QUOTE .. SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 26, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it has acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec ApS, makers of digital imaging software that provides advanced workflow management and processing capabilities for digital camera RAW files. The acquisition strengthens Adobe's leadership position in RAW processing.
I sure hope that Adobe gives RawShooter premium owners a discount on Light Room when it comes out, or I'm going to be upset with Adobe. I use RawShooter on most of my work except for color critical jobs. Capture One's camera profiles are more accurate than RawShooter.
I receive a monthly newsletter from "The Plugin Site" .. and this is what they had to say
Quote ... Adobe acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec. Adobe plans to integrate Pixmantec raw processing technologies into Lightroom. As a result the Pixmantec RawShooter Premium product is being discontinued, but the free RawShooter Essentials product will continue to be available until the Lightroom public beta program is completed. Existing Pixmantec customers will continue to be supported by Adobe and will be provided with an upgrade path to Adobe products.
Quote ... Q: Will there be special pricing for those who have invested in RawShooter | Premium?
A: We have listened closely to the opinions shared by customers on the Pixmantec forums and although Lightroom will provide a much broader range of functionality than RawShooter | Premium and will be offered at a higher price point, we will be offering a free downloadable version of Lightroom 1.0 to all customers who have purchased RawShooter | Premium.
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QUOTE .. SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 26, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it has acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec ApS, makers of digital imaging software that provides advanced workflow management and processing capabilities for digital camera RAW files. The acquisition strengthens Adobe's leadership position in RAW processing.
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No telling how much longer RawShooter | essentials 2006 will be free .. smoke 'em if you got 'em ... erm .. I mean "get it while it's hot"
spotted this .. @ dslreports.com
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