Apple's Cease-and-Desist Letter Wins Tablet Prize

Silicon Valley's ValleyWag offered cash for evidence of Apple, Inc.'s tablet computer, but instead got a cease-and-desist letter from Apple's lawyer. Aha! ValleyWag said, the letter "proves" the tablet exists and sent Apple's lawyer a prize that includes "fabulous" steak knives. But Apple may not think the joke funny, and it could sue.


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Lynda.com Apple Motion 3 Essential Training Win/Mac

The real-time engine in Motion 3, a component of Apple's Final Cut Studio 2, gives motion graphics designers the freedom to continually experiment and adjust while they work. Ian Robinson explores how to get the most from this unique application, while also sharing his own essential motion graphics techniques. Along with teaching the fundamentals of video and audio work, he looks at Motion 3's new 3D tools in depth. Ian demonstrates the use of behaviors to create organic movement in particle systems and camera moves without keyframes. He also discusses effective integration with the other Final Cut Studio applications, and much more. Example files accompany the course.

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Kelby Training - Going Deeper Into Apple Motion

Richard Harrington shows you the vital intermediate level features found in Apple Motion. From filters and key frames, to particles and gestures, this comprehensive training allows users to easily take the next steps and master Apple Motion.

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Apple files patents to manage home energy

Apple helps you manage your music and video files. Why not your home energy, too?


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Lynda.com - Apple Color 1.5 Essential Training

In Color 1.5 Essential Training, colorist Robbie Carman details how to use Final Cut Studio's dedicated color grading application to stylize projects and improve their look. Robbie explains the principles of color grading, discusses the color wheel and tonal range, and decodes color terminology for new users. He shows how to prepare a Final Cut Pro project before sending it to color and how to use video scopes to evaluate a clip while making corrections. He provides information for new Color users as well as experienced colorists looking for what's new in this release. Exercise files accompany this course.

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Acting as comprehensive Mac video converter, Xilisoft Video Converter for Mac can be Mac users' dream tool to convert among multiform video and audio files like AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, H.264/AVC, MOV, MP2, MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, M4A, WAV and AC3. Also batch capturing pictures from videos and creating video from pictures are both available.

The output videos and audios can be put on PSP, PS3, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox, Zune, mobile phone or other popular digital devices for your enjoyment. Furthermore, you can merge/clip/split/crop videos, add watermark, apply artistic effect, etc. to perfect output files. Just get video converted in your way with Xilisoft Video Converter for Mac.

* Convert between all popular videos, supporting High-Definition video
* Extract audio from video, and convert between audio formats
* Convert videos and audios for iPod, PSP, iPhone, mobile phone, etc.
* Batch capture pictures from video, and create video from photos

SoundConverter is an application for batch converting sound files between formats. Just set the options and drag in files or folders to convert. The OSX version is free for files under 500K and $14 for a license. The Windows version is free for many popular formats and has a 14 day free trial. Tags are supported for ape, flac, ogg, mpc, mpeg, mp2, mp3, tta, and wv files.

Supports aif, wav, mp2, mp3, mp4, ogg, flac, ape, shn, m4a formats and many more.

Tired of the slow performance and limited output in AudialHub? Try Soundconverter. What took 45 min in AudialHub took under 15 min in this app.

SoundConverter is an application for batch converting sound files between formats.
Just set the options and drag in files or folders to convert.

Input formats: 4xm, 8svx, ac3, aif, aifc, aiff, al, ape, au, auto, avi, avr, caf, cdr, cvs, dat, dv, fap, ffm, flac, gsm, h263, h264, hcom, ircam, kmp, ksf, la, lu, m4v, mat, mat4, mat5, maud, mov, mp2, mp3, mpc, mpeg, mpegts, nist, nul, ogg, paf, prc, pvf, raw, redir, rtp, rtsp, s16be, s16le, s8, sb, scm, sd2, sdp, sf, sffd, shn, sl, smp, snd, sndt, sph, svx, sw, tta, txw, u16be, u16le, u8, ub, ul, uw, vms, voc, vorbis, vox, w64, wav, wve, xi

Output formats: 8svx, aac, ac3, aif, aifc, aiff, al, ape, au, auto, avr, caf, cdr, crc, cvs, dat, dv, fap, ffm, flac, gsm, h263, h264, hcom, ircam, la, lu, m4v, mat, mat4, mat5, maud, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpegts, nist, nul, ogg, paf, prc, pvf, raw, rtp, s16be, s16le, s8, sb, sd2, sf, shn, sl, smp, snd, sndt, sph, svx, sw, swf, tta, txw, u16be, u16le, u8, ub, ul, uw, vcd, vms, vob, voc, vorbis, vox, w64, wav, wve, xi


Swift 3D software for conversion of 3D in Flash / vetornuyu schedule. In addition to the conversion application that enables developers to quickly and easily create high quality 3D animations and scenes for use in Adobe Flash, Papervision3D, and other multimedia applications. The program is a powerful and easy-to-use solution that provides high-quality results and a wide range of options at a reasonable price. Is the only program that is directly integrated with Adobe Flash, with the Swift 3D File Importer and SmartLayer Technology, and providing unrivaled vector rendering quality and style options. A set of tools and interface programs allow each to quickly create 3D-content. With the new export Papervision3D, the program represents a new area of possibilities of 3D in Flash.
Swift 3D has a particular role - is an application for a vector of three-dimensional modeling, animation and rendering. Basically Swift 3D is addressed to Web-designers who use Flash technology to create multimedia materials in the format rich-media, and therefore set its functionality is aimed at creating animated scenes. Since the three-dimensional animation on the Internet (and especially in format Flash) is a frame process modeling tools and animation Swift 3D provides the user only the most essential features. Each element of the interface and the mechanism of Swift 3D visualization is used to accelerate and facilitate the process of creating three-dimensional graphics for Flash.

Features:
• Ability to export to the Papervision3D format
• Import and visualization of transparent textures
• orthographic projection
• Improved user interface
• New controls make it easy to work with keyframes
• Built-in optimization can reduce the file size by 50% or more.

New in Electric Rain Swift 3D v6.0.897:
* Boolean Operations Support
* 5X Faster Raster Rendering Speed
* New Texture Mapper
* Multiprocessor Support (5X Faster)
* Papervision3D v2 Support
* Background Image Tracing
* Extrusion & Lathe Editor Multi-Path Support - Draw multiple unique paths
* Clone & Arrays Support
* Bump Map Texture Support
* Soft Shadow Support
* Enhanced Camera Controls
* Expanded User Preferences

OS: Windows All
Language: English



ZippyRippy is a new program developed with one goal in mind, ripping DVD media for use on personal devices. ZippyRippy is set apart by the idea that DVD conversion should be automatic without the need to endlessly tweak controls.

If a DVD with a valid VIDEO_TS folder is detected when ZippyRippy is launched, it will start going into action based on previously established preferences.

Create an .iso disk image of the DVD for archiving or backup.
Convert for all Apple devices including: iPod, iPhone/iPod touch, AppleTV.
Rip the main feature of a DVD squeeze itself to a standard 4.3 GB DVD. This is also handy to skip menus and previews on most DVD’s.
h.264 mpeg4 encoding option, great for AppleTV
Set it up to launch when a video DVD is inserted into the drive for automatic ripping and encoding.

ZippyConverterJust like ZippyRippy brings easy DVD ripping to the Mac, ZippyConverter brings no-nonsense video and audio conversion to the masses. No need to figure out how to use Handbrake with it’s endless settings. ZippyConverter has as simple interface where you can drap and drop files to the window for simple and easy organization of files.

Main Features
Convert most common video and audio formats for use on iPod, iPhone, AppeTV, Xbox 360, PSP, DV,MP4, MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV.
H.264 and 2 Pass encoding available.
Download direct URL’s from the web or download YouTube Video’s and convert them as desired.
Want more flexibility, clicking the Advanced toolbar item will allow you to change frame rate, frame size, bitrate, output file size, audio bitrate, stereo or mono track, aspect ratio, NTSC or PAL for DV and DVD and so on.
Build and burn your own DVD’s using files from your drive or let ZippyConverter download web content directly within the app for easy DVD building from YouTube clips.
Rip audio from Video files, just put a video file in the main window, select one of the audio presets and BAM, you’ve got yourself an audio file of your favorite videos.
ZippyConverter can also combine files together. Combine a bunch of MP3 files together for AudioBooks. You can even take different tracks or chapters from your favorite DVD’s and combine them into one file or even another DVD all with a few clicks or combine YouTube or clips from the web together into one file.

With ScreenFlow screencasting software, you can capture the contents of your entire desktop at the same time as your video camera, microphone and computer's audio. Sophisticated editing tools allow you to create incredible screencasts in no time.The finished result is a QuickTime or Windows Media movie, ready for publishing to your website or blog.


Movine is a simple and powerfull video converter to use with all your devices. It has been build to be the easiest tool, more than the most universal. Simple and cute, just another sweet candy you can offer to your Mac !

iDive is a digital video shoebox...for your DV tapes and now for all your QuickTime movies.
It will turn any assortment of disorganised video files into an instantly accessible catalog. Finding a clip hidden amongst hours of footage will never again be a problem.

Intuitive concepts such as people, places, events can be dragged and dropped onto your footage to simply, and quickly annotate your shots. A stunning visual timeline gives you that extra perspective on time and allows instant selections based on capture dates.

Featuring extensive export capabilities, iDive is designed to become your DV editing application's best friend, by offering easy navigation, innovative visualization and turbo-charged search facilities.

ColorEyes Display Pro is one of the most powerful profiling tools on the market today and gives users unrivaled precision. The software works with most colorimeters and spectrophotometers on the market today, meaning users can simply upgrade their current software rather than purchasing additional hardware. And, with the addition of support for Apple monitors, ColorEyes Display Pro fits into virtually any workflow.

Cheetah3D is a lean, fast, and elegant 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package with an easy learning curve. It was written from ground up in Cocoa and offers many powerful tools like subdivision surface modelling, joint based character animation system, morph targets, UV unwrapping, texture painting, PDF import, HDRI, radiosity, renderings, etc. The possibility to extend Cheetah3D with JavaScripts and support for many common file formats rounds out its feature set.

Mac Os Software Library - Part 1

VMware Fusion 3 is packed with more than 50 new features and enhancements
Optimized for Snow Leopard
Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Snow Leopard kernels
New 64-bit native core engine leverages power of 64-bit Snow Leopard
Leverage K64 kernel performance improvements for reduced overhead
Leverage Snow Leopard changes for optimized disk and graphics performance
Main features of Fusion:
* Support for 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems including all versions of Windows (from 3.11), the most common Linux distributions and Solaris.
* Submission of multiple virtual processors in a virtual machine.
* Full support for high-speed interface USB 2.0.
* Drag & Drop files between the host and guest operating system (including Linux-system) and the possibility of creating shared folders with the host OS
* The ability to create snapshots of virtual machine ( "snapshots").
* Ability to display Windows-based applications like windows in the host system, Mac OS (code name of this mechanism Unity-analog functions Coherence in Parallels Desktop).
* Displays battery life in Windows guest operating system when working on laptops (very handy feature in full screen mode).
* Support for the mechanism of Boot Camp, which lets you run Windows from the relevant section directly.
* Ability to play 3D-games for Windows with support for DirectX9.0 ShaderModel 2 3D
* Wide possibilities for setting up networking, including support for connections AirPort / Wi-Fi. Each virtual machine can have up to ten virtual network adapters.
* Support for up to 16 GB of RAM of the host system, with a single virtual machine can be allocated up to 8 GB of memory (64-bit guest system).

What's New in VMware Fusion 3 - (October 27, 2009)

Effortless Migration from Windows PCs to Mac
Integrated Migration Assistant helps you move your entire PC to a virtual machine on your Mac in a few simple steps
Connect your PC to your Mac with a simple Ethernet cable - no additional setup required
Automatically discover your Windows PC on the same network as your Mac using Apple's Bonjour technology
Works just like Apple's Migration Assistant on the Mac

Ultimate Experience for Windows 7 Guests
Support for Windows Easy Install
First virtualization product to support Windows Aero, including Flip 3D and Aero Peek
Support for DirectX 9.0EX with OpenGL 1.4 with new WDDM graphics driver
Support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 on Boot Camp partitions

3D Graphics Now Supports More Applications and Games
Support for Windows Aero with WDDM driver for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 support for Windows virtual machines
OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows XP virtual machines

Performance. Finely Tuned.
New 64-bit native core engine maximizes overall performance for all Macs with 64-bit processors. Works on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard
Full support for 4-way SMP
Virtual SMP is now multi-core aware, providing multi-core CPUs to your virtual machines. This allows Home and Starter versions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 to use all enabled virtual processors instead of being limited to two.
Greatly reduced memory usage when using all Windows Vista and Windows 7 virtual machines. (Applies to Windows XP VMs created in VMware Fusion 3)
Improved 2D drawing and interactive performance in Unity, single window, and full screen views
Faster typing in Windows applications within Unity view
Improved responsiveness of remapped keyboard shortcuts
Faster disk and graphics performance on Snow Leopard host
Multiple-display full screen view with much better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.

Unity More Mac-Like Than Ever
Leave the "Start Menu" behind with the new "Always-on" Applications Menu
Search for Windows apps like Mac apps
Use a hot key to bring up the Applications Menu at any time
Find and launch Windows apps even if Fusion isn't running and they will launch Fusion automatically for you.
Pin favorite Windows apps to the Application menu in any order you choose
Access recently opened documents by Windows applications
Access Computer, Documents, Control Panel, Run, and Power Commands
Control your virtual machine while in Unity including hardware settings and power states from Applications menu
Windows applications work more like Mac applications
Work with application-specific Exposé and Dock Exposé for a specific Windows app.
Use "command tilde" ( `) to switch between multiple open documents in a Windows application
Quit a specific Windows app with "command Q"
Access to Windows taskbar tray items in Unity view in the Mac menu bar.
Run 3D games and play 1080p video in Unity view.
Preview window allows you to monitor your virtual machine desktop and resize the window, even in Unity view.

Virtual Machine Library
Redesigned to make actions more discoverable
Home pane is an easy to use launching point what you need to do:
Install guest operating systems
Migrate physical PCs
Use a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine
Download a Windows trial virtual machine
Easily find and import virtual machines that were created by Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac.
Live view makes it easy to see what is happening in your VMs and easily switch between all VMs for a quick status
Much faster to open when multiple virtual machines are in the Virtual Machine Library

Full Screen View Improvements
New Full Screen view menu bar gives you full control of your virtual machine, including choosing when the menu bar appears in Full Screen view.
Move the full screen view menu bar to any side of the screen to avoid blocking guest user interface elements such as taskbars in Windows, the desktop menu in Linux, or the menu bar in Mac OS X Server guests.
Smooth animated transition when entering and exiting Full Screen view.

User Interface Refinements
Redesigned menus make commands more logically organized
Integrated status in virtual machine window works better with Spaces
Cancel resume in case you resumed by mistake
Live, smooth resize when resizing a virtual machine window.
Live view in the Virtual Machine settings window gives
Access the Virtual Machine Library from the VMware Fusion Dock icon.

Try Windows for Free
Download and import free Windows trials from Microsoft to try Windows before you buy with VHD Test Drive support.

Automatic Updates
Built-in software updater that automatically checks, downloads, and installs VMware Fusion updates.

Multiple Display Improvements
Multiple-display Full Screen view with better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.

Shared Folders and Mirrored Folders Improvements
Automatically hide common hidden Windows files in a shared folder, for example, Thumbs.db, $ RECYCLE.BIN, and so on.
Open Microsoft Outlook attachments with Mac applications.
Improved compatibility with third-party applications including Windows Live Writer, Office 2007, and more.

Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop Improvements
Copy and paste images between a Windows or Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
Copy and paste formatted text (RTF) between a Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
Drag Microsoft Outlook attachments from a Windows virtual machine to the Mac.
Drag files in a virtual machine directly onto Mac applications in the dock.

Full Support for Mac OS X Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server as Guests
Mac OS X 10.5 Server Guests now full supported
Support for Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard virtual machines running the 64-bit kernel (K64), even on Macs that can't boot into the K64 kernel
New virtual EFI provides maximum compatibility with Mac OS X Server and provides more Mac like experience.

Keyboard Improvements
Automatically recognizes European keyboards. Sending keys like @, (,), and others to Windows works just like it does on the Mac.
Improved responsiveness with remapped keyboard shortcuts

Virtual Hard Disk Improvements
Mount a suspended virtual machine's virtual disks as read-only Mac volumes.

Networking Improvements
Select a specific network adapter for bridged networking
Support for IPv6 in bridged networking
Override the Ethernet MAC address of the virtual adapter on the UI

Shared Smart Card
Access supported CAC or PIV smart cards from the Mac and a Windows virtual machine at the same time

Remote Management
Manage your virtual machines remotely without installing software into the virtual machine by leveraging VMware Fusion's built in VNC server. Manage using the VNC client you choose

Select Startup Device
Like the Mac's Startup Disk, choose the bootable device for your virtual machine in an easy graphical interface

Interface: English
Operating system: Intel Mac, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or better



PhotoStyler is light, quick and simple photo enchancer designed to make digital photos looks like analog, styled pictures. Old tattered sepia images with scratches, 30-th like photos, famous and incredibly popular polaroid pictures – you can choose new style for you digital photos. PhotoStyler is also ideal for both styling poor-quality images took with phone cameras and good pictures of high-end photo cameras.



Anime Studio Pro 6

The all-in-one animation tool for professionals and digital artists! Anime Studio Pro 6 is perfect for professionals looking for a more efficient alternative to tedious frame-by-frame detailing when creating quality animations.

With an intuitive interface loaded with pre-rigged characters and additional content, Anime Studio Pro delivers advanced animation tools and effects to speed up your workflow. Anime studio combines cutting-edge features with powerful technology to deliver the most unique animation program for digital artists.Resize your images with no loss in quality using Anime Studio's vector-based layer system. Also, using the bone rigging system you can add a skeleton to any image by simple point and click, then bring it to life!

Create Professional Animations
With powerful vector based drawing tools and the ability to import scanned drawings and images, you can create your own characters and objects in Anime Studio Pro 6.

Integrated Lip Synching Lip-Synching is now possible with the integration of the powerful AST Production Synch libraries, giving you versatility and accurate lip and mouth movements.

Unlimited Professional Output - Output to formats including TSC/PAL D1/DV Standard and Widescreen; HDV and HDTV 780p and 1080p; AVI, MOV, Flash and more.

Powerful Animation and Creation Tools - Improved bone-rigging and drawing tools make character creation and animation easier than ever. Save time with the new Auto weld and path-close features, vastly improved text and Adobe Illustrator import, and improved vector-based drawing tools.

Advanced Compositing - Anime Studio's new Sequencer makes it easy to visually arrange and edit all project components.
Add multiple soundtracks and sound effects, composite video,images and animation and pan audio

RealVue3D is an innovative and powerful communication tool for Designers, Printers and Publishers. It generates an interactive and collaborative digital proof that simulates all aspects of a printed publication.

The traditional concept selection and approval processes can be time intensive and the output difficult to visualise in 2D format. RealVue3D will speed things up and provide instant gratification, allowing clients to request any changes or approve the job faster.

RealVue3D lets:
Designers – experiment with a multitude of creative concepts, effects, folds and print finishes.

Printers – can use RealVue3D to showcase and up-sell advanced finishing, cut-outs and folds!

Publishers – can create and test multiple variants of important book or magazine covers and advertising spreads before committing to print.

At the touch of a few buttons RealVue3D can:

Save you time and costs by:
turning your 2D design concepts into a virtual 3D reality
eliminating the need for paper mock-ups
streamlining the approval and communication process
removing intermediate proofing stages
enjoying fast concept selection by clients

Help you win more business by:
adding 3D simulations to your sales pitch and giving your creative concepts the wow factor!
allowing prospects to interact with your design concepts
sharing your RealVue3D simulations via e-mail or on-line for collaborative approval

Add more value to your designs and reduce environmental impact by:
simulating print finishing effects not achievable without going to press such as embossing, metallic foils and cut outs
reducing paper, ink and transportation usage

Features:
Automatically convert 2D PDF to interactive 3D simulations
E-mail RealVue3D simulations to your clients
Automatic HTML creation for easy upload and interaction on any web page
NEW to V4! Annotation and mark-up tools enable you to collaborate with your clients and colleagues on the design and approval of your creations
Showcase multiple concepts in the unique RealVue3D carousel
Add your own logos and branding to personalise your RealVue3D simulations
Control paper thickness and finish (gloss/matt) page by page
Design and simulate complex folds – bi-folds, tri-folds, gate folds etc.
Spot varnish simulation page by page
Automatically manage printers’ and readers’ spreads
Split Editor feature to create variable page sizes
Incredible Special Effects to simulate complex print finishes
Embossing and deboss
Metallic foils – Gold, Silver, Bronze and custom colours
Iridescent inks
Cut-outs and cut-ins
Paper texture and colour
Mask Editor – Import & export masks from or to other image editing applications

Introducing Knoll 3D Flare (Beta), a new free set of tools that allows you to easily create Knoll Lens Flares in After Effects 3D space. This add-on for Knoll Light Factory (2.5) in After Effects includes fantastic features like Edge flare-ups, color linking, Z-depth intensity, and full 3D obscuration.



* 3D Camera Aware: Link a lens flares to a 3D Light's XYZ position.
* Z-Depth: Distance of flare from camera effects flare's intensity.
* Color Linking: Light color effects flare color.
* Intensity Linking: Light intensity effects flare's intensity.
* Multiple Lights: Apply to every light in your comp.
* World Scale: Control the amount of flare scaling relative to a light's distance from the camera
* Edge Flareup: As flares near the edge of the comp they automatically brighten and flareup replicating natural lens phenomena.
* Full 3D Obscuration: All 3D layers in your composition can be used to obscure the flare. As the 3D light travels behind a layer, the flare dims and goes out.
* Full RGB Obscuration: As the flare passes behind one or many semi-transparent layers, it mixes the layer colors into the flare.

System Requirements: Adobe After Effects (CS3, CS4) + Knoll Light Factory Pro 2.5

Tri-BACKUP is a backup utility that automatically saves your data (from a single folder to an entire disk), synchronize folders, and creates and maintains bootable copy of your disk.

Multiples modes: copy, backup, synchronize, remove, compress, compare, etc.
Different backup modes: Evolutive (saves successive versions of each document), Mirror (identical copy), Incremental partial backup, Disk Copy, etc.
Programmed Actions executed in background, with automatic scheduling.
Immediate Actions to precisely control what must be copied, deleted,or modified.
Automatic mount of remote volumes.
And much more.

Art Text is an application to create high quality headings, web site graphics, buttons, logos and icons. Multi layer support turns Art Text into flexible tool to create complex graphics for web and print materials. Template Gallery provides over 300 ready made buttons, headings, logos and icons.

Key Features:
300+ editable button, heading, logo and icon templates;
Over 100 pre-designed styles to get you started;
Collection of 600 vector icons;
Over 245 shading materials provide ability to cover any object with a material - any object can get the glassy, plastic or metallic look, it is also possible to control the level of embossing;
Option to fill and outline text or artwork with different colors, gradients or textures;
Apply shadow and glow effects;
Merge layers using one of the 30 blend modes;
Warp text using 22 adjustable vector transformation shapes or Bezier splines;
Ability to export into a file or clipboard in PDF, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG.

FinalRender Stage-1 R2 SP2 now supports 3dsmax 9-2009 32 and 64 bit. FinalRender brings you the power of 64 Bit rendering like never before. Render with huge textures, immense poly counts, outrageous MTD and gigantic finalToon output. To add to your 64 bit work flow, finalRender allows for mixed 32 and 64 bit distributed rendering. You can use both your 64 and 32 bit machines to render with, allowing for a easy transition to 64 bit.

AQMC GI Engine
finalRender Stage-0 unleashed the first affordable and fast GI solution for 3ds Max. Then came Stage-1 R1.0 and now finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 revolutionizes rendering all over again! With the addition of AQMC, the brand new GI engine, a new era in robust and animatable GI rendering has been started.

Flicker Free GI
finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 for 3ds max has many options for GI and animation. Our AQMC GI engine has a Camera Fly mode for non-moving/deforming scenes and a Character Animation mode for moving/deforming objects.

Acceleration Engine (MSP)
finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 now comes with a whole new rendering acceleration core that is completely different than its predecessor! SceneMSP now supports more complex scenes with less memory consumption and allows for even faster rendering. This all new SceneMSP renders and preforms up to 50% faster compared to the old Stage-1 R1.0.

fR-Physical Sky
finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 delivers with a Physical Sky Rendering model that allows to create automatic HDRI backgrounds that are based on real world measurements. Sun position and sky color is calculated automatically with a set of a few easy-to- control parameters. Besides the fixed background map option there is also a new texture map that allows for even more control in your renderings.

fR-Skin
Human Skin and other advanced SSS rendering effects have been a privilege of finalShaders users before! But now, with R2.0, all of this power comes into the core of finalRender Stage-1 along with unlimited network rendering!

fR-Architecture
An all new advanced and yet easy to set up finalRender material! This material emulates the standard 3ds max Arch&Design material so that every 3ds Max user can feel at home right away or even use scenes with the original 3ds Max material applied.

fR-Light
Adding a true light material to 3ds Max opens up a whole new way in lighting scenes with finalRender Stage-1. With a true area light source, any surface in a scene may be turned into a real area light by just applying this material!

fR-Ambient Occlusion
A true and full blown and highly optimized Ambient Occlusion Map is now part of the finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 Core.

fR-MTD
By adding a new powerful MTD modifier to the tool set of finalRender, even more advanced effects are now possible!

Rectangular Light
Rectangular Lights have always been the major lighting tool for professionals. Now, finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 comes with a huge bunch of enhancements and additions to this feature. An immense release of power comes from the use of Light Portals in scenes that use GI and openings in walls (windows).

Render Elements
finalRender has always been strong in supporting Render Elements. In fact, it was the first 3rd party renderer to support all the standard 3ds Max Render Elements. Now with this latest release, finalRender supports even more Render Elements than ever before. Besides adding finalRender specific Render Elements many additional options and features have been added as like include and excludes for RE's, Advanced Zdepth and Tdepth!

New Render UI
Everything today is about workflow and getting the most out of your tools. finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 used all the suggestions for optimization that came from actual users to help shape the next generation of this rendering application.

Baking Render Elements
3ds Max's native Render To Texture feature is now the only supported texture baking option for finalRender Stage-1. Many additional Baking Elements were added to fully support all the advanced features of finalRender.

3ds Max Exposure Control
To support all the power Render Elements can give you, finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 introduces a 3ds Max conform Exposure control that fully exposes all the power of finalRender's unique Color Mapping tools. By using the standard 3ds Max Exposure Control from within the Environment Menu section, the best possible compatibility can be guaranteed and full support of all Render Elements is expected.

Absorption
Several enhancements and additions have been made to the finalRender materials for even greater control. To learn more about absorption.

Enhancement to Geometric Sampler
Geometric sampling is a powerful feature of finalRender and it has been enhanced to increase ease of use and efficiency, especially when UltraBlur™ is used.

Automatic Details Detection
For the first time, finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 introduces an automatic option to drastically increase small details and allow for much faster GI rendering. This new Details Detection algorithm that can be added to all optimized Global Illumination engines is now available in finalRender. Every GI rendering will look better and more detailed even when less samples or higher interpolation values are used.

UltraBlur™ Enhanced
finalRender introduced its proprietary UltraBlur™ technology with finalRender Stage-0. By adding true multi-threading support and doing extreme enhancements to the algorithms, UltraBlur™ now offers the best possible compromise between speed and image quality when it comes to rendering blurry reflection/refraction effects.

New Installation Method and Structure
The finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 installation now supports parallel installs of multiple 3ds Max releases. Every DR Render slave installation comes in an isolated subfolder that for DR rendering with multiple 3ds Max Releases without changing configuration files.
In addition the aforementioned features, the installation of the finalRender plug-in has been moved out of 3ds Max' root folder to make it even easier to handle it in complex networks.

fR-Wax
Wax rendering and other advanced SSS rendering effects have been a privilege of finalShaders users before! But now, with R2.0 of Stage-1 all of this power comes into the core of finalRender along with unlimited network rendering!

fR-Fillet
finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 comes with a full load of advanced and ready to use materials, one of it being the all new fR-Fillet material which allows the user to easily add rounded and soft corners on every sharp edge of an object. This extremely powerful rendering effect can help in adding the last bit of realism to all of your renderings!

Full Support of Velocity Channel
finalRender Stage-1 R2.0 now fully supports the creation of the Velocity RPF Channel and the Relevant Render Element channel.

fR Block Bit Map Format Importers/Exporters
The introduction of finalRender's Bitmap Pager technology brought a great relief to all users who are in desperate need for extremely high resolution renderings or who are using extremely high resolution texture maps. With finalRender Stage-1 R2.0, you can now Load and Save finalRender's native .bbt format directly from within 3ds Max.

fR-Dirt
fR-Dirt offers many more advanced effects you won't find in the texture map, including dirt placement based on a bump map and full Render Elements support. It's amazing how simple it is to create wear and tear in just a few mouse clicks.

fR-CarPaint
fR-CarPaint is an advanced metallic shader/material that creates car paint effects extremely fast. It is easy to set up and offers all the flexibility and power you need. Creating metallic car paint effects (metal glitters enclosed in the lacquer) with adjustable size and strength is simple with fR-Carpaint! For more information on fR-Carpaint


MathMagic Pro Edition for Adobe InDesign is an equation editor mainly for use with Adobe InDesign software in editing any mathematical expressions and symbols with WYSIWYG interface and various powerful features.


Goldfish is the easy to use solution for creating gorgeous, individual websites in little time. In the last few years Goldfish developed from a small tool to a widespread website creator with a growing user base.

Goldfish Standard And Professional Features :

* Countless gorgeous designs for the creation of your website in only minutes
* Efficient and intuitive creation with the unique Goldfish construction kit
* Assistance by the use of templates for pages and page areas
* Instant publishing with the built in ftp publisher
* Design your website freely with text, images und rich media content
* NEW: Professional web 2.0 image gallery in multiple different styles
* Dynamic menus with customizable design and in different styles
* Dynamic visitor counter in many pleasent styles
* NEW: Entirely customizable web 2.0 ajax e-mail forms
* NEW: Stylish guestbook and comments module with web 2.0 ajax effects
* Embed your own html code e.g. for GoogleMaps, Flickr or YouTube
* Integration of external websites in iFrames
* Supply of rss feeds for news areas and blogs
* NEW: Prepared for the Goldfish Clips library with over 500 high quality clips
* Support from different Goldfish uses in our support forum


Goldfish Professional Only Features :

* Personal e-mail support from Fishbeam
* NEW: Web 2.0 ajax store with your own products, which can be configurated in minutes
* Add data from external sources and integration of web applications
* Add your own html and css code at nearly every position of your website
* Development of web applications with php, javascript and other technologies
* NEW: Stats from your website directly on your iPhone or iPod Touch





Take control of the extensive smoothing capabilities of the new Topaz Clean 2 Photoshop plug-in to add gripping one-of-a-kind enhancements to any photo. Experience a wide range of effects from highly effective edge sharpening to graceful artistic effects that leave viewers breathless. Topaz Clean’s state-of-the-art edge algorithms with integrated smoothing capabilities make it ideal for high-quality sharpening, but why stop there? Give images fantastic and inimitable edge effects that adds an extra punch to the photo. The well-defined lines in this forest photo worked perfectly with Topaz Clean 2 to create a smooth and silky image effect.

Topaz ReMask is specifically engineered to supercharge the masking and extraction workflow for photographers and designers within Photoshop. Other masking tools - both within Photoshop and other third party filters - require intricate brushing, sampling, and refining for a detailed mask. Topaz ReMask, on the other hand, does all the heavy lifting while requiring a minimum of user input.

We are happy to present TranslateIt! for Mac! TranslateIt! for Mac is the multilingual dictionary that allows you to look up words on the fly! Just hover the pointer over an unfamiliar word in any Cocoa Application, and you will see its translation in a pop-up window instantly.

1Password is a password manager that uniquely brings you both security and convenience. It is the only program that provides anti-phishing protection and goes beyond password management by adding web form filling and automatic strong password generation. All your confidential information, including passwords, identities, and credit cards, is kept secure in one secure place using a highly encrypted keychain.

1Password fully supports most web browsers, including Safari, Camino, OmniWeb, DEVONagent, Firefox, Flock, Fluid, and NetNewsWire. All browser extensions share the data stored in the keychain which means you never need to manually copy your passwords between browsers or from the password manager to a browser ever again!

1Password has received numerous awards, including 4.5 mice from Macworld magazine, MacLife Editors pick, and was the Pick of Week on MacBreak Weekly by both Leo Laporte and Merlin Mann.

iShowU HD Pro... The pinnacle of realtime capture. Faster than ever with more features to boot! Create tutorials, make a demo for the web, record your favorite game (World of Warcraft!), collaborate on UI design, show tech support what's really going on with that broken program.

LightZone is the essential desktop photo-editing software for people who value their photographs. LightZone is purpose-built for photography and allows anyone, regardless of photographic skillset, to edit photographs quickly and easily.

LightZone uses patented image-processing to analyze every photograph allowing users to make "smart" visual edits, instantly and with ease. The new built-in instant styles, such as Black and White, High Dynamic Range, Local Contrast, and Toning, give you the instant results you want. Tweak a style or dive right in and use LightZone's intelligent tools to make it your own. LightZone understands the technology of photography, so its users don't need to.

LightZone comes with a complete set of photo editing, asset management and workflow features, eliminating the need to buy a separate photo database. Just leave your photographs in the file-system, LightZone helps you manage them.

QuicKeys is software that makes it easier to use your computer. With QuicKeys you can automate common things you do all the time. And you can automate tedious things you don't do all the time things that are hard to remember.

With QuicKeys 4 you can automate your computer in two ways: Abbreviations and Shortcuts. Abbreviations, which are new in QuicKey 4, are words you type into a document that are then automatically replaced by QuicKeys with longer text. Shortcuts are collections of one or more steps that perform specific tasks on your computer.

Make a New Record Shortcuts are the main way you automate your computer using QuicKeys. Shortcuts are very powerful, but are super easy to make. That's because QuicKeys can make them for you by recording practically anything you can do. All you have to do is tell QuicKeys when to start recording and when to stop recording. QuicKeys will then make a new Shortcut containing steps that reproduce your actions.

Of course, if you want you can always create and edit Shortcuts by hand. You can even edit your recorded Shortcuts later if you want to have them do something different.

One Small Step� Like we said, Shortcuts are collections of one or more steps. The steps in a Shortcut are the heart of what QuicKeys does. Each step in a Shortcut performs a specific task to do something on your computer.

Some examples are typing text, opening an application, clicking a button, or making a menu selection. For virtually anything you can do on your computer there is a QuicKeys step or a combination of steps that can do the same thing.

Let's Get it Started! When you want to use a Shortcut, you run it using a Trigger. The most common Trigger is a Hot Key. A Hot Key is simply a key on your computer keyboard that you press (with or without modifiers) that then triggers a Shortcut. You can set the Hot Keys that trigger your Shortcuts to whatever you want. QuicKeys also includes many other types of Triggers. Some of the other types of Triggers include Day & Time and Speech recognition.

Life's Better After a QuicKey So that, in brief, is what QuicKeys is all about. If you want to explore QuicKeys some more, download the fully functional free trial and try it out.


Videobox allows you to quickly and easily download Flash video from most all of the popular video sites on the internet. Videobox will convert the video into a native Quicktime format so it's ready to view on your Mac, iPod, iPhone or iTunes.

Voila is a professional/ creativity tool which lets you capture, annotate, organize and share. Voila lets you capture any shape, capture multiple regions, menu, webpage, DOM elements and capture from iSight. Add annotations like arrow, text, lines, shapes, brush, paint, callouts, stamps and image as annotations. Add cool effects such as filters, edges, skew and share via Mail, Flickr, FTP or iPhoto. Voila lets you organize images in smart collections and custom collections. All the snaps are maintained in the central library. Download Voila and unleash your creativity and extract the productivity.

AppZapper 2

Everybody loves the drag and drop nature of OS X. Drag an app into your applications folder, and it's installed. You'd think it would be that easy to delete an app — just a matter of dragging it to the trash. But it's not. Apps install support files on your computer that generate clutter. Introducing AppZapper. Simply drag one or more apps onto AppZapper. Then, watch as it finds the extra files and lets you delete them with one click.

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Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Deployment v10.5

Apple Training Series: Mac OS X v10.5 Deployment v10.5 uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach intermediate and advanced users how to deploy a wide range of files and systems to multiple users in a large organization. Author Kevin White takes readers through the deployment of software, ranging from individual files, to complete systems, to multiple users, discussing the range of methodologies used. Intermediate users will learn how to use Apple deployment tools, including Disk Utility, PackageMaker, Apple Software Restore, and NetBoot. Advanced users will learn how to customize deployment solutions with scripts to provide post-installation configuration. Throughout the book, users learn how to tie all of the solutions together to create fully integrated software and hardware deployment plans.

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Apple Shake 4.1

Shake is an image compositing package used in the post-production industry. Shake was widely used in visual effects and digital compositing for film, HD and commercials. It enables complex image processing sequences to be designed through the connection of effects "nodes" in a graphical workflow interface.

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Mac Format - February 2010

Report Apple Tablet Device Coming in January

Apple, which is based in Cupertino, California, has so far stayed out of the "netbook" category of small laptops with relatively weak processors and sub-$500 price tags. The company has said it doesn't know how to make a good computer for less than $500, but has indicated it has been considering alternative ideas for that space.


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The Independent Guide to the iphone 3GS

Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 1.5

Now fully updated for version 1.5, this comprehensive book-DVD combo starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step all the way through Aperture's powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. Version 1.5's new features are completely covered, including the new image editing tools, expanded search capabilities, new Loupe tool, and support for many more RAW file formats. It delivers comprehensive training - the equivalent of a two-day course - in one project-based book.

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