Post-Production Tools and Software

Corel is running special summer sale through July 31 if there are any tools like Painter or Paint Shop Pro that you've been meaning to get, but waiting for a good price. For Painter they are offering a free 80GB harddrive with the download version.

Among the deals:

• Paint Shop Pro X2 for $49.99


• Painter 11 for $399/$199 (upgrade) with 80GB harddrive and free shipping


• Photo and Video Bundle for $79.99


• PhotoImpact X3 for $39.99/$29.99 (upgrade)

Corel is also working with XRite offering the new ColorMunki color calibration tool for $50 off the $499 retail price.

Full details at: http://communications.corel.com/servlet/website/ResponseForm?JhkLsEcNsR_.2eLHs7sLkm_1z_zLnUErLOpgFiLpKLODJht

Photomatix Pro version 3.2 has been released and is available for download from:

http://www.hdrsoft.com/download/win.html (Windows)
http://www.hdrsoft.com/download/mac.html (Mac)

The main updates in version 3.2 are:

• Multi-threading support for Tone Compressor and parts of Details Enhancer
  
• Details Enhancer settings improvements: New mode offering finer control for Smoothing setting (i.e. the setting that controls natural vs artificial look) and improved effect of Highlights Smoothness (i.e. the setting that preserves "clean" skies)
  
• Ability to tag saved images with keyword
  
• Built-in presets for Details Enhancer
  
• More robust alignment for "by matching features" method.
  
• Batch processing advanced options: automatic detection of bracketed photos and ability to process a sub-set of each bracketed set.

The upgrade to version 3.2 is free of charge for licensed users of Photomatix Pro versions 3 and 2.