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QuickTime News
May 20, 2005
Volume 7, Issue 10
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In This Issue
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1. Dinosaurs of a Feather
2. Tracks to Watch
3. QuickTime Showcase
4. Movie Trailers
5. DVD Spotlight
6. Get Creative
7. What's On?
8. The Buzz on H.264
9. iTunes Corner
10. Hot Tips
Read today's issue of QuickTime News online at:
http://www.apple.com/enews/currentqissue
1. Dinosaurs of a Feather
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"Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries," the new exhibit at the
American Museum of Natural History in New York, offers a walk-through
re-creation of a 130-million-year-old Chinese forest populated with
previously unseen models of beaked and feathered dinosaurs, dino-eating
mammals and even flying dinosaurs such as Microraptor--a four-winged,
feathered glider.
Museum visitors can experiment with T. rex biomechanics using
interactive animations, created in Maya and Flash and turned into
QuickTime movies, running on dual-processor Power Mac G5 stations.
"We're very happy with the way this stuff runs on the Mac, particularly
with regard to what we can do with QuickTime, in terms of embedding
video into an interactive shell," says Mike Cosaboom, manager of
Interactive exhibits.
One of the biggest visual wows at the exhibit involves a synchronized
three-video-source, three-screen animated projection of an Apatosaurus
morphing out from just bones into layers of muscles, nerves and skin
behind a gleaming 60-foot steel Apatosaurus skeleton that stretches
across the center of the exhibition.
Read more about the project and watch four video clips from the dinosaur
exhibit.
http://www.apple.com/pro/video/naturalhistory/
2. Tracks to Watch
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Gorillaz just released the first single, "Feel Good Inc.," from its
second album, "Demon Days," available in stores on May 24. The "Feel
Good Inc." video reflects a lesson learned by the band: how a palace can
become a prison when the fruits of success turn sour.
You can buy the "Feel Good Inc." single and four video shorts at the
iTunes Music Store.
http://promo.virginrecords.net/artists/gorillaz/quicktime/index.php
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=567072
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Weezer mixes it up with Hugh Hefner, the bunnies and fans at the Playboy
Mansion in the video for "Beverly Hills." Visit the iTunes Music Store
to download the band's new album, "Make Believe," featuring "Beverly
Hills."
http://www.weezer.com/downloads/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=115234
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With celestial strings, the Doves' new single "Snowden" has an
otherworldliness that is unique to this track. Enjoy the video, which
was specially encoded in H.264 for QuickTime 7.
Sample more music from "Some Cities," the Doves' new album, at the
iTunes Music Store.
http://www.emichrysalis.co.uk/players/doves/quicktime/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=627270
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Pay attention. It's time to learn some new belly-rolling moves from
Latin-popstar Shakira in the video for her appropriately titled single
"La Tortura." You can hear more music from Shakira when her new album,
"Fijacion Oral 1," hits stores on June 7.
In the meantime, you can entertain yourself with "La Tortura" and
earlier releases from Shakira at the iTunes Music Store.
http://shakira.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=889327
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Find out how well-known deejays, including DJ Jazzy Jeff, King Britt,
Mocean Worker, DJ Green Lantern and others, remixed Motown classics by
Jackson 5, the Supremes, the Commodores, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson
and others on the newly released "Motown Remixed" album.
http://www.motownremixed.com/qt
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Kelly Osbourne reinvents herself and surprises even her toughest critics
in the black-and-white, Orson Welles-inspired video for her new single,
"One Word." Look for her sophomore effort, "Sleeping in the Nothing," in
stores on May 23. The 10-song album presents an intimate look into the
mind of the young scion of rock royalty and shows what makes her tick.
Want to hear "One Word" remixes? Visit the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunch.asp?vidref=kell011
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=631592
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Hailing from Liverpool, the Dead 60s sound nothing like anything the
city has ever produced. Putting classic songwriting aside, this foursome
brings wired-up punk energy, super heavy reggae grooves and booming dub
echoes to the forefront.
Watch the new video from the Dead 60s, "Riot Radio," from the group's
self-titled album, available on May 31.
http://thedead60s.net
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Best known to the masses for "Boss of Me," their high-voltage theme song
for the hit sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle," They Might Be Giants has built
a loyal and widespread following with the group's literate, humor-laced
and irresistibly catchy alt-skewed pop rock.
Rhino's new retrospective compilation, "A User's Guide to They Might Be
Giants," pulls career-spanning TMBG hits and favorites, including
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" and "Istanbul (not Constantinople)."
Sample more music from TMBG at the iTunes Music Store. Read about the
making of the TMBG documentary "Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns," too.
http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/79540_PartyPlayer.lasso
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=149020
http://www.apple.com/pro/film/schnack/
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A modern homage to classic grooves, "Atlantiquity" features 12 remixes
of soul, funk and jazz classics from the Atlantic vaults, including
music from Sister Sledge, Average White Band and the Spinners. Listen
now.
http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/74643_PartyPlayer.lasso
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Enjoy the visually seducing new video for "Smile Around the Face," taken
from Four Tet's old-school techno-inspired album, "Everything Ecstatic,"
which you can find in stores May 23.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunch.asp?vidref=four002
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As members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and 38 Special, Van Zant has sold millions
of records. The duo just releases its debut entitled "Get Right with
the Man," featuring the smash single "Help Somebody."
If you like the video for "Help Somebody," visit the iTunes Music Store
to hear more music from Van Zant.
http://www.vanzantmusic.com
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=7268664
3. QuickTime Showcase
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Join the Motor Trend crew as they caravan to Tennessee to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette, an American icon. Learn
about the Corvette's past, present and future in a special five-part
interview with Chief Engineer Dave Hill. And, if you like speed, don't
miss the drag race of a twin-turbo Lingenfelter Corvette.
http://www.motortrend.com/multimedia/mtvideo/112_03_corvette/
4. Movie Trailers
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After leading police on a high-speed car chase that results in a massive
pile-up, former sports star Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) is sent to a
maximum security prison run by a corrupt head warden.
When the head warden pits Crewe against the prison's sadistic guards,
Crewe joins forces with jailhouse jokester Caretaker (Chris Rock) to
form a football team to challenge the prison guards.
"The Longest Yard" opens in theaters May 27. Preview the soundtrack,
featuring music from Nelly and Lil' Wayne, at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/the_longest_yard/international/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=62463195
5. DVD Spotlight
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Huey Lewis & the News celebrate two and a half decades of great rockin'
with the release of "Live at 25." Filmed in December 2004 at the Sierra
Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, the DVD features
chart-topping hits and fan favorites. Preview the DVD: watch the
featured performances of "Heart of Rock and Roll," "Power of Love" and
"If This Is It."
"Live at 25" captures Huey Lewis and the News at the peak of their
club-rocking powers. You can download the album, as well as earlier work
from Huey Lewis & the News, at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.rhino.com/retrovid/VideoKeeper.lasso?Artist=Huey%20Lewis&partner=quicktime
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=13793427
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The average episode of "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" is so dense
with jokes that you need a DVD to absorb it all. Lavishly packaged and
crammed with extras, this 13-episode, two-disc set takes you from "Bannon
Custody Battle" to "High Speed Buggy Chase." Volume One special features
include deleted scenes, a live-action opening, a Harvey Birdman movie
trailer, casting what-ifs, pencil test and final animation for "Shaggy
Busted," commentaries and more.
Need a top attorney? Then check out clips from "Harvey Birdman, Attorney
at Law Vol. 1" DVD.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/wb_trailers/home.jsp?settings=true&id=harvey_birdman_del_sc
6. Get Creative
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Use DVD Studio Pro 4 to showcase your HD content with integrated,
scalable H.264 encoding that allows you to fit HD content on DVDs using
existing drives and media. You can create professional-quality DVDs
right away and develop more sophisticated projects as your expertise
grows.
Find out how director Jim Swaffield uses DVD Studio Pro to integrate
bonus content, such as games, music, behind-the-scenes features and
more, into the "Backwoods to Brooklyn" DVD.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/dvdstudiopro/
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/dvdstudiopro/customerstory.html
7. What's On?
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Every small town has a big story. Ed Harris, Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn and Joanne Woodward
lead an all-star cast in "Empire Falls," a two-part HBO miniseries event
based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo.
"Empire Falls" tells the poignant tale of a declining New England town
and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted and influenced by the
Knox River and its vacant mills, class differences and ghosts of the
past.
A powerful and evocative portrait of the beauty and frustrations of
small-town life, "Empire Falls" debuts on HBO Saturday, May 28 (part
one), and Sunday, May 29 (part two).
http://www.hbo.com/films/empirefalls/
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Take a front row seat on the bleachers to see how baseball provides a
view of America's character in "American Spirit," an electronic field
trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum.
Journey back in time to discover a young land as it comes of age in the
villages and towns of 19th century America. Follow the exploration of a
western frontier after an anguishing Civil War to see how natives and
naturalized citizens forge a familiar pastime while learning each
other's customs and cultures.
Enjoy "American Spirit" and other interactive electronic field trips at
the Apple Learning Interchange.
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1001598/
http://www.apple.com/ali/
8. The Buzz on H.264
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In its first few weeks of life, QuickTime 7 for Mac OS X Tiger and
Panther (Windows version coming soon) already has the industry buzzing
about H.264. From the stunning quality of the movies in the new HD
Gallery to the number of positive articles written about the technology,
one thing is for sure--H.264 is the wave of the digital video future and
QuickTime is leading the charge.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/hdgallery/
Hear what people are saying about H.264:
"Sharpening the Picture"--Jonathan Seff, Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tigerquicktime7/index.php
"This H.264 Thing Is Going to Change Everything"--Jeff Harrell
http://www.shapeofdays.com/h264/
"QuickTime 7: HD"--Tom Bridge
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/6964
"H.264 Is Amazing"--Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/6972
9. iTunes Corner
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Want to put a face to your music? Now you can download music videos
available on specially marked singles or albums from artists such as
Dave Matthews Band, Gorillaz, Morcheeba, the Shins, Thievery Corporation
and others. Play back your videos in full screen right from iTunes.
Download iTunes v4.8 to view downloaded music videos.
The iTunes Music Store in the U.S. now offers more than 1.5 million
songs. And it's easier than ever to browse for the music you want to
sample or download. That's because you can now view lists of songs
according to subgenres. Under Rock, for example, you'll find such
subcategories as Modern Rock, Classic Rock, Surfer, etc.
There's also great news for music fans in Switzerland, Sweden, Norway
and Denmark. The iTunes Music Store is now available in those countries.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=60288452
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=567072
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=161916
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=3271784
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=2726532
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week--"Do You Right"
by Kyle Riabko, who has opened shows for John Mayer, Maroon 5 and blues
great Buddy Guy. Check back every Tuesday for a new free download.
If you haven't already, download the newly-released version of iTunes
(v4.8) for Mac and Windows. It's free.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=63429223
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
10. Hot Tips
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Learn from QuickTime experts and consult one-on-one with Apple engineers
at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2005, June 6-10 in San Francisco.
With more than 140 presentations, hands-on sessions and labs to choose
from, WWDC 2005 will provide in-depth information on the latest
QuickTime technology, along with development tips and techniques for
integrating with Apple's award-winning pro applications and optimizing
for Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger."
In between sessions at Moscone West, cruise across the street to the
Apple Store, San Francisco. The store will have special hours just for
WWDC attendees.
http://developer.apple.com/click/qtplayer.html
http://www.apple.com/retail/sanfrancisco
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We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of QuickTime News. Look for your
next issue on June 3.
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