Here were the major software announcements of the past week:
- Photosmith, an iPad app for sorting, captioning, and keywording images, was updated to version 1.04 (with support for more raw file types).
- Nik software introduced an iPad image editing app with their U-point technology, called Snapseed.
- Automata is a Windows-only program that performs, you guessed it, automated image adjustments to a group of photos (and can watch folders).
- Photo Mechanic got a some additional raw formats and some additions of Nikon-related metadata when flash is used in version 4.6.7.
- DxO introduced a new plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, and DxO Optics Pro called FilmPack 3, which emulates the look of a number of different films.
- DxO Optics updated to version 6.6 and includes D5100 support as well as support for some new Nikon lens/camera combinations.
- Oloneo PhotoEngine (Windows-only) finally came out of beta. This raw converter and image processing application works as both a stand-alone product and as a plug-in for Lightroom.
- OnOne Software launched Perfect Layers for Lightroom or Aperture. They also announced that owners of their Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 get Perfect Layers for free.
- FotoMagico (Macintosh only) added new transitions and a new HD output format for their slide shows.