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Avid releases Media Composer 5.5
Avid has released Media composer version 5.5. It is now available for download purchase from the Avid website ($149 upgrade for MC5 owners). The download is for the Avid MC 5.5 application only, it does not include the 3rd party software Avid calls the Production Suite. Boxed units with Production Suite will begin shipping March 18th. The only software in the Production Suite that has been updated is the Boris Continuum AVX, which goes from ver 6 to 7 while all other 3rd party software remains the same. It is available for Windows and Mac operating systems.
The upgrade download from version 5 costs $149, while the full product download is $1,895.00.
San Francisco Ocean Film Festival opens tomorrow
The eight San Francisco Ocean Film Festival opens tomorrow, 9 March with an opening-night filmmakers reception and screening from 6:30-10:00pm. The reception will be held at the Aquarium of the Bay before the first screening, which will be in Theatre 39 next door. The line-up for Wednesday night includes Yao Ming-Shark Fin Soup PSA by Kevin Donovan, The Krill is Gone by Jeffrey Bost and Matt Briggs, Sex Under the Sea by Etienne Verhaegen and Sanctuary in the Sea by Bob Talbot.
The Festival runs through until Sunday 13 March, with a full schedule of films. Please see the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival website for full details of screenings and for ticket availability.
Review: Eizo CG245W Self-Calibrating Computer Monitor
Steve Douglas presents a review of the Eizo CG245W Self-Calibrating Computer Monitor. This large screen 24.1” monitor is equipped with a spectroradiometer and software that allows the creation of custom color presets without any additional hardware or software. Eizio claim that:
“While the Apple Cinema Display and many other monitors on the market try to achieve 92% of the Adobe RGB, the Eizo CG245W ColorEdge series monitor, with its proprietary sensor achieves 98% of the Adobe RGB which translates into a wider color gamut and coverage. “
Full results of Nature’s Best Ocean Views contest announced
Nature’s Best Photography Magazine has announced the winners of the 2011 Ocean Views Photography Contest. Over 5,000 were received for the competition.The winning images will be displayed in the Nature’s Best Photography Ocean Views 2011 Awards gallery that will be published in our Spring/Summer print edition, due out in May. Additionally, the selected images may also appear in the Spring issue of Alert Divers magazine. Congratulations to all the winners and as always, to the many Wetpixel members featured in the results.
The next Ocean Views competition will open for entries for 6 June to 30 November, 2011.
X-Ray Magazine issue 41 available
Issue 41 of X-Ray Magazine is now available for download. Included in this issue is special coverage of the Cayman Islands by Cathy Church and Lawson Wood, Don Silcock on the mystical haven of Halmahera in the Maluku Islands, Rob Rondeau on the issue of wrecks leaking fuel and Aaron Gekoski on the shark finning crisis in Mozambique and the documentary film, Shiver. In addition, Keri Wilk writes on the use of snoots in underwater photography and Sayaka Kajita Ganz has her porfolio of wondrous fish sculptures made of reused plastic and metal objects featured.
X-Ray Magazine is a free download available in .pdf and iBook versions.
New MPA announced for Cocos Islands
National Geographic is reporting that Costa Rica has just announced the creation of a large new marine protected area (MPA) around Cocos Island National Park. This new 9,640-square-kilometer MPA, called the Seamounts Marine Management Area, encompasses a group of deep seamounts located 35 miles south of Cocos, plus other important waters for shark and tuna nearby.
Purse seining for tuna is now outlawed in this area, but long-lining for tuna in some of its waters will still be allowed, which may still have a significant impact on the shark population. (Image © Conservation International/ photo by Sterling Zumbrunn.)
Review: Nik Software Silver Efex 2
A review of Nik Software Silver Efex Pro version 2. It’s predecessor was the industry standard in black and white conversion software, so we take a look at the latest version to see how it stacks up:
“Most pro photographers use different techniques, software or workflows to achieve their creative objectives. However, when talking about black and white or mono conversions, there seems to be a degree of unanimity. Although most image processing software contains mono options, if you pick most of the mono images you see around and ask how they were processed, the majority of answers will include reference to Nik Software Silver Efex Pro.”
DivePhotoGuide announces 2010 photo of the year
DivePhotoGuide (DPG) has announced that Debi Henshaw’s Ribbon Eel portrait was voted the best image of the year. This was based on a public vote for the favorite from among the winners of the DPG 2010 monthly photo competitions, Debi’s photo having been awarded first place in the January competition. Many congratulations to Debi.
On a similar note, 2010 Wetpixel Picture of the Week winners will be entered into a Picture of the Year competition. Please check back here soon for more details.