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Apple has put together a feature discussing Dav Raunch’s experience with DVD Studio Pro Software, which he used to create DVDs for his company, The Orphanage. “There’s simply no reason to spend $50,000 on a system, or to rent time at an expensive facility, when you can do it yourself. DVD Studio Pro is cheaper by a huge factor. And it’s so easy to use.”

RedHawk Vision has announced that it will begin beta-testing Paparazzi Pics for Mac in late June. Paparazzi Pics is a stand-alone version of the company’s US$199.95 Video Pics plug-in for Adobe Premiere, which allows users to extract and produce high quality images from any video source.

On the heels of Dell’s announcement that it would begin shipping servers based on Intel’s forthcoming Itanium in August, Microsoft has announced that it will be release at least two versions of Windows for the new, 64-bit processor. The Itanium offers several performance benefits over today’s 32-bit processors, such as the PowerPC G3/G4 and Pentium 3/4.

Proteron has put together a page detailing how to record telephone conversations with your Mac using the company’s N2MP3 Pro software and some inexpensive hardware.

Formac has introduced a CD-RW/DVD combo drive that combines a 12x10x32x-speed CD-RW with a DVD-ROM drive, according to MacUser UK. The company also released a 24x10x40x CD-RW drive — the world’s fastest — which can burn CDs in under four minutes. Both drives are available exclusively with FireWire interfaces. Pricing and availability has not been announced.