Digital Video

Jul 12 2007

Magnet 1.5 allows you to add motion-tracked special effects to your movies

Magnet 20070712 195639 Magnet 1.5 allows you to add motion tracked special effects to your moviesMagnet 1.5 for Mac OS X Tiger is an application for augmenting movies with special effects that will follow moving objects in the movie. eX-cinder today announces the availability of Magnet 1.5 Beta for a one month test program after which the final 1.5 version will be available. This new version includes new effects (including “Beating Heart”, “Stylize”, and “Color Effects”), an improved UI and much tighter integration with Apple’s Quartz Composer.

Magnet works by allowing the user to place “probes” on moving objects in a QuickTime movie that the software will track over time. A number of special effects can then be hooked to the probes. Magnet uses advanced motion tracking technology and the latest Core Image and Quartz Composer advances to perform rendering of these effects in real time. The resulting movie can be exported as a QuickTime movie that can be used anywhere (DVD, Apple TV, iPod, iPhone).

Magnet 1.5b requires any Mac with Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) with at least 64 MB of Video RAM. Magnet 1.5b is available immediately through download from ex-cinder website for a 1-month beta evaluation program, terminating on August 15th. During this beta period, the license for Magnet 1.x costs USD$29.99 instead of the regular full price of USD$39.99. Magnet 1.5 is a free upgrade for existing 1.x owners.

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May 30 2007

More crappy video on your HDTV–YouTube coming to Apple TV

youtubeappletv 20070530 193933 More crappy video on your HDTV YouTube coming to Apple TVApple today announced that it’s bringing the internet’s most popular originally-created (and/or illegally pirated) content from YouTube to the living room with Apple TV. Beginning in mid-June, Apple TV will wirelessly stream videos directly from YouTube and play them on a user’s widescreen TV. Using Apple TV’s elegant interface and simple Apple Remote, viewers can easily browse, find and watch free videos from YouTube in the comfort of their living room.

Apple TV, which includes the Apple Remote, is available through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of USD$299. Apple TV with a 160GB hard drive will be available tomorrow for a suggested retail price of USD$399. The YouTube feature for Apple TV will be available as a free software update in mid-June.

Apple TV requires iTunes 7.1 or later. An 802.11b/g/n wireless network using AirPort, AirPort Extreme or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet networking is required. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended, fees may apply. And though Apple TV requires an enhanced definition or high-definition widescreen TV, content currently available to the device does not take advantage of the greater clarity of these screens.

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May 16 2007

Turbo.264 USB video encoding ”thumb device” announced by Elgato

turbo264 20070516 203639 Turbo.264 USB video encoding thumb device announced by ElgatoElgato Systems announces the Turbo.264: a hardware encoder in USB stick format that converts video files to the H.264 (MP4) format for iPod, Apple TV, and Sony PSP. Turbo.264 accelerates exports by a factor of 4 on an Intel Core 2 Duo up to a factor of 10 on a PowerPC G4.

The Turbo.264 is able to offload the computationally intensive software conversion of video files away from your Macintosh, leaving it free for other tasks–a virtual co-processor for the Mac. Turbo.264 supports all Macs with USB 2.0 with no need for additional software–Turbo.264 comes with video conversion software by Elgato. Simply drag-and-drop videos into the application and chose one of four formats: iPod Standard, iPod High, Apple TV, Sony PSP.

Turbo.264 is available immediately for USD$99.95. The package includes the USB 2.0 Hardware Encoder, the Turbo.264 software on CD-ROM, a user’s guide on CD-ROM, a quick start guide as well as a USB extension cable.

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