I am ready to purchase a image suite for editing but am also wanting to
get a video software.
I want to be able to put the pics on a cd to play in a dvd player and
be able to add music as well. I was wondering if anyone knows wheather

I'm looking into building a PC for Still photography - Processing images
with PhotoMechanic & Photoshop CS2 -  Both programs can address dual cores.
Answers to my previous post have cemented my switch to AMD - Here's my
planned purchase -

Answer:
Yes!  Unless another mode is more appropriate for the desired effect.
Jeff  <It's all ASAAR's fault;->

Answer:
I always keep a B+W UV filter on the end of a lens if I'm on location
with traffic, high wind, rain, or the Los Angeles sky is smoggy and
hazy.  Otherwise, I don't.  Unless I'm lazy.  Then there are the

I'm back, did you miss me?
What would you shoot at such 1/100,000,000 shutter speed?
But of course, perhaps the most spectacular thing possible, an atomic
blast! The "first few fractions of an atomic bomb upon detonation".

http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/56208075/original
Here's a standing $10 bet to all takers that this is legit.

Any takers?

Here's an interesting site that has created a very nice demonstration of a
large number of Canon lenses...showing how much vignetting is present at
various focal lengths.
http://tinyurl.com/bjru8

What chemical(s) are appropriate for cleaning a ccd?  It seems most people
use Eclipse, but I have access to many different high purity chemicals as
well as a cleanroom and I'm interested in putting together my own cleaning
kit.  I would guess that Eclipse is a solvent mixed with ...

Just bought a 67mm circular polarisation filter for my cannon 20D. When
shooting outside in the daytime could the filter be left on in most cases.
Fit and forget so to speak. I know you can loose a few f stops but I
wondered, generally if there were any instances were it might ...

I was ready to upgrade from my sturdy little Powershot A20 to a higher
number Canon Powershot until I began reading about the E18 error and
class action suit.
I'd like to stay with CF cards. I have a reader and several cards.

http://www.eos-pro.com/ reports of the new Canon mini-site

Does anoyone know of a book on Google's Picassa picture picture
organizer ?
Picassa looks interesting. I installed it and let it index the
thousands on images on my hard disks. It did a nice job, even with

    ........the traffic, the job; there is nothing like beating
the crowds and getting out on the open water:
http://members.accesswave.ca/~parklane/marina.jpg
John H

I have a Kodak EasyShare CX7430 camera that I bought an year ago. All
of a sudden now the camera would not start after the turn the switch on
to AUTO. IT takes 5 mins before starting up. I would appreciate any
feedback on resolving this or what the issue is ?

Anyone else using a 24 f2.8?  I have a new 24mm that I picked up to
replace my 35mm when using digital bodies.  Yesterday I picked up lens
flare on a great number of shots.  No filters and using the correct(?)
HN-1 hood.  Admitedly I was shooting very close to the sun and this is