This is our first in-app browser version of Digimarc Discover! Now you can enjoy all that digital content in magazines like Seventeen, House Beautiful and Redbook right from the comfort of our app!

In-app Browser

• Scan digital watermarks, QR codes and product barcodes and view links without having to leave the Digimarc Discover app
• Return to “Look” mode with one tap of a button 
• Rotate your device to view all links in Portrait or Landscape orientation

Sharing Enhancements

• Share any link via Facebook, Twitter or email directly from the in-app browser.

Note that this version requires iOS 5.0 or higher to install on your iOS device.

Camera prints, film and slides ability to survive thanks to the physical nature of their materials is pretty common. Keeping in mind that photography only began in the 1820's and we may find that digital photography could be even more durable.

I loved reading this story about a DSLR that spend a year at the bottom of a bay. Not only was the diver able to retrieve images, but he also found the owner of the camera and images using a social network.

A bit more disconcerting is this story of a woman who finds a family photo in Ikea that she posted to her blog. Ikea bought the image from a stock photography company. I was unable to find a follow-up to this story. Most likely the stock photography company paid their base rate for a stock photo if there's no copyright infringement.

My two conclusions:

1. Make sure you erase that SD card really well before you sell off an old camera.
2. Before posting images to the web consider adding a digital watermark like Digimarc for Images and copyrighting them. If your stolen photos are found and have your copyright you could do better than a base rate for stock photos.

 

Did you know that Digimarc for Images supports Photoshop Elements (PSE)? Also, we've just updated our plug-in to support version 9.

 What's included already with your PSE installation is the ability to read Digimarc for Images watermarks. With that you can identify copyright ownership and usage information on a Digimarc for Images watermarked image. The ability to also embed your own copyright and usage information into your images is only a simple installation away.

Once you download the file, just simply unzip the executable and run it to start up your PSE software. You will see a new "Embed Watermark" option in the Filter menu under the "Digimarc" filter.

 

Are you a wrestling fan? Of course you are!

Tune-in to USA tonight at 8pm/7pm CT and check-out WWE Tough Enough. It’s a new reality show hosted by “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, with corresponding Tough Enough applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android mobile phones and tablets. The apps will enhance the show experience and reward fans for tuning in live by providing access to deleted scenes, blooper reels, and other exclusive content. 

Thru the app, you also have the opportunity to join the Tough Club, which allows members to earn additional points by logging in, and provides fans an opportunity to compete with other fans for leader board status and trade points for Tough Enough merchandise.

Like the Tough Enough app, Digimarc has also flexed its muscle by enabling a second screen experience through the Media-Sync Platform. You can enjoy the Media-Sync platform on The Weather Channel's new series, From the Edge With Peter Lik, and ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.  Media-Sync is a joint venture between The Nielsen Company and Digimarc Corporation.

 

Check out the radio interview from the Beer o' Clock Radio Show on 750 KXL in Portland.  Taplister’s Kerry Finsand talks about Beer West using Digimarc's technology in their latest issue.

In the Beer West Winter Issue, readers can interact with the magazine by reading digital watermarks with their smartphone. As Kerry explained, Beer West readers can now watch videos, answer trivia, participate in polls and design coasters all by reading digital watermarks from the actual magazine.    

Interested in checking out the technology?

1. Download the Digimarc Discover app on iTunes or the Android market.
2. Watch the tutorial video on The Digimarc Discover App showing you how to read digital watermarks.
3. Download demo materials or create your own enhanced print content
4. Launch the Digimarc Discover app.
5. Hold your smartphone still and parallel to the demo materials about 3 – 5” away.
6. Congratulations, you read your first digital watermark with Digimarc Discover!

And you're good!

I first want to apologize for the recent lack of activity here on the blog. There's good reason though as we here at Digimarc have been very busy and are extremely excited about things to come.

You may have noticed that we've made a few minor changes to the blog site and have welcomed a few more authors (see to the right). Yes, Don and I are going to continue to share with you lots of valuable information about Digimarc for Images, but also wanted to expand the the focus of the blog to better showcase Digimarc's vision for a world where intuitive computing is part of our everyday lives. I touched on this briefly already in my previous post "Digimarc Discover: The Future" but now we'll have more experts who will be able to help keep us better informed.

Watch this amazing video here.

 

We all strive to be rugged individuals with the will and energy to make informed decisions based on our own research, but who has the time???

So I'm going to save you time!

Layers Magazine recently did a review of Digimarc for Images. It's good to see such a great magazine include us in their review section. You can read the review here. I must make mention the review was written a little while ago, and states there is no 64bit support. But as many of you may know already, we have a 64bit version available now. You can get it free by going to our downloads section. It's also built into the Adobe Photoshop CS5 release, so no need to update if you have CS5. 

For those of you who are users of Adobe products, Layers Magazine, along with the website can be a great resource. They provide videos and tutorials that cover almost everything. Check them out here and sign up for a free digital version of the magazine.

There have been many past inquiries about Digimarc for Images supporting 64-bit versions of Adobe Photoshop. I'm happy to announce that with the release of Photoshop CS5 for Mac and Windows, Digimarc for Images will automatically be included in both the 32 and 64-bit versions. And yes, this does include our newly improved Chroma watermarking technology as well.

CS5 users take note: Please do not try to install any Digimarc plug-ins from CS4 or earlier as they will be incompatible with CS5 and affect your usage of our service.

I also want to mention that if you need 64-bit support on CS4 for Windows, we'll make it available in the next few weeks. Please contact our customer support for this version of the plug-in.

I wanted to post a quick blog to let everyone know that Adobe is hosting a launch event for Photoshop CS5 on Monday, April 12th. The event will cover the top 5 new features included with CS5. You can register for the launch event here.

For those of you upgrading to or purchasing CS5, the Digimarc for Images plug-in built into the new release will not need to be updated. Photoshop CS5 already has the latest plug-in, featuring our new "Chroma" watermarking technology (which you may have seen yours truly talk about).