» Exploit code posted for critical Adobe Photoshop flaw | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

» Exploit code posted for critical Adobe Photoshop flaw | Zero Day | ZDNet.com: "Publicly available exploit code for a serious security flaw in Adobe Photoshop could allow attackers to take complete control of your Windows machine, according to an advisory from FrSIRT.
The flaw, rated critical, is caused by buffer overflow errors when handling a malformed 'BMP', 'DIB' or 'RLE' file.

Separately, an exploit for an equally serious flaw in Corel Paint Shop Pro is also in circulation. This also puts users at risk of code execution attacks using rigged .CLP files.

FrSIRT Security Advisories - Adobe Photoshop Multiple File Format Handling Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerability / Exploit

FrSIRT Security Advisories - Adobe Photoshop Multiple File Format Handling Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerability / Exploit: "A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Photoshop, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by buffer overflow errors when handling a malformed 'BMP', 'DIB' or 'RLE' file, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file using a vulnerable application."

Paris judge orders designer John Galliano to pay photographer William Klein damages - International Herald Tribune

Paris judge orders designer John Galliano to pay photographer William Klein damages - International Herald Tribune: "PARIS: A Paris judge has ordered fashion designer John Galliano to pay American photographer William Klein €200,000 (US$271,000) in damages for copying Klein's work in a recent ad campaign, judicial officials said Thursday."

Adobe Labs - Adobe Nostalgia Beta

Adobe Labs - Adobe Nostalgia Beta:

I don't know what to make of this. My first thought was that it must have been posted on April 1st as an April Fool joke. Then again, maybe not....

The adobenostalgia.com domain isn't owned by Adobe.com. It's registered to a Ryan Buckley who lives in New Brunswick. It's a pretty funny joke...I think...

"With the quickening onset of the digital age, photography has innovated itself once again into a new practice of the medium. Although we've happily and successfully provided software to suit and assist those who have caught the gust of this dawned era, we certainly have not forgotten our roots. From the first copper mirror-plated process to the present passing acetate film technique, the photographer has had the unique and rewarding opporitunity of an intimate hands on relationship to their art. We at Adobe respect and admire the art of traditional practice and know that many photographers still do. So whether you're a traditional photographer who's curious about digital photography or if you're an avid digitech looking for the old vibe of the safelites and chemicals, now is the time and Nostalgia is the place."

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Untitled Document: "It had only to be a matter of time before Kodak cleared the infra-red films out of the inventory, and the cut off date for obtaining supplies is set as the end of May '07. Both black and white HIE and the false-colour Ektachrome Infra-red are to be discontinued. While many photo materials have been dropped by Kodak, infra-red has a unique place, and there is no direct replacement from any other manufacturer for either of these materials, especially the colour EIR. Depending on perceived demand we may try to stockpile to some extent, but as the EIR at least will need to be deep frozen, the amount we can store will be limited. "

Pictures Posing Questions: Science News Online, April 7, 2007

Pictures Posing Questions: Science News Online, April 7, 2007: "When a celebrity appears in a fan-magazine photo, there's no telling whether the person ever wore the clothes depicted or visited that locale. The picture may have been 'photoshopped,' we say, using a word coined from the name of the popular image-editing software, Adobe Photoshop.

In one new aspect of computational photography, a dome contains hundreds of precisely positioned flash units. A high-speed camera captures a frame as each flash fires in sequence. Computers can then relight the scene as they reconstruct it.
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But today's image processing is just a prelude. Imagine photographs in which the lighting in the room, the position of the camera, the point of focus, and even the expressions on people's faces were all chosen after the picture was taken. The moment that the picture beautifully captures never actually happened. Welcome to the world of computational photography, arguably the biggest step in photography since the move away from film. "

globeandmail.com: Canon leads in digicam shipments in 2006

globeandmail.com: Canon leads in digicam shipments in 2006: "Canon Inc. won the top market share in global digital camera shipments in 2006, and South Korea's Samsung Electronics jumped up the ranks to 5th place from 9th a year ago, researcher IDC said on Tuesday.

Tokyo-based Canon shipped 19.7 million digital cameras in 2006, accounting for 18.7 per cent of the overall market. Canon's shipments jumped 23.3 per cent from 2005, IDC said.

Canon also dominated the booming DSLR market, securing a 46.7 per cent share in 2006, with its shipments rising 30.7 per cent from a year earlier. But its share was trimmed from the 49.5 per cent it had in 2006 amid increased competition from rivals."