Apple Making Update for Pro Applications

Mac

Apple Computer has updated frameworks and share components for its pro applications such as “Final Cut Studio 5.1, Final Cut Pro 5.1, Motion 2.1, Soundtrack Pro 1.1, Apple Qmaster 2.1, Compressor 2.1, DVD Studio Pro 4.1, LiveType 2.1, Shake 4.1, and Final Cut Express HD 3.5.” Some of the updated QuickTime components include ‘HDVCodec,’ ‘Uncompressed 422,’ ‘IMXCodec.’ For more information, go to Pro Applications Update 2006-01.

DivX, Inc., Going to Nasdaq

DivX

DivX, Inc., the developer of a popular video codec, announced on Friday its initial public offering of 9,100,000 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share. This public offering can generate $145.6 million for DivX. Today, DivX stock finished its trading at $18.50 per share.

Currently, DivX offers Mac users its codec, whose latest version is 6.25, for $19.99. This version is in Universal Binary. And DivX Converter, which allows users to access DivX codec without QuickTime, is also in Universal Binary. The current version is 1.1.1.