Sunday, April 15, 2007

Final Cut Pro is Now a Format Ho

Final Cut Pro is Now a Format Ho
Apple introduced Open Format for Final Cut Pro, allowing you to mix different formats on the timeline. They say "it just works," and from the demo, looks like all kinds of formats can nicely live together on the same editing timeline, where they had to be transcoded to work together before.

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Final Cut Server Introduced

Final Cut Server Introduced
Scalable from small boutiques to multinational news organizations. Interface works on PC as well. Media asset management: catalogues 100 file types, proxy generation, keyword searching, access controls. Workflow automation: workflow templates, watch and respond system, review and approve tools, automated encode and publish -- "It's event based

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Apple keynote: LIVE from NAB 2007!

Apple keynote: LIVE from NAB 2007!
"Welcome, welcome! Things aren't yet underway at Apple's Lights Camera Apple NAB keynote event, but be sure to check back here at this post for updates as things get started. We'll be getting underway shortly."

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Mac Fans Ballistic over Leopard Delay; "...for a #^@$%#ing cell phone?"

Mac Fans Ballistic over Leopard Delay; "...for a #^@$%#ing cell phone?"
Mac users, whether casual or fanatic, aren't taking the bad news sitting down. When Apple Inc. announced Thursday that it will delay the release of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" by four months, they jumped on their soapboxes -- the Internet's forums and news story comments and blogs -- to rant and sometimes even rage at the Cupertino machine

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10 Years Ago Today: Windows on a Mac

10 Years Ago Today: Windows on a Mac
Today in 1997 Connectix (the company behind the wickedly popular RAM Doubler, and the golf ball-esque QuickCam) shipped Virtual PC, a PC emulation product originally for Macs, to the world. Since software package used emulation and not virtualization, the performance was abismal.

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New Interface in Leopard!

New Interface in Leopard!
ThinkSecret has many screenshots showing the new interface and features of the latest Leopard build. Many will rejoice because the Brushed Metal UI is gone, and replaced by a Unified UI.

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