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Adobe brings Photoshop and Illustrator to your web browser

Adobe is bringing slimmed down versions of Photoshop and Illustrator to web browsers, it said Tuesday. They’ll let you share documents on a browser, allowing collaborators to provide feedback without downloading the apps or getting a subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. It’s also previewing basic editing tools for making minor tweaks and quick edits without …

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Lightroom masking arrives, bringing a major upgrade to photo editing

Adobe released an enormously important feature for its Lightroom photo editing software on Tuesday, a masking tool that uses AI to select elements in a scene for much more sophisticated changes to color, tone and exposure. The first version of Lightroom permitted changes only to the entire photo, but in 2008 Adobe added an ability to make local adjustments that affected …

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ProRes video on the iPhone 13 Pro: What it is and why it’s a big deal

ProRes video has finally arrived on the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. On Monday, Apple released iOS 15.1 which included the addition of ProRes in the native Camera app. This comes weeks after the app Filmic Pro added the ability to record ProRes videos in its app. Apple first announced ProRes at its September event, when it unveiled four versions of the …

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Apple’s iOS 15.1 includes SharePlay and adds ProRes to the iPhone 13 Pro

On Monday, Apple released iOS 15.1, the first major update to iOS 15. One of the biggest additions is the new FaceTime call feature SharePlay. Also, if you have an iPhone 13 Pro or 13 Pro Max, the update adds ProRes video recording to the native Camera app and a new toggle to turn on and off automatic macro photos. Other …

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Facebook Papers: The biggest takeaways from the leaked documents

When former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen unmasked herself earlier this month as the whistleblower who leaked company research calling into question its motives, it was clear she had major trust issues with her former employer.  “The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and …

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MacBook Pro 2021 vs. MacBook Air 2020: New M1 chips complicate your laptop choice

Now playing: Watch this: MacBook Pro M1 Buying Guide: Everything to Know About… 15:50 With the two new MacBook Pro laptops, a 16-inch and a 14-inch model, introduced by Apple this month, the entire MacBook laptop line has shifted to Apple’s own M-series chips, and away from Intel. This shift means more options for new MacBook buyers to consider, as well as additional …

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M1 Pro and M1 Max: Here’s how Apple is kicking Intel out of the Mac computer

Apple on Monday revealed its M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, giving us a look at its highest-end chips so far and the brains inside its redesigned MacBook Pro, which comes in 14-inch and 16-inch models. The chips present a new threat to Intel’s decades of PC processor dominance, thanks to more computing cores compared to older M1 chips. Apple debuted …

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Apple event 2021: Today marks a critical moment for Apple’s next M1 Macs

Update, Oct. 18: Apple is hosting a launch today to show off its latest devices. You can follow CNET’s live blog here. So far we saw the AirPods 3, an Apple Music ‘Voice’ plan, new HomePod Mini colors and new MacBooks with Apple’s M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops will ditch the Touch Bar but bring back MagSafe, add …

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Apple’s new MacBook Pro is a step backward. As a photographer, I love it.

With a slew of critical ports around the edge, no Touch Bar and the return of MagSafe charging, Apple’s new 2021 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, announced at its October event Monday, have more in common with its 2015 MacBook Pro lineup than more recent laptops. But as a professional photographer, this is the step backward I’ve been hoping for. …

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Adobe Lightroom is getting more powerful with AI

Adobe will add a new selection tool to its Lightroom software in October to help photo editors get the look they want with less manual labor. The feature, powered by artificial intelligence technology, lets photographers spotlight photo subjects like people, buildings and animals with a single click so they can fine tune color, lighting, tonality and other characteristics. The technique …

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