Released by Extensis:
Free filter powered by Bibble Labs enables professional photographers to
manage Raw image files from leading digital SLR cameras.
Northampton, UK July 31, 2003 Extensis today announced the immediate availability of the Pro Photo Raw Image Filter for Portfolio 6. The new filter a free upgrade for registered owners of the company's award-winning digital Asset Management (DAM) solution allows photographers to preview, sort, and archive camera-native images without having to first convert them
into another format.
With the Pro Photo Raw Image Filter, Portfolio can generate high-quality
thumbnails and previews from the unprocessed raw image files created by
higher-end digital cameras from Nikon, Olympus, Kodak, Canon and Fuji.
Portfolio can also extract EXIF metadata from the raw files and generate
slideshows of the images.
Adding support for these raw formats makes Portfolio an ideal tool for
professional photographers, said Joseph Schorr, senior product manager,
Extensis. Photographers can now go directly from camera to Portfolio, where
they can preview, keyword, organize and sort thousands of images without
getting bogged down in a lengthy conversion process.
Many pro-level photographers produce digital photos in raw format because
this format preserves 100 percent of the color and tonal range data captured
by the camera¹s light- sensitive computer chip in an uncompressed, lossless
form. Raw files can serve as digital negatives or master images that can
later be converted into more standard formats (such as TIFF or JPEG) with a
variety of tools that give the photographer control over how the original
data is ultimately rendered.
The Pro Photo Raw Image filter for Portfolio is powered by technology from
Bibble Labs, one of the leading developers of raw image processing software.
³Combining the power of Bibble Labs raw image processing technology with
the photo-management tools already in Portfolio is a powerful combination,
said Eric Hyman CEO of Bibble Labs. This is something that pro
photographers really need and we¹re pleased to help Extensis build a premier
tool for the pro photo market.
Registered owners of Portfolio 6 are eligible to receive the Pro Photo Raw
Image filter by updating their current version of Portfolio to version 6.1.2
for Mac OS X and 6.0.3 for Windows through the Extensis website at
www.extensis.com/updates
About Portfolio 6
Portfolio is the fastest way for photographers and creative professionals to
share, organize, retrieve and distribute the digital files they create and
use every day. It takes the grunt work out of organizing files and removes
the chaos for creative workgroups and enterprises alike by providing instant
visual access to digital photos, scans, other media files.
Pricing and Availability
The Pro Photo Raw Image Filter for Portfolio will be available for immediate
download from the Extensis website and is free of charge for registered
Portfolio 6 users. Portfolio 6 is available for a suggested retail price of
£149.99 for full product.
System Requirements
The Pro Photo Raw Image Filter works with Portfolio 6.01 for Mac OS 9,
Portfolio 6.1.2 for Mac OS X10.2, and Portfolio 6.0.3 for Windows 98, ME, XP
and 2000. The following cameras and file formats are supported: Nikon
D1/X/H/100, Fuji S2Pro, Olympus E10/20, Kodak 14N, 760C, 760M, 720X, Pro
Back, Pro Back 654C, Pro Back 654M and Canon D30, D60, 10D, G1, G2, G3, G5, S30, S40, S45, S50, Pro901S. Additional support for camera formats will be
added in the future.
About Extensis, Inc.
Extensis, a Celartem company, is a leading publisher of software and tools
that extend the capabilities of creative professionals. Extensis award
winning and industry standard products include: Suitcase for font
management, Portfolio for asset management, PrintReady for preflighting and
file delivery, plug-in enhancements for Photoshop (Mask Pro, Intellihance,
PhotoTools, PhotoFrame), and productivity enhancements for QuarkXPress
(QX-Tools, QX-Effects, BeyondPress) Extensis was founded in 1993, by
creative professionals for creative professionals, and is based in Portland,
Oregon and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Celartem Technology USA Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology
Inc.
www.extensis.com
About Bibble Labs
Located in Austin,Texas, Bibble Labs was founded in 2000 to develop
technologies and software for high quality processing of raw files from a
wide variety of digital cameras. For more information, please visit our
website at www.bibblelabs.com
About Celartem
Celartem Technology Inc. was established in 1996 to conduct research and
development into storage and distribution technologies for digital images.
It has developed, and sells VFZ technology, which allows digital images to
be stored and distributed without any loss in resolution, and the Protected
Archive Image Distribution System that allows digital images to be
distributed over networks in a secure manner at original resolution. On
December 11, 2001, Celartem was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange,
Please visit www.celartem.com for more information.
