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QuickTime News
July 15, 2005
Volume 7, Issue 14
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In This Issue
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1. Step Ahead With Audi A3
2. Tracks to Watch
3. QuickTime Showcase
4. Movie Trailers
5. iTunes Corner
6. Get Creative
7. The Buzz on H.264
8. Hot Tips
Read today's issue of QuickTime News online at:
http://www.apple.com/enews/currentqissue
1. Step Ahead With Audi A3
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On May 3, three rising filmmakers set out on a three-week journey from
Los Angeles to New York to document emerging trends in America in high
definition. After three weeks of editing on Apple PowerBooks and Power
Mac G5 computers, each filmmaker submitted his or her distinct story.
Now you can sit back and view "Step Ahead with Audi A3: Personal
Journeys with AFI FEST Filmmakers." Vote on your favorite 15-minute
film. Those who cast a vote for the Peoples Choice winner may register
to win a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend AFI FEST 2005 presented
by Audi.
http://www.audiusa.com/A3
2. Tracks to Watch
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Dido, one of the biggest selling female artists in the UK, just released
her first DVD, "Live at Brixton Academy," featuring 17 live tracks filmed
in high definition. Watch five of her performances ("Here With Me," "See
You When You're 40," "Life for Rent," "Thankyou" and "White Flag") from
her August 2004 concerts at Brixton Academy.
At the iTunes Music Store, you can sample more music from Dido.
http://www.didomusic.com/livedvd/Didoplayer.html
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=20646
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You'll never look at a basketball the same way again after you watch the
Chemical Brothers' video for "The Boxer."
P.S. "The Boxer" makes a nice addition to a workout/gym playlist on your
iPod. Buy the Chemical Brothers' "Push the Button" album at the iTunes
Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunch.asp?vidref=thec030
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=3726283
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On July 13, 1985, the biggest names performed for an audience of more
than 1.5 billion to raise money for the Band Aid trust, which provides
direct hunger relief in Africa.
An estimated 85% of the worlds television sets tuned in to Live Aid,
featuring more than 10 hours of performances from U2, David Bowie, Eric
Clapton, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Sting, the Who, Neil Young, Queen,
Duran Duran and many other artists.
Watch the trailer for the four-disc DVD set.
http://www.rhino.com/retrovid/VideoKeeper.lasso?Artist=live%20aid&partner=QuickTime
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Multi-platinum singer, songwriter, producer and arranger R. Kelly
displays his knack for storytelling in his latest video, "Trapped in the
Closet." At the iTunes Music Store, you can hear more from his new
album, "TP.3 Reloaded."
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunch.asp?vidref=rkel002
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=140083
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Violent Femmes' first-ever DVD release, "Permanent Record--Live &
Otherwise," features a live concert at the Boat House in Norfolk,
Virginia, plus seven music videos and a bonus street performance of
"Kiss Off." Preview three music videos now: "I Held Her in My Arms,"
"Gone Daddy Gone" and "American Music."
The iTunes Music Store offers 10 more Violent Femme albums for your
listening pleasure.
http://www.rhino.com/retrovid/VideoKeeper.lasso?Artist=Violent%20Femmes&partner=quicktime
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=168655
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John Scofield grooves on his guitar while John Mayer, Dr. John, Aaron
Neville, Mavis Staples and other artists pay tribute to Ray Charles on
"That's What I Say."
If you enjoy the album listening party, you can buy "That's What I Say"
and earlier albums from John Scofield at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=n&src=art&pid=11242&fp=qt&pl=59
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=137050
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Soul-folk artist Lizz Wright lures you into her new album, "Dreaming
Wide Awake," with the haunting Delta blues recast of "A Taste of
Honey." You'll come back begging for more after hearing her covers of
"Old Man," originally from Neil Young, and "Get Together," popularized
by the Youngbloods.
Listen to "Dreaming Wide Awake," available at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=n&src=art&pid=11272&fp=qt&pl=59
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=1118712
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Listen to a sampler of "Bloom," the new album from Grammy Award-winning
guitarist Eric Johnson. "Bloom" features 16 new songs running the gamut
from rock and blues to pop and jazz/fusion. If you like what you hear,
you can download "Bloom" at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.favorednations.com/QT.html
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=194697
3. QuickTime Showcase
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Celebrate the iconic film star James Dean with the first DVD set of his
entire motion picture legacy. The release of the set coincides with the
50th anniversary of Dean's death.
"The Complete James Dean Collection" features the DVD debut of "East of
Eden," the two-disc special edition DVDs of both "Rebel Without a Cause"
and "Giant." The DVDs feature previously unseen documentaries,
commentaries, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes segments, screen tests
and more.
Enjoy four clips from the collection.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/wb_trailers/home.jsp?id=jd_coll_east_of_eden
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"Ask Dr. Baden: An Autopsy Special," an all-new edition of HBO's hugely
popular "Autopsy" documentary series, explores two suspicious cases of
death that were brought to HBO's attention as a result of the "Ask Dr.
Baden" interactive component on the "Autopsy" website at hbo.com. After
emailing their stories to the website, several potential subjects were
contacted by HBO, with their cases examined in the trademark "Autopsy"
fashion.
See what to expect on HBO's "Autopsy."
http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/video/index.html
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If you missed the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las
Vegas in April, you can still check out the latest technologies from NAB
2005 in the VideoClix trade show coverage segment. In this
VideoClix-enabled movie, you can click on any of the products shown to
learn more about them.
Pretty cool, huh? Imagine what you could do with VideoClix and your
own video content.
http://www.videoclix.com/showcase.html
4. Movie Trailers
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In the midst of a mid-life crisis, a charismatic Memphis pimp named DJay
(Terrence Dashon Howard) struggles to find his voice and realize his
long-buried dreams. With the support of friends and his "family," DJay
is drawn to create and record his own hip-hop music.
With the impending visit to Memphis of hometown platinum-selling rapper
Skinny Black (Ludacris), DJay has to make one last hustle if he's ever
going to flow.
"Hustle & Flow" opens in theaters July 22. In the meantime, preview the
soundtrack at the iTunes Music Store.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/redirect?url=itms://www.apple.com/moviesxml/s/paramount/1391/index.xml
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=73612322
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A boy from an impoverished family living under the shadow of a giant
chocolate factory, Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) wins a candy bar
contest and gets a tour, along with four other children, of the amazing
Wonka Chocolate Factory run by the eccentric Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp)
and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
Enjoy the Tim Burton interpretation of the Roald Dahl children's classic
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," in theaters now.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/redirect?url=itms://www.apple.com/moviesxml/s/wb/1434/index.xml
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5434147
5. iTunes Corner
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Music fans in 19 countries are clicking their way to 500 million
downloads on the iTunes Music Store. To celebrate this milestone in the
digital music revolution and to thank you for participating, Apple is
giving away an iPod mini and a 50-song iTunes gift card to the iTunes
customer who purchases the winning song at each 100,000 interval.
The person who downloads the 500 millionth song will win the grand
prize--10 iPods of his or her choice to share with family and friends, a
gold 10,000-song iTunes Music Store gift card, 10 additional 50-song
gift cards to go with those iPods and an all-expenses-paid trip for four
to see Coldplay on its world tour. Terms and conditions apply.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/500million/
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Get the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week--"Wires" by South
London foursome Athlete. Check back every Tuesday for a new free
download.
Download iTunes 4.9 for Mac and Windows. It's free.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=74390208
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
6. Get Creative
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If you've always dreamed of producing music videos, your opportunity has
arrived. Put your creative energy to work by making a QuickTime video
for Bob Mould's single "Paralyzed" from his new album, "Body of Song."
Bob Mould will personally choose his favorite video from the
submissions. The winning video will then post on multiple video sites
across the Internet showcasing the producer's talent.
Preview the single now at the iTunes Music Store and learn more about
the "Create a Bob Mould Video Contest."
http://www.yeproc.com/contests/bobmould_vid/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=524371
7. The Buzz on H.264
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H.264--much more than just a pretty face.
For your reading pleasure, the QuickTime team has assembled some
materials that explain why H.264 makes such stunning QuickTime 7 movies.
The H.264 page in the Technologies section of the QuickTime website
features industry information, news and technical resources to help you
learn a great deal more about H.264/AVC.
Check out the H.264 technology page now.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/h264/
8. Hot Tips
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Video compression is a method of shrinking enormous image and audio data
files for fast transmission without significant loss of quality. It's
the magic behind digital TV, video conferencing, DVDs and Internet
radio. Want to learn more about video compression?
After reading "A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression: From
Sprockets and Rasters to Macro Blocks" by Cliff Wootton, you'll know how
to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any
platform--including streaming to the Internet, broadcast on-air, storing
in PVRs, burning onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivering by broadband and
viewing in kiosk applications, PDA devices or mobile phones.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0240806301/qid=1121124126/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/103-3588447-8042264?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
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We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of QuickTime News. Look for your
next issue on July 29.
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