Virtix has announced the immediate availability of Virtix Zoom and Pan 2.0 for iMovie. Virtix Zoom and Pan 2.0 is a unified product which is meant as an enhanced replacement for the separate Virtix Zoom 1.1 and Virtix Pan and Scan 1.0 products. Like the products it replaces, it can be used on moving video and still images. However, this new product now uses the full resolution of high-quality still images.
Read MoreApple has added new stories from real people to the “Switch” section of its Web site, with submissions from a wife who got a Power Mac G4 and 22″ Apple Cinema Display for Christmas, a regional manager for the largest car wash chain in America, a man who’s counting down to zero PCs, a math student, and more.
Read MoreQdea has released Synchronize! Pro X 2.0, a major update to its Mac OS X system backup and file synchronization utility. The new version makes bootable Mac OS X system backups while logged in as a regular user, adding an “unprecedented level of convenience.” A comprehensive verify function is also included in version 2.0, allowing an entire hard disk or specific files or folders to be compared.
Read MoreThe Omni Group and PopCap Games have announced the Mac OS X release of the popular puzzle game Big Money Deluxe. “Greed is good in Big Money Deluxe. Think you can never have too much money? Here you can! Quickly collect coins or risk breaking the bank. Three different game modes cater to twitchy Action fans, the more relaxed Strategy player, and the cerebral Puzzle gamester. Earn your way to Billionaire rank as you scoop up the megabucks.” Big Money Deluxe sells for US$19.95.
Read MoreBuena Software has announced the availability of the Dissolve Factory plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro. The plug-in allows users to create new types of cross dissolve transitions between video clips. The Dissolve Factory plug-in can be purchased at the discounted price of US$29.95 until January 15, 2003. After that, pricing will increase to $39.95.
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