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02
Dec

How to Install a Lightroom Export Plugin

This is only source I could find on how to install these new plugins which allow you to post to your flickr account.
Thanks to Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog
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As I mentioned yesterday, Adobe has released Lightroom 1.3,
which now includes support for export plugins. Yesterday I described what a
plugin might look like to the user. In preparation for actually being able
to release the plugins that I’ve written, I’ll describe here how to install
a plugin.
A plugin consists of a folder worth of files, with the folder having a
name that ends with “.lrplugin” or “.lrdevpluginin”.
Installing a plugin involves simply moving the plugin folder to a place
where Lightroom will find it, then restarting Lightroom.
The SDK zip’s “Sample Plugins” folder contains a few example plugins,
such as flickr.lrdevplugin. Other plugins offered for download on
the web will likely be offered as individual zip files. Upon downloading,
you’ll want to unzip to create the plugin folder, then move that folder to
the proper spot as described below.
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26
Nov

Restoring Nikon NEF Thumbnails in Windows XP

The only good reference on the Web about fixing thumbnails. It also covers DNG files to.
http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/nef-windows-xp-sp2.html

Installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 changed all that though �� gone were the thumbnails for NEF files. Previewing other image files remains as it was, but it was the NEF thumbnails that mattered most to me. Searching online confirmed that I was not alone in feeling this loss after installing Microsoft’s latest upgrade. People had contacted both Microsoft and Adobe and both are apparently “working on it,” but no solutions were forthcoming.

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16
Nov

Updates posted for Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, ACR

Check out this post from John Nack on Adobe:

I’m pleased to announce that Adobe has posted updates to Photoshop CS3 (download 10.0.1 for Mac, Win), Bridge CS3 (2.1.1 for Mac, Win), Camera Raw (4.3 for Mac, Win), and Lightroom (1.3 for Mac, Win). Each download page contains details about the corresponding update, but I’ll hit some key points here.The Photoshop 10.0.1 update addresses the key pain points experienced by users printing from CS3, particularly on Windows. I’ve posted a separate note that goes into more detail on the topic. The update also includes better support for preserving XMP metadata (including copyright) via Save For Web, through the inclusion of a new “Include XMP” option in the dialog’s settings menu. The Photoshop update does not address a problem with changing the values for various tools on Mac OS X Leopard, but Apple and Adobe are working together on a separate fix (details).

With Bridge 2.1.1, a new preference to enable High Quality Preview has been added to Bridge’s Preferences->Advanced panel. When enabled, the preference addresses the problem of a soft or blurry preview appearing in the Preview panel and in Slideshow mode. The Bridge update also remedies other problems reported by users, including a problem that could cause Bridge to lock up when using arrow keys to navigate.

Lightroom 1.3 improves compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard, fixes some bugs, and adds an option to render 1:1 previews during import. New cameras supported in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and the DNG Converter include the following: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Canon PowerShot G9, Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Olympus E-3, Olympus SP-560 UZ, and Panasonic DMC-L10. The applications also now support the sRAW format produced by the Canon 1D Mk III, 1Ds Mk III, and 40D.

There’s also a preview Lightroom Export SDK available for developers on Adobe Labs. If that sounds interesting, check out what Lightroom PM Tom Hogarty has to say on the Lightroom Journal.

By the way, in case you’re wondering why the download size for the Photoshop update is large, it’s because the updater is multi-lingual, and on the Mac side the update is Universal Binary.

(from: Updates posted for Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, ACR)

22
Dec

LBHR Layer Blended Halo Reduction Sharpening Action

LBHR Layer Blended Halo Reduction Sharpening Action Lonestardigital’s Adobe Photoshop based Lab Color / Lightness Channel Layer Blended Halo Reduction Sharpening Action produces halo-free sharp pictures with a single keystroke. This is a free action for Lonestardigital readers. Click here to jump to the download page. Before After Sharpening halos before LBHR After LBHR I designed the LBHR Sharpening Action with one purpose in mind: To produce sharp, halo-free, high quality pictures from straight-out-of-the-camera images with minimum additional input & effort on the part of the photographer. Using normally sharpened Jpegs straight from the camera plus the LBHR sharpening action in Photoshop CS2 has cut my photo processing time down to about one-third of the time it took when I processed every picture via Raw conversion. I’m now using Jpegs as primary, Raw as backup & archive files. Simply put, using normal in-camera sharpening, the LBHR Action produces the quality of sharpness that I think the camera should have done in the first place. Natural, high quality filmlike sharpness without an overprocessed look. Highlights: * LBHR works equally well on Jpeg, Tiff, or Raw converted files. * Requires Adobe Photoshop 5, 6, 7, CS, or CS2. (Windows or Mac). * Single keystroke sharpening action requires no additional input*. *Advanced Photoshop users can easily modify sharpening input values. * LBHR has been personally tested on full-sized images taken with normal in-camera sharpening from Nikon.

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