Photodex has updated ProShow Web, its online tool that lets people easily mix photos, video clips and music together into polished video slideshows. Highlights include new 3D tilt effects and themes, an automatic energy level which ensures that photos and music end at the same time, Flickr and Instagram integration, improved music categorisation and a new way of handling a user’s effects.

Hasselblad has launched Hasselblad tv – a new multi-language online video platform for professional and aspirational photographers. The website offers viewers a range of channel options, including education and training videos, product information, global news and events plus peer videos submitted by Hasselblad photographers worldwide. Chris Russell-Fish, Hasselblad’s Global Sales and Marketing Director said: “This initiative is very much a work in progress and it’s a ‘call to action’ to photographers worldwide. We want everyone, from students to leading professionals - from those who rent Hasselblad cameras and those who own them - to submit their videos.” Hasselblad tv is accessible on PC or Mac computers as well as iPhones and iPads via the website below.

FlarePresets.com is a new website offering a range of presets designed for users of the popular Mac app Flare. The company is currently offering its Retro Preset Collection for free, with other collections like Artist, City, Movie, Popstar and Romance being available for $10 each.

Website: FlarePresets.com

Website developer Idan Shechter has announced an update to CameraSize.com. Designed to help users visually compare different cameras in terms of size, CameraSize.com allows them to view each camera from different angles and directions, alongside its competitors. The new “Compact Camera Meter” widget lets you sort cameras by height, width, depth or weight, change the orientation of all cameras in a single click, change the size of the images so you can view more cameras onscreen etc. Click through / scroll down for a video demonstrating the capabilities of the Web app.

Formerly in beta as GadgetTrak Serial Search, the recently launched CameraTrace service gives users a chance to find images taken with a stolen camera based on its serial number alone. CameraTrace now provides premium services including the ability to register a camera and receive real-time notifications when new images are found. Also included in the one-time $10 premium service fee is a metallic “Lost & Found Tag” with a unique serial number that provides an easy way for someone who finds a lost camera to get in touch with the owner. The tag also serves as a warning to would-be-thieves that the device is registered with the system.

Website: CameraTrace

Now open to the general public, the recently launched Morpholio project seeks to create a new platform for presentation, dialogue, and collaboration relevant to all members “of any image driven culture”. Originally initiated by a group of five architects and academics, the Morpholio project has grown to include over 200 contributors including representatives of other visual disciplines including photography. “Our interest is in advancing the ways that we discuss, debate, and critique our work with a global community,” the founders say. They have recently released a free iOS app called Morpholio Beta 1.0 and launched a website where you can learn more about the project.

AllPhotoAdventures.com is a new and unique website which has quickly become the most comprehensive global directory for photographers seeking landscape, nature and wildlife photographic workshops & tours on a worldwide level.

Searching for photographic workshops/tours has never been easier with our friendly search page boasting a geo map and further narrowing down results by keywords and/or relveant dates. All workshops/tours are displayed with full details, tesimonials, real participants’ reviews, sample photos and are linked directly to the company who operates them for immediate booking.

Some of the more interesing features the website offers photographers include a personal favorites list to which photographers can bookmark the workshops/tours they have located for future referral. AllPhotoAdventures will also save automatically all executed queries allowing photogrpahers to re run searches from previous visits at no effort. These features are invaluable and save precious time.

Bi weekly pro photographers tips, useful articles, monthly polls and informative newsletter complement our extensive resources for photographers.

With more than 500 workshops and tours spanning 65 countries worldwide, every photographer novice or expert may find his/hers next photographic adventure .

To learn more about their services, please refer to http://www.allphotoadventures.com

The website MyBestShot.com has been launched with the ambitious aim of creating the most beautiful collection of photos on the Web. To that end, every contributor is allowed to upload their single most beautiful photo only. “It doesn’t matter if you are an amateur or a pro, as long as you have a truly beautiful photo, we want to have it,” says My Best Shot founder Rick van Haasteren. “We already have some really cool photos on the website, and we hope to get a lot more!” Interested readers are encouraged to visit the website using the link below.

Website: My Best Shot

iStockphoto has recently unveiled a new referral programme that rewards participants with their choice of $20, 20 credits or 20 percent commission on all first-time purchases by customers they generate. The programme is open to all iStockphoto members and participation is simple. The agency is providing several plug-and-play email templates and banner ads or participants can create their own. They can also promote the program via social sharing links to Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin found below every iStock image. Any time a participant shares an image, their referral code is automatically embedded. If the share results in a new sale, payment is awarded. Customers who have been participating in the existing referral programme simply have to agree to the new terms and conditions and update their links to continue earning payouts. For more information, visit the website below.

Snapfish by HP is offering a new range of personalised photo gifts for the holiday season. “From large coffee table photo books to small books that make great stocking-fillers, Snapfish offers easy tools and fun ideas to create sentimental holiday gifts,” the company says. “With the new photo organiser, collecting photos for books is easier than ever. Personalising books is simple and fun with many themes and fonts to choose from.” For more information, visit the website below.

PhotoWhoa is a new website offering daily deals on a variety of photographic products. “We differ from other photography-related daily deals sites by really offering our users insights on the product they are buying,” says PhotoWhoa co-founder Kevin Tang. “We provide in-depth coverage and review on each and every product we sell, and we focus on only one deal at a time.” To check out the website, simply follow the link below. (Do note that in order to see the deal of the day, you’ll have to provide your e-mail address first.)

Website: PhotoWhoa

Canadian photographer Brian Mosoff has launched a new website offering video reviews, tips and tutorials. Taking the form of a video blog, the site currently features an introduction to off-camera flash photography, a half-hour Lightroom tutorial, plus an album and a tripod review, with more to come.

Website: The Photo Tip

Redeye, a UK-based non-profit organisation dedicated to photographers, has launched a new website with a membership scheme allowing members to showcase their work. The new membership scheme, which costs £50 per annum and £30 for students, will also offer them discounts and additional support, access to commissions and other work opportunities as well as an input into how the Redeye Network is run. The website also has an Opinion section where leading photographers post their thoughts on the profession. To find out more, visit the website below.

CyberLink today unveiled a new community, “I Am A Power Director”, for users of its PowerDirector video editing software. To become a Power Director, simply submit a testimonial — which can be a video, photo or short essay — describing the unique benefits of the program delivers to you. Visitors to the I Am A Power Director! community will be invited to vote for their favorite testimonials. Those who receive more than 100 votes will become PowerDirector Evangelists and will have the chance to win CyberLink’s PowerDVD 11 Ultra and PhotoDirector software, in addition to other prizes. For more information, visit the website below.

A new website called LightingDiagram.com provides a web-based software tool to allow customers to create photographic lighting diagrams and upload photographs to display alongside thier lighting diagram. Developed by ChimpWorks, the LightingDiagram app may be of interest to any photographer who would like to show off what lighting setup they used to create a particular photograph. As with any other web-based service, it is recommended that you read the terms and conditions before using the app.

Website: LightingDiagram

Online graphics service provider Mister Clipping has launched in the UK for the first time, providing a photo-clipping service for professional-looking images starting at less than £1. Designed for graphic arts professionals, marketers, brand managers, advertising agencies, mail order services, and photographic studios, it allows users to choose the options they need for individual work paths, masks, resizing or scaling, re-colouring or retouching, or isolating images according to their needs. Through the Misterclipping.com website, users are able to upload and download images quickly, using its automated wizard. Mister Clipping provides a guarantee to isolate and return images via the application within 24 hours, regardless of the number of images to be processed.

A new, free Web-based service called Picfull is offering users an opportunity to apply high-quality photo filters to their images and monitor the changes in real time. Currently, there are eighteen filters to choose from, including Vintage, Pen Outline, Sepia, Old Photo, Pencil Strokes and more. Most of the effects can be fine-tuned using a set of sliders. You can apply one or several filters to your photo, and save the resulting image on your hard disk. (As with any service, it’s worth checking out the Terms and Conditions before trying out the effects on your photos.)

Website: Picfull

PhotoShelter has increased the amount of online storage for Pro accounts from 100 gigabytes to 1 terabyte. The subscription fee for a PhotoShelter Pro account is $49.99/month or $549/year and that fee is unchanged with this upgrade. The account also includes 10 customisable website themes, e-commerce tools, advanced SEO, social media integration, and multiple file delivery options.

Ritz & Wolf Camera & Image has just announced a revamp of its online imaging site RitzPix.com. The redesigned, Silverlight based site features a new look, enhanced photo editing tools and extended product offerings.To complement the product expansion, RitzPix.com has added a wider variety of themes including more than 50 new photo book layouts, new calendar and collage choices, and more.

Ocean Leisure Cameras have just launched their website. A new photographic venture of Ocean Leisure, the UK’s premier marine and water sports superstore, Ocean Cameras offers a broad portfolio of underwater photo gear ranging from camera housings to accessories including filters, flashes and lenses. The new website also features a compilation of amazing underwater images and video footage taken on a mixture of compacts and DSLRs.