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QuickTime News
November 18, 2005
Volume 7, Issue 23
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In This Issue
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1. iPod + QuickTime Pro
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. iPod + QuickTime Pro
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Now you can put all your music in your pocket and still have room for,
well, practically everything else. You can even watch video podcasts,
music videos, home movies and your favorite TV shows. The new iPod keeps
it all close at hand. Play your movies anytime, anywhere--on the train,
at the office, in the grocery store, in the waiting room.
QuickTime 7 Pro and iTunes 6 are there to help you fill your iPod to the
brim with all your favorite home movies, videos you downloaded from the
Internet, funny clips you received via email and more. Three easy steps
in QuickTime 7 Pro are all it takes to convert your digital videos into
the perfect movies for your new iPod. With QuickTime 7 Pro, itÂ’s also a
piece of cake to edit and create new movies for your iPod.
Check out this tutorial to see how easy it is to make videos for your
new iPod with QuickTime 7 Pro. And watch a special iPod tutorial that
walks you through adding videos to your new iPod, too.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorial/ip_gettingstarted_t12.html
2. Tracks to Watch
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Cyndi Lauper is a girl who just wants to have some fun, as you'll see in
the "Money Changes Everything" video in QuickTime 7. At the iTunes Music
Store, you can download this single and other new material from Cyndi
Lauper's newly-released album, "The Body Acoustic."
http://www.cyndilaupermusic.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=186383
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New Orleans' World Leader Pretend cites R.E.M. (the band's name comes
from an R.E.M song), Radiohead and the rich blues aesthetic of the
group's hometown as influences.
Watch the video "Bang Theory," now in QuickTime 7. You can preview and
buy the band's latest album, "Punches," at the iTunes Music Store.
http://wlpband.com/bang.html
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=51951953
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The White Stripes have done it again with their latest single. Prepare
to rock out with the "Denial Twist" video, featuring Conan O'Brien. You
can discover more music from the Detroit-based duo at the iTunes Music
Store.
http://www.whitestripes.com/video/video.html
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=2456318
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Recorded live at Manchester City Stadium, the new Oasis video, "Let There
Be Love," might bring out your inner "peace-loving hippie." Caution:
don't light your cube wall on fire when you're swaying back and forth in
your office chair with that lighter.
You can find the single on Oasis's double platinum-selling album "Don't
Believe the Truth," available at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/artistfeatures/oasis
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=512633
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For the past six years, the Orange County, California, quartet Thrice
has blazed new trails for heavy music. View in QuickTime 7 the "Image of
the Invisible" video from the band's fourth studio album, "Vheissu."
At the iTunes Music Store, you can download an iTunes version of the new
album featuring a special digital booklet.
http://www.musicmedialink.com/a?t=a1531
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=1663706
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Uniting Nations and Laura More heat things up in the massive club track
"Ai No Corrida." You might break a sweat just watching the video.
You'll find six different edits of "Ai No Corrida" and many other
pop-dance hits from Uniting Nations at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunchnew.asp?vidref=unit003
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=44911111
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As Europe falls under Goldfrapp's musical spell, the pop group
tastefully puts on the dog in its latest video, "Number 1."
http://www.video-c.co.uk/micrositelaunchnew.asp?vidref=gold011
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Interpol delivers breadth of sound and emotion on the "Antics" album.
Like the climactic scene of a classic film, the music builds into a
swirling vortex that suddenly dissolves into a quiet eddy.
Listen to "Antics" now. You can download the special edition version of
the album at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.matadorrecords.com/interpol/antics_se_listening_party.html
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=2960765
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By 1969 the Dead's marathon free-form performances were fundamentally
expanding the known boundaries of rock music. Hear a sampling of classic
1969 Grateful Dead performances compiled on the three-disc "Fillmore
West 1969" set.
Previously unreleased highlights include a mind-bending 55-minute
"Alligator"/"Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" jam, the finally complete
"We Bid You Goodnight" (from Live/Dead) and unearthed performances of
"Dark Star," "St. Stephen," "The Eleven" and "Death Don't Have No
Mercy."
Visit the iTunes Music Store to download more music from the Grateful
Dead.
http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/73193_PartyPlayer.lasso
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=1273063
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Rosario Dawson wants to go "Out Tonight." Enjoy the music video from the
"Rent" soundtrack, which you can download at the iTunes Music Store.
"Rent" opens in theaters November 23.
http://www.rentmoviesoundtrack.com/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=76773422
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/rent/
3. QuickTime Showcase
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The Who fans better set aside half a weekend to watch all seven hours of
"The Who: Tommy and Quadrophenia Live with Special Guests" DVD set. See
the Who play its rock opera masterpieces live with special guests Elton
John, Billy Idol, Phil Collins, Patti LaBelle, Steve Winwood and PJ
Proby.
Extras include brand new exclusive interviews with Pete Townshend and
Roger Daltrey, who comment on the shows in real time, plus photo and
souvenir galleries, an interview with Billy Idol and "The Story Of
Quadrophenia" as told by Aubrey Powell.
Watch a clip from the three-disc set. Visit the iTunes Music Store to
preview more music from the Who.
http://www.rhino.com/retrovid/VideoKeeper.lasso?Artist=The%20Who&partner=quicktime
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=61499
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Peter Gabriel's new two-disc DVD set, "Still Growing Up, Live and
Unwrapped," captures Gabriel live on his 2002 "Growing Up Live" tour and
features performances at small, intimate venues around Europe.
Also featured, "Still Growing Up Unwrapped," a documentary directed by
Anna Gabriel and Hamish Hamilton, explores the world behind the songs.
Extras include exclusive early studio footage and two performances from
Later...With Jools Holland.
Enjoy the live performance of "Sledgehammer." You can hear more Peter
Gabriel tracks at the iTunes Music Store.
http://www.rhino.com/retrovid/VideoKeeper.lasso?Artist=Peter%20Gabriel&partner=quicktime
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=115433
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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," on DVD now.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/wb_trailers/home.jsp?id=ccf_chocolate_dreams_clip1
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=5367371
4. Movie Trailers
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He was a voice of rebellion that changed the face of rock and roll. An
outlaw before today's rebels were born--and an icon no one would ever
forget. He did all this before age 30. And his name was Johnny Cash.
"Walk the Line," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon,
explores the early years of the music legend, an artist who transcended
boundaries to touch people around the globe.
"Walk the Line" opens in theaters today. Visit the iTunes Music Store to
preview the soundtrack.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/walk_the_line/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=92714074&s=143441
5. iTunes Corner
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If you don't already own them, you'll want to buy the "iTunes
Essentials: Johnny Cash" after you see "Walk the Line" in theaters. The
playlist features the Johnny Cash Basics--"Hurt" (a cover of the Nine Inch
Nails' song), "I Walk the Line," "Ring of Fire," "I've Been Everywhere,"
"A Boy Named Sue," "Folsom Prison Blues" and more--as well as many
Deeper Cuts you may have never heard before.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMix?id=40846648&s=143441
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You'll recognize the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week--"Rock &
Roll Queen" by the Subways--from this week's hot episode of "The O.C."
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=93202581&s=143441
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=90234692&s=143441
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
6. Get Creative
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With the holidays just around the corner, it's time to start getting
creative with your holiday gift giving. To help spark your creativity,
the Apple Wish List provides you with gift ideas for friends, family or
coworkers.
Perhaps this year you'd like to stuff someone's stocking with Mac OS X
v10.4 "Tiger," a new iPod, an iPod case, new speakers, Final Cut Studio,
iTunes Music Store gift cards, the "LEGO Star Wars" video game, a Final
Cut Pro how-to book or one of the other great gifts at the Apple Store.
Check out what the Holiday Wish List has to offer. And don't be shy
about dropping some hints for Santa, too.
http://www.apple.com/giftguide/
7. The Buzz on H.264
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QuickTime 7 Pro gives you exceptional flexibility and ease-of-use in
creating H.264 video. Register now for the free online "Capture, Create
and Share Digital Media with QuickTime 7 Pro" seminar to find out more
about creating H.264 video and taking your digital media to the next level
with QuickTime 7 Pro.
You'll learn how to achieve the best results when compressing and
exporting files in H.264. Walk through the optimal settings--frame rate,
data rate, compression type, keyframes and more--for broadband,
Internet, 3G and other delivery. See step by step how to configure and
export multichannel audio using QuickTime 7 Pro.
http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/qt7/apple/index.html
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/
8. Hot Tips
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The gurus at Ripple Training just produced some iPod-friendly video
tutorials delivered to your new iPod. Dubbed as "Ripplecasts," you'll
enjoy these free podcasts featuring QuickTime movie tutorials covering a
range of software- and hardware-related subjects. Don't miss their
latest features: "Automator for the People," "Podcasting 101,"
"Watermarking Using Compressor" and "Watermarking Using Final Cut Pro."
Since its launch in July of 2002, Ripple Training has been the premiere
training destination for users of Apple's Final Cut Pro, Final Cut
Express, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Soundtrack and LiveType.
http://www.rippletraining.com/engine/ripplecasts.html
http://www.apple.com/ipod
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We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of QuickTime News. Look for your
next issue on December 9. Happy Thanksgiving.
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