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Following on from the previous Plex episode [SCOM0531] I take a look at the Photos and Music Libraries in the free versions of Plex.

Whilst Plex is more commonly known for allowing you to manage and view Movies and TV Shows, it's also very capable of managing Photo collections and Music libraries.

I also take a look at some of the benefits of a full Plex Pass subscription.

Even with the addition of Extensions in Photos, some people are looking for a more sophisticated photo editing and management application.

In this episode, Todd Olthoff takes a first look at the basics of Adobe Lightroom.



Allison takes us through the rest of the Creative Kit 2016 suite of plugins for Apple Photos. The other tools in the suite round out a comprehensive feature set that allow you to tweak and enhance your photos to your hearts content.

A short montage of four iOS utilities to help process your images on iOS.

Creative kit 2016 by Macphun is a comprehensive suite of six photo editing tools.

The latest apps are provided as stand-alone versions as well as plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. Even better, they can be used in the new Photos app as Photo extensions.

In this episode, Allison Sheridan does a deep dive into one of the applications - Intensify CK, to explore the common User Interface elements, and to look at some of the more advanced features of this fantastic creative tool.

If you’re not a Creative Kit user, there’s still lots to gain from this show as Allison shows you some common techniques using layer masks to tweak specific areas of your photos.

I covered some of the updates to Photos 1.1 last week, but this week I revisit it to take a peek at Live Photos and more importantly, Photo Extensions. Be sure to check out the time sensitive special offer below.

I also spend some time exploring the much improved and expanded Notes application.

El Capitan is just about to be released so it's time to explore all the new features.

In this first part of a multipart series, I take a look at some of the enhancements brought to some of the core applications in OS X El Capitan.

Still finding some limitations in the Apple Photo UI? Want to split your photos into multiple libraries, yet still search across them all? Want easier access to the rich metadata? Want to search for and identify duplicates in your Photo libraries?

You might want to check out PowerPhotos!

Not long after Apple launched Photos on the Mac and iOS, Google launched Google Photos. 

Google Photos is a similar service allowing you to store all your photos and videos on the web, and have them accessible on all your devices. 

Not long after Apple launched Photos on the Mac and iOS, Google launched Google Photos. 

Google Photos is a similar service allowing you to store all your photos and videos on the web, and have them accessible on all your devices. 

In this episode, I take a look at using Google Photos on iOS.

It’s great having your Photos stored in the cloud, but you still need a backup!

If you rely on just a single cloud service to keep copies of your photos, it’s not a complete solution. Without a secondary backup, either locally or on another cloud service, you may find deleted photos are permanently gone. 

In this episode I look at some solutions for implementing secondary local and remote backups for your precious photos.

Finishing my look at Photos, this week I examine Faces, Exporting and Projects.

Continuing my look at Photos, this week I examine Keywords and Searching. In addition, I also take a look at importing photos, and how to add GPS information to your photos before importing them.

The third tutorial taking a look at the new Apple Watch, in which I delve more deeply into some of the new features, namely Email, Photos and Music .

Following on from last week, I continue my look at Photos.

Photos is the new photo management application to replace iPhoto and Aperture. Not a standalone application, Photos is baked into OS X, with deep integration with iCloud Photo Library. In this second of a three part series, I take a look at some of the features of the Photos App itself.

Photos for Mac is here! Well it's been out for a few weeks, but always best to let things settle down a bit!

Photos is the new photo management application to replace iPhoto and Aperture. Not a standalone application, Photos is baked into OS X, with deep integration with iCloud Photo Library. In this first of a three part series, I take a look at some of the preparation tasks required before migration, as well as the migration process itself.

With Photos on the Mac being released and iCloud Photo Library out of beta, it’s time to take another look at managing your photos on iOS.

In this week’s Mac show (SCOM0500) I demonstrate how to migrate your iPhoto or Aperture library to Photos and iCloud Photo Library.

You can access all your migrated videos and photos on your iPad or iPhone using iCloud Photo Library, as well as editing them, and having those edits replicated across all your devices.

Adobe Slate is a great way to create stunning stories using words and images, directly from your iPad.

In this second of a two part series, I take a look at using themes and publishing your “slates†to various services.

Adobe Slate is a great way to create stunning stories using words and images, directly from your iPad.

Think of it as your own personal designer, guiding you to create beautiful and responsive articles for sharing on any device or on the web.

Time for another ScreenCastsOnline favourite!

Pixelmator has long been a viable alternative to Photoshop for the rest of us. With the latest release - 3.3 - Pixelmator has been updated for OS X Yosemite. Now with a beautiful new redesign, support for iCloud Drive and Continuity, as well as integration with the brand new Pixelmator for iPad, Pixelmator has never been as powerful.