QuickTime News: November 30, 2001

On September 5 and 7, a large ensemble of superstar entertainers — Destiny’s Child, Gwen Stefani, Bono, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Britney Spears, and too many others to mention here — gathered in New York City to record a new rendition of Marvin Gaye’s timeless call for compassion, “What’s Going On?”

The idea? To release a new single that would raise funds for the Global AIDS Alliance.

Just a few days later the world changed, and Gaye’s healing message suddenly held even greater relevance. Because of the tragic events in New York and Washington, the Global AIDS Alliance expanded its fundraising scope and will now split the single’s proceeds with the United Way’s September 11th Fund.

Check out the music video of “What’s Going On?” and see how many participating stars you can identify behind their blindfolds.

Can a movie inspire random acts of kindness? The French believe so.

After “Amelie” was released in its native France, the film moved its viewers in such a way that they began emulating the heroine’s selfless acts in real life.

“Amelie” is the story of a Parisian waitress who finds some old toys hidden in her home, searches for the original owner, and returns the toys to him anonymously. Amelie is so overjoyed by the man’s emotional reaction to her kindness that she starts seeking out new and creative ways to bring pleasure to strangers’ lives.

Will “Amelie” have the same result around the world as it did in France? Find out by seeing this delightful and critically acclaimed film, now appearing in U.S. theaters.

Employing extraordinary microphotography to illustrate its story, NOVA’s “Life’s Greatest Miracle” is the sequel to “Miracle of Life,” the most popular NOVA program of all time. From DNA transfer to birth, “Life’s Greatest Miracle” lets you track the progress of human development at every stage.¹

Originally broadcast on TV on November 20, “Life’s Greatest Miracle” is now available for viewing in its entirety on the NOVA website, presented in eight brief QuickTime chapters.

Thinking Outside the Browser
Web browsers. They’ve worked essentially the same way for so long that we’ve almost taken them for granted. But let’s think outside the browser for a moment and examine a completely different way to view the web.

Movtv.com—presenting a series of sample floating content environments based in QuickTime—offers some experimental ideas for unique web navigation. Use your mouse to explore and catch a glimpse of how you might interact with information in the future.

¹ “Life’s Greatest Miracle” is rated TV-14:S. Viewer discretion is advised.

We’re busily booking reservations for Apple’s annual seminar on everything QuickTime — QuickTime Live. Originally scheduled for last month, QuickTime Live will take place February 11-14, 2002, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

If you haven’t registered yet and wish to attend, you’ll want to act quickly. The event always fills up fast, and you don’t want to miss the most comprehensive QuickTime event of the year.

There’s no better place to learn about the latest tools and techniques for creating the hottest QuickTime content. Get in-depth hands-on experience in focused workshops. Watch presentations of the finest examples of QuickTime directly from content creators. Grill vendors about their latest products in the event showcase. And swap stories and network with industry peers.

Want to know more? Like to register? Visit the QuickTime Live website.

For importing, authoring, encoding, and delivering interactive streaming media, QuickTime content creators have long found Discreet’s cleaner to be the industry-standard tool of choice.

On November 19, Discreet announced the release of cleaner 5.1 for both Macintosh and Windows customers. This significant upgrade adds new support for Sorenson Video 3 Professional and updated support for Apple QuickTime 5.

For more information about cleaner or to download the upgrade (free for registered users of cleaner 5), visit the Discreet website.

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As a special treat for jazz fans, GMN.com and Columbia Records brings us a Playback of a historic 1959 video promotion of Duke Ellington’s recording of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite.”¹

And while you’re visiting the Jazzplus site, you may also want to catch another Playback from Columbia’s musical treasure chest: Miles Davis and John Coltrane playing “So What.”¹ The webcast begins today at 10 p.m., Pacific time.²

They’re the pioneers who bridged the musical genres of alternative music and hip-hop more than a decade ago. Today, the alterna-rap group Cypress Hill continues to break new ground with its latest album, “Stoned Raiders,” set for release December 4.

To hear “Stoned Raiders” in its entirety, don’t miss the Cypress Hill listening party. It starts at 5 p.m., Pacific time, December 6 and concludes at 9 p.m. on December 7.²

Don’t forget: this listening party lasts for just 16 hours, so be sure to mark your calendars.

Rev yourself up for “Supercharger,” the fourth album by California heavy-metal band Machine Head. A recent review at RollingStone.com praised the album’s “hot-tempered guitar riffs, eerie noises and the bellicose roar (and occasional rap) of vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn.”

In the mood for Mozart? Then plan on attending this webcast straight from the Mainly Mozart Festival. Recorded in San Diego in 1998, the concert features Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos and the glorious Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”). The program on GMN.com runs from December 2 through December 6.¹

¹ Free registration on this non-Apple site is required.

²In a different time zone? Use this handy converter to let you know exactly when to tune in.

Visit the Apple QuickTime VR gallery for 360-degree panoramas that will make your head spin. Take in classic New York destinations including Times Square and Grand Central Station, or get dwarfed by the giant redwoods in the forests of Big Basin, California.

Curious about how to set up a wireless network in your home using Apple’s Airport? Check out this interactive demo and see how easy it can be.

Get your hands on the prerelease of QuickTime Streaming Server 4, a time-limited version of QuickTime Streaming Server meant for evaluation and development purposes.

Find out more and download your free evaluation copy at our website.

Got a great example of QuickTime to show us on the web? We’d love to hear about it.

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