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Aperture 3 Support Coming

by Mike Wong on 03.31.10 in General, Support • 10 Comments

We have had lots of comments and questions about providing Aperture 3 support with our plug-ins. Specifically, making them 64-bit so you can run them natively within Aperture 3 without having to quit and relaunch Aperture 3 as a 32-bit app. I won’t get into the details here (or anywhere else for that matter) but converting our 32-bit plug-ins to be 64-bit is not as simple as checking a box and re-compiling contrary to what many believe. Other apps may be that easy, but that is not the case for us (or others that I’ve talked to).

Anyway, the long and short of it is that we have been working on making 64-bit versions of the Mac OS X versions of our plug-ins for a little while now and are entering the home stretch. When released, these 64-bit updates will be free of charge to registered owners of the current versions of our plug-ins. So if you’re not registered, now would be a good time to do that.

So the date. You’re probably asking “when will Aperture 3 support be coming?”. As of today, we’re looking at May 15, 2010 to have those free updates available. Sooner if possible, but with what we’re currently working on, it’s looking like May 15, 2010.

Focus On Imaging Wrap Up

by Mike Wong on 03.31.10 in Events, onOne Products • 0 Comments

Back in early March (the 7-10th to be exact), our UK office was at the annual Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham, England. The four day show attracts both professional and enthusiast photographers from all across Europe. I’m told that this show was the biggest ever with over 200 exhibitors and over 37,300 attendees.

In the onOne Software stand (we call them booths over here in the U.S.) our U.K. team led by Bob Campbell mixed things up a bit this year and converted part of the space to be a mini photo studio. Award-winning fashion and beauty photographer Andy Kruczek (you can see some of his work in our Pro Corner) was on hand each day in the “onOne Studio” along with Doug Campbell. Together, they showed some practical applications of using onOne Software products in conjunction with a live shoot.

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March-April Photo Contest

by Mike Wong on 03.18.10 in Contests • 0 Comments

On again. Off again. ON AGAIN. Yep, after some fits and starts, the photo contest is back. In our March-April contest, the theme will be Spring. Go out and shoot a new photo that represents Spring (the season) and then post it to the onOne Flickr Group.

When you post your photo, be sure to follow our Photo Contest Rules and then tag your photo “onOne-2010-04″.

The prize for this month’s photo contest has been kindly donated by Syl Arena. The winner of the contest will get a signed copy of Syl’s popular book LIDLIPS which stands for Lessons I Didn’t Learn In Photo School.

WPPI 2010 Recap

by Mike Wong on 03.16.10 in General, Video, onOne Products • 0 Comments

What a great event we had down in Las Vegas last week for the 2010 WPPI Conference and Expo. Between the expo itself and all of the craziness that surrounds a show in Vegas, I’m just recovering now from the show. We also went out for a shoot in Red Rocks after the show and I’ll be posting some of my pictures later after I get a chance to sit down and sort through them.

In the meantime, I wanted to thank everybody who stopped by our booth to say hello. The best part about a show like this is getting to meet the people who are using our products. I always love to hear how people are using the products because often times, it is in a way that is different than what we might have originally thought – which then gives us better feedback and more ideas on how to improve something. At WPPI this year, Patrick Smith, our Customer Service and Sales Manager was with us and he brought along a Flip Mino HD video recorder. As people came up to us at the show, Patrick asked if he could take a short video of them and to tell him about what they thought of onOne Software.

As you’ll see from the video, people had a lot of great things to say and all I can tell you is that it has energized our entire office to serve you better from all areas. Whether it is in customer service, tech support, sales, marketing or development, all of us at onOne are humbled by the kind words and are more determined than ever to continue to provide you with the product, service and support you have come to expect from us at onOne.

Shot using a Flip Mino HD on the floor of WPPI 2010 in Las Vegas. These are all real users who stopped by to tell us what they thought about onOne.

Guest Speakers at WPPI

by Mike Wong on 03.04.10 in General, News • 3 Comments

In just a couple of days, we’ll be heading off for Las Vegas for the 2010 WPPI Conference and Expo. We’re especially excited this year because we have several great guest speakers who will be presenting in our booth. Here’s a quick list of who you can see in our booth and when. We’ll be in booth 1607 in the MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom so be sure to stop by and say hello!

Monday – March 8, 2010

  • 1:00 to 1:45pm – Kersti Malvre – PhotoFrame demonstration
  • 3:00 to 3:45pm – Andy Marcus – FocalPoint and PhotoTools demonstration

Tuesday – March 9, 2010

  • 11:00 to 11:45am – Andy Marcus – FocalPoint and PhotoTools demonstration
  • 1:00 to 1:45pm – Kersti Malvre – PhotoFrame demonstration

    Wednesday – March 10, 2010

    • 10:00 to 10:45am – Dave Cross – onOne Plug-ins and your workflow
    • 11:00 to 11:45am – Kersti Malvre – PhotoFrame demonstration

    Of course, Dan Harlacher, Brian Kraft, Peter Kinnan and myself will all be there demonstrating as well, but it’s really cool when you can see some great photographers up close in a booth instead of in a 500 seat classroom. Also, several speakers will be featuring onOne products in their presentations and they will have a few copies of software to give away at their classes so if you are attending WPPI next week, be sure to look for the following classes and be sure to sit in on them.

    Monday – March 8, 2010

    • Class (202) – 11:30am to 1:30pm – Eddie Tapp

    Tuesday – March 9, 2010

    • Class (318) – 8:00 to 10:00am – Jim DiVitale (Photoshop)
    • Class (Studio B) – 8:00 to 10:00am – Vicki Taufer (Portrait)
    • Class (202) – 3:30 to 5:30pm – Frank Salas (Photoshop)
    • Class (318) – 3:30 to 5:30pm – Brian Marcus (Lighting/Posing)
    • Class (318) – 6:30 to 8:30pm – Neil Clipper (Business/Marketing)

    Wednesday – March 10, 2010

    • 8:00 to 10:00am – John Paul Caponigro (Photoshop)

    If you’re attending, be sure to follow me on Twitter (@therealmikewong) as I’ll be doing some special give aways for on site attendees.

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