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Catching Up – A Hodge Podge of Information

First of all, I apologize for not having posted anything here or getting back to any comments recently. It’s been a very crazy past couple of months. Enough of that though, let me try to catch you up with what we’ve been up to.

DSLR CAMERA REMOTE UPDATE

We have a fairly big release in the works although, it will probably be released as a version 1.4 update. In that update, we were planning on putting in the support for the Canon T2i that many of you have been asking for. However, the 1.4 update is taking longer than I’d like so I’ve asked our development team to release a 1.3.1 update that adds support for the T2i.

The release should only affect the DSLR Camera Remote Server application and not the iPhone app. This means we won’t have to submit the application to the iTunes App Store team for approval but rather we can release it directly to you once we’ve completed testing. At the risk of putting a date out that could potentially slip, here goes…If all goes well, we should have the 1.3.1 update available by September 1.

As for the 1.4 release we’re working on, stay tuned. I’ll have more details on that in the next couple of weeks.

PLUG-IN SUITE 5.1.1 UPDATE

Regarding the Plug-In Suite 5.1 release that we put out as a free update a while back that added support for Photoshop CS5 and 64-bit compatibility, we heard from many of you that there we issues with FocalPoint and PhotoTools not displaying results correctly. There was a Mask Pro issue when trying to launch and there were some reports of the onOne Panel (where you now access the plug-ins via the Window > Extensions menu) not working correctly.

After lots of testing on a wide variety of system configurations, we narrowed down the source(s) of the problems and have the Plug-in Suite 5.1.1 update available now for you to download [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]. These updates are only for Plug-In Suite 5.1 users.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT UPDATES

Now, if you’re using one of the individual products instead of the Plug-In Suite 5.1, we have updates available for you as well. For your updating convenience, here are the download links. Alternately, you can visit our Software Updates page.

Genuine Fractals Professional Edition 6.0.7 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

Genuine Fractals Standard Edition 6.0.7 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

PhotoTools Professional Edition 2.5.4 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

PhotoTools Standard Edition 2.5.4 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

PhotoFrame Professional Edition 4.5.2 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

PhotoFrame Standard Edition 4.5.2 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

PhotoTune 3.0.3 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

FocalPoint 2.0.2 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

Mask Pro 4.1.9 [Mac OS X Download | Windows Download]

WE’VE MOVED TO A NEW OFFICE

We recently celebrated our 5th year in business (which we couldn’t do without you, so thank you!). For the first 2.5 years, we were in a relatively small space around 1700 square feet. For the past 2.5 years, we were in a space just down the hall that was about 3400 square feet. At first it was great having the extra space but before we knew it, we had out grown it and had the majority of our onOne team members sharing offices, desks stacked up in hallways and literally, for one of our engineers, sitting right outside the bathroom door. Enough was enough.

We just moved across the street from our last office into a new space that is just over 11,000 square feet. Talk about an upgrade! We’ve got a dedicated recording studio now so we can record higher quality product tutorials and record the webinars that have become so popular lately. We even built out a photo studio (though much of the equipment is still on back order) so we can record tutorials on studio shooting techniques as well. I’ll post some pictures of the new space in a week or so as we’re still putting the finishing touches on it.

Part of the move included a completely new phone system which will also improve our customer service and technical support teams as well. It should be much easier to reach us via phone if you need to! The phone numbers and email addresses haven’t changed, but if you want to have our new mailing address here it is.

onOne Software, 15333 SW Sequoia Parkway, Suite 150, Portland, OR 97224.

That about covers all of the big things that I think you’re most interested in. Again, I apologize for the delay in communicating this information. Thanks for your patience and sticking with all of us.

Pro Webinar Series with Laurie Excell

Join us on July 8th at 10am Pacific time for onOne University’s next live Pro Webinar, hosted by Laurie Excell. Laurie is an acclaimed wildlife photographer who shares her passion for nature through her photography and popular workshops. In this webinar, we’ll hear about her wildlife and nature photography work and tips and tricks that will help you create stunning images. Laurie will cover real world use of onOne Software’s PhotoTools, Focal Point, Photoframe and Genuine Fractals in an everyday workflow.

Webinar Detail & Registration Info
Wildlife and Landscape Photography with Laurie Excell
10am Pacific Time, July 8th 2010
(11am Mountain, 12pm Central, 1pm Eastern)

Register for free here

Free Webinar with Xrite tomorrow

If you haven’t signed up already, be sure to check out the Color Workflow webinar we’re doing with Xrite tomorrow, June 22, 2010. Here’s a quick description of what you can expect in part 1 of this 2 part free online webinar.

Editing digital images in Adobe Photoshop can be both a rewarding and time consuming process that can prove even more challenging when your hard work doesn’t print like the image you see on your monitor. Join X-Rite and onOne software for a series of two free Webinars, June 22nd and June 29th, that will show you how to create prints that match your display along with quick and easy image edits to help you get the results you want.

  • How to create custom camera profiles with X-Rite ColorChecker Passport
  • How to custom white balance in-camera and in-software
  • How to perform one-click color enhancements in Photoshop
  • How to properly calibrate your monitor using X-Rite ColorMunki Photo

How to retouch your images using onOne PhotoTools 2.5 to attain a professional look. Learn how to:

  • Preview and stack multiple effects on your image
  • Use the built-in tools to control their strength as well as paint them in or out
  • Retouch a portrait in as few as two steps
This is a free webinar and you can register on our Webinars page.

DSLR Camera Remote Server 1.3.1 Update

If you are a user of DSLR Camera Remote 1.3, AND you are running the DSLR Camera Remote Server on a PowerPC based Macintosh computer, you will want to download the latest DSLR Camera Remote Server 1.3.1 update. This update addresses the 0000003D error code that PowerPC users are getting with the Server.

If you are using an Intel-based Mac or a Windows operating system, you do not need this update as it only addresses a PowerPC specific bug.

Where is the onOne menu in Photoshop CS5?

For years, you have been able to access our plug-ins for Photoshop from the onOne menu, a menu that we created and then inserted into Photoshop’s menu bar between the Window and Help menu items. The method that was available to us for many years is no longer available in Photoshop CS5 {1}.

So for many of you who have just updated to the Photoshop CS5 compatible versions of our plug-ins, you don’t see the onOne menu that you are so accustomed to seeing and you’re wondering “how do I access my plug-ins?”. A quick trip to the Filter menu shows nothing from onOne. That’s because, technically, our plug-ins are not filters.

Where you will find them is under the File > Automate menu. What? Where? Why? The reason is that beginning in Photoshop CS4 {2} most of our products were converted over to Automation plug-ins so that they could be used in a batch process or as part of an action.

Starting in Photoshop CS4, we knew that eventually we’d no longer be able to use the beloved onOne menu so we took advantage of the new panels that Adobe introduced in the CS4 release. The new onOne panel gives you all the functionality of the older onOne menu. But how do you get to it? In Photoshop, go to the Window menu and then to Extensions. There, you’ll see onOne. Select onOne from the Window > Extensions menu and you’ll get the new onOne panel. The onOne panel can be docked along with any of the other panels in Photoshop so you can customize your workspace.

So now you have two options, either the onOne panel or the File > Automate menu. Good luck! If you’d like to see a video of this, Dan Harlacher, our senior product manager recorded one to show you how to access the onOne panel.

  1. there were hints of this in some instances of Photoshop CS4 as well, but it’s really gone for good in CS5 []
  2. maybe it was CS3, I can’t remember for sure []