Go Pro Hero 4 Firmware 5.0 Release

 I own both the Go Pro Hero 4 Silver and Black and found no real reason to upgrade to the Hero 5 except for one 'Linear' field of view. Linear is a wide view without the fisheye look.
 Go Pro released an update to the firmware for Hero 4 users (Ver 5.0 release date 21-Oct-2016) that now makes 'Linear' available.. GREAT!!   The update also makes the cameras compatible with their new Karma drone, but since it's been recalled with no replacement being available this change is less relevant.

Go Pro Firmware Release Information:

Latest release:

HERO4 Black/Silver update v05.00 | Oct. 21, 2016

HERO4 Black/Silver update v05.00

Highlights

• Highlights:
  • Enables Karma compatibility.
  • Adds Linear FOV.

Karma Compatibility

• Enables live preview and camera control from the Karma Controller,
including starting/stopping recording, changing settings, and more. Enables camera control from the Karma Grip. To learn more about Karma, visit gopro.com/karma.

Linear FOV

• Linear field of view (FOV) captures video without the traditional
wide-angle look, for even greater creative flexibility. Available only for 2.7K and 1080p video.

Actual Go Pro Hero 4 Resolutions vs Frame Rates:

Resolution	Hero 4 Silver - FPS
	Wide	Medium	Narrow	Linear
4K	15	-	-	-
4K SuperView	-	-	-	-
2.7K	30,24	30,24	-	30,24
2.7K SuperView	-	-	-	-
2.7K 4:3	-	-	-	-
1440	48,30,24	-	-	-
1080	60,48,30,24	60,48,30,24	60,48,30,24	60,48,30,24
1080 SuperView	60,48,30,24	-	-	-
960	100,60	-	-	-
720	120,60,30	120,60,30	120,60,30	-
720 SuperWide	100,60	-	-	-
WVGA	240	-	-	-

Resolution	Hero 4 Black - FPS
	Wide	Medium	Narrow	Linear
4K	30,24	-	-	-
4K SuperView	24	-	-	-
2.7K	60,48,30,24	60,48,30,24	-	60,48,30 ,24
2.7K SuperView	30	-	-	-
2.7K 4:3	30	-	-	-
1440	80,60,48, 30,24	-	-	-
1080	120,90,60, 48,30,24	60,48, 30,24	120,90,60, 48,30,24	120,90, 60,48,30,24
1080 SuperView	80,60,48, 30,24	-	-	-
960	120,60	-	-	-
720	120,60,30	120,60 ,30	240,120,60 ,30	-
720 SuperWide	120,60	-	-	-
WVGA	240	-	-

Last days for Photoshop CS6 upgrade offer

There was a lot of backlash when Adobe announced the launch of their CS6 versions of their creative suite applications, they were only going offer reduced upgrade pricing to owners of their current product line CS5. So if you were using an older version you would have to pay full price to upgrade to CS6. The PR nightmare that erupted prompted Adobe to modify their policy and offer a limited time special upgrade path for users of CS3 and CS4. Well that "limited time" frame is about to run out, you have just a few more days (until 31-Dec-2012) to purchase their CS6 version or you will have to pay full price.