Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Playback Media Server update for Mac OS X beefs up Playstation, Xbox support

Yazsoft has introduced Playback Media Server 1.5.1 (http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/information/), an update of their zero configuration media server for Mac OS X 10.5 and higher. Many MKV files that failed to convert previously will now work.

Playback Media Server 1.5.1 changes the way pictures are organized for improved browsing via the Playstation 3. Also, it now broadcasts a UPnP “reset” if/when the machine’s IP address changes.

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WD introduces new 1TB My Passport SE for Mac portable drives

WD has introduced its new 1TB and 750GB capacity My Passport SE for Mac portable USB drives. Available at WD’s online store (http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus/en_US/DisplayHomePage), the new My Passport SE for Mac portable drives are formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple Time Machine software.

They’re USB-powered and don’t need an external power adapter. They’re also quipped with 256-bit hardware encryption with password protection for an extra level of security.

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Phyx ships color processor for Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects

Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that one of their newest development partners, Phyx., has released Phyx Color for the FxFactory platform.

Phyx Color is a collection of professional color processors designed to work inside Adobe After Effects CS3/CS4, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion and Apple Final Cut Express applications. Its range of color processing tools let users add diffusion, sample color, control saturation and process a color shift/tint.

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Point in Space announces FileMaker Pro hosting on FileMaker Server 11 Advanced

Point In Space Internet Solutions has announced the availability of FileMaker Pro 11 database hosting on FileMaker Server 11 Advanced.

“FileMaker Pro 11 provides many new features and updates to the FileMaker product,” says John May, Point In Space’s president.  “By hosting on FileMaker Server 11 Advanced, all of these new features are available to our clients, including Instant Web Publishing and ODBC/JDBC connectivity.”

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