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  • 10 October 2012

  • How-Tos: Master VLC, the ultimate Windows media player for power users

    Let's just rip off the Band-Aid and get the bad news out of the way: The standard version of Windows 8 won't include Windows Media Center or the ability to play DVDs by default.

  • Buying Advice: Loewe Connect ID review: Design TV with many faces

    If interior design is your thing and you want your TV to blend into your modern living room, then the Connect ID range from Loewe should be on your shortlist.

  • 09 October 2012

  • News: Get your scanner to work with Photoshop CS6

    Using a desktop scanner to bring printed materials into Adobe Photoshop is as old as Photoshop itself. In fact, one of the reasons Photoshop became the de facto image editor is that Adobe licensed it to be bundled with scanners throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s when designers and publishers were buying their first scanners. In those days, if you bought a scanner, you got Photoshop!

  • Opinion: How to organize, showcase, and share your out-of-control photo collection

    I’ve amassed more than 30,000 digital photos over the years. I shot most of them; others I scanned from prints gleaned from photo albums and family archives. I’d wager that 95 percent of them are junk—poorly composed, badly lit, over- or underexposed, people with their eyes closed, you name it.

  • 05 October 2012

  • News: Online video the future -- but television won't die out, ACBI says

    Malcolm Long, member of the Convergence Review, believes the communications landscape is changing due to changes in the way consumers access and produce video content.

  • 04 October 2012

  • How-Tos: How to get great audio in iMovie '11

    Audio can be the most important part of your movie, and bad audio can ruin the cinematic experience for viewers. Background noise, low sound, or obtrusive music can all make your film or video unwatchable, even if it's shot beautifully.

  • News: FXAA Post Process Injector

    Old games aren't the only ones that cause trouble. Modern 3D titles are rife with disappointments, but perhaps the more irksome to gamers are yestertech graphic options on recent games. Console ports are mostly to blame for this (I'm looking at you, From Dust) as developers are forced to aim for the lowest common denominator targets to maximize sales and homogenize development, but they aren't the only offenders. None of that matters, however when you boot up your new game and find it bereft of features like advanced antialiasing, HDR, or Bloom. Fortunately, you can get all of those effects today without updates or patches via FXAA Post Process Injector (free).

  • 03 October 2012

  • News: The iPhone 5's problem with purple haze

    You’ve probably seen reports from AnandTech, Gizmodo, CNet, and other sites about the iPhone 5’s camera and problems with a purple haze in photos. And while the test photos I took for our iPhone 5 review didn’t show the purple haze effect, I can now confirm that I have been experienced. I’ve even seen the problem (though not quite as pronounced) with an iPhone 4S and a Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.

  • Test Centre: Group test: what's the best digital camcorder?

    The best digital camcorders available in the UK today: reviewed, ranked and rated.

  • 28 September 2012

  • Opinion: The Week in iOS Apps: Albert Einstein's brain

    This week’s roundup of iOS apps is all about the multimedia entertainment: We’ve got video, we’ve got music, we’ve got games, and we’ve got the brain of Albert Einstein.

  • How-Tos: How to correct a badly exposed photo

    You can correct a poorly exposed photo using editing software. Here's how.

  • How-Tos: Remove unwanted objects from a photo

    Here's how to eliminate unwanted objects or people from your digital photos

  • How-Tos: How to remove red eye from photos

    Red-eye is the scourge of a good family photo. Here's how to remove red-eye from photos.

  • How-Tos: How to sharpen a blurry photo

    Although it is difficult to remove entirely, you can reduce blurriness from photos by increasing the sharpness. Here's how to improve a blurry photo.

  • How-Tos: Fix your photos for free

    We explain how to fix nine common photo problems, from red-eye to incorrect white balance. Whether your photos are blurry and need sharpening, or you want to remove that dustbin from the corner of a shot, we show you how to do it for free.

  • How-Tos: Blur the background in photos

    Here's how to create a blurred background in your digital photos to highlight your subject

  • How-Tos: How to correct white balance after you have taken a photo

    Correctly using white balance means that photos record and reproduce the correct, natural colours. Here's how to correct colours after you have taken a photo.

  • How-Tos: Improve contrast in digital photos

    Here's how to improve the contrast of your digital photos

  • How-Tos: How to crop a photo

    When taking a photo it's easy to get your framing wrong, especially if you are in a rush. Here's how to re-frame your shot to get a perfect picture.

  • How-Tos: How to remove noise from digital photos

    Here's how to eliminate noise from your digital photos

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