Apple eNews: September 7, 2000

September 7, 2000

Volume 3, Issue 20

1. One Week to Mac OS X Public Beta
2. They Came. They Saw. They Drooled.
3. Terminator 2 the Max
4. The Conventional Choice
5. Mac Games
6. Reaching Digital Imaging Nirvana
7. Technically Speaking...
8. Quick Takes

1. One Week to Mac OS X Public Beta

At last week’s Seybold seminar, Apple announced the release date for the Mac OS X Public Beta.

That date? September 13.

Mac OS X, the eagerly anticipated next generation operating system for Macintosh computers, offers a foundation that is stable and powerful (with both preemptive multitasking and protected memory) married to a new user interface (called Aqua) that is easy to use and elegant.

If you’re interested in experiencing Mac OS X first-hand and acquainting yourself with its strengths and features before its official release, you’ll want to be sure to visit our Mac OS X site next week, on September 13. We’ll have more information available on the Mac OS X Public Beta at that time, including details about how you can order it:

Check the Mac OS X Site on September 13

2. They Came. They Saw. They Drooled.

The consummate candy store for graphics professionals, Seybold tantalized more than a few attendees during last week’s publishing extravaganza in San Francisco.

Down one aisle of the crowded expo floor, Adobe demonstrated Photoshop 6, the newly announced version of its image-editing powerhouse; GoLive 5, the newest version of its powerful web creation and management tool; and InScope, a new collaboration and asset-management tool it unveiled at Seybold.

Down another aisle, Macromedia dazzled throngs not only with Flash 5—the newest version of its vector-based animation tool—but also with other members of its impressive lineup of web design tools: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FreeHand, and Director.

What other goodies did Seybold entice electronic publishers with?

New Graphics Products Announced at Seybold 2000

3. Terminator 2 the Max

If you’d like to have the ultimate Terminator 2 experience, we have some good news for you.

In late August, Artisan Home Entertainment released Terminator 2, The Ultimate Edition DVD. Created by Van Ling—the same DVD Producer who earlier thrilled us with his Special Edition DVD of the Abyss—Terminator 2, The Ultimate Edition DVD brings us a dual sided disk that contains 3 complete versions of the movie.

And that’s just on Side A. Side B “contains the ins and outs of how the movie was made, including on-camera interviews with actors and producers, the entire script and story boards.”

Best of all: T2, The Ultimate Edition DVD is a showcase for the Mac. See the promo reel for the DVD (yes, it has its own promo reel) and find out how PowerBook and Power Mac G4 computers were instrumental in helping Ling pull off this technological and creative feat.

The Mac Helped Create the Ultimate DVD Version of Terminator 2

4. The Conventional Choice

The Macintosh had plenty of constituent support at the recent Democratic National convention in Los Angeles.

Delegates used the iMac DV Special Edition to cast their ballots electronically, to watch QuickTime video streamed from the convention, to download email, and to surf the web.

Producers edited video footage on Power Mac G4 computers equipped with Final Cut Pro.

And, just as they had at the Republican National Convention weeks earlier, digital photojournalists relied heavily on AirPort wireless technology to deliver photographs from the convention floor to a central Power Mac media center for subsequent release to wire services throughout the world.

Wire Service Goes Wireless with AirPort

5. Mac Games

Challenging quests. Hideous monsters.
Global conspiracies. Hot tub parties.

In the last few weeks—in this column and on the Mac Games site—you’ve had the opportunity to read about some of the newest games available for Macintosh.

Well here’s some more good news. If you’re ready to indulge in a little recreational gaming, you’ll be pleased to hear that some of the newest Mac games, including Baldur’s Gate, Diablo II, Deus Ex, and The Sims, are now available on the Apple Store.

Check out the Game Titles Available at the Apple Store

6. Reaching Digital Imaging Nirvana

He advises Adobe. He teaches advanced digital imaging courses. He’s president of the Advertising Photographers of America (APA).

And he’s a working photographer, shooting everything from 35mm to 4x5, both in the field and in the studio.

He’s Jeff Schewe, and he’d like to tell you why he believes “Photoshop and the Power Mac are the ultimate digital imaging machine.”

Power Macs and Photoshop Democratize Digital Imaging

7. Technically Speaking...

Did you know that you can take a digital snapshot of your Macintosh screen?

Maybe you want to preserve a videogame high score for posterity. Maybe you’d like to capture an error message for subsequent investigation in Apple’s Technical Information Library (TIL). Or maybe you want to show someone exactly what your desktop looks like.

Using a series of simple keyboard shortcuts, you can tell your Mac to take a screenshot of a specific window, the entire screen, or a portion of it:

How Can You Capture Screenshots on Your Mac?

8. Quick Takes

“The new Macintosh G4 Cube computer,” says Peter H. Lewis of the New York Times, “like the Parthenon in Athens, is a thing of classic beauty.”

Whether you’re a whig or a tory, a loyalist or a oboist, you’ll find an iCard that will let you express your views in the new Election 2000 category in our iCards site:

Classic Beauty, Cubed

Cast Your Vote with iCards

HomePage, says Charles Haddad in Business Week “takes you through the basics of creating a page, including how to add such cool features as clips of home movies. Then, Apple lets you post the page online at the click of a button. And best of all, the whole thing is free.”

Jerry Uelsmann—internationally recognized photographer and AppleMaster—uses a Power Macintosh G4, an iMac, and unlimited imagination to launch his artistic explorations.

Web Page Creation 101

Opening Wide the Creative Window

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