where there’s smoke there’s fire

ON1 released Photo RAW 2021.5 (free for current ON1 Photo RAW 2021 owners) that includes fully customizable keyboard shortcuts, more fine-tuning slider controls, re-editing capabilities between the included Lightroom plugins (Effects, Portrait AI, Resize, HDR), improved batch processing, the ability to sync presets and extras with Cloud Sync, support for external control surfaces like Stream Deck, Loupedeck, Monogram, or similar devices, and more (see the full list of new features here).

Free 14-day trials are available for all ON1 products (no credit card required) – here is the direct link for the ON1 Photo RAW 2021.5 download/free trial. You can also get 20% off on all ON1 products with coupon code NIKONRUMORS.

Avalanche Software released Avalanche for Capture One 1.0 – a new solution for users who want to migrate their Aperture, Luminar 4, Luminar AI, or Lightroom photo catalog/library to Capture One – additional information is available here (the pricing can be found here).

Topaz Labs updated several of their software packages (you can also get 15% off all Topaz Labs products with code RUMORS15):

• Gigapixel AI version 5.5 introduces our new AI engine for faster processing, and a new “highly compressed” AI model for upscaling more challenging images (now $20 off).
• Video Enhance AI version 2.1.1 includes new Artemis and Dione AI models to address over-sharpening and haze issues as well as overhauled playback toolbar, new preview modes, and other fixes and improvements.
• Sharpen AI version 3.0.3: bug fixes.
• DeNoise AI version 3.0.3: bug fixes.

Free trials are available for Topaz products.