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Macworld Review: iDVD 6
Macworld has posted my review of iDVD 6. iDVD used to be a simple application that let you burn a nice-looking DVD, thanks to Apple’s themes. With iDVD 6, you can further control how you structure and customize your project, or let Magic iDVD do the thematic work for you. Although the future of DVD ...
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Hear Me at Macworld Expo
I spoke with the velvety-voiced Chuck Joiner at Macworld Expo, and he’s made our conversation available as part of his MacVoices podcast. I haven’t done many radio interviews before, which made working with Chuck all the better: a good radio pro knows how to lead his guest by the hand when necessary. I’m happy with ...
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Oscars: No CG Nom
The Academy Awards Nominee List was announced today, and I see a notable omission: not a single computer-generated movie in the Animated Feature category. Instead, the nominees are Howl’s Moving Castle, mostly hand-drawn; Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, stop-motion; and Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, also stop-motion. I hope (but won’t hold ...
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Wrong Aspect Ratio when Sharing Full Quality HDV from iMovie HD 6
Apple posted a new tech note of interest to those who are editing in HDV: Sharing Full Quality HDV from iMovie HD does not export correct aspect ratio (1920 x 1080, 16:9). (Link via Mike at HD for Indies). Here’s an excerpt, but be sure to read the whole page if you’re working with HDV. ...
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Highly Recommended: Michael Rubin’s DroidMaker
I’m almost finished reading Michael Rubin’s DroidMaker, a fascinating history of how, essentially, George Lucas is largely responsible for much of the editing and computer graphics technology we use and see at the movies. I talked with Michael at Macworld Expo a bit about writing the book; after having collected snippets of information over the ...
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Highly Recommended: Michael Rubin’s DroidMaker
I’m almost finished reading Michael Rubin’s DroidMaker, a fascinating history of how, essentially, George Lucas is largely responsible for much of the editing and computer graphics technology we use and see at the movies. I talked with Michael at Macworld Expo a bit about writing the book; after having collected snippets of information over the ...
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iMovie HD 6 Review at Macworld
As you can probably tell, I’ve been a busy boy since Macworld Expo. Today, Macworld Magazine posted my review of iMovie HD 6. I also reviewed iDVD 6, which I’m guessing will be published soon. With iMovie HD 6, Apple cleaned house a bit by sprucing up the application with slickly designed themes and a ...
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Twenty Years
The space shuttle Challenger exploded 20 years ago today. I wrote about this date on my original “blog,” 6 years ago, and the memory is still fresh. The New York Times has an audio-visual commentary that’s worth checking out.
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iWeb Article in Seattle Times
My latest Practical Mac column for the Seattle Times looks at iWeb: Apple’s Web effort perfect for some. In it, I point to a a site I built in iWeb that includes a short video I edited in iMovie, scored using GarageBand, and uploaded as a podcast via iWeb. It was a pretty slick and ...
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CinemaTech: Tips on South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival
Thinking of attending the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) film festival this year? Scott Kirsner snagged some great advice on attending and submitting films from one of the festival organizers, Jarod Neece: CinemaTech: Tips on South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival.
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