Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

liveBooks secures $5 million in funding from strategic and private investors

Company introduces subscription-based pricing and pre-designed websites delivered through SaaS; aligns strategic partners to expand into graphic design, interior design and other new markets

San Fancisco, Nov. 04, 2009. liveBooks, Inc., the leading provider of award-winning websites that allow creative professionals to promote and manage their businesses online, today announced that it has secured $5 million in funding from strategic and private investors. This allows the company to expand into new markets and create more flexible and affordable payment and design options for its customers.

Introducing picturemaxx USA and Managing Director, Tom Tinervin

New York, NY, Oct. 21, 2008. Tom Tinervin is the new Managing Director of picturemaxx USA for digital media suppliers as well as buyers. He and his team will establish and widen the business solution picturemaxx BACKSTAGE and the media network i-picturemaxx in the United States.

Mr. Tinervin has over 10 years experience in global SaaS (Software as a service) solutions as an executive officer and manager of the following dominant, market leading companies; Digital Railroad, Getty Images, and Corbis.

Alamy upgrade for Image Keyworder

Oxfordshire, UK, May 29, 2008. Faster and easier keywording is available to Alamy contributors thanks to new software from digital imaging experts, OnAsia. OnAsia has upgraded its Windows-based Image Keyworder software to include a customised ‘Alamy Mode’ for users submitting images to Alamy, the largest stock photo site on the web.

The new version, available at www.imagekeyworder.com, enables Alamy contributors to work on batches of images, speeding up the workflow for getting their pictures online. It is currently the only commercially available software that has been tailor designed to accommodate the specific annotation requirements of Alamy.

Bold Endeavours launches Big Easy library sales modular software system

Big Easy low cost professional Video, Film, Music and Image library software hits market - Big Potential at a budget price: Big Easy Video Footage and Image library software hits market with low cost entry, easily scaled system

London, UK, Mar. 06, 2008. Bold Endeavours has announced the launch of its extremely affordable Big Easy library sales modular software system. Aimed at massively decreasing the cost of entry into the rapidly - expanding Footage and Photo library industry, Big Easy certainly lives up to its name. Entry level Footage, Still Image and Music modules cost GBP 4,500 each, combining two modules costs GBP 6,000. Bold Endeavours makes a bold promise to have most Imaging entrepreneurs up and running in a fully e-commerce enabled site in 15 working days.

Maps of Every Country in the World In Illustrator Format

Lambertville, NJ, Feb. 14, 2008. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, maps for all 211 countries on earth are now available from Map Resources in easy-to-use vector format. Map Resources Counties: Afghanistan to Zimbabwe contains over 600 country maps that are attractive, accurate and up-to-date.

Maps are editable with Adobe Illustrator, with features saved in separate layers for easy editing. Users can customize fonts, colors, size and more to suit their needs.

Apple Releases Aperture 2

Major Upgrade Features Improved Interface, Faster Browsing & Enhanced Image Processing

Cupertino, CA, Feb. 12, 2008. Apple® today introduced Aperture™ 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking photo editing and management software with over 100 new features that make it faster, easier to use and more powerful.

With a streamlined user interface and entirely new image processing engine, Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery* for viewing on the web, iPhone™, iPod® touch and Apple TV®. At a new low price of $199, anyone can easily organize, edit and publish photos like a pro.

Lightboxeditpro, Online, Image File Presentation and Delivery Service for Professional Photographers

Toronto, Ontario, Feb. 04, 2008. Lightboxedit Inc. is proud to announce the release of its web based image file delivery software specifically designed for professional photographers. Lightboxeditpro.com provides an easy to use, cost effective tool for photographers to display assignment images for a client to edit selects, communicate editing instructions and download final high rez image files.

LightboxEditPro grew from the realization that to date, the default method of delivering digital assignments and final high rez files, to designers and clients, has been a costly and inefficient mix of electronic and paper contact sheets, emailed web galleries and media discs.

New LightZone Version With Enhanced Style Capabilities

Palo Alto, CA [rel. Jan. 24, 2008, rec. Jan. 26, 2008]. Light Crafts today announced the immediate availability of LightZone 3.4, the latest release of its award-winning photo editing software. This recent iteration includes seven style families and 38 pre-defined styles that can all be viewed and applied directly with just a click of the mouse.

LightZone™ now instantly displays a real-time visual thumbnail preview of the picture rendered in the chosen style. Users can utilize this feature by simply holding their mouse over a style name. One click easily applies the selected style to a photo providing instant gratification. Multiple styles can also be added to the same photo to create combination effects.

All 50 US State Capitol Maps Now Available from Map Resources

Lambertville, NJ, Jan. 21, 2008. Maps of every US state capitol are now available from Map Resources as high quality vector format images. Using Adobe Illustrator, users can open a state capitol map, then edit to suit their own needs. Map Resources State Capitol Maps show every street, plus significant features. Maps are intelligently layered so users can manipulate features independently.  Because maps are so detailed, they can be scaled to any size, with no distortion.

Adobe Unveils Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac

San Jose, CA, Jan. 10, 2008. Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the highly anticipated Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6 software for Macintosh® is now available for pre-order.

Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac® combines power and simplicity so users at all experience levels can easily achieve outstanding results with their digital photos.

In advance of its early Q2 2008 ship date, the Macintosh community will get its first peek at the new product features during the Macworld Conference & Expo, Jan. 14-17, 2008 in San Francisco (Booth #S1302).