Archive for April, 2008

Apple Updates iMac

Now with Faster Processors & Faster Graphics Option CUPERTINO, California—April 28, 2008—Apple® today updated its all-in-one iMac® line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. With prices starting at just $1,199, iMac includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz […]

Final Cut Pro Tip #048

Take advantage of an external drive to help re-capture and media manage footage for final edit. Okay, here’s the situation. Your client did a preliminary edit and captured footage themselves. They bring you a drive with a ton of footage, some of the stuff is good, but some needs to be recaptured. Sounds like this […]

CalDigit San launched at NAB 2008

(Placentia, California–April 23, 2008) CalDigit showcased its unique SAN solution at the 2008 NAB show in Las Vegas. 2 MacPro workstations were connected to the CalDigit Switch and then with 4 HDPro units, played back 2K footage in real-time under Xsan 2 to manage data on CalDigit’s storage. The CalDigit SAN software is in development […]

Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results

Revenue Up 43 Percent Year-Over-Year CUPERTINO, California—April 23, 2008—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter ended March 29, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.26 billion and net quarterly profit of […]

April DFCPUG Meeting – 04.28.2008

Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28, 2008 at The Colorado Film School. Mixer starts at 6:00pm and the presentations will begin at 6:30pm. This should be a very exciting meeting. Of course we will cover all the latest news from NAB 2008, new gadgets, new software, and whatever else is new a […]

CalDigit’s HDElement launched at NAB 2008

Placentia, California – April, 9, 2008. Las Vegas Nevada, NAB 2008 The HDElement is the compact 4 – bay storage you’ve been waiting for. From professional content creators to educated amateurs, CalDigit understands that people are always looking for affordable storage solutions the HDElement was built with these people in mind. Working in conjunction with […]

Final Cut Server Now Shipping

CUPERTINO, California—April 8, 2008—Apple® today announced that Final Cut® Server, a powerful software solution for media asset management and workflow automation, is now shipping. A scaleable server application, Final Cut Server automatically catalogs large collections of assets, allows searching across multiple disks and SAN volumes and enables viewing, annotation and approval of content from anywhere […]

iTunes Store Top Music Retailer in the US

CUPERTINO, California—April 3, 2008—Apple® today announced that the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com) surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group*. With over 50 million customers, iTunes has sold over four billion songs and features the world’s largest music catalog of over six million […]

Award-Winning Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Germany

Programs from Germany’s Top Networks & Hit US Shows Now Available on iTunes MUNICH, Germany —April 2, 2008—Apple® today announced that hit television programming from Germany’s top networks, including ProSieben, Sat.1, ZDF Enterprises, Brainpool and US broadcasters ABC Studios and MTV Networks is now available from the iTunes® Store in Germany (www.itunes.de). iTunes customers can […]