Zoner Photo Studio X has announced its Spring 2022 update which brings a variety of tools for users to customize their interface in addition to an improved viewer, optimized catalog, and more.

Zoner Photo Studio X editing software for Windows only offers non-destructive post-processing with layers and masks as well as image library tools for organizing photos. The company’s latest Spring 2022 update mainly focuses on tools that allow users to choose what information they want to see on their interface, but also added more features for the new video module.

Customizable interface for different workflows

Zoner Photo Studio X has changed the appearance of image thumbnails and the information displayed for each file. For example, it is now easier to distinguish between video and photo files and each file displays more information below. Users can also use thumbnails to rate their files.

A new dialog panel lets you organize thumbnails in different configurations, such as grouping RAW and JPEG files, selecting how much photo information is displayed in thumbnails, and choosing a way to sort photos. files, for example by name or date. If users want a clean look instead, they can choose not to display information under each file.

In Preview mode, the new update brings different options to display information, select a background color and several other settings which can also be saved as presets. Viewer mode can also be customized in the same way and received a speed boost to display the slideshow in full screen.

New video module and Fisheye correction

With the growing popularity of video editing, Zoner Photo Studio X has split the Create module into Print and Video to separate the two. The video editing module now offers multiple ways to add new clips, and users can now quickly export a still image of their video, which can be handy for creating video thumbnails.

In the Develop module, the software has added a fisheye lens correction tool, which provides more options for adjusting photos taken with fisheye lenses, such as compensating for vignetting and rounded lines.

Increased speed

The new spring update sees speed improvements in several sections of the software. The preview loads faster, which makes working with the Catalog module faster overall. Likewise, Zonerama – an online gallery with free and paid options – received a speed boost in North America thanks to a new data center in the United States. The company claims this will help prepare galleries faster and load images faster as well.

Windows 10 and 11 users can download the software for free as a one-month trial or subscribe for $50 per year.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has started covering the shares of Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG – Get Note) in a report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage has set a “buy” rating and a price target of $42.00 on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price indicates an upside potential of 26.32% from the company’s current price.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on WMG. Jefferies Financial Group moved shares of Warner Music Group from a ‘hold’ rating to a ‘buy’ rating and raised its price target for the company from $41.00 to $50.00 in a research report Tuesday, January 4. Loop Capital raised its target price on Warner Music Group from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a Tuesday, November 16 research report. Redburn Partners downgraded Warner Music Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a Monday, December 13 research report. Royal Bank of Canada raised its target price on Warner Music Group from $47.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a Tuesday, November 16 research report. They noted that the move was a review call. Finally, Tigress Financial raised its price target on Warner Music Group shares from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a Wednesday, Dec. 22 research report. Two investment analysts gave the stock a sell rating, three gave the company a hold rating and eight gave the company a buy rating. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.42.

NASDAQ:WMG shares opened at $33.25 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $38.40 and a 200-day moving average of $41.68. The company has a market capitalization of $17.12 billion, a PE ratio of 44.33, a growth price-earnings ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.07. Warner Music Group has a 12-month low of $29.34 and a 12-month high of $50.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt ratio of 22.36.

Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG – Get Rating) last released its quarterly results on Tuesday, February 8. The company reported earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, beating the Zacks consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.07. The company posted revenue of $1.61 billion in the quarter, compared to analysts’ estimates of $1.49 billion. Warner Music Group achieved a net margin of 7.04% and a return on equity of 481.86%. The company’s revenue increased 20.9% year over year. In the same period a year earlier, the company posted earnings per share of $0.20. Equity research analysts expect Warner Music Group to post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

In related news, Director Lincoln E. Benet sold 10,000 shares in a trade dated Friday, March 4. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.20, for a total value of $332,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed on the SEC’s website. Additionally, director Lincoln E. Benet sold 20,000 shares in a transaction dated Monday, February 28. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.64, for a total transaction of $712,800.00. The disclosure of this sale can be found here. Last quarter, insiders sold 4,396,680 shares of the company valued at $178,545,409. 76.57% of the shares are currently held by insiders of the company.

Institutional investors have recently changed their positions in the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in Warner Music Group by 100.0% in the third quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 600 shares of the company valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corp bought a new stake in Warner Music Group during Q4 for $27,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Warner Music Group by 201.3% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 958 shares of the company valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. Capital Square LLC purchased a new stake in Warner Music Group during Q3 for $229,000. Finally, JustInvest LLC acquired a new stake in Warner Music Group during the 4th quarter at a value of $226,000. 19.12% of the shares are currently held by institutional investors.

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Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, United Kingdom and internationally. The Company operates through the Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The Recorded Music segment is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as the related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale and licensing of music created by such artists.

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Lundú, a seven-member group that explores Afro-Peruvian and Andean music, performs Friday at the Capitol Theater.

But before that, Lundú participates in a workshop for Yakima high school students, as well as a downtown jam session.

Lundú hails from Arequipa, Peru and is on his first tour of the United States.

Their first tour is presented by the US State Department through Center Stage, an international exchange program that brings artists from around the world to visit the United States.

“In artful acoustic performances, Lundú’s originals and arrangements of folk standards respond to their surroundings, their complex Afro-Peruvian and Andean roots, and their historic hometown of Arequipa,” Center Stage states on its website.

The Capitol Theater hosted the workshop with high schools in the Yakima School District at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Eisenhower High School. Members of Lundu will introduce students to Afro-Andean music and its importance in Latin American culture.

The jam session will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Collaboration Coffee, 18 S. First St. The event is free and seating is limited. People can listen or play and are encouraged to bring their own instruments.

The band performs 4-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2022 at the Capitol Theater.

More information about the Lundú performance and tickets are available at https://capitoltheatre.org/.

The music group Heavy Young Heathens filed a lawsuit on Thursday against NBC, American figure skating and figure skating pair Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, claiming that their copyrights for the song “House of the Rising Sun” had been violated when the couple used it for their short program. earlier this week.

The group, made up of brothers Robert and Aron Marderosian, is known for their compositions in numerous TV shows, films, trailers, commercials and video games, such as ESPN’s “30 for 30”, Adidas, “Deadpool” and “The Simpsons”. One of their compositions, “House of the Rising Sun”, is based on a traditional folk song, but their version “is one of their signature songs around the world”, as it was used for the film “The Magnificent Seven”. ” and Ford car advertisements.

In the team figure skating event of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Knierim and Frazier used the composition for the short program portion of the event for which the United States won a silver medal.

In the lawsuit first obtained by Reuters, the Marderosian brothers claim they were never contacted by Knierim or Frazier, Team USA or US Figure Skating about licensing the track for their performance. They also allege that NBC, USA Network and Peacock have never inquired either since it aired on all the platforms mentioned.

“These violations do great harm to the value of (the Marderosians’) command for such a well-known piece of their catalog of recordings, and insult the integrity of their professional reputation. While Knierim/Frazier, USFS, NBC, USA , PEACOCK all profit from the revenue generated by the 2022 Winter Olympics, (the Marderosians) have been and continue to be deprived of what their creation “House of the Rising Sun” earns them by license,” the lawsuit states.

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Mick Marderosian, the group’s lawyer and father, told Reuters that Knierim and Frazier’s agent “basically refused to listen to our problem”. He also said that NBC had deleted posts from the performance since the complaint was filed.

The group claims to be “entitled to damages in an amount to be proven at trial”.

US Figure Skating told USA TODAY that they do not comment on legal matters. USA TODAY has contacted NBC about the lawsuit.

This is not the first time that the group has filed a licensing complaint. In 2017, they sued Warner Bros. for using the theme song to FOX’s “Lucifer.”

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Heavy Young Heathens sues NBC, US Figure Skating over use of Olympic songs

With the acquisition of the assets of a US-based digital audio company

Brightcom Group today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire all assets of a US-based digital audio company that owns and operates multiple assets. The Company is an integrated digital platform offering multiple scheduled radio stations, various digital brands and digital marketing services in numerous markets in the United States.

This acquisition is immediately EPS accretive by adding $45 million to Brightcom’s revenue and $15 million to its EBIDTA. Synergies between Brightcom’s current business and new assets will add to the numbers above.

The acquisition value of the assets, including its net cash, is set at $102.5 million, including $95 million in cash and $7.5 million in BCG stock.

This decision will mark the Brightcom Group’s significant entry into this rapidly growing segment of digital audio advertising. Digital audio advertising includes all advertising revenue generated from pre and in-stream audio advertisements that appear in music (music also contains various radio services) and podcast streaming services. This revenue would include free ad-supported versions of premium subscription services or ad-supported services.

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SAN DIEGO (Tribune News Service) – A San Diego-based Marine Corps reservist is being investigated by Marines after interviews with members of a white supremacist hate group were leaked by activists and highlighted in a later report by the Southern Poverty Law Center on the high percentage of claimants who claimed military ties.

In its report, the SPLC found that one in five applicants to the Patriot Front hate group claimed to be active duty or veteran of the military. It highlighted a candidate who said he was a Navy veteran based in San Diego.

Local activists noted that the cap. Victor Krvaric, 21, shares the same biographical details — such as age, job titles and family background — as the anonymous candidate cited in the SPLC report. Krvaric is the son of Tony Krvaric, the former chairman of the county Republican party.

San Diego activists affiliated with The Activated Podcast were the first to point to Krvaric as possibly the anonymous person in the SPLC report. In a detailed Twitter thread on Wednesday, the podcast highlighted similarities between Krvaric and the contestant, who is named in leaked threads as “Interviewee 441515.”

A Marine Corps Reserve spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the service was investigating whether Krvaric was the interviewee in the leaked communications.

“The Marine Corps investigates when a command receives information that a service member may be involved in active participation in an extremist organization or extremist activity,” said Lt. Col. Craig Thomas, spokesperson for the Marine Forces Reserve, in a statement. “There is no place for extremism in the Marine Corps. Our strength comes from the individual excellence of each Marine, regardless of their background. Bigotry and racial extremism run counter to our core values.

The military is prohibited from participating in extremist organizations, and the Pentagon has stepped up efforts to root out extremism within its ranks in the wake of the January 6, 2021 Capitol uprising.

Krvaric did not respond to a text message sent to a number associated with him on Tuesday. When a Union-Tribune reporter called Wednesday morning, a young man answered, refused to identify himself, and hung up. “Good day,” said the man.

Krvaric joined the Marines in July 2018 and is currently assigned to the Select Marine Corps Reserve as a Light Armored Vehicle Marine. He is assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendleton, the Marines said.

According to the SPLC, Patriot Front was founded in the aftermath of the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, after it broke with the neo-Nazi group Vanguard America. Its founder, Thomas Rousseau, led Vanguard America members at the rally. A man pictured holding a Vanguard America shield, James Fields Jr., then drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters, killing one. In 2019, Fields was convicted of murder and federal hate crimes and sentenced to life in prison. The band denied that Fields was a member.

In January, activists from the reporting collective Unicorn Riot released more than 400 gigabytes of leaked Patriot Front communications.

“Ostensibly private, unedited videos and direct messages reveal a campaign to organize acts of racial hatred while indoctrinating teenagers into National Socialism (Nazism),” Unicorn Riot said in a post announcing the leak. UT was unable to independently confirm the authenticity of the documents. Thomas Rousseau, the leader of the Patriot Front, confirmed in a podcast on January 27 that the organization had been hacked.

In an interview report with a member, ‘Interviewee 441515’ told the hate group that he believed in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and that non-Europeans should not be allowed in the United States unless they are “doctors” or a “net positive” for the economy. .

The plaintiff discussed the Marine Corps during his interview, according to the leaked documents, saying he had a tumultuous experience, including a fight at a Marine Corps ball. He also told the Patriot Front that he “discovered the existence of Jews” after joining the Corps.

The plaintiff told the group that he currently works as a guard at the Department of Homeland Security, handling inmate records. According to his LinkedIn account, Victor Krvaric works for contractor Stratus Security Management, which handles detainees for the Department of Homeland Security.

The plaintiff also told the group that he currently works for his father’s financial firm. Tony Krvaric, former County Republican Party Chairman and father of Victor Krvaric, is the President and CEO of Krvaric Capital & Risk Management. Victor Krvaric is listed on the company’s website as a Customer Service Associate.

Tony Krvaric did not respond to a request for comment. Homeland Security and the contracting company did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

The interviewee told the group that he was 21 and lived in San Diego, and said he was a first-generation immigrant and both of his parents were from Sweden. Tony Krvaric was born and raised in Sweden before immigrating to the United States in 1992, he previously told Voice of San Diego.

The interviewee also told Patriot Front that he had previously been “doxed” at a BLM protest. Victor Krvaric was identified during a BLM protest in August 2020 when protesters accused him of “antagonizing” them.

The person interviewed by the Patriot Front credited his brother with exposing him to extremist ideology. Victor Krvaric’s brother, Oliver Krvaric, 23, was the former leader of the San Diego State College Republicans. While leading the organization, Krvaric pushed the group to the far right and frequently engaged and retweeted with accounts affiliated with the white nationalist “Groyper” movement, according to The Daily Aztec.

An archived screenshot of an Instagram account believed to belong to Victor Krvaric, published by KPBS, shows that at one point he also identified himself as a “Groyper”.

Patriot Front has been active in San Diego since at least 2018, when its flyers were distributed at SDSU. The flyers, which featured the white supremacist slogan “not stolen, conquered” on a continental United States graphic, were found at a Daily Aztec newsstand near the university’s music building. They also presented the URL of the group’s website: “bloodandsoil.org”.

Another former Marine, Lance Cpl. Thomas Martin, shared the same graphic on social media in 2019. Martin was kicked out of the Marines after a Union-Tribune investigation into his social media accounts.

This isn’t the first time the group has had its communications leaked by Unicorn Riot. In 2019, the Discord messaging app chat logs of several extremist groups were released, including those of the Patriot Front. Some of the discussions revealed details about extremist activity on college campuses in San Diego.

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The festival opens with the musical documentary “DiaTribe”, featuring Portland’s Obo Addy and MC Mic Crenshaw.

It’s the longest-running African film festival in the United States, and it’s Portland’s pride.

Presenting “Africa through African Lenses”, the Cascade Festival of African Films marks its 32nd annual festival with 30 films by African directors from nearly 20 countries.

It opens Feb. 4 with “DiaTribe” at the Hollywood Theater and continues through March 5 with screenings at Hollywood and Clinton Street theaters as well as online; last year it was held exclusively online. Previously, the event was held at Portland Community College-Cascade Campus.

Online films will be available on specific dates and can be viewed until the Wednesday following their release.

This year’s theme is Diaspora, celebrating people of African descent living around the world, including the United States.

There will be live interviews with filmmakers, community conversations and a virtual market associated with the festival.

“DiaTribe” (USA, 2020) is a concert documentary showcasing the evolving lineage between African dance traditions and the dance styles of today’s youth. Los Angeles-based filmmaker and poet AJ Wone joins late master drummer Obo Addy and Portland-based MC Mic Crenshaw to collaborate on a history of African music and dance going back to its traditional roots.

It takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 4 at the Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. Wone joins viewers in person for a post-movie chat.

“We felt that a film that not only connected the African continent to the diaspora, but also a film that uplifted and celebrated local artists in Portland, was exactly what we needed as we came together as a community,” said Tracy Francis, festival coordinator.

Said Wone: “The concept and mission of ‘DiaTribe’ is to serve as a pioneer, using rhythm and soul spirit in unveiling an impermeable foundation connecting the continent to North America.”

Other in-person events include the festival’s centerpiece weekend, with “Lingui, the Sacred Bonds” (Chad, 2021), by acclaimed Chadian director Mahamet Saleh Haroun, on Friday, February 18, at the Hollywood Theatre, as well as “Night of Kings” (Côte d’Ivoire, 2020) on Saturday, February 19 at the Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St.

The closing film, “Min Alesh?” (Ethiopia, 2021), by up-and-coming director Amleset Muchie, will take place on Saturday, March 5 at the Clinton Theatre.

For more information: www.africanfilmfestival.org.

The US premiere of chamber opera ‘When the Sun Comes Out’ finally hits the Portland Opera studio stage

Composer Leslie Uyeda was amazed when she realized there had never been an openly lesbian opera: “Two women falling in love,” as she put it succinctly.” She decided to write some one, and to make it one where women don’t die, that other opera trope. premiered in Canada at the Queer Arts Festival Vancouver.

The plot is very Handmaid’s Tale: same-sex relationships are punishable by death in the fictional country of Fundamentalia. When straight-looking Lilah reconnects with rebellious drifter Solana, love becomes a matter of life and death. Solana is labeled as a “gender outlaw,” so there’s more to this story than star-crossed lovers. There are pronouns to consider. If that sounds ordinary in Portland in 2022, it was a little more edgy in Canada in 2014.

“It was before one of the great social movements that started in the United States, Black Lives Matter, #Metoo, and then unfortunately Orlando came along. So the piece is, like some of my colleagues from Portland the said, more than relevant now, which is kind of a sad statement.” Add Lilah’s wealthy husband, Javan, to the mix – he’s damn angry – and you have a cocktail of authoritarianism, toxic patriarchy, misogyny, gender role fluidity and romantic heartache, which must be good for any opera.

Oh, and man Javan has a big secret….

“Sorry, I don’t think I’m going to reveal it,” the composer says on a call from Vancouver.

It is a chamber opera, which means that it uses only a few voices and instruments.

“Chamber Opera, as opposed to Grand Opera, is an opera with all the same elements, dilemmas, issues and twists, but on a much smaller scale,” she explains. (It is performed in the studio theater of the Portland Opera.) Uyeda has written for violin, cello, flute, clarinet and piano. The Portland version uses dancers from the Shaun Keylock Company of Portland and has original costumes by Christine A. Richardson.

It’s hard music – you won’t hum like Barbra Streisand’s song. And if you’re used to doing your cultural homework on Spotify and YouTube, there’s not much there. There is a YouTube of Teiya Kasahara (they/them) a Nikkei-Canadian, queer, non-binary trans, multi and interdisciplinary creator/performer, opera singer and teacher, who has sung Solana in Vancouver and Toronto. You can hear Kasahara sing Solana’s song, and the great love duet between Solana and Lilah is available on SoundCloud.

Uyeda enjoys writing for singers and her first love in music is opera. She has worked in opera as a conductor, choirmaster, pianist, rehearsalist and musical dramaturge. She says she was already out before 2011, when she started working on “When the Sun Comes Out,” but that was her coming out in her favorite art form.

The Vancouver Queer Arts Festival was then a presentation company (it engaged fully constituted productions) rather than a production company. The budget, which came from grants, was modest. “So I could have a total of five instrumentalists and three singers.” She says chamber operas are popular because they use fewer resources and smaller companies can be artistically bold. The two main female characters receive long opening monologues. Solana’s song is 15 minutes long.

“Librettist Rachel Rose and I had to start working on the piece before we really knew whether it would go ahead or not, which is always a bit hair-raising. At the very beginning, we thought there might be a chorus, but when the budget came around, we thought, okay, there won’t be a chorus. Turns out, we didn’t need one anyway.

Portland Opera’s is a brand new production, from concept to conductor to singers. “I’m really glad I’m not conducting there. It’s going to be fun for me to go there just to be the songwriter. As soon as I put my performer hat on, the focus changes for me.”

Uyeda will be in Portland for a week. She never came here. First stop, Powell’ Books. Canadians in the Pacific Northwest have struggled with the pandemic. Non-essential travel across the border did not resume until November 2021. She returns home after opening night, as does director Alison Moritz. Then it’s all in the hands of locals and conductor Maria Sensi Sellner. All leadership positions at the Portland Opera are now held by women. Sue Dixon, Chief Executive, said: “We can’t forget that it’s only been six years since same-sex marriage was legalized here in our own country. At a time when nearly 70 countries around the world still criminalize LGBTQA people, the story of this work continues to be incredibly relevant.”

“When the Sun Comes Out” from the Portland Opera

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. on January 28 and 30 (morning at 2 p.m.), February 3, 5, 10 and 12.

Sung in English with English subtitles. 90 minutes.

OR: Gregory K. and Mary Chomenko Hinckley Studio Theater at Hampton Opera Center. Digital access available from February 25.

Proof of full COVID vaccination or negative PCR test results required.

Joseph Gallivan, reporter, The Portland Tribune, 971-204-7874, This email address is protected from spam. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Denham Springs, LA podcast recording studio will include both studio rental services for audio book recording and professional narration services.

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