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Microsoft’s new HD Photo software could soon be installed into new digital cameras, it has been reported.

According to technology website Tech.co.uk, the HD Photo plug-in, which allows users to read and write files in a new format, may be installed onto digital cameras and could come to replace traditional Jpegs.

The HD Photo application from Microsoft is called the Jpeg XR…

The latest cameras from top manufacturers Nikon and Canon have received a software update that means Windows Vista.

Both Canon and Nikon released software updates this month for their newest SLR cameras and for a number of older Canon cameras as well, CNet reports.

The software updates feature codec software from Microsoft that allows Windows Vista – in addition to any programs…

 Consumers take a number of steps to make sure they look good in photos, with many resorting to using digital software to help them improve their image, a new study has found.

A study undertaken by Canon has revealed that a total of 86 per cent of Britons believe they are unphotogenic, with more than half the population feeling insecure about…

Corel’s new Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 software offers ease of use for both new and experienced photo editors, a new review has claimed.

Stephen Patrick, of gadget website pocket-lint.co.uk, said the software comes with a “comprehensive list of tools to get the grip of” but pointed out that it is “a relatively simple program” to operate.

“If you simply want to…

Technology developer CPC has released new software that allows iPod users to embed subtitles and captions in their videos at the flick of a button.

While the ubiquitous music players have long been able to handle multiple video formats, there has until now been no software capable of instantly embedding closed captions into the devices’ favoured QuickTime movie format.

With CPC’s new…

Corel has launched an updated version of its Painter Essentials software application which is set to give photographers the chance to get even more use out of their digital camera.Incorporated into Corel Painter Essentials 4 is a new photo painting system that the firm says will make turning photographs into paintings easier, promising that an image can be transformed in…

Photographers who want to edit their snaps to get the perfect image could take advantage of the newly upgraded Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, which has been given a warm welcome by technology experts.

Adobe has enhanced existing features, such as step-by-step assistance to help people better edit their photographs, as well as adding new ones, including a feature that could make…

Adobe has provided updates to the  photoshop Camera Raw plug-in to make their
sophisticated technologies compatible with 14 new cameras.

The software now provides better access to the “raw” image formats of many professional and midrange digital cameras, such as the Olympus EVOLT E-510 and Panasonic DMC-FZ18. Now adapted to support raw files in the DNG format, Adobe has built on the…

Nikon has announced the release of two new software applications, Nikon Transfer and ViewNX, designed to make editing photographs easier.

Users of the Nikon Transfer software will be able to download images from their camera to two places at once and offers features intended to make cataloguing images easier, such as embedding keywords into the file. 

According to Nikon, the new View…

Image Trends has announced the launch of new photo cleaning software.

SensorKleen Pro, which automatically removes dust and debris from a user’s digital SLR camera, will be available at $99.95 (£49.48).

The product is a software application that works with Windows based machines and could be made available in a Mac format in the future.

Included with the software is SensorKleen Smartbrush, which…