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Online image editors for blogging

We head out across the Web to find out whether these online image editors are picture perfect.

21/05/2008 10:52 AM

Adobe's Lightroom 2 beta broadens editing horizons

New version of Adobe software, going into public beta testing Wednesday, significantly expands editing possibilities — and brings it closer to regular Photoshop.

04/04/2008 09:54 AM

Photos: Adobe Photoshop Express finally arrives

After more than a year of anticipation, Adobe Systems will finally roll out Photoshop Express, a Web-based application for editing, organising, and sharing images.

28/03/2008 03:06 PM

Microsoft Techfest 2008: Multimedia technology

Microsoft unveils new imaging technologies in Redmond at TechFest 2008.

12/03/2008 04:13 PM

Images: This is your imagination on digital art

Contest co-sponsored by Nvidia and the Society of Digital Artists yields arresting, other-worldly creations. Think liquid sculptures and slinking wicker leopards.

06/02/2008 05:13 PM

Flickr checks out Library archives

Pilot project puts hundreds of public-domain pictures on photo-sharing site. In return, Library of Congress asks for tagging help.

22/01/2008 11:44 AM

What's the best website for geotagged photos?

Photo-sharing websites are getting better at handling pictures based on where they were taken. Our top pick is Flickr, with smugmug and Google's Picasa tied for second place.

11/01/2008 12:58 PM

Top free image editors

Every computer user needs a good image editor for making screenshots, cropping, photo colour correction, and countless other tasks. Check out some of our top free image editors.

10/01/2008 04:29 PM

In coming weeks, Yahoo's Flickr photo-sharing site will revamp its interface for showing "geotagged" photos -- those that are labelled with the location where they were taken along with the more ordinary tags and titles that people attach.

22/10/2007 04:19 PM

HP refreshes consumer lineup

CNET.com.au attended HP's annual consumer launch in Singapore this week. Dubbed "Simply Yours" the event focused on design, innovation and ease of use. Check out our gallery to see the new PCs, laptops, printers and iPaqs that were on display.

14/09/2007 05:47 PM

Is a single-size serving of CS3 worth it?

Adobe's Creative Suite 3 is extremely expensive, but do you need all of its components?

27/07/2007 02:24 PM

Photo editing for dummies

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are applying Google's concepts for sifting through data to the tasks of adding or removing images from digital photos.

13/07/2007 12:43 PM

Microsoft axes Digital Image Suite

Microsoft has decided to halt development of its Digital Image Suite line of consumer photo-editing software. Here are some of the artistic effects made possible by the program, as seen on photos from a trip to the San Diego Zoo.

18/06/2007 05:17 PM

FAQ: What to do with your Yahoo photos

Yahoo Photos will begin shutting down on September 20. What should you do if you have pictures there?

18/06/2007 03:34 PM

Inside Adobe Creative Suite 3

Highlights of the new features and enhancements in Adobe's Create Suite 3 core applications.

13/06/2007 04:21 PM

Inside Adobe Illustrator CS3

A guide to the new features in Adobe Illustrator CS3.

17/05/2007 02:03 PM

Free Adobe CS3 alternatives

We take a look at some freeware alternatives for the applications of Adobe Creative Suite 3.

30/03/2007 04:10 PM

Modern-day Monet?

A software engineer turned artist scours the Web for digital images, and the result pays homage to the Impressionists.

26/03/2007 03:50 PM

Inside Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Lightroom, like Apple Aperture, is designed for photographers who don't need all the compositing and effects tools in Photoshop. It provides a more work flow-oriented approach to photographic production tasks -- specifically viewing, selecting, organising, retouching, and outputting photos.

26/02/2007 12:31 PM

Vista gets the shutter bug

Windows Vista has lots of new photography features, but not all of Microsoft's ideas are clicking with digital shutterbugs.

25/10/2006 12:09 PM

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