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Abaltat Muse - music creation software
Can a computer write music - the answer, according to the creator of Abaltat Muse is definitely yes. Using artificial intelligence this music creation software analyses the colour information in a video piece and scores music defined by band selection, rhythm, tempo, and use of jingle. A fascinating way to create music which is neither loop or music library based.
News
Friday, 05 September 2008
Samsung sees death of Blu-Ray in five years
Jack Loftus, GamePro (online)
Samsung expects big sales of Blu-ray players, but doesn't think the format will last forever, company tells Pocket-lint.
Friday, 05 September 2008
Patent holders cut some DVD licensing rates
Martyn Williams
The nine member consortium that holds most of the important patents covering DVD technology is cutting some of its license rates.
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Panasonic Blu-ray recorders coming to Europe
Martyn Williams
Panasonic will soon begin selling Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders in Europe, it said Thursday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.
Thursday, 21 August 2008
IBC: Final Cut User Group meeting details revealed
Jonny Evans
The event is expected to be the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and digital filmmakers on the planet during IBC week.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Toshiba boosts DVD quality to near-HD
Dan Nystedt
Toshiba has announced a new technology that could help extend the life of current DVD libraries by extending picture quality to a higher definition of up to 1080p.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
48% of UK use DVR to watch TV when they want
Carrie-Ann Skinner
Almost half of the UK control what they watch on TV and when they watch it through a digital video recorder (DVR), says Microsoft.
Friday, 15 August 2008
Western Digital new My Book Mirror Edition
Cliff Joseph
New Mirror drives offer capacities up to 2TB
Friday, 15 August 2008
LaCie’s Little Big Disk Quadra
Cliff Joseph
Compact drive provides high performance for video professionals
Friday, 15 August 2008
Verbatim launches new hard drive
Cliff Joseph
New Verbatim drives help keep you in the black – in more ways than one
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Six-bay MacBook/iBook battery charger debuts
Peter Cohen
Oncore's battery charger lets you charge up to six MacBook or iBook batteries at a time.
Friday, 01 August 2008
Disney sells five million films through iTunes
Jonny Evans
Unless we occupy space in those platforms, the company will be, and other companies in the traditional media space, will be marginalized," says Walt Disney boss, Iger.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Apple: 'get ready for MacBook and iPod shortage'
Jonny Evans, Macworld.co.uk
As a number of new products come on stream, Apple is warning resellers that many of its core products may be in short supply in the next few weeks.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Mac clone maker hires Apple-beating law firm
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Three attorneys at Carr & Ferrell were listed on the Monday stipulation, including Colby Springer, Christine Watson and Robert Yorio, a partner at the firm, Yorio and Springer were among the lawyers who represented Burst.com in its patent-infringement case against Apple that started in 2006.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Apple warns of MacBook shortage, new products loom
Jonny Evans
Apple warns resellers of limited supplies of MacBook, MacBook and iPod, as product transitions closing in.
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Rumour: Apple MacBook trio receiving massive upgrade
Jonny Evans
New MacBooks and MacBook Pros will offer a glass multi-touch trackpad, with support for gestures; and will be much thinner and lighter than before, looking more like a MacBook Air, report claims...
Monday, 28 July 2008
Second Mac clone maker set to sell systems
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
"They can't make a copy [of Mac OS X], but the ultimate consumer of our computers will have to purchase a copy, so Apple's not being harmed here," Tom added.
Monday, 28 July 2008
Iomega offers backup bundle with external drives
Kathleen Lau, ComputerWorld Canada
Iomega is rolling out its external hard drives, targeted at consumers and small to medium-sized businesses, with a downloadable software bundle that integrates Retrospect Express local backup and recovery software, and Mozy online backup service.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Blu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan
Martyn Williams
Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan as the market rallies around the format
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
20th Century Fox offers TV through iTunes UK
Jonny Evans
Fox will introduce more shows, including, American Dad, Prison Break, Stacked, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Riches.
Friday, 18 July 2008
Final Cut Pro Users Group 'supermeet' comes to IBC
Jonny Evans
Final Cut Pro Users Group plans to organise the European equivalent of an IBC 'Supermeet' around the show, a grass-roots user event for both Mac and PC video professionals that has become the highlight of NAB in recent years.