Apple Releasing Pro Applications Update 2008-03

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TOKYO (MacHouse) – We have learned today that Apple, Inc. has released Pro Applications Updates for users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server and Logic Studio. The company says that this release will update both Compressor and Apple Qmaster to 3.0.4. to fix an issue in which ‘clusters were not visible in Compressor and Batch Monitor and Compressor services did not appear in the Apple Qmaster pane of System Preferences.’






Click on the button to read Pro Applications update 2008-03 release note. VTC

Mac Software Review: VMware Fusion 2

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Back in 1996, I really wanted Soft Windows to run Windows 95 on my PowerPC 8100 AV. But the price was around $145. I was still a graduate student those days. And I didn’t buy it. Rather, I tried to sort of borrow it from somebody through Apple Talk. Then there was Virtual PC, which I eventually bought in 1998 or 1999 along with Blueberry iMac 333 MHz. Those applications let Mac users run Windows. Virtual PC 4 was somewhat stable, and I played several PC games including Pharaoh and 1602 A.D. with it.

VMware Fusion is similar to Virtual PC in some respects. They are both Windows emulation applications through which you can install any supported Windows OS version of your choice. Virtual PC has not been upgraded for Universal Binary while VMware only runs on Mac computers with Intel processors.

VMware has recently upgraded its Windows visualization software to 2.0 with a free upgrade for users of VMware fusion 1.x. The version available before this upgrade is 1.1.3.

So what’s new with VMware Fusion? The company says VMware Fusion 2.0 has

  • improved compatibility with DirectX 9.0c
  • complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus

    • and more improvements.

    People love this software title. We loved it till some 12 hours ago. Then why are we giving only two stars to VMware Fusion? No, it’s not a right-wing conspiracy against Mrs. Clinton’s husband or VMware Fusion. Well, let’s see how stable VMware Fusion 2.0 is.  Continue reading →

    Apple Releasing Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update and Security Update 2008-006

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    TOKYO (MacHouse) – Today, Apple, Inc. has released a new Leopard update 10.5.5. According to the company, this update includes Apple Security Update 2008-006 and several fixes and improvements over TextEdit, Splotlight, Active Directory, Speech Dictionary and more. As for Mac OS X 10.4 users, Apple has released Apple Security Update 2008-006 separately.






    Click on the button for more information on Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update. VTC

    Click on the button for more information on Apple Security Update 2008-006. VTC

    Briefly: VideoLAN Releasing VLC Media Player 0.9.2

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    TOKYO (MacHouse) – VideoLAN has updated its open-source, cross-platform multimedia player VLC Media Player to 0.9.2. According to the organization, the new version has ‘many new functionalities, including a new interface for’ Linux, Unix, Windows. Other features include direct connection to YouTube, Dailymotion, Google video URLs, new decoders and demuxers, more protocol support, new audio and video filters,

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    Source – MacHouse

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    Mac Software Review: iShowU HD 2/ShowU HD Pro 2

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    iShowU HD 2
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    We have reviewed several screen-capture applications in the past. So far, none of them except Ambrosia‘s Snapz Pro X functions with our satisfaction. Actually, Snapz Pro X is not that perfect, either, because the software developer has not been able to solve the Final Cut Pro incompatibility issue for years whether they are trying or not. How about shinywhitebox‘s iShowU? We reviewed it in August, 2007, right? A major problem that we found with iShowU 1.44 was that the application did not fully capture all frames. It never captured more than 24 frames. Therefore, Final Cut Pro users were not able to edit the video clips recorded with iShowU.

    shinywhitebox has recently released a new shareware title. It’s called iShowU HD. The latest version is 2.0.2. At its website, the software developer writes

    The pinnacle of realtime capture. Faster than ever with more features to boot!

    Create tutorials, make a demo for the web, record your favorite game (World of Warcraft!), collaborate on UI design, show tech support what’s really going on with that broken program.

    Recording favorite games? Really? Even Snapz Pro X doesn’t always function properly when it comes to games. Well, then… Let’s see how iShowU HD works.  Continue reading →