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Taking that mass of illegibly-named files out of your camera and giving them more meaningful names can be a time-consuming chore. These two Automator actions allow you to automatically rename entire batches of images. In addition to entering custom text, they can automatically include EXIF or IPTC data from the images themselves. For those who like to keep the original file names, the actions can also store the original name in the file’s Spotlight Comments field.
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As digital camera vendors continue to slice the low to mid-range digital SLR market into narrower and narrower niches, deciding which camera to buy becomes much more complex. In addition to there being more cameras to choose from, it has become more difficult to decide exactly how much you’re willing to pay – no matter what price point you choose, there’s probably a slightly better camera priced just $100 more. Two recent entries into this market, the Canon Digital Rebel XTi, and the Nikon D80 are a prime example of this phenomenon.
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Let’s start with the good news: Apple has finally uncoupled raw format updates from OS updates, meaning they can now release support for new cameras without having to wait for a full-blown OS update. This means that they’ll be able to respond more quickly to the release of new cameras, and keep Aperture updated for more raw formats. Now the bad news: |
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In the course of preparing an article for MacWorld magazine, I stumbled into something I’d never noticed before: Apple’s iPhoto does not let you resize images upward. While the program’s Export command lets you resize an image, if you enter pixel dimensions larger than the original image size, iPhoto won’t actually enlarge the image. The Export dialog’s resize controls are for downsizing only. Fortunately, there’s an easy, free workaround if you need to blow up an image. |
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With the release of Beta 4 of Lightroom, Adobe has brought some much-needed additional features to their photography workflow app. If you haven’t tried the program, now is a good time to take a look at it. The beta is free, and runs on both the Mac and Windows. To help out Photoshop users who are interested in exploring Lightroom, I’ve written a three-part series on making the switch to Lightroom from Photoshop. |
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