"Corel says its AfterShot Pro XMP files are slightly different from those of its rivals so they can't be over-written by - or over-write - settings applied in other applications. Users can also create standard XMP files that other applications will read.

What's an "aftershot", a coctail gone bad?  I wonder how Bibble (the cat) feels about this.

"Corel® AfterShot™ Pro is a fast, flexible photo workflow solution that combines robust photo management, advanced non-destructive adjustments and complete RAW processing. Organize your photos in catalogs or folders. Find images quickly with extensive Metadata tools that let you

And not just recently. It was a hush-hush operation, announced only in a forum post by Bibble Labs founder:

"As you have seen in these forums, things have been a little quieter around here over the last several months. We’ve just posted the final version of Bibble 5.2.3 – including support for 15 additional camera models and many additional improvements and bugs fixes. But that’s not the big news…

It may not be feature-complete, or even very stable, but damn, Bibblelabs got away with it just in time.This handy Press-Release was prepared for the occasion:   "Blazing Fast Photographic Workflow Including Complete Selective Editing, Photo Organization Tools, and RAW support for all the latest dSLR’s

Things seem to have started to move along on the Bibble front, with frequent and extensive updates rolling in. Changelog for v3.3:   - 0001543: [User Interface] Alt+Click to remove points interferes with default Linux global shortcut - 0001396: [-Other-] Problem renaming versions while importing that don't match their filename

From the land of almost vapourware comes another "preview" build. So, what is a "preview"? Is it an alpha? A beta? A release candidade? All of the above? Whatever it is, it comes with an extensive changelog:

 We really hate to see Bibble 5 included in the vaporware of the year list, but this thing was first announced more than 2 years ago. from the Bibble team: Hello Bibble Friends and Customers, As you likely know, we've been working on our next generation Photographic Workflow application Bibble 5 for a while,

After being under development for a couple of eternities and narrowly escaping the damned list it is finally ready...to be announced.  There are some nice videos posted too, but the actual availability is set to Q4 2008. Bibble Labs press release: