSHARE Digital Cameras. The KODAK EASYSHARE V705 Dual Lens Digital Camera – the world’s smallest ultra-wide-angle optical zoom digital camera, and the KODAK EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera, with 8.0 MP, 5X all glass SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH optical zoom lens, are two impressively designed and unbelievably equipped offerings from Kodak.

“As a leader in the digital camera marketplace, Kodak once again surpasses the competition by designing innovative and powerful ultra-compact cameras,” said Mary Hadley, General Manager, Digital Still Cameras, Kodak’s Consumer Digital Imaging Group. “Kodak continues to raise the bar by providing picture takers with the tools to create high-quality photos, enhancing the overall digital photography experience.”

Style and Power
The KODAK EASYSHARE V705 camera allows consumers to capture amazingly wide views with the world’s smallest ultra-wide-angle optical zoom digital camera. Strengthening its commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology, Kodak designed the V705 to include KODAK RETINA Dual Lens Technology, which touts two 7 MP sensors, anti-blur technology and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology. With the V705, consumers can get closer and see the details with 5X optical zoom range, and automatically adjust its setting when choosing from 22 scenes and three color modes. Picture takers can even capture the most expansive shots in just seconds with panorama stitch mode, capturing up to 180 degrees with only 3 shots.

The powerfully simple video features include the ability to record VGA video (640 x 480) at 30 fps with sound, and convenient on-camera video editing tools offers consumers to trim clips and create prints from video (4, 9 or 16 up), plus view and share single frames.

Easy-to-Use and Packed with Innovative Features
With 8.0 MP and 5X all glass SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH optical zoom lens, the affordable and feature-packed KODAK EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera gets consumers closer to their subject and creates exceptional quality prints up to 76 x 102 cm (30″ x 40″). Perfect for the second-time buyer, this unique camera combines a sophisticated design with ease of use and captures stunning shots with the smart scene feature – which automatically selects the best scene mode. Viewing these shots is made easier with its large 6.4 cm (2.5″) indoor/outdoor color display featuring a wide viewing angle.

The camera also boasts KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology for better, brighter pictures. Picture takers can even capture life in motion with TV quality (VGA) video at 30 fps, and create action prints from video (4, 9 or 16 up), plus view and share single fames while using less memory with MPEG-4 compression.

Additional Introductions
In addition to the KODAK EASYSHARE V705 and C875 cameras, Kodak announced two other products today, including extensions of the popular EASYSHARE digital camera line with the new KODAK EASYSHARE C743 (3X optical zoom, 7.1 megapixels) and the KODAK EASYSHARE C433 (3X optical zoom, 4 megapixels) Zoom Digital Cameras. The new C743 and C433 Cameras provide remarkable features at reasonable prices, allowing consumers to capture and share quality pictures with family and friends.

Pricing and Availability
The KODAK EASYSHARE V705 camera will be available worldwide beginning in September. The KODAK EASYSHARE C875 camera will be available worldwide beginning at the end of August, while the C743 and C433 cameras will be beginning mid-September.

About the KODAK EASYSHARE System
Kodak continues to bring groundbreaking features to its award-winning KODAK EASYSHARE digital photography system, enhancing the digital photography experience for consumers worldwide. The EASYSHARE system consists of cameras, snapshot printers, services, docks, software, inkjet and thermal photo papers, and accessories, making taking, sharing and archiving high quality digital pictures effortless. All four cameras being introduced today include the latest Version 6.0 of KODAK EASYSHARE Software featuring an array of enhancements to help consumers find, create and share pictures like never before. Version 6.0 includes a photo card printing feature that turns pictures into invitations, KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology in home printing, file watch feature that reorganizes file systems without losing any pictures, personalized photo backgrounds, and much more. The new KODAK EASYSHARE Software V6.0 can be downloaded for free at www.kodak.com/go/easyshare. Further information on KODAK EASYSHARE products is available at www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare.
About Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator, providing leading products and services to the photographic, graphic communications and healthcare markets. With sales of $14.3 billion in 2005, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak’s system of digital and traditional image capture products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; creative professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images; and leading healthcare organizations rely on Kodak’s innovative products, services and customized workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize efficiency and information sharing within and across their enterprise. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com.

This is the next installment in Rorohiko’s growing range of free plug-ins. It is available to InDesign CS and CS2 users on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT platforms.

Lightning Brain Text Exporter plugin allows users to export all stories of an InDesign document to a single file.
Lightning Brain Text Exporter plugin includes the following features:
 
   – Exports in 3 different file formats: Rich Text Format (RTF), InDesign Tagged Text and Text
   – Exports stories belonging to a specified page range
   – Allows exclusion of stories on master pages
   – Allows exclusion of stories on pasteboard
   – Allows exclusion of stories based on their number of characters
   – Includes two different options to sort stories

http://www.rorohiko.com/textexporter.html

Supported platforms: InDesign CS and CS2 on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT.

About Rorohiko
Rorohiko Ltd. provides custom software development, consultancy and software developer training for companies operating in the prepress and publishing area. Rorohiko Ltd. is based in New Zealand, and provides services to customers all over the world.