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QuickTime News
October 21, 2005
Volume 7, Issue 21
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In This Issue
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1. The New iPod: 15,000 Songs. 25,000 Photos. 150 Hours of Video.
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. The New iPod: 15,000 Songs. 25,000 Photos. 150 Hours of Video.
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Last week at a special event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new iPod
that features a gorgeous 2.5-inch color screen, can display album
artwork and photos, as well as play stunning video including music
videos, video podcasts, home movies and television shows. The new iPod
holds up to 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos or more than 150 hours of video.
Also announced, iTunes 6--the next generation of the world's most
popular music jukebox and online music store--lets fans purchase and
download 2,000+ music videos and six short films from Academy
Award-winning Pixar Animation Studios for just $1.99 each. Customers can
also now purchase and download some of their favorite television shows
from iTunes the day after they air on TV.
Watch the special event webcast now. Check out "Hot Tips" to find out
how you can use QuickTime 7 Pro to convert your digital videos into
perfect movies for playback on your new iPod.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/specialeventoct05/index.html
2. Tracks to Watch
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Check out the iTunes Exclusive first-ever video album with the Brazilian
Girls, captured live on September 14, 2005 in New York City. The
five-track album includes audio and video tracks, including the hit song
"Don't Stop," the new tune "Jique" and more.
On your new iPod, you'll definitely want the five videos from this
intoxicating concert. Preview the album now along with earlier releases
from the Brazilian Girls at the iTunes Music Store.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=81761014
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=5008989
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British pop-metal group Feeder just released the video for its latest
single, "Shatter," available on the soundtrack for "Night Watch (Nochnoi
Dozer)." Enjoy the video and preview earlier albums from Feeder at the
iTunes Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunchnew.asp?vidref=feed009
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/redirect?url=itms://www.apple.com/moviesxml/s/fox_searchlight/nightwatchnochnoidozor/index.xml
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=158574
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On her new album, "Hope and Desire," Susan Tedeschi lends her bluesy and
soulful voice to a mix of legendary covers, including songs from Ray
Charles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway
and Fontella Bass.
Listen to "Hope and Desire," which you can download at the iTunes Music
Store.
http://vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=n&src=art&pid=11346&fp=qt
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=217132
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"The Best of George Benson Live" gives audiences a taste of everything
that made George Benson an internationally sought after jazz performer.
Kick back and let him entertain you with the 10-track album, featuring
"On Broadway," "Give Me the Night," "Turn Your Love Around" and many
other great hits.
At the iTunes Music Store, you can buy this album and preview more than
40 more albums by George Benson.
http://vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?pid=11345&fp=qt
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=76468
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Put on your dancing shoes. Simply Red's Latin-flavored single "Perfect
Love" is guaranteed to get you moving, while you might want to save the
classic "Holding Back the Years" for a slow dance. "Simplified," the new
album from Simply Red, features stripped down versions of classic Simply
Red alongside fresh new songs.
Sample two hot remixes of "Perfect Love" from "Simplified" at the iTunes
Music Store.
http://vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=n&src=art&pid=11383&fp=qt
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=163002
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Talking Heads fans, tune in. Just released, the first complete Talking
Heads catalog features all eight studio albums, expanded and remastered
as two-sided DualDiscs featuring audiophile DVD-A sound, rare and
previously unreleased material, as well as video tracks.
Listen to the "DualDisc Brick," featuring "Once in a Lifetime," "Burning
Down the House," "Take Me to the River," "And She Was," "Wild Wild Life"
and more hits. You can also buy these Talking Heads singles at the
iTunes Music Store.
http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/74722_PartyPlayer.lasso
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=155546
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With "Thank You Shirl-ee May (A Love Story)," his third release, Shawn
Amos chronicles the career of his mother, a club singer in the 1960s.
Amos discovered his mother's professional life as Shirl-ee May only
after her suicide in July 2003.
Featuring veteran heavyweights such as Ray Parker, Jr., Gregg Bissonette
and Chuck Findley, "Thank You Shirl-ee May" contains new songs
influenced by various sounds of 1960s American music: from Brill
Building pop to old school country to gospel tinged jazz.
Listen to the album now. If you like what you hear, you can download
the album at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.shawnamos.com/quicktime/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=5576839
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R&B master Will Downing creates a romantic symphony by blending his
sensual baritone voice with modern soul hits on "Soul Symphony." Enjoy
the listening party for the album. Visit the iTunes Music Store where
you can read new reviews about the album, as well as download it.
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=n&src=art&pid=11348&fp=qt
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=118658
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On her previous album, "The Rub," Annie Hayden moved beyond her
indie-rock background with her former band, Spent, to compose and record
her solo debut. Now on "The Enemy of Love," Hayden has truly come into
her own, stripping away all the indie-rock conventions to achieve a
sound that distinguishes her songwriting and musical talents.
Sample "The Enemy of Love," available at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.mergerecords.com/quicktime/anniehayden/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=5613517
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When asked what he counts as "paradise," Stereo MCs member Nick Hallam
tells musicOHM.com, "It's where we live, just down the road. And it's
saying, 'Stop sitting around moaning about everything, don't dream about
winning the lottery or what you're gonna do when you retire. Live for
the moment, live for what's happening now.'"
Check out the new "Paradise" video from Stereo MCs. Like what you hear?
Download the "Paradise" album and the "Paradise" remix EP at the iTunes
Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunchnew.asp?vidref=ster010
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=54525061
3. QuickTime Showcase
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Who hasn't heard of Warren Miller?
Almost everyone who's ever strapped on skis or snowboards has seen a
Warren Miller film, usually in a rock concert atmosphere. Every year
since 1949, Warren Miller has been chronicling the adrenaline-filled
action of skiers and snowboarders pushing their boundaries over
magnificent white scenery all over the world.
Now it's the company's turn to push its own boundaries. Its newest film,
"Higher Ground," brings skiing and snowboarding to life in the country's
first-ever high-definition film tour.
Produced on a Power Mac G5 in Final Cut Pro, "Higher Ground"
captures--in stunning HD breadth and color--BASE jumper Dave Barlia in a
winged suit flying 10 feet off the ground, at 130 miles per hour, over
the slopes of Chamonix, France; Olympic Gold Medal favorite Jeremy Bloom
heli-skiing in British Columbia's wild back country; legendary athletes
such as Jeremy Nobis and Seth Morrison; Ski-BASE jumping innovator Shane
McConkey; the sport's hot-dogging icon, Glen Plake; and up-and-coming
stars such as five-year-old Bridger Gile.
Read more about "Higher Ground" and watch the high-definition trailer in
the QuickTime HD Gallery (QuickTime 7 required).
http://www.apple.com/pro/video/warrenmiller/
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/higherground.html
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
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"Getting to know people first involves an encounter; the more unusual
the encounter, the more wonderful the experience"--Jean Paul Gaultier
"Chance Encounters" takes you on a journey into the creative world of
JeanPaulGaultier.com, featuring worldwide leading artists. Don't miss
the groundbreaking manga film "The Fragrance Alchemist" telling the
story of a child creating the perfume of his dreams. How the story goes
is up to you. The Manga Maker allows you to personalize the film and
share the completed version with friends.
http://g2.jeanpaulgaultier.com/
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NOVA turns its lens on the timeliest developments and most intriguing
personalities in science and technology in "scienceNOW," the new
magazine series airing five times a year.
Check out the cutting-edge science stories from NOVA, including new
segments on hydrogen fuel cell cars, the brilliant mathematician
brothers Chudnovsky, RNAi molecule discoveries in petunias, moving
glaciers and global warming, conundrums and more.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/watch/q050726.html
4. Movie Trailers
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Popular Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz (Nicolas Cage) has a shot at the
big time when a national morning television show calls him for an
audition.
Professionally, Dave is on the top of the world, but his personal life
is in complete disarray. Dave's painful divorce, his dad's illness and
trouble with his kids have him poised on the knife's edge between
stability and disaster. The harder he tries to control events, the more
he finds life, like the weather, is completely unpredictable.
Can he get it together? Find out when "The Weather Man" opens in
theaters October 28.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/redirect?url=itms://www.apple.com/moviesxml/s/paramount/theweatherman/index.xml
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Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) was once a great horseman whose gifts as a
trainer were now being wasted on making other men's fortunes. Sonya was
a great horse whose promising future on the racetrack was suddenly cut
short by a career-ending broken leg.
Considered as good as dead by her owner, who also happens to be Ben's
boss, Sonya is given to Ben as severance pay, along with his walking
papers. Now, it will take the unwavering faith and determination of
Ben's young daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning), to bring these two damaged
souls together in a quest for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the
Breeders' Cup Classic.
Catch "Dreamer" in theaters today. Read how the movie's editing team
used Final Cut Pro on Macs and an HD workflow to edit the movie.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/redirect?url=itms://www.apple.com/moviesxml/s/dreamworks/dreamer/index.xml
http://www.apple.com/pro/film/plotkin/
5. iTunes Corner
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If you missed this week's episodes of "Lost" or "Desperate Housewives,"
you can stop desperately looking for someone who recorded it. For just
$1.99 an episode, you can now download your favorite ABC and Disney
shows commercial-free from the iTunes Music Store.
Buy it at the iTunes Music Store, open 24-7. Watch it immediately on
your Mac or PC. Bring it with you on your new iPod. It's that simple.
The iTunes Music Store also offers more than 2,000 high-quality music
videos and six short films from Academy Award-winning Pixar Animation
Studios. Take a peek now.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=pageTVShows
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/com.apple.jingle.app.store.DirectAction/viewAllVideos
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewStudio?id=81758682
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Get the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week--"Right Here" by
Little Brother, Median & Symbolyc One & Illlmind. Check back every
Tuesday for a new free download.
Download iTunes 6 for Mac OS X or Windows. It's free.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=82933400&s=143441
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
6. Get Creative
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WorldClips Stock Footage recently announced the official launch of the
direct download capability on its royalty-free video clips and stock
stills. Full-resolution NTSC QuickTime video clips from 43 world
locations are now available for online purchase, with many more
locations to be added during the next few weeks. Over time, WorldClips
plans on also offering a collection of HD video clips as well as the
entire stock stills library.
http://www.worldclips-stock-footage.com
7. The Buzz on H.264
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For professional encoding projects, check out the latest version of
Compression Master from Popwire. The new version of this application for
Mac OS X supports some of the latest technologies for making great
looking H.264 Video for QuickTime 7 and the new iPods.
Developed from scratch in native Mac OS X code and leveraging years of
expertise in video and audio processing, Popwire's codecs are blazingly
fast, while delivering unsurpassed quality.
http://www.popwire.com/popwire_news.php?id=108
8. Hot Tips
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Unlock your video potential. With the new iPod and iTunes 6, you can
bring your digital videos everywhere you go. Fill your iPod to the brim
with home movies, video podcasts and more. QuickTime 7 Pro is the key to
converting your digital videos into perfect movies for playback on your
new iPod. And with QuickTime 7 Pro, it's a piece of cake to create
all-new movies and video podcasts for your iPod.
Learn more.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html
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Do you use Mac OS X and want to export a batch of movies for your new
iPod? Let the computer do the grunt work for you. Using Export for iPod
v1.0, you can export an "iPod-ready" version of the movie files passed
from a previous action. No need to manually export each one by hand.
http://automator.us/downloads.html#1012
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We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of QuickTime News. Look for your
next issue on November 4.
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