by Dave Warner on May 26, 2026
The industry standard for resizing images of all sizes, Genuine Fractals 6.0.5
is now 64-bit compatible and up to twice as fast in Photoshop CS5
Portland, OR– May 25, 2026 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative, time-saving solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, today announced that its Genuine Fractals Professional and Standard Edition plug-ins for Photoshop are now compatible with the new Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended Software. Owners of Genuine Fractals 6 can download the free update from onOne Software’s website at http://www.ononesoftware.com/.
“We are extremely pleased to deliver Genuine Fractals support for Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended and 64-bit so quickly after the launch,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “As the industry standard in image resizing, we know it is imperative to provide timely updates that make the transition to Photoshop CS5 as easy as possible and so that our customers can experience speed improvements that are up to twice as fast.”
“My experience with Genuine Fractals running on Photoshop CS5 is that it is considerably faster due to the fact that it now includes 64-bit support,” says Douglas Dubler, a leading fashion, beauty & fine art photographer. “I make big prints, starting at 30×40 and 360 DPI, and so the time savings when I work with these large files is substantial using this newest release. It’s a big advantage.”
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by Dave Warner on March 16, 2026
Finally, the LONG awaited firmware update for the Canon 5D Mark II is up! Here’s what it does:
Firmware Version 2.0.3 incorporates five enhancements to the movie function and a fix to the manual sensor cleaning function of the EOS 5D Mark II camera.
1. Adds or changes the following movie frame rates
NTSC:
1920×1080:30 fps (changed - actual 29.97fps)
1920×1080:24 fps (added - actual 23.976 fps)
640×480:30 fps (changed - actual 29.97fps)
PAL:
1920×1080:25 fps (added - actual 25.0 fps)
1920×1080:24 fps (added - actual 23.976 fps)
640×480:25 fps (added - actual 25.0 fps)
2. Adds a function for manually adjusting the sound recording level (64 levels).
3. Adds a histogram display (brightness or RGB) for shooting movies in manual exposure.
4. Adds shutter-priority AE mode (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) mode to the exposure modes for shooting movies.
5. Changes the audio sampling frequency from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz.
6. Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning. (This phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.4.)
If you’d like to download the update, please visit this link: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos5dmk2/firmware.html
by Dave Warner on October 19, 2025
Canon has posted a firmware update for its EOS 7D digital SLR. Version 1.0.9 improves the following items:
Improves AF accuracy during Live View shooting.
This firmware improves the AF accuracy of the AF mode, Live mode, and Face detection Live mode during Live View shooting.
Corrects a phenomenon where in rare instances, movie images shot by the camera may exhibit abnormal colors.
Corrects a phenomenon that at certain timings, the shutter cannot be released when the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite is used for shooting.
This firmware corrects a phenomenon that in rare instances, the shutter cannot be released after the AF assist beam fires when the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite is used for shooting. Firmware Version 1.0.8 or later addresses this phenomenon.
For more information and to download the software, click on this link.
