IDG World Expo on Tuesday announced several new products attendees could expect to see at the upcoming Macworld Creative Pro Conference & Expo. The show will take place July 14-18, 2003 at New York City’s Javits Center.
Companies that will have new products at the show include:
@Last Software (booth 347) will showcase newly released SketchUp 3.0, which allows everyone to design in 3D with the feel of napkin sketching; new features include text and dimensioning, material transparency and animation export
AJA Video Systems, Inc. (booth 554) will introduce Io, the first uncompressed, 10-bit audio/video capture device that connects to a Mac over FireWire and is designed to work specifically with Final Cut Pro 4
Avias Limited (booth 238) will introduce MEC Station Deluxe, a portable FireWire interface that can be used as an MP3 music player, movie player, photo album, presentation device, and much more
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (booth 765, Digital Media Pavilion) will introduce TransPod FM, the all-in-one car solution for the new 3G iPods that includes a combination charger, mount and FM transmitter all in one modular unit
eZedia Inc. (booth 359) will showcase eZediaMX 3.1 Beta, the newly released multimedia authoring and editing software with the ability to export interactive eZediaMX projects to QuickTime as well as animate text, graphics and movies
Harmony Remote (booth 411) will introduce Macintosh support for the Harmony Remote SST-768 and SST-748, universal remote controls that use Smart State Technology to provide intuitive, one button control of complex home theater systems
IOGEAR, Inc. (booth 559) will showcase its new FireWire 800 PCI cards, the first PCI cards for the new high-speed peripheral standard also known as IEEE 1394b, allowing users to access all upcoming FireWire 800 devices
Loud, Inc. (booth 451) will release three breakthrough animation applications for truly creative DV-enthusiasts, kids, and animators, as well as an update to its already popular Stop-Motion Studio
LumiQuest (booth 225) will introduce Ultra Image, which is used in conjunction with Photoshop to automate time consuming steps, provide a template to customize actions, resize and prepare images for Web or print and more
Oki Data America’s Inc. (booth 846) will showcase its OKI C9500dxn Pro Studio Edition Digital Color printer, the ideal printing solution for color-accurate concept proofs and cost-effective short-run printing
Parliant Corporation (booth 366) will launch PhoneValet,an inexpensive multi-line computer telephony integration solution for Mac OS X that features voice dialing, talking caller ID and call logging
Pantone, Inc. (booth 311) will showcase PANTONE COLORVISION PrintFIX, an integrated hardware/software solution for artists and photographers that delivers accurate printer profiles for photographic inkjet prints
Sony Electronics (booth 958) will showcase its FIU600/M Puppy fingerprint identity device, packaged with Puppy Suite authentication software, providing an easy-to-use solution for securing access to Mac OS X systems
Apple’s Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, will deliver the opening feature presentation at 9:30 am ET on Wednesday, July 16.
Focused on professionals and “prosumers” interested in design, publishing, video and audio, Creative Pro combines an education program comprising conference sessions and in-depth seminars, along with pre-conference one and two-day tutorials focused on specific applications and tools. What’s more, there’s an exhibit hall that features vendors who will be showing off the latest hardware and software products.
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