LIFE Magazine Image Archives now online, originally uploaded by _Allen_.

10 million images scanned and archived online and of course fully searchable... most never before published.

images.google.com/hosted/life/

New interface for PhotoFrame 4, originally uploaded by _Allen_.

On One software's PhotoFrame 4 got a new interface. The old one was pretty good, this one is way better.

Video Camera Adapter, originally uploaded by _Allen_.

This thing turned out even better than I imagined. I'm very pleased with it. I figure I'll leave the video camera mounted there all the time. This way I'll be way more likely to shoot video while I'm shooting stills. Normally when I'm out shooting, stills take priority over video and I end up rarely shooting video ... that is about to change. The only drawback to this system is that all videos now will include lots of shutter clicking sounds from my camera.

Customers can choose from six new versions: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, Web Standard, Production Premium and Master Collection. The combination of Creative Suite and the new capabilities of Adobe Flash® Player 10, also available today (see separate press release) deliver new levels of creativity and expressiveness across media channels. Designers using the Adobe Creative Suite 4 product family will gain unprecedented creative control using the new expressive features and visual performance improvements in Adobe Flash Player 10 to deliver breakthrough Web experiences across multiple browsers and operating systems.

"Creative Suite 4 and Flash Player 10 introduce vital time-saving features, new levels of integration and the jaw-dropping innovations our design and developer customers expect from us," said John Loiacono, senior vice president, Creative Solutions Business Unit at Adobe.

"CS4 continues to fulfill our promise to customers to break down more barriers in cross-media workflows, while also providing new services and collaboration tools that help them manage complex client demands."

As part of the CS4 product launch, the largest in Adobe's history, also available today are brand new versions of Photoshop® CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, InDesign® CS4, Illustrator® CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS4, Fireworks® CS4, Contribute® CS4, After Effects® CS4, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4, Encore® CS4, Soundbooth® CS4 and Adobe OnLocation(tm) CS4.

Intuitive Workflows Improve Creative Efficiency

A simplified workflow in Adobe Creative Suite 4 enables users to design across media more efficiently by making it easier to complete common tasks and move content seamlessly among applications. InDesign CS4 includes a new Live Preflight tool that allows designers to catch production errors and a newly customizable Links panel to manage placed files more efficiently. The revolutionary new Content-Aware Scaling tool in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended automatically recomposes an image as it is resized, preserving vital areas as it adapts to new dimensions. An expanded version of Dynamic Link in CS4 Production Premium enables users to move and update content between After Effects CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth CS4, and Encore CS4 without rendering, saving countless hours in production. With deep XMP metadata support, the production workflow is simplified, resulting in online content that gives viewers new ways to interact with and search for video, while giving content owners new opportunities to track and monetize content.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 brings 3D center-stage providing the ability to paint, composite, and animate 3D models using familiar tools in Photoshop CS4 Extended. Flash CS4 Professional now offers the ability to apply tweens to objects instead of keyframes, providing greater control over animation attributes. Also in Flash CS4 Professional, the new Bones tool helps create more realistic animations between linked objects. With a searchable library of more than 450 dynamically updated device profiles from leading manufacturers, Adobe Device Central CS4 enables users to easily test mobile content designed using many of the Creative Suite 4 products.

New and Expanded Services Extend Capabilities for Online Collaboration

Adobe Creative Suite 4 now also offers a host of services* for online collaboration. Adobe ConnectNow, a service of Acrobat.com, allows real-time collaboration with two colleagues or clients. Designers can also share color harmonies with Adobe Kuler(tm). Other online resources include: Adobe Community Help for technical questions; Resource Central for accessing video and audio product-related news and tutorials, as well as Soundbooth scores and sound effects; and Adobe Bridge Home, a customizable resource for tips, tutorials, news and inspirational content.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Creative Suite 4 and its associated point products are immediately available through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. Estimated street price for the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium is US$1799, US$1699 for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium, US$1699 for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, and US$2499 for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. To reward customers for staying current, Adobe is offering Creative Suite 3 customers moving to Creative Suite 4 a lower upgrade price than it offers to those moving from older, qualifying versions. For a limited time, a special introductory offer enables customers with older qualifying products to enjoy the same lower price with savings of up to US$200 off their actual upgrade price. For more detailed information please visit www.adobe.com/creativesuite.

Adobe Flash Player 10 is available immediately as a free download for Windows, Macintosh and Linux platforms (including new support for Ubuntu 7 and 8) from www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer.

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Adsolutly stunning video shot with the Canon 5D Mk II, originally uploaded by _Allen_.

Yes... HD video from a DSLR. Imagine all the lens choices available, fantastic control over focus and depth of field ... all the things you'd expect from a DSLR taking stills but now you can take video as well.

See the video here:
www.usa.canon.com...

Installing Adobe CS4, originally uploaded by _Allen_.

Today I'm installing CS4

Adobe CS4 Announced Tonight, originally uploaded by _Allen_.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 23, 2008 - Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe(r) Creative Suite(r) 4 product
family, a milestone release of the industry-leading design and
development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering
radical workflow breakthroughs that bring down the walls between
designers and developers - and packed with hundreds of feature
innovations-the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative
process across print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video
production. With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash
technology across the entire product line, Adobe's biggest software
release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions,
Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium,
Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14
integrated technologies and seven services.

"[Website Name] Online is in no way affiliated with [Olympic Athlete] or his friends or family. All images and media are copyrighted to their respective owners, no infringement is intended. If you have a problem with anything on this sites, please contact me before taking any legal action."

After reading this "disclaimer" I felt like I needed to write this site's owner and maybe keep him or her out of some future trouble.

Here's my letter to the webmaster:

I just had to write you after reading this in your disclaimer section "All images and media are copyrighted to their respective owners, no infringement is intended. If you have a problem with anything on this sites, please contact me before taking any legal action."

Take care. ... and feel free to ask me any questions you have on this topic, I have LOTS of experience in this area (however I am not a lawyer).

I've already sent off an email to my contact at Canon requesting a review unit.

For more info http://www.usa.canon.com

Nellis Spotting with _Allen_, originally uploaded by planephotoman.

Here I am shooting out at Nellis AFB. It was so hot out there on this day, the towel over my head really helped by keeping the sun from burning the top of my head.

Good times where had by all. Thanks to Paul for the photo.

I've actually met people that say to me "I have no interest in traveling outside the USA" ... frankly I cannot understand this. The USA is my home, I love the USA, I've served my country in the US Military .... but I certainly realize that the USA is a very small part of this rotating blue/green sphere that we call earth and I want to explore more of it. And as a photographer it's even more exciting to discover new places and capture them through the camera.

If you are one of those people that think that traveling outside the USA (or whatever country you live in) does not interest you, have a look at this site or any of the thousands more like it and see if any of the photos cultivate a desire in you to travel and see new things.

Remember that you can download Lightroom 2.0 (full version, Upgrade or demo) at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/

Some people (sometimes for good reason) are a little scared to install new software or updates in the first few days of a release. If you are hesitant to install new versions the day they come out you can run both versions 1.x and 2.0 if you want. Version 2.0 creates it's own new library file (importing data from your 1.x file) and leaves your 1.x library file alone.

Podcast is available here

Also tonight Apple updated Aperture from 2.1 to 2.1.1 The Aperture update is available through software update.

The following text is from http://discarted.wordpress.com/

Photographers throughout Los Angeles, with cameras in hand, will gather at Hollywood and Highland and Union Station to peacefully rally against the unnecessary treatment they have received from security guards, LAPD, and LASD while photographing in public places, and on the Metro.

Start Time: 11:00am
Location: Hollywood and Highland, 6801 Hollywood Los Angeles, CA 90028

At about 1:30pm we will board the Metro and travel to Union Station for more picture taking.

Start Time: 2:00pm
Location: 800 N Alameda St Los Angeles, CA 90012

Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/laprotest/
Press Inquiries: info@discarted.com