TOKYO (MacHouse) – Apple, Inc. has released a small update to QuickTime 7.3. According to the company, QuickTime 7.3.1 will fix the problem that is related to the RTSP protocol through which videos are maliciously delivered and trigger a buffer overflow. Continue reading
TOKYO (MacHouse) – It’s been about 14 years since Symantec Corporation released the Mac version of its anti-virus software. Those days, it was called SAM as in Symantec AntiVirus for Mac. And it’s been several years since the company released the last major upgrade.
Today, Symantec Corporation has released Symantec Norton AntiVirus version 11. According to the company, this new release is compatible with Tiger and also Leopard for both PowerPC and IntelMac computers. Symantec’s website shows that the price for the digital download version is $49.95.
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TOKYO (MacHouse) – VideoLAN has updated the Mac version of its open-source multimedia player to 0.8.6d. According to the project website, this minor update fixes “a security vulnerability in the ActiveX plugin.” VideoLAN also says that this update improves software’s compatibility with OS 10.5 Leopard.
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Creating a graphic style can take some time. So it might be better if you just use style-making software. There are many Mac shareware titles for making graphic styles. We have tried several of them in the past. We have reviewed eClick from Kinetic Creations before for our Japanese viewers. We also have reviewed Aquatint from Stick Software. If you have Adobe Photoshop, you probably know that this software comes with many shapes and styles. First, you select Custom Shape Tool from Tools. Then choose a shape. (See Screenshot 01.) Finally, choose a style from Styles and apply it to the shape of your choice. (See Screenshot 02.) That’s also exactly how Art Text from BeLight Software works. The price for the Standard edition of Art Text is US$39.95. And the application is available in Universal Binaries. Continue reading
TOKYO (MacHouse) – Boris FX, the developer of Boris RED and video editor plug-ins for Apple and Adobe products and others says that its 2D/3D graphic effects software Boris RED 4 has been updated to 4.2 with free upgrade. According to the company, the Mac version of Boris RED 4.2 is compatible with the latest OS version, Mac OS X Leopard (10.5). The Windows version of Boris RED 4.2 is compatible with Windows Vista. Furthermore, Boris RED 4. They also say that Boris RED 4.2 adds support for “Adobe CS 3.0 host integration with full validation for the Intel-Mac versions of After Effects and Premiere Pro and After Effects for Windows Vista.”