Software Vendor Links
December 10, 2021
Desktop / Laptop Computer Software
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Program: ACDSee Photo Studio |
| Description: A capable Lightroom DAM replacement. Ideal as a front end to Affinity Photo. | |
| Location: Victoria, Canada | |
| Note: Several different versions. Some subscription and some one time fee. | |
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Program: Affinity Studio |
| Description: A Free, user friendly graphics studio easily competing with Photoshopy. | |
| Location: West Bridgford, United Kingdom | |
| Note: FREE for All their modules- Special AI featues need subscriptione. All updates will be free for basic studio. | |
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Program: darktable |
| Description: Powerful photography application software and raw developer. It's an image editor aimed at non-destructive raw image post-production. | |
| Location: GNU based team effort. | |
| Note: Windows, Mac, Linux - Free and strives to best Lightroom. | |
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Program: ExifTool |
| Description: Reads, writes and enables editing of a photo's meta information. | |
| Location: Germany | |
| Note: Free - for Mac, Windows, and Perl. | |
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Program: GIMP |
| Description: GNU Image Manipulation Program - Image Editor similar to Photoshop. | |
| Location: GNU based team effort. | |
| Note: Free and open source editor for Linux, OS X, Windows and others. | |
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Program: Golden Ratio |
| Description: Tool to use to crop photos to specific compositional guides including those associated with the golden ratio. | |
| Location: Germany | |
| Note: Cost 15.00 Euro for one computer, 30.00 Euro for 3 computers. | |
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Program: Hugin |
| Description: A panorama photo stitching and HDR merging program. | |
| Location: Sourceforge team effort. | |
| Note: Free and usable on Linux, OS X, Windows, and FreeBSD. | |
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Program: Paint.net |
| Description: Very easy to use image manipulation program. Does many things done in PS and GIMP. | |
| Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA | |
| Note: Free, small donation appreciated. | |
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Program: Photomatix |
| Description: A High Dynamic Range (HDR) software to capture high contrast situations. | |
| Location: Bournemouth BH5 1LE, United Kingdom | |
| Note: Easy to use. Costs $39 - $119. A free version watermarks the finished image. HDR is available in some of the free or less expensive apps mentioned above. | |
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Program: Photoshop / Lightroom |
| Description: Adobe's popular photo storage and editing software. | |
| Location: San Jose, CA USA | |
| Note: Costs vary from $9.99/month ($119.88/year) and up to over $635/year. | |
Mobile / Phone Software
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Program: Lume |
| Description: provides the ability to simultaneously sync and individually control multiple Lume Cubes. | |
| Location: Carlsbad, CA USA | |
| Note: Free - If you have a Lumecube, you really need to get this software from Google or Apple. | |
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Program: PhotoPills |
| Products: Excellent Photographic Planning Software | |
| Location: Spain | |
| Note: Software for both Android and Apple. Well worth the cost ($9.99). | |
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Program: Tides Near Me |
| Description: App to find local tides and currents. Pick a country, state, city and read the area desired. | |
| Location: Brooklyn, NY USA | |
| Note: Free Android and Apple app plus you can use it on the Internet. | |
Camera and Lens Firmware Updates
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Software: Canon Camera/Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Camera and Lenses for Canon | |
| Location: Japan | |
| Note: Free - Before installation, read the description, cautions, download and installation instructions. | |
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Software: Fujifilm Camera/Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Camera and Lenses for Fujifilm | |
| Location: Japan | |
| Note: Free - You may want to wait to install for a day or so to assure it is a stabe release. | |
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Software: Nikon Camera/Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Camera and Lenses for Nikon | |
| Location: Japan | |
| Note: Free - Before installation, read the description, cautions, download and installation instructions. | |
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Software: Olympus Camera/Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Camera and Lenses for Olympus | |
| Location: China | |
| Note: Free - Free - You may want to wait to install for a day or so to assure it is a stabe release. | |
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Software: Panasonic Camera/Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Camera and Lenses for Panasonic | |
| Location: Japan | |
| Note: Free - You may want to wait to install for a day or so to assure it is a stabe release. | |
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Software: Sony Camera/Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Camera and Lenses for Sony | |
| Location: Japan | |
| Note: Free - Before installation, read the description, cautions, download and installation instructions. | |
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Software: Tamron Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to Lenses for Tamron | |
| Location: Japan | |
| Note: Free - Before installation, read the description, cautions, download and installation instructions. | |
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Software: TTArtisan Lens Firmware Updates |
| Description: Link to latest firmware updates to TTArtisan Lenses | |
| Location: China | |
| Note: Free - Limited lenses now for Fuji X mount and Nikon Z mount | |