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QuickTime News
January 14, 2005
Volume 7, Issue 1
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In This Issue
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1. Unveiling QuickTime 7
2. Macworld News
3. Tracks to Watch
4. QuickTime Showcase
5. Movie Trailers
6. DVD Spotlight
7. Get Creative
8. What's On?
9. Hot Tips
10. iTunes Corner
Read today's issue of QuickTime News online at:
http://www.apple.com/enews/currentqissue
1. Unveiling QuickTime 7
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Arriving in the first half of 2005 with Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger,"
QuickTime 7 makes the future of video crystal clear with new features
including user-friendly controls and pristine H.264 video. An
ultra-efficient new video codec, H.264 delivers stunning video quality
at remarkably low data rates, so you see crisp, clear video in much
smaller files.
Get a sneak peek of QuickTime 7 and the other features in Mac OS X v10.4
"Tiger."
http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/quicktime.html
2. Macworld News
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Early this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the latest Apple products
before a packed audience at Macworld San Francisco (video & photos).
Here are some highlights.
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2005/01/mwsf/
Want to shoot with state-of-the art video cameras? The newest camcorders
let you capture widescreen (16:9) high-definition (HDV 720p and 1080i)
video. And iMovie HD, part of the iLife '05 software suite, lets you
import HDV and edit it just like standard digital video. In fact, iMovie
makes it easy to work with HDV. Trim. Add transitions and effects. Burn
a high-quality DVD and show it on your widescreen home theater.
Using the Magic iMovie feature, iMovie HD can import your video, place
your clips on the Timeline (complete with scene breaks), insert
transitions, include titles, add chapter markers, introduce a
soundtrack, even send the completed project to iDVD--all automatically.
Now that's magic.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
Take your filmmaking to the next stage with Final Cut Express HD. Along
with powerful DV editing tools, Final Cut Express HD now offers
high-definition video capability to beginners and experienced editors
alike. Whether you want to make sophisticated home movies complete with
transitions and effects or pro-level videos for your business, Final Cut
Express HD offers an unparalleled combination of power and affordability.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/
Compare iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD and Final Cut Pro HD to decide
which Apple editing application is perfect for you.
http://www.apple.com/finalcut/
Smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and much more fun, iPod shuffle
is the newest member of the iPod family. Based on iPod's popular Shuffle
Songs feature, the unpredictable iPod shuffle keeps you guessing which song
it will play next. Just plug iPod shuffle into your computer's USB port,
let iTunes Autofill it with songs and get a new experience with every
connection. Choose from 512MB or 1GB models, starting at $99.
http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/
Live the digital life in stylish simplicity. Just 6.5-inches wide and
2-inches tall, the Mac mini is everything you need--and not an ounce
more--to enjoy digital photos, music and movies. Simply add your own
monitor, keyboard and mouse. You'll be organizing music and photos,
composing tunes and editing movies with iLife '05 in no time. Surf the
Internet with the peace of mind of the secure and stable UNIX-based Mac
OS X operating system. Starting at just $499.
http://www.apple.com/macmini/
Visit the Apple Start Page to see more newly-released products from
Macworld. Bookmark the page to stay on top of the latest Apple news,
products and events.
http://www.apple.com/startpage/
3. Tracks to Watch
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On "Hummin' to Myself," her first new studio recording in nearly five
years, Linda Ronstandt chose to sing 11 of the great American song
standards, including "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "Tell Him I Said
Hello" and "Cry Me a River."
Listen to Linda's new album, which you can download at the iTunes Music
Store.
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?&pid=11082&fp=qt
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=148850
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Country-pop diva Shania Twain recently set a record as the only artist
in history with three consecutive diamond albums--each selling more than
10 million copies.
Not only that, the worldwide superstar's revolutionizing the music
industry by recording three different versions of her new album, "Up!"--a
green album that's down-home country, a red one that's pure pop and a
blue one that has a Latin-Asian feel.
Catch some in-concert live footage of Shania in the video for "It Only
Hurts When I'm Breathing." You can buy "Up!" at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.shania-twain.com/quicktime
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=129974
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The Chemical Brothers enlisted the vocal talents of rapper Q-Tip for the
group's latest dance anthem, "Galvanize." Don't hold back. Push the
button and check out the video for the new Middle-Eastern flavored
single.
You can purchase "Galvanize" at the iTunes Music Store now. Keep your
eyes peeled for the Chemical Brothers' new studio album, "Push the
Button," set for release later this month.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunch.asp?vidref=thec022
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=3726283
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Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis just composed and recorded the bluesy
score for the new Ken Burns documentary, "Unforgivable Blackness: The
Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson."
Preview the score now. If you like what you hear, you can purchase the
album, along with many others from Wynton Marsalis, at the iTunes Music
Store.
http://www.jazzonline.com/showhot.asp?id=280
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=462954
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Bipolar vocalists, Ivory Mobley and Josh Dies give Showbread's pop/punk
music a hardcore edge. Listen to the two simultaneously scream and speak
lyrics in the video for "Mouth Like a Magazine." (Love the key-tar.)
At the iTunes Music Store, you can preview more music from Showbread's
new album, "No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical."
http://www.toothandnail.com/video_play.php?id=62&type=quick&speed=high
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=27490975
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"No more, no more, put it, put it down," sings soul songtress Beverly
Knight on Roni Size's new anti-gun single, "No More," also featuring
Dynamite MC.
Watch the video and preview more music from Roni Size's new "Return to
V" album at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunch.asp?vidref=roni001
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=3268092
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Do you like Brad Mehldau, Diana Krall, Fleurine, Wynton Marsalis and
Karrin Allyson? Then you should listen to JazzOnline.com's "The Best of
Jazz from 2004," available exclusively as an iMix at the iTunes Music
Store.
http://www.jazzonline.com/imix.asp
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=171518
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"No Cities Left," the latest album from Montreal-based indie rock band
the Dears, blends contemplative lyrics with passionate vocals and
aggressive, furious rock. Listen to the album now.
For more music from the Dears, visit the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.spinartrecords.com
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=7233309
4. QuickTime Showcase
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Photographers participating in the World Wide Panorama project have
outdone themselves again, creating 193 QuickTime VR panoramas for the
solstice on December 17-21, 2004. For the fourth event in the series,
the group chose to capture images of places across the globe that
represent the theme of "Sanctuary."
Covering all the continents except Antarctica, participants from 38
countries explore their own definition of "sanctuary" with images of
cozy cafes, home sweet home, snowy forests, farmhouses, places of
worship, famous landmarks, shelters and even a car showroom.
View these beautiful panoramas and discover a place that meets your
definition of "sanctuary."
http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp.html
5. Movie Trailers
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Beautiful and deadly assassin Elektra Natchios (Jennifer Garner,
"Alias") possesses the mystical power of "kimagure"--a limited ability
to see the future. After a near-death experience, Elektra is revived by
the Order of the Hand, a group of assassins who helped train her.
Her latest assignment for the Order requires her to kill a man, Mark
Miller (Goran Visnijic, "ER"), and his 13-year-old daughter, Abby
(Kristin Prout). Elektra falls in love with Mark, forcing her to make a
decision that could take her life in a whole new direction or destroy her.
Based on the Marvel Comics Books character, "Elektra" opens in theaters
today.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/elektra/index.html
6. DVD Spotlight
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2005 not surreal enough for you yet? "The David Lynch Box Set" may be
just what you need to put the "huh?" in your new year. Featuring the
cryptic and deliciously twisted "Eraserhead," this set also includes
"The Cowboy and the Frenchman," "The Grandmother" and other short films,
plus commentary by the director.
Enjoy trailers from the box set.
http://www.davidlynch.com/member/boxset_promo/
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Fans of the 1939 classic "Gone with the Wind" can now buy the film as a
collector's edition DVD box set that includes over five hours of extras.
That should be enough behind-the-scenes info to satisfy even the most
hopeless of romantics or the most hardened of Civil War reenactors.
Watch the trailer and interview clips from the four-disc "Gone with the
Wind: Collectors Edition" DVD set.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/wb_trailers/home.jsp?settings=true&id=gwtw_trailer
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Once upon a time, Princess Tutu--a duck wishing that she was a
girl--fell in love with a prince whose heart had shattered. To make the
Prince happy again, Priness Tutu must find the pieces of her beloved's
heart.
As time runs out for the Princess, she must use her unexplainable magic
to uncover the mystery, while trying not to spin out of control.
Preview a different kind of fairy tale--"Princess Tutu."
http://www.advfilms.com/titles/tutu/trailers/qt/index.html
7. Get Creative
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Want to preserve on home video your snow sports adventures--snowboarding,
skiing, snowmobiling? Have you learned the hard way it's not easy to
capture those action sports moments on camcorder while in motion
yourself?
Well, Viosport has a solution for you. Made to catch the action,
Viosport's Adventure Cams can mount almost anywhere, so you can relive
the ride for years to come.
Watch footage captured by Adventure Cams during sky-diving, motorcycling,
mountain biking, off-roading, skiing, snowboarding, climbing Everest and
many other action sports.
http://www.viosport.com/gallery
8. What's On?
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Heart to heart, kid to kid, the award-winning monthly audio magazine
"Boomerang!" takes 6-12 year olds on a 70-minute audio field trip to the
world of big ideas--science, current events, economics, history, poetry,
geography and more.
Jokes, mysteries, music and interviews combine to make this monthly
program a celebration of learning and discovery for kids. A staff of
professionals researches, writes and produces the material, then the
"Boomerang! Kids" present it from a child's perspective, recorded in
their own voices.
Sample "Boomerang!" now. Perfect for a child's iPod, current and
archived issues of "Boomerang!" are available at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.boomkids.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=24252447
9. Hot Tips
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Did you lose your QuickTime Pro registration key? Want to watch a
streaming movie behind a firewall? Thinking about creating a QuickTime
Media Skin? Need some tips for how to add QuickTime content to your web
page?
You can find answers to these questions and more at the QuickTime
Support site.
http://www.apple.com/support/quicktime/
10. iTunes Corner
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This week, the iTunes Music Store in the US and UK unveiled 150 new
iTunes Essentials playlists. Now you can browse three categories of
Essentials: Artist Essentials (Bob Dylan, OutKast, James Brown, etc.),
Genres & History (Motown, Reggae, Folk, etc.) and My Groove (Wedding,
Romance, Workout, etc.).
Each Essential breaks down into four sections: the Basics (biggest, best
and most important songs), Next Step (when you've got the basics
covered), Deep Cuts (go beyond the hits) and Buried Treasures (songs you
may not have heard).
Next time you're at the iTunes Music Store, discover some new Essentials
playlists, like "Motown Classics," "Reggae 101," "Total Workout" and
"Romantic Moods."
Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week--"Every Ship
Must Sail Away" by Blue Merle. Check back every Tuesday for a new free
download.
If you haven't already, download the new version of iTunes
(v4.7.1)--which provides support for iPod shuffle and a number of other
performance enhancements. For Mac and Windows. It's free.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=39311899
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of QuickTime News. Look for your
next issue on January 28.
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