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Living the iLife with music, video, midi and more...
Fred Showker
This week iView Media Management, Audiocorder recording, iTunes2Web, iDive digital video management, iStabilize, iDrum Beatbox, SimpleMovieX Editor, Rondo Midi files, SubtleStatus 1.1, Voice Dictaphone... and more! Enjoy this week's download fun!
Most Recommended! iView MediaPro 2.6.2 is a digital asset management solution for digital photographers who need to streamline their processes, shorten time to market, and eliminate costs from the production cycle. It now supports the Digital Negative Specification (DNG), the new public archival format developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated for digital camera raw files. (Now commercial)
Audiocorder is a program which allows your Mac to act as a sophisticated audio recorder. In one mode, it operates as a volume operated (VOX) audio recorder, but the software may also be programmed with a recording schedule, specifying when it should start and stop recording, much like a VCR. The latest version adds several improvements, including a buffered record feature and a "sound grab" feature to record sounds that have already occurred, as well as several bug fixes. [Classic - 621KB]
iTunes2Web is a Mac OS X application that converts an iTunes music library to an html interface that resembles iTunes. Unlike many scripts that perform a similar task, iTunes2Web does not require that the hosting Web server have CGI scripting capabilities.
DVD Database is a full-featured database program designed to help you keep track of any size DVD collection. The program features include, ease of use, an intuitive interface, online movie lookup, customizable DVD label and jacket printing, and more. Version 1.5 adds support for UPC Barcode Scanners, Amazon.com Integration, and iPod Export.
iDive is a digital video management application that succeeds in combining innovative indexing and visualisation of digital video tapes with powerful annotation and search capabilities. The new version adds support for the capture of DV footage from the camera, new compression capabilities for captured footage using any of the installed Quicktime codecs, and a new clip splitting functionality. iDive 1.2 also includes support for displaying footage with a 16:9 aspect ratio, while delivering seamless integration with iMovie, Final Cut Express/Pro.
iStabilize 2.0 is a software video stabilizer for Mac. It stabilizes movies by removing unwanted shaky motion and smoothing the image path. iStabilize 2.0 brings several improvements, including a completely new designed motion tracker that provides better accuracy and performance, a new extrapolation filling method, and more.
iDrum 1.0 "turns any Macintosh computer running Mac OS 10.3 or later into a slamming beatbox ready to lay down your grooves, your way. From ambient downtempo to bangin' hip hop to frenetic drum and bass, iDrum has got your back (beat)." iDrum offers a virtually unlimited number of sample-playback channels and comes with a giant collection of percussion samples from which to choose. The software can also be used as a plug-in for Pro Tools 6.4 or later.
SimpleMovieX 2.0 is a basic movie editor that operates on any QuickTime-supported format. With SimpleMovieX, you can merge two movies into one, extract a fragment from a movie, resize a movie, and more.
Rondo is a midi application with many features including a vertical piano roll with live scrolling and a pull down piano that will play along with the music. Other features include multiple columns for viewing any type of Midi data, per column track filtering and the ability to slow down and loop a piece of music.
SubtleStatus is an "unobtrusive info display" that lets users set the transparency and other options. "It is intented for iTunes info, though you can write you own AppleScripts for it."
Express Dictate is a voice recorder that works like a dictaphone and a dock station for a portable recorder. Users dictate using a computer or a portable dictaphone/notetaker and send your recordings to a typist or assistant by email, internet or over a computer network.
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Fred Showker, Editor/Publisher UG Net News
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