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After receiving many requests—from both QuickTime developers and
customers—Apple has decided to postpone QuickTime Live to a less
stressful time.
Originally scheduled for October 8-11, 2001, QuickTime Live will
now take place February 11-14, 2002, at the same location: the
Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
If you had reservations for October or would like to find
out how to attend in February, please visit our QuickTime Live
site for additional information.
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Locals call it the “Wies’n” because it originally took place on the
German fields of Theresien-Wiese to celebrate crown prince Ludwig’s
marriage to Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in 1810.
But most of the world knows it simply as Oktoberfest—the world’s
biggest and most famous beer festival.
In 2000, more than 6.5 million people attended the annual festival
in Munich, drinking more than 7 million liters of beer and consuming
700,000 roasted chickens. That’s a lot of celebrating.
Now you can explore the Biergartens and festival grounds of the
Wies’n from the comfort of your own home by viewing QuickTime VR
panoramas. (If we could only figure out a way to download a
stein of beer, we’d be all set.)
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As any entrepreneur knows, running a small business is not just a
full-time job, it’s a way of life. Entrepreneurism may be tough, but
Jane Applegate says you don’t have to face it alone.
Applegate, one of America’s leading small business journalists, has
launched SBTV.com, the first online broadcast network dedicated to
helping small businesspeople with all aspects of entrepreneurial
life. SBTV provides site visitors with free access to streaming
video and audio interviews with business experts. The site also
provides text-only transcripts of most of the interviews and offers
visitors a page filled with small business resources.
SBTV is currently sponsoring a national tour to help business owners
and the newly unemployed cope with the recent economic turmoil. For
more information visit SBTV.com.
Watch Apple’s Seybold Keynote
The Seybold conference is the world’s largest event dedicated
to cross-media publishing technologies, held for the commercial
and corporate publishing, design, and marketing industries.
The 2001 show in San Francisco just wrapped up on September 28, but
you can watch the opening keynote given on September 24. Sit back
and let Phil Schiller, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product
Marketing, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs provide an overview of the latest
news from Apple, including demos of the first major upgrade to
Mac OS X—Mac OS X Version 10.1.
It’s the Real Thing
If you have a thirst for great advertising, see how Coca-Cola has
pitched itself throughout the world, including such far-flung
locations as South Africa, Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and more.
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It’s the rare multimedia presentation or digital movie that can’t
be spiffed up with professionally generated video clips. But where
do you go to license high-quality, royalty-free videos?
Bestshot.com is one of the web’s leading sources for stock video
content. And, for a limited time, they’re giving away three
high-resolution video clips to anyone who registers for a catalog.
Once you sign up, you can download your free high-resolution clips
right from the website.
But wait, that’s not all. If you sign up for a free membership,
you can take advantage of a limited-time offer and get three
royalty-free digital video CDs for the price of two.
While you’re on the site, be sure to browse their online catalog to
see the extensive selection of video clips you can license for your
presentations or movies from bestshots.com.
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After a hobbit named Frodo inherits an ancient ring thought lost for
centuries, his life changes forever. He learns from Gandalf the Grey
that this is not just an ordinary ring, but the One Ring of the Dark
Lord Sauron, and it must be destroyed in order to end the reign of
the terrible Dark Lords.
To properly destroy it, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks
of Doom. But he can’t do it alone. So Frodo is aided by a group
of companions—the fellowship of the ring. Together they trek
through forests, mountains, and plains, facing all manner
of foe, to ensure that the ring truly meets its end.
Based on the first novel of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic “Lord of the
Rings” fantasy/adventure trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship
of the Ring” opens in U.S. theaters December 19, 2001.
(The film’s new full-length trailer even comes in a mammoth,
full-screen version for all you broadbanders.)
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Thank you for reading this issue of QuickTime News.
Look for your next issue on October 19.
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Plop yourself down on the stylish retro couch of montage artist
Daniel Rucks and revel in the amazing music video remixes he creates
for his company, Dan-O-Rama Productions. Rucks combines original
artists’ works with stock footage from his own collection, giving
the world a whole new way to experience such diverse artists as
Depeche Mode, Madonna, Cher, the Judds, Faith Hill, and more.
After you’ve watched Dan’s versions of your favorite artists’
videos, swing by the Club Room and watch his Jackie O. Tribute, or
view his Mary Tyler Moore, Brady Bunch, and Joan Crawford
Mega-Mixes.
The Dan-O-Rama Productions website is so clever it begs exploration
of every nook and cranny. We haven’t had this much fun in ages.
It Must be Fate
Destiny’s Child follows up “Survivor” with a brand new single. Watch
a music video of the harmonious and soulful cover of the Bee Gee’s ballad, “Emotion,”
on the group’s website. (By the way, if you’d like the background music to go bye-bye, click the tiny "Off" button
in the right-hand corner of the page.)
Enjoy Michael Jackson’s “Cry,”
Michael Jackson’s new CD, “Invincible,” is due for release on
October 30. But you don’t have to wait to hear an advanced copy of his second
single, “Cry,” an inspirational ballad sung with a gospel-style
chorus and evocative of Jackson at his classic best.
A Li’l from Li’l Bow Wow
Watch 14-year-old Li’l Bow Wow rap the praises of “Ghetto Girls” in
his newest full-length music video.
See You on the Radio
Looking for a different kind of radio station to listen to at your
desk? Try Clevelandhits.com, the first of a new network of live
streaming web radio stations. Clevelandhits.com combines the hottest
homegrown local music with your choice of the top national releases.
Just Give It a Try
London rock quartet Thirteen-13 would like you to give “Try” a try.
Watch the music video for their latest single, set to be released
October 15.
Still Counting Down
The 13 Days of Ozzy started off with “Crazy Train.” Day 2 featured
“Diary of a Madman.” Each weekday since, www.ozzynet.com has
featured one track from each of Osbourne’s previous albums.
And the ozzybration will continue until October 16, when Ozzy
Osbourne releases his thirteenth and newest album, “Down to Earth.”
On that day, ozzynet.com will stream the new album in its entirety,
exclusively in QuickTime.
Jonathan Puckey likes to play with your mind.
Better yet, he loves to play with QuickTime and has created a highly
entertaining site—QuickTimers—designed to show off the many clever
ways he’s discovered to use the many interactive capabilities that
QuickTime offers.
With his website divided into entertaining tidbits of interactivity
at its most innovative, Puckey is sure to inspire anybody who wants
to use QuickTime for interactive multimedia.
Even if you aren’t involved in multimedia development, the examples
are great fun to explore.
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