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July 2, 2002
Mac Industry News:
Apple Buys Audio Developer Emagic
Windows products to be discontinued in September

Brief: Contour Spins Off Multimedia Division
New unit for focus on audio, video editing devices

Automatic Duck Ships Automatic Composition Import DV
Software allows Avid Xpress DV to integrate with Adobe After Effects

Native Instruments Upgrades PRO-52 Synthesizer with PRO-53
NI also assumes distribution previously handled by Steinberg

RE:Vision Ships RE:Flex 2.0 for After Effects
New release combines automatic and manual morphing features

Boris FX Gains Mac OS X Support
Version 6.1 adds new features and includes free DigiEffects filters

Cycling '74 To Ship Jitter for Max
Software adds 3D and video features to authoring environment

Ulead Releases Photo Explorer for Mac
Version 2 supports OS 9 and OS X

Avid Ships Xpress DV 3.5 for Mac OS X
NLE offers real-time effects on almost all G4s

Nikon Sets Pricing on Expanded Camera Line
Company also brings OS X support to film scanners


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Apple Buys Audio Developer Emagic
Windows products to be discontinued in September

Continuing its string of acquisitions in the professional creative market, Apple has purchased audio developer Emagic. Emagic is the company that produces several popular audio software suites, MIDI and audio interfaces and virtual instruments. According to Apple, Emagic's product line for Windows, which makes up 35 percent of Emagic's sales, will be discontinued Sept. 30.


Talkin' Smack: Acquire and Conquer
New booty for Cupertino's imperialists

If you were in any doubt about Apple's direction in the past, you can now be pretty certain now where things are heading. With the acquisition of Emagic yesterday, Apple made its plans completely clear for the Macintosh platform: total domination of the creative market.


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Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #3
Import your music the right way

Need to import audio files into your Final Cut Pro 3 project? At some point you will need to, and who wants to spend valuable time flipping through four different manuals to find the answer?


Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #2
Using markers to quickly edit a music video

Ever wish you could edit video to the beat of the music quickly and easily? In Apple’s Final Cut Pro 3, using markers to time out your shots makes editing a snap.


Automatic Duck Ships Automatic Composition Import DV
Software allows Avid Xpress DV to integrate with Adobe After Effects

Automatic Duck has released another in its series of Automatic Composition Import (ACI) programs for Adobe After Effects. ACI is a set of tools that allows Adobe After Effects to integrate with NLEs, such as Final Cut Pro and high-end Avid systems. The latest release, Automatic Composition Import DV, is designed to integrate After Effects with the newly released Avid Xpress DV 3.5 for Macintosh.

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