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SmartSound has released a set of three video tutorials showing a new royalty free music workflow for Adobe After Effects CS5 users.  

SmartSound’s Sonicfire Pro 5.5 Scoring Edition offers several workflow options designed to make it easy for an After Effects user to create compelling soundtracks that are synchronized to their visuals. The free video tutorials can be watched at SmartSound’s web site (http://www.smartsound.com/university/After_Effects.html).

LG Display may cut production of its liquid crystal displays (LCD) next month due to weak demand from TV makers but is unable to meet strong demand tied to Apple’s iPad tablet computer, reports “Reuters” (http://macosg.me/2/l5).

“We are now running at full capacity but we are considering production cuts in August,” LG Display CEO Kwon Young-soo told reporters. “The level of reduction will be smaller than the industry average.”

LG is a suppler for the iPad, which has sold 3.47 million units since its April launch. Kwon said LG Display was unable to meet growing demand from Apple.

Apple has been named a finalist as “Tech Brand of the Year” and “Retailer of the Year” by “T3 Magazine” (http://awards.t3.com/) in its annual Gadget Awards. The company also racked up several other nominations.

About Apple, “T3” had this to say: “Originally known for its sleek, Jonathan Ive-designed Mac computers, Apple has shamed the collective mobile industry with its sudden iPhone dominance, and the launch of the iPad has seen a whole new front open.

iPhone 4 owners can now order free bumpers from Apple. The bumpers are made by companies such as Speck, Belkin, Griffin and InCase. However, you’ll have to download an app for their iPhone that handles the process.