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Upgrade Internal SuperDrive

MCE Technologies, LLC (MCE) today began shipping their 16X DVD-/+R/RW internal "SuperDrive" upgrade for the Apple Power Mac. The MCE 16X DVD-/+R/RW drive is compatible with iDVD, iTunes, DVD Studio Pro, and Finder Burning under Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. The MCE 16X "SuperDrive" internal upgrade for the Apple Power Mac has a suggested retail price of $119 and is available for immediate shipment. MCE Technologies has also lowered the suggested retail price on the MCE 8X "SuperDrive" internal upgrade for Power Mac to $99.

Upgrade by going here.

Apple - Pro/Film - Jeremy Coon

Apple - Pro/Film - Jeremy Coon Although Coon had cut short films on Avid as a film student, he was new to Final Cut Pro when he began work on his feature."

Apple Introduces Two New Jam Packs

Apple Introduces Two New Jam Packs: "Apple Introduces Two New Jam Packs

CUPERTINO, California—September 29, 2004—Apple® today introduced two new Jam Packs for its GarageBand™ music creation software, giving musicians and aspiring musicians alike all of the loops and software instruments they need to create music in the genre of their choice. Jam Pack 2: Remix Tools makes it easy to produce compelling dance, hip-hop and electronica tracks; and Jam Pack 3: Rhythm Section offers songwriters a complete backing band to help build a professional sounding foundation for their rock, alternative and country music."

Apple Introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7

Apple Introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7: "Apple Introduces Logic Pro 7 & Logic Express 7 Next Major Releases of its Award-Winning Professional Music Creation & Audio Production Software"

Buena Software, Inc.: Effect Essentials for After Effects and Final Cut Pro

Buena Software, Inc.: Effect Essentials for After Effects and Final Cut Pro: "What's New in v.1.6.1 Version 1.6.1 is a minor bug fix update which corrects the following problems:"

(Via .)

Effect essentials are a nice set of plug ins at a good price.

Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #39

Finding scaling, rotation not working the way you'd like? You don't understand anchor points.

This quick tip does just that - helps you understand Anchor points.

Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #39: " Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #39 Understanding the Anchor Point By Stephen Schleicher After wrapping up Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #37: Motion Paths and Bezier Curves, some of you may have wondered, “Why does the layer/clip always move around the middle of the layer?”  Well dear reader, it all has to do with the Anchor Point.

What is an Anchor Point? 
In most applications, the Anchor Point is the geographic center of the layer.  Being positioned in the center of the layer means all action takes place around this point.

(Via digitalmedianet.com.)

Free 50Point Bezier Matte filter for Final...

Free 50Point Bezier Matte filter for Final...: "Free 50Point Bezier Matte filter for Final Cut Pro and Express"

(Via AccelerateYourMac News Headlines.)

Oooh. Now this is interesting. Forget 8 point. Or 16 point. 50 point.

HD For Indies

HD For Indies: "575 MB/sec, 2.7 Terabytes of storage, under $3000, on a G5. Intrigued? 

Nope, not a typo - that's five hundred and seventy-five Honest-To-God MegaBYTES per second, running on a G5, for less than $3000 (on top of the G5, of course).

How'd I do it? Read on for details...

I've been researching high speed, large capacity, low cost storage options for over a year in my quest to come up with low cost high quality solutions for independent filmmakers using high definition video. I wanted to find solutions that would allow for high quality, uncompressed HD video, which can require as much as 270 MB/sec (with safety overhead). "

(Via hdforindies.)

SYPHA guides to NLEs, DAWs and DV cameras

SYPHA guides to NLEs, DAWs and DV cameras: "Thomson Integrates Apple Final Cut Pro into Three New Grass Valley TV Station in a Kit Packages (24/9/2004) Pre-Configured Kits Target Broadcast, News, Post-Production Applications"

Thomson, the world leader in integrated solutions (technologies, equipment, and services) to the entertainment and media industries, today announced three new additions to its popular Grass Valley(tm) brand TV Station in a Kit(tm) Series of pre-configured packages. The new kits, targeted at broadcast, news, and post-production applications, integrate the Emmy(r) award-winning Final Cut Pro line of software from Apple(r). Thomson announced the integration of Final Cut Pro HD software into its Digital News Production (DNP) product line less than six months ago

(Via syphaonline .)

New: SATAMAXe Serial ATA RAID

New: SATAMAXe Serial ATA RAID: "ProMax Systems released the SATAMAXe-XL and SATAMAXe-HD, two external Serial ATA storage systems for digital video."

(Via MacInTouch.)