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Six ways to watch movies on your Mac
The iTunes Store now has a respectable movie catalog, but it's not your only source for movies and TV shows on the Web.
Apple updates Final Cut Server
Apple releases minor update to Final Cut Server.
Red Giant Software releases Holomatrix
New After Effects plug-in gives your footage that sci-fi look.
Orb for Mac lets you stream your media anywhere
A new Mac version of the popular Orb software streams music, photos, and videos to any Internet device, including iPhone
Sorenson Media releases Sorenson Squeeze 6
Sorenson Media has released Sorenson Squeeze 6, an update of its video encoding software. This version is designed to let users more easily encode and publish video to the internet. It adds e-mail and text notification, secure review and approval, optimized video codecs, new filters, and more.
iTunes 9.0.2 update blocks Palm Pre syncing, again
In a startling case of déjà vu, Apple's recent iTunes 9.0.2 update once again blocks the Palm Pre from syncing with the software. Then again, maybe it's not very startling at all.
Plex 0.8.3 brings extensive Snow Leopard compatibility
The latest update for Plex makes the best media center application on Mac OS X even better by improving compatibility for Snow Leopard.
ScreenFlow 2.0 adds powerful new editing features
Telestream's already-powerful screencasting studio, ScreenFlow, gets more powerful with version 2.0.
Pro Applications Update tackles Final Cut Studio
Pro Applications Update 2009-01, released by Apple Thursday, includes updates for Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Motion, and Compressor.
News Corp. exec suggests Hulu may begin charging in 2010
Speaking at a online media event, a News Corp. executive suggested that online streaming site Hulu may begin charging for content in 2010.
Missing VisualHub? Stomp your videos instead
With a strong array of features organized neatly in a single window, Stomp could emerge as the go-to video compression and conversion savior for general Mac users.
iMovie update improves device compatibility
iMovie 8.0.5, released Tuesday, improves compatibility with importing video captured on the new camera-equipped iPod nanos, among other changes.
First look: Popcorn 4
On Tuesday, Roxio released the latest version of its Popcorn DVD and video conversion and burning software. Here's a first look at some of the new features.
Xinet unveils updated asset management tools
Xinet released new versions of its digital asset management and video asset management systems.
iTunes competitor doubleTwist gains Amazon MP3 store
Media software doubleTwist has added access to the Amazon MP3 store in its latest update, allowing you to purchase music from within the app.
Mac News Briefs: PDFpen has new OCR engine
PDFpen 4.5 uses version 15.5 of the OmniPage OCR engine, which should improve accuracy in the PDF editing program. Also updated on Tuesday were Typinator, RealBasic and Real Studio, VideoFlash Converter, and Djay.
Mac News Briefs: BoinxTV, Cinematize add Snow Leopard compatibility
Boinx added Snow Leopard compatibility to its BoinxTV video podcasting tool, while Miraizaon did the same for its Cinematize DVD movie clip extraction offerings. Also, Werck unveiled Checkout 3, and Zervix released the new PDF Checkpoint.
iTunes gains Automatically Add to iTunes feature
With iTunes 9, Apple has brought the ability to have the software automatically monitor and add media content from a folder to the library. The only thing is, its usefulness may be limited.
Mac News Briefs: Western Digital revamps Mac drives
Western Digital unveiled redesigns for its My Passport and My Book hard drives for the Mac. Also, a number of companies rolled out software updates that added compatibility with Snow Leopard on Thursday. iWebTemplate has seven new templates for use with iWeb. And EditShare's product line is now compatible with the recently updated Final Cut Studio suite.
Avid updates pro video editing and production lineup
Avid announces updates of its Media Composer, Symphony, NewsCutter, and Interplay software packages at the IBC show.
Adobe Story public preview released
Adobe Systems has announced the public preview of Adobe Story, new online and offline collaborative script development software, at the 2009 IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) trade show. Adobe Story automatically turns script content into metadata that can be used throughout the company’s digital video workflow.
Apple updates QuickTime for Leopard, Tiger users
According to Apple's notes, QuickTime 7.6.4 adds support for the newly released iTunes 9, improves audio device support for Windows Vista users, and fixes several security issues.
Mac News Briefs: iStudio Publisher design app updated
iStudio Publisher 1.1 features a new image manipulation tool and an improved image inspector palette that gives users more control over document images. In other news, the SneakPeek Photo plug-in adds image data to Quick Look previews and more developers updated their apps for OS X 10.6.
Snow Leopard: QuickTime X
Apple's latest OS, Snow Leopard, includes a revamped version of the company's venerable multimedia software, QuickTime.
Cut the cable bill
Fed up with your cable bill? Chris Breen has some ideas about how your Mac can help save you money on entertainment.
Mac News Briefs: CrumplePop releases ShrinkRay for Final Cut
ShrinkRay -- offered for free for the next week -- uses tilt-shift photographic techniques to make large scenes appear tiny. Also, ProVue released Track Magic Pro, an OS X-based analysis tool for Ruby on Rails applications, while SmileOnMyMac updated PDFpen.
Judge rules against RealDVD movie copying software
RealNetworks lost a key ruling in a case over its RealDVD software, which lets users copy DVD movies to their computer.
Mac News Briefs: NewerTech offers battery charger for unibody laptops
The $150 Intelligent Battery Charging Station charges and conditions the batteries used by 13-inch and 15-inch "unibody" MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Also on Thursday, Redcort Software released a basic edition of its Virtual TimeClock program and Zaxwerks unveiled a new After Effects plug-in.
Mac News Briefs: Drive Genius ready for Snow Leopard
ProSoft Engineering has updated its hard drive maintenance and optimization utility for the OS X 10.6 release. Also, Realmac launched a new Web service aimed at creative pros and AJA updated its Kona video capture cards to support last week’s Final Cut Studio release.
iPhoto, Aperture plug-ins let you tweet photos
Thanks to two plug-ins, you can easily post photos and even videos to Twitter from within iPhoto and Aperture.