Jack Surveyer

Here is the mission of the Xara 3D Maker in its own words in Flash version 8: [kml_flashembed fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”http://thepics.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/xara3db1.swf” targetclass=”flashmovie” publishmethod=”static” width=”400″ height=”300″] [/kml_flashembed] Here is the Gif Animation version of the same mission statement Note both animations were produced by Xara 3D Maker Given the mixed performance of the swf and then gif […]

The new Canon T3i Rebel certainly looks like a bulldog of a an SLR – and in away it is. Because the T3i marks the emergence of SLRs as the preferrred form of video camera. Sure their will be high end video cameras but not low end video machines except perhaps in the pistol grip

It has become very hard to keep up with the rapid evolution of compact cameras. Ye Editor has found himself in the very embarrassing position of recommending a camera and having it nearly obsoleted by rival vendors in 2-3 months time. This “embarrassment of compact camera  riches” might be explained by three major trends. First, there are now

Paint.NET is like Artweaver, it is a free, Windows program that supports roughly Photoshop 4-5 level photoediting. These capabilities are nothing to sniff at – it means users can do all the essential photo-edit operations: Crop, Straighten, Resize, Color-adjust including to B+W, Smooth, and Sharpen an image or selected portions of it. Also like Artweaver,

Artweaver is an unabashed Photoshop clone that provides users who need to know the basics of how Adobe Photoshop works on a budget [Free!!] with an exceptional tool for doing so. Think of this as Photoshop 4 or 5 in features – but all the  critical features are up and running: 1)UI layout uncannily similar

I am using my compact cameras more often than my Canon and Nikon SLR – what? Putting aside $3000++ of photo power for machines costing 1/10th as much? Now don’t get me wrong – the Canon and Nikon SLRs do deliver notably better sharpness, less noise and many more shooting options in both still and