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Adobe Photoshop CS
Image editing and graphics creation software
by David Nagel
I've been a user of Adobe Photoshop since its first release, and this is my fourth (or is it fifth?) review of a major update to this software. At this point what could I possibly have to say about yet another version? First off, this is not just another version. Over the years I've seen Photoshop evolved, devolved and recreated to what it has now become, and I have to say I'm impressed. So what, exactly, has it become? With vastly expanded 16-bit color capabilities, new effects, new image manipulation tools and enormous new workflow capabilities--plus a few extra goodies thrown in for good measure--it is, in short, the most powerful version of the most powerful image editing tool on the market to date.
Mighty Mouse? Nope.
Avoid it like the plague
by Charlie White
After raving about IOGear’s Mini Mouse in a recent Coolness Roundup, I couldn’t wait to try the USB Wireless Mini Mouse, ($49.95 list), IOGear’s new cordless version of this exceptional product. It has the same ergonomic shape as its wired sibling, comes with a stylish carrying case, and it’s rechargeable. But looks aren’t everything. If you’ve decided that you simply must have this little trinket for your notebook-based road gigs, think again. In a word, it’s unusable.
Digidesign GM Dave Lebolt
On pro audio trends and the Pro Tools product family
By Frank Moldstad
With his background as a musician and producer, Dave Lebolt clearly brings a user's perspective to his job running Digidesign, developer of the pro audio industry’s dominant DAW system. He's been a hot session keyboard player whose career took him on tour with David Bowie and other major artists. After that, he was a partner in a New York music production house, where he first encountered Digidesign’s Sound Tools editing software, which later evolved into Pro Tools. It was his involvement during that time as a beta tester for Sound Tools that led him to join Digidesign.
All I want for Christmas is.....
A nice, not-so-subtle hint of what you'd like in your stocking this year
By Douglas Spotted Eagle
Here's a list of my most wished for tools, aids, and geegaws to make my editing world a little better, easier, or more fun...I gave one to my spouse, perhaps you'll just want to print this off and give it to them as a one-stop wish list. If you are as hard to buy for as I am, your family and friends will appreciate it! Even if they don't appreciate it, it's a nice, not-so-subtle hint of what you'd like in your stocking this year.
DFreqTIP - Avoiding Clicks with Crossfading
By Scott R. Garrigus
Someone recently asked me why every time they tried splicing two pieces of audio together they kept getting clicks in their audio. They also wanted to know how to eliminate the problem. Well, the reason this happens is because most of the time the two different audio waveforms don't line up with one another at the splice point. Waveforms should be spliced at a point where they both line up with the zero-axis (a point at which no sound is occurring).
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PCI Express to be Rapidly Adopted Reports In-Stat/MDR
Offering significant changes over PCI, PCI Express should be universally adopted among notebook and desktop PCs as well as workstations and servers, reports In-Stat/MDR (http://ww.instat.com). The high-tech market research firm expects that the increased performance, improved latency, and Quality-of-Service guarantees for data delivery in real time presented by the new architecture should lead to rapid adoption, with the first PCI Express chipsets hitting the market in volume in Quarter 2 2004.
Nero 6 Now Bundled With TEAC Optical Drives
Ahead Software announced today a new partnership with TEAC, a premier manufacturer of Computer Storage Peripherals including CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, Internal and USB Floppy Drives, USB Flash Drives and DVD-Recorder storage technology (www.teac.com/DSPD).
Digital Element Announces Plant Constructor
Software allows the design of plants for Verdant Photoshop plugin
Digital Element has announced a new application called Verdant Plant Constructor. The new software is a standalone application that allows users to build plants for use with the Verdant plugin for Adobe Photoshop. The company says it expects to release the software in January and that it will be available initially for Windows.
Digital Broadcast and Pathfire to Streamline Movement of News Content to Video File Servers and Editing Platforms
Digital Broadcast and Pathfire, Inc. announced a technology agreement that provides broadcasters an automated and streamlined workflow to move news content directly to video file servers and editing platforms.
Avid Updates Xpress Pro
Version 4.1.1 adds Panther/G5 compatibility
Avid has released Xpress Pro 4.1.1, an update to the company's nonlinear editing system. The new version adds Panther compatibility with one G5 model and also offers various minor fixes and enhancements. It's available now for Mac OS X.
Acacia Technologies Licenses Digital Media Transmission Technology to 24/7 University
The license to 24/7 University is Acacia's first licensing agreement for its DMT technology with a company in the e-learning sector. 24/7 University offers courses containing audio/video content to corporate customers. The e-learning sector includes both for-profit companies and non-profit institutions which provide online courses for education and training.
FirewireDirect.com Ships New Vanguard Ultra Elite 12 Fibre RAID
12-bay system offers 2 gigabit fibre channel RAID solution
FirewireDirect.com has started shipping the Vanguard Ultra Elite 12 Fibre System. The Vanguard Elite is a 2 gigabit fibre-channel RAID system offering 200 MB per second dual loop fibre throughputs. It's available now for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
Brillian Selects SMIC Silicon Backplanes for LCOS-Based HDTV Products
New Wafer Finishing Process Optimized to Deliver Outstanding Image Quality
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Brillian Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of 720p and 1080p high-definition television (HDTV) products, today announced a supply agreement focused on delivering silicon backplanes for Brillian's HDTV products. Under terms of the agreement, SMIC is providing silicon backplanes for Brillian's high-contrast liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) Gen II microdisplays for rear projection, high-definition television products. Brillian's first HDTV production light engine with SMIC backplanes will premiere in January at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
STARBAK Streaming Solution Wins Product of the Year Honors
Powers Video Applications by Simplifying the "Create, Manage and Deliver" Process
Awarded the "Product of the Year Award" by Internet Telephony magazine, this time for their Create, Manage and Deliver suite of products. The suite was also recognized as "Product of the Year" by Communications Convergence magazine, as an innovative and affordable solution for creating, managing, and delivering rich media content over IP.
Old Jewel Launches Painter's Picker 1.1
Latest version gains interface enhancements, new functions
Old Jewel has updated Painter's Picker to version 1.1. Painter's Picker is an add-on color picker that offers alternate color picking methods and color scheme generation using either an RYB or RGB color wheel. It's available now for Mac OS X.


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