One of the most pleasant surprises of going 100% Adobe-free has been the switch to Phase One’s Capture One, my favorite Lightroom alternative. Capture One 12 is faster than Lightroom, has more powerful tools (including layers), and does not require a subscription! Here’s a great trick to reduce the size of the Capture One catalog file by moving the preview and thumbnail image cache to an external hard drive....More »
Dockside for Mac: An elegant, lightweight “Now Playing” utility and controller for iTunes that fits perfectly next to your Dock, displaying album artwork, track details, and compact player controls. We love Apple’s macOS design aesthetics, but it’s time to make use of that wasted space on each side of The Dock! Version 1.0 is now available in the App Store for only $1.99. Dockside was designed for the magnificent Retina displays of iMacs and iMac Pros, but it also works with smaller MacBook and MacBook Pro screens. The minimalist interface remains visible at all times while iTunes is running and is much less irritating than the default iTunes notifications....More »
Photos from Navy Pier Park and the Polk Bros Fountain, which opened at the entrance to Chicago’s Navy Pier on July 23, 2016. The Polk Brothers Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for the people of Chicago by reducing the impact of poverty and providing area residents with better access to quality education, preventive health care, and basic human services. Photos by Dax Roggio...More »
Sneak peak: CAF photo shoot. The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is a nonprofit cultural organization with tours, exhibitions, programs and events for all ages. Their mission is to inspire people to discover why design matters. Photos by Dax Roggio...More »
In an alternate timeline, no pun intended, Final Cut Pro 8 was a brilliant upgrade to Apple’s storied non-linear editor. FCP 8 introduced cutting edge innovations, 64-bit performance, and Apple’s trademark interface refinements without sacrificing existing features or compatibility with FCP 7. Six years later, with Avid in bankruptcy, Apple built on the runaway success of FCP 8 with FCP 9, an app so flawless that its users ascended to a higher plane of existence, their cinematic visions inspiring peaceful resolutions to all the violent conflicts on Earth. But here in this universe, Apple released FCP X, and I switched to Adobe Premiere Pro....More »
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