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11-11-2009, 03:08 AM
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For immediate release
Software Upgrade Introduces New Technologies
Toronto , Ontario – Nov 2009 - Supporting Computers Incorporated has announced the official release of our latest version update of Artizen HDR. Artizen HDR is a PC-based photo editor for users of any skill level and an essential tool for any photographer. Artizen HDR 2.8 is the largest minor version upgrade release in the history of Artizen, with the introduction of several new state of the art technologies for photo color correction, hdr processing, workflow streamlining and major performance increases right across the board and the support of 27 new digital camera RAW files. In addition to this, Artizen 2.8 is the first version to support running on 64bit OS’s resulting in better memory performance when working with large photos of any type and the new trial version is now a free 8bit image editor.
Free 8bit Image Editor
The new trial version of Artizen HDR has no demo restrictions when working with 8bit files such as jpg's, making the new trial version of Artizen a completely free 8bit image editor. Even though users will be able to tryout all the features regardless of image bit depth (8,16 or 32), Artizen trial version will only have a watermark when working with Digital Camera RAW (16bit) photos and High Dynamic Range (32bit) Images.
Leaner and Faster
In addition to extending the usage of SSE and Multi Processor technology, every single filter and process under went a review to ensure that it was optimized as much as possible. As a result, some functions are more than 500% faster than previous versions with an average performance increase of 200% across the board. It is rather typical for performance increases to result in an increase in memory usage, but Artizen’s memory footprint has also decreased considerably to allow for working with larger photos.
Revolutionary RAW Technology
Artizen HDR is not typically synonymous with digital camera RAW technology, but since HDR technology is a final product of none HDR technologies the support for RAW files is absolutely critical to producing the best most accurate HDR results. Artizen HDR supports +14 digital raw files formats (ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, KDC, DNG, ERF, MRW, NEF, ORF, PEF, RAF, RAW and SRF) and over 230 digital cameras. Unlike some applications, RAW conversion is completely integrated into the core of Artizen, making workflows faster and provides Photographers with all the same tools that would be used with JPG’s, but work directly with the RAW data.
In addition to this Artizen has added support for 27 new digital cameras.
Canon (EOS 7D, EOS 500D, PowerShot A530, PowerShot G11, PowerShot A470, PowerShot SX1 IS, PowerShot SX110 IS)
Kodak EasyShare (Z980, Z1015)
Motorola PIXL
Nikon (D200, D3000, D3X, D5000)
Olympus (E-30, E-450, E-620, E-P1)
PENTAX (K-m, K-7)
Panasonic (DMC-FZ35, DMC-GF1, DMC-GH1)
Sony (DSLR-A230, DSLR-A330, DSLR-A380, DSLR-A850)
Color Correction Technology
Artizen HDR 2.8 introduces our new Color Matching System technology. This new technology is a completely new way of working with Colors that is similar to other color technologies but is more accurate and flexible. The new Color Matching System is used in our White, Hue and Color Balance filters as well as in our HDR Tone Mapping filters. This addition to our existing set of color tools makes Artizen an essential and the only tool photographers would need to produce virtually any color effect they desire.
HDR Processing Technology
The entire workflow for working with HDR files has been completely overhauled for faster performance, easier use and the addition of several new features. During the HDR creation process, files are loaded and created faster and setting preferences are now saved for reuse. Artizen HDR has 2 automatic algorithms and 1 manual image alignment methods to ensure that regardless of the shooting conditions Artizen will be able to align any photo set. In addition, this update introduces our new Ghost Removal technology, which helps to remove moving objects, trees and people in photo sets. The final step in the HDR workflow is tone mapping and Artizen HDR optimized all 3 of our tone mapping operators as well as added the ability to save settings with final file output, which can then be reloaded at anytime. All tone mapping operators fully utilize the new Color Matching technology to speed up workflow and reduce the amount of post processing filters that need to be used.
Image Scaling Technology
Artizen HDR now has 6 different scaling methods with each specializing in a different area of scaling technology. Nearest Neighbor is excellent at scaling text based images, Bicubic BC-spline is used to scale images up with smooth results, Bicubic Sharpen is the same as Bicubic BC-spline but is designed for scaling down images to make previews, Lanczos is much slower than Bicubic but produces more accurate results, Lanczos Sharpen is similar to Lanczos but is optimized for down scaling and lastly Lanczos Smart can be used to up or down scaling images with less noise.
Pricing and Availability
SCI Artizen HDR 2.8 is now available through the SCI Store at www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Products.htm World Wide for $45.95 CAD. Registered users of Artizen get free upgrades till version 3.0.
About Supporting Computers Incorporated
Founded in 1999 SCI (www.supportingcomputers.net) develops state of the technology to work with Digital Cameras and the new High Dynamic Range image formats. Supporting Computers Inc. is one of the fastest growing graphic software companies in Canada .
Minimum
- Windows 2000 SP3; Server 2003; XP SP1, Vista SP1
-512 MB RAM
-500 MB of HDD Space
-1024x768 Display Size
-Pentium 4 and Higher (SSE2 support required)
-AMD Athlon XP (model 8 and up excluding Socket A) SSE2 support
Recommended
- Windows 2000 SP4; Server 2003; XP SP3, Vista SP1
-4 GB MB RAM
-1.5 GB of HDD Space
-1400x1050 Display Size
-Pentium Dual Core2 Duo
http://www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Artizen/Press/Artizen%20HDR%202.8%20Screenshot%20preview.jpg
For immediate release
Software Upgrade Introduces New Technologies
Toronto , Ontario – Nov 2009 - Supporting Computers Incorporated has announced the official release of our latest version update of Artizen HDR. Artizen HDR is a PC-based photo editor for users of any skill level and an essential tool for any photographer. Artizen HDR 2.8 is the largest minor version upgrade release in the history of Artizen, with the introduction of several new state of the art technologies for photo color correction, hdr processing, workflow streamlining and major performance increases right across the board and the support of 27 new digital camera RAW files. In addition to this, Artizen 2.8 is the first version to support running on 64bit OS’s resulting in better memory performance when working with large photos of any type and the new trial version is now a free 8bit image editor.
Free 8bit Image Editor
The new trial version of Artizen HDR has no demo restrictions when working with 8bit files such as jpg's, making the new trial version of Artizen a completely free 8bit image editor. Even though users will be able to tryout all the features regardless of image bit depth (8,16 or 32), Artizen trial version will only have a watermark when working with Digital Camera RAW (16bit) photos and High Dynamic Range (32bit) Images.
Leaner and Faster
In addition to extending the usage of SSE and Multi Processor technology, every single filter and process under went a review to ensure that it was optimized as much as possible. As a result, some functions are more than 500% faster than previous versions with an average performance increase of 200% across the board. It is rather typical for performance increases to result in an increase in memory usage, but Artizen’s memory footprint has also decreased considerably to allow for working with larger photos.
Revolutionary RAW Technology
Artizen HDR is not typically synonymous with digital camera RAW technology, but since HDR technology is a final product of none HDR technologies the support for RAW files is absolutely critical to producing the best most accurate HDR results. Artizen HDR supports +14 digital raw files formats (ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, KDC, DNG, ERF, MRW, NEF, ORF, PEF, RAF, RAW and SRF) and over 230 digital cameras. Unlike some applications, RAW conversion is completely integrated into the core of Artizen, making workflows faster and provides Photographers with all the same tools that would be used with JPG’s, but work directly with the RAW data.
In addition to this Artizen has added support for 27 new digital cameras.
Canon (EOS 7D, EOS 500D, PowerShot A530, PowerShot G11, PowerShot A470, PowerShot SX1 IS, PowerShot SX110 IS)
Kodak EasyShare (Z980, Z1015)
Motorola PIXL
Nikon (D200, D3000, D3X, D5000)
Olympus (E-30, E-450, E-620, E-P1)
PENTAX (K-m, K-7)
Panasonic (DMC-FZ35, DMC-GF1, DMC-GH1)
Sony (DSLR-A230, DSLR-A330, DSLR-A380, DSLR-A850)
Color Correction Technology
Artizen HDR 2.8 introduces our new Color Matching System technology. This new technology is a completely new way of working with Colors that is similar to other color technologies but is more accurate and flexible. The new Color Matching System is used in our White, Hue and Color Balance filters as well as in our HDR Tone Mapping filters. This addition to our existing set of color tools makes Artizen an essential and the only tool photographers would need to produce virtually any color effect they desire.
HDR Processing Technology
The entire workflow for working with HDR files has been completely overhauled for faster performance, easier use and the addition of several new features. During the HDR creation process, files are loaded and created faster and setting preferences are now saved for reuse. Artizen HDR has 2 automatic algorithms and 1 manual image alignment methods to ensure that regardless of the shooting conditions Artizen will be able to align any photo set. In addition, this update introduces our new Ghost Removal technology, which helps to remove moving objects, trees and people in photo sets. The final step in the HDR workflow is tone mapping and Artizen HDR optimized all 3 of our tone mapping operators as well as added the ability to save settings with final file output, which can then be reloaded at anytime. All tone mapping operators fully utilize the new Color Matching technology to speed up workflow and reduce the amount of post processing filters that need to be used.
Image Scaling Technology
Artizen HDR now has 6 different scaling methods with each specializing in a different area of scaling technology. Nearest Neighbor is excellent at scaling text based images, Bicubic BC-spline is used to scale images up with smooth results, Bicubic Sharpen is the same as Bicubic BC-spline but is designed for scaling down images to make previews, Lanczos is much slower than Bicubic but produces more accurate results, Lanczos Sharpen is similar to Lanczos but is optimized for down scaling and lastly Lanczos Smart can be used to up or down scaling images with less noise.
Pricing and Availability
SCI Artizen HDR 2.8 is now available through the SCI Store at www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Products.htm World Wide for $45.95 CAD. Registered users of Artizen get free upgrades till version 3.0.
About Supporting Computers Incorporated
Founded in 1999 SCI (www.supportingcomputers.net) develops state of the technology to work with Digital Cameras and the new High Dynamic Range image formats. Supporting Computers Inc. is one of the fastest growing graphic software companies in Canada .
Minimum
- Windows 2000 SP3; Server 2003; XP SP1, Vista SP1
-512 MB RAM
-500 MB of HDD Space
-1024x768 Display Size
-Pentium 4 and Higher (SSE2 support required)
-AMD Athlon XP (model 8 and up excluding Socket A) SSE2 support
Recommended
- Windows 2000 SP4; Server 2003; XP SP3, Vista SP1
-4 GB MB RAM
-1.5 GB of HDD Space
-1400x1050 Display Size
-Pentium Dual Core2 Duo
http://www.supportingcomputers.net/Applications/Artizen/Press/Artizen%20HDR%202.8%20Screenshot%20preview.jpg