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  Tuesday, 19 April 2005

. .< 11:50:16 PM >
Apple - Final Cut Studio - Soundtrack Pro
"Meet the next indispensable addition to your professional workflow. Sample-accurate and nondestructive editing in a mouth-watering interface make Soundtrack Pro the must-have tool for pro audio engineers and sound designers alike. Enjoy more than 50 effects from Logic Pro and over 5,000 Apple Loops, all for just $299."

Feature list vs. price is stupefying. OK, you have to buy a computer. But it's almost unimaginable how things have changed in the past few years. Wow.


. .< 11:28:34 PM >
News: Analysis: Considering Adobe's future

Why is Adobe spending $3.4 billion to buy Macromedia? It's not about crushing competing programs, but rather an attempt by Adobe to complement its print publishing apps with Macromedia's dynamic media offerings. David Sawyer McFarland analyzes the deal and what it potentially means for users of Adobe and Macromedia software.
[Via MacCentral]

. .< 11:26:58 PM >
News: Apple packs the house at NAB

The Apple booth was so busy during its demo sessions that people had to take alternate routes because they couldn't make it through the crowds. From a packed house in the demo sessions to jammed aisles in the booth itself, everyone with an Apple shirt was being riddled with questions. It wasn't at all uncommon to see show badges with the names of some of the biggest movie and television studios in the world printed on them.

"This is one of those beautiful moments that we hit it out of the park," a smiling Richard Kerris, Apple's senior director Pro Apps Technical Marketing told MacCentral. "We are more committed to NAB this year than any other before."
[Via MacCentral]

. .< 11:25:01 PM >
News: Apple posts iSync security fix

Apple on Tuesday releases Security Update 2005-004, an update intended to correct s security problem in its iSync 1.5 software. The software is available for download from Apple's Web site and from the Software Update system preference pane. The update patches iSync 1.5 on Mac OS X v10.2.8 and Mac OS X v10.3.x.
[Via MacCentral]

. .< 11:16:50 PM >
Eight years ago: Matt Neuburg's Frontier...

Eight years ago: Matt Neuburg's Frontier scripting tutorial.
[Via Scripting News]

This is about the time and place I learned some basic scripting.


. .< 11:14:39 PM >
Blu-ray Selects Dolby Digital Plus and MLP Lossless Codecs

Blu-ray Disc was developed to enable recording, rewriting, and playback of high-definition (HD) video and to store large amounts of data (25 GB for single layer, 50 GB for dual layer on a single-sided disc). In addition to the Dolby technologies mentioned above as optional codecs, the BDA selected Dolby Digital as a mandatory audio standard for Blu-ray Disc in September 2004. ...Read More »
[Via Digital Pro Sound News]

. .< 11:07:23 PM >
New Pope greets cheering crowd

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a conservative and longtime trusted adviser of John Paul II, has been elected the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]

Catholic church determined to remain hopelessly out of touch with reality.


. .< 1:14:33 AM >
New immigration plan to clear backlog

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Joe Volpe on Monday announced a new $72-million plan aimed at helping immigrants reunite with relatives and clear a giant backlog of applicants. FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]

. .< 12:01:18 AM >
NAB News: Holophone Announces MINI Surround Mic, Pocket PME Pre-Amp/Monitor/Encoder

Holophone, a division of Rising Sun Productions Ltd., will launch the Holophone-MINI Surround Sound Microphone and Pocket PME at NAB 2005 (Booth #N2026)....More
[Via Mix News]




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