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Adobe's Kevin Connor discusses Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Beta 4, Now 500,000 downloads old! – NAPP Photoshop World Las Vegas 2006

An interview with Kevin Connor of Adobe Systems, discussing Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, now in beta version 4. One of the biggest surprises for photographers was Adobe's introduction in January 2006 of Photoshop Lightroom, their new digital photo application aimed at serious digital photographers. After 4 beta versions, and 500,000 downloads, we check in with Kevin to find out the current status of this new imaging application. Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, Las Vegas, in September 2006 by Harris Fogel. (16:01)

Harris Fogel, Posted 10/8/06

Photokina is the worlds largest photography conference, with over 160,000 visitors. Held once every two years in Köln, Germany, Photokina is well known for introducing the cutting edge of photographic technology and in this interview with Innova Digital Art's Wayne Connelly, Mark Messina, and Mike Ramos-Gonzalez, we discuss their award winning new F Type Glossy fiber-based digital inkjet paper. Recorded at the Photokina Conference in Köln, Germany, in October 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/6/2006 (11:05)

An interview with Steve Kondris of DAZ Productions on their affordable and fully featured software for 3D computer animation and work. Well known for Bryce, Hexagon, DAZ Studio, and now Carrera Pro, if you are looking for an intro level software package or a fully featured modeler, DAZ might have a solution for you. Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/4/2006 (7:48)

An interview with Jason Brynford-Jones (best known as "Chinny") of Softimage on the status of software for 3D computer animation, as well as Softimage's 20th birthday. Ever wonder just how much has changed in 20 years, and where Softimage and XSI are today, then listen to this interview! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/4/2006 (12:41)

An interview with Professor John C. Finnegan, Conference Chair of the 2006 SIGGRAPH/ACM Conference, now in its 34th year and the granddaddy of technology and computer art conferences. We discuss the Boston conference, what SIGGRAPH is today, and how you too can be involved. Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/4/2006 (9:08)

An interview with Steven DeBenedictis of SolidWorks Corporation on their Cosmic Blobs software for 3D creation and computer animation for kids. Well known for their high-end software, Cosmic Blobs was designed for kids to learn the world of 3D. Cosmic Blobs was recently updated and is now Universal Binary to run at native speeds on Intel Macs.Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/4/2006, revised 6/26/2007 (7:52)

Siggraph is well known for cutting edge technology and this conference was no exception. In this interview with Mercury Computer Systems's Joel Radford, we discuss the Cell Processor, a new processor technology that will be seen in the the soon to be released Sony Playstation 3. Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/04/2006 (5:25)

Siggraph is well known for its display of cutting edge technology, so what booth had the longest lines? In this interview with InSpeck's Marco Estrela, we discuss their 21st century photo booth, which makes a 3D scan, and then using a laser, writes to a small block of plastic, encasing your image in 3D forever! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 9/26/2006 (5:20)

In this interview with Darin Grant, Head of Production Technology at PDI DreamWorks we discuss the proprietary software and production pipeline in use at PDI DreamWorks. We also talk about the importance of attending Siggraph for both established animators and animators wishing to one day be established! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 9/25/2006 (10:37)

In this interview with Doug Little of Wacom Technologies we discuss the use of tablet technology for creative work. If you have ever cursed at your mouse, or found the controls just too limited, then maybe you should consider a tablet! Maybe the artists and animators over at Pixar and ILM know something you don't! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 9/25/2006 (9:23)