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iView MediaPro v3.1 update

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iView Multimedia Press Release:

iView Multimedia has released iView MediaPro 3.1 for both Windows and Macintosh. MediaPro is now a Universal application and runs natively on Intel-based Macs. Version 3.1 also features the new Notepad Tool, designed to enable communication between creative professionals and their clients.

Notepad Tool
Notepad enables communication between a MediaPro user and his/her client. The client simply drags and drops selected catalog items onto the Notepad palette, adds comments and then e-mails the Notepad file. This Notepad file imports easily into the creative professional’s original catalog where he or she can view the client’s feedback and execute the appropriate actions.

Improved Catalog Reader
iView also announced an improved Catalog Reader, the free utility that allows MediaPro users to distribute and share iView catalogs with anyone using a Windows or Macintosh machine. The addition of Light Table functionality enables Catalog Reader users to view and compare up to 6 images on-screen and mark items with labels and ratings to aid the image selection process. iView Catalog Reader supports all 100+ media file formats of MediaPro, offers slide show and search functionality and supports Notepad. iView customers can now include a MediaPro catalog and copy of Catalog Reader on a CD or DVD and their clients can launch and run the catalog directly from the disc, without installing an iView application.

Designed for creative professionals, iView MediaPro 3.1 is a FREE UPDATE for MediaPro 3 users and also delivers features such as:

  • Increased maximum number of images on-screen in the Light Table to six.
  • Enhanced slide show support for more than 32,000 items.
  • Import/export of color label metadata in XML files.
  • Toolbar text searches are now asynchronous — search results are displayed as they are found.
  • Improved overall performance on both Macintosh and Windows systems.

For a complete list of improvements, please download this version history document (PDF, 28KB):

DOWNLOAD MEDIAPRO 3.1 NOW:
http://www.iview-multimedia.com/downloads/

This update is free for registered users of MediaPro 3.x. This update works best with the latest version of QuickTime (7.x) from Apple, which is strongly recommended to both Windows and Macintosh users.

An updated manual for iView MediaPro 3.1 is now available on the iView support page.

Via PhotographyBLOG

Canon update EF 85mm f/1.2 L lens to Mark II

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From Canon’s press release:

"Canon today releases its latest professional L-series prime lens: the exceptionally fast EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM. With the widest aperture of any lens in the current EF range, the new model becomes Canon’s definitive portraiture lens, offering extremely fine control over depth of field and consummate low light performance. With vastly improved auto focus speed, the lens replaces the popular EF 85mm f/1.2L USM. As with all L-series lenses, the EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM incorporates the very finest standards of precision optics.

EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM – €2,049

Features

  • Canon’s finest standards of image quality
  • Latest Ultrasonic Motor (USM) for fast and near silent auto focus
  • Full-time electronic manual focus override
  • Super Spectra coatings and optimised lens element shaping to suppress flare and ghosting
  • Large circular aperture diaphragm for good background bokeh and ‘removal’ of distracting backgrounds
  • Distance information passed back to the new E-TTL II flash algorithm of all current model digital EOS cameras
  • Lens hood and pouch included in the box

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Check out sample images and complete press release & specs on dpreview.com.