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Issue 100 of X-Ray Magazine is available to download
Issue 100 of X-Ray Magazine is now available to download. Included in the landmark issue are articles about California’s Channel Islands, Lembeh, the Banda Sea, and Miyakojima in Japan. John Lautermilch’s paintings are featured and the subject of retouching underwater images is covered.
Adobe updates Premiere Pro and After Effects
Adobe has updated both Premiere Pro and After Effects. Try former now supports broadcast-quality HDR, detects edits in scenes automatically, and allows for low res proxy exports. After Effects gets GPU acceleration with Channel Combiner and Channel Effects and allows Roto Brush effects to be imported.
GoPro ships HERO9 Action Camera
GoPro is shipping the latest version of its action camera. The HERO9 offers 5K video, 20MP Raw images, and HyperSmooth 3.0 stabilization. Other features include a front-facing display, a large rear display, and a 30% increase in battery life over the HERO8. It is waterproof to 10m (30ft) with a new housing available that allows use top 60m (180ft)
Nikon announces Z 14-24mm f/2.8 lens
Nikon has announced 2 new Z mount lenses. Of interest for underwater use is the Z 14-24mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens. It has a minimum focus distance of 0.28 m (0.92 ft), so may work behind a large dome port.
Version 2 of Videux is available
Version 2 of the Videux video organizer has been released. It now has a directory organizer/reorganizer, show in a directory hierarchy, enhanced camera importer, new keyword search logic, and support for the newest Mac operating system.
Sony announces A7C Full Frame Mirrorless camera
Sony has announced the a7C mirrorless full-frame camera. Designed to be compact and lightweight, it has a 24.2 MP sensor with the BIONZ X image processing engine. It will shoot full 4K video and has in-body 5-axis image stabilization.
Wetpixel Live: Amazing Photogrammetry Images
In this episode of Wetpixel Live, Alex and photogrammetry expert Simon Brown take a peek at some of Simon’s amazing images and discuss the potential uses for the technique, both creatively and scientifically.
Wetpixel Live: Essential Guide to Autofocus Underwater
On Wetpixel Live, Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon outlines how cameras achieve autofocus underwater and presents an argument that a camera’s ability to achieve autofocus is one of the most important criteria that should be considered when choosing a camera for underwater use.
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