Tell a Friend Share QuickTime News with a friend or colleague. Andy Ihnatko writes about iPod shuffle in the Chicago Sun-Times, “It is, in fact, the only micro-size digital music player worth a damn, because in place of a tiny and unreadable screen, Apple has installed a full-size and comfortable set of buttons in the familiar iPod wheel arrangement. Operating other players its size is a lot like trying to set the time on a $5 digital watch.” “What was the best thing at CES? Macworld,” writes Dan Dubno for CBS News. “After a week in Las Vegas, at the Consumer Electronics Show, I had seen all there was to see...Yet something was missing at CES, and a week later, at Macworld in San Francisco, we found it: the new Mac Mini and the iPod Shuffle.” “In an age when human help of any kind is hard to come by, the eight or nine Geniuses on duty at any given time here [Apple Store San Francisco] are a welcome anomaly,” writes Katie Hafner for the New York Times. “In fact, go to any of the 102 Apple-owned retail stores in the world and — if you are willing to wait — you will be treated to what is an increasingly rare service: free face-to-face technical support.” More news The Hanson brothers are all grown up now, writing serious songs for their own microlabel. The group’s new album, “Underneath,” is Hanson like you’ve definitely never heard before. If you enjoy Hanson’s “Penny & Me” video featuring Samaire Armstrong from the television series “The O.C.,” visit the iTunes Music Store to preview more music from “Underneath,” as well as the iTunes exclusive track “Love Somebody to Know.” “Just say you love me for the rest of your life. I gotta lot of love and I don’t want to let go. Will you still love me for the rest of my life? ‘Cause I can’t go on, no, I can’t go on, I can’t go on if I’m on my own.” Looking for that special Chicago ballad to lip-sync to your Valentine? Start practicing with 12 songs from the “Chicago Love Songs” album, including “You’re the Inspiration,” “Will You Still Love Me?” and “If You Leave Me Now.” Rediscover more great Chicago hits at the iTunes Music Store. Experience the mysterious and seductive New York-based Brazilian Girls. Enjoy videos of the group performing “Long” and “Homme” at Joe’s Pub in NYC. You can download the Brazilian Girls’ self-titled album exclusively at the iTunes Music Store, where it ranks as one of the top-selling dance albums. You’ve made a fool of everyone, but Australian rock band Jet certainly didn’t in the group’s new video “Look What You’ve Done.” Hear more music from Jet’s platinum “Get Born” album at the iTunes Music Store. Texas native Trent Willmon lists barbecuing, roping, fishing and beer drinking as his favorite hobbies, but shows off his sensitive side in his moving new video, “Home Sweet Holiday Inn.” At the iTunes Music Store, you can preview more music from Trent Willmon’s self-titled debut album. Down-tempo UK electronic act Lemon Jelly flips between metal, ’70s pop, Euro house, R&B, punk and more on the group’s latest album, “’64-’95.” Listen to the entire album now. The title, “’64-’95,” stands for the span in years of the various music samples they use. Like what you hear? Cue up some earlier Lemon Jelly music at the iTunes Music Store. Two weeks ago the Cassiny-Huygens probe completed its journey, landing some 4 billion kilometers away from Earth on Titan, the major moon of Saturn, to study the origins of life and possibly forms of extra-terrestrial life. On board, intergalactic and human audiences may enjoy four pieces of music from Julien Civange and Louis Haeri, representing the first signs of humanity. Enjoy a video clip about the “Music2Titan” project. At the iTunes Music Store you can download the three-song “Music2Titan” EP, as well as the free single “Lalala,” one of the four pieces of music traveling to Titan. British pop-metal group Feeder just released the video for its latest single, “Tumble and Fall,” from the band’s fifth album, “Pushing the Senses.” Enjoy the video and keep an eye out for “Pushing the Senses,” available in stores January 31. In the meantime, you can download earlier albums from Feeder at the iTunes Music Store. If you’re interested in including audio or video on your website, take a peek at the complete guide to creating QuickTime content and putting it on the web — “QuickTime for the Web.” The book covers everything — from the proper way to embed a movie in a Web page to the best techniques for combining scrolling text, animation, audio, live video streams and virtual reality — in an engaging and easy to follow style. “QuickTime for the Web” also includes a CD-ROM with QuickTime 6 Pro (a $29.99 value) for Windows and Mac OS X, as well as cross-platform tools from Apple and plenty of cut-and-paste examples of HTML and JavaScript. The Pepsi iTunes Music promotion kicks off on January 31, giving you the chance to win a free song download from the iTunes Music Store. To play, just purchase specially-marked bottles of Pepsi or other qualifying Pepsi products. If the cap includes a ten-character code, you win. And your odds are good: 1-in-3. That’s not all. By redeeming your song at the iTunes Music Store, you also get the chance to win an iPod mini. As part of the iPod mini Sweepstakes, Pepsi will give away one silver iPod mini every hour beginning on February 1. Terms and conditions apply.				It’s a steep road to Sundance for an independent filmmaker. No surprise, then, that this year two films nominated for awards at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival took a helpful detour through The Edit Center, a unique film editing school in New York where students learn to edit by cutting actual footage from independent feature films — exclusively on Final Cut Pro. Read more about The Edit Center and discover how QuickTime technologies played a critical role in production of these films. Also, go behind-the-scenes of the film festival with the Sundance Channel production crew on location in Park City. At the Detroit Auto Show, Motor Trend delivered continuing, near-live coverage of North America’s most significant auto show. Featured were almost 60 new production and concept vehicles, including Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Chrysler Firepower, Dodge Charger, Ford Harley F-150, Jeep Gladiator, Jeep Hurricane, Lexus LF-A, Mercedes-Benz M-Class, Mitsubishi Eclipse, Saturn Sky and Volkswagen Ragster. Join Motor Trend for an insider’s view as the hottest new models and concept cars are unveiled. If you missed Macworld in San Francisco earlier this month, eline Technologies has a treat for you. Take a tour of the Macworld exhibit hall and check out the hottest iPod accessories — like protective cases, car stereo set-ups, remotes, speakers, solar power packs and more. Make note: the video is VideoClix enabled, meaning you can click on featured products to view more product information or to purchase the product online. Pretty cool, huh? In 19th-century Europe, a young man by the name of “Victor” (voiced by Johnny Depp, “Finding Neverland”) travels, accompanied by a friend, back to his village to marry his fiancée, Victoria (voiced by Emily Watson, “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers”). When the duo stop to rest in the woods, Victor jokingly slips Victoria’s wedding band onto a finger-shaped stick protruding from the ground and practices his wedding vows. Oddly enough, the stick is actually the rotting finger of a murdered girl (voiced by Helena Bonham-Carter, “Big Fish”), who returns from the dead to proclaim herself as Victor’s lawfully-wedded wife. Poor Victor. Will this underworld bride keep him from his one true love? Tim Burton’s animated film “Corpse Bride” arrives in theaters Fall 2005. Scruffy, Self-taught British pianist/singer/songwriter Jamie Cullum gracefully celebrates jazz and retrofits standards to integrate elements of heavy rock, rap and dance music. Enjoy a snippet from Jamie’s new DVD, “Live at Blenheim Palace,” featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from his US and UK tours. Check out Jamie’s latest video “High and Dry,” a cover of Radiohead’s alternative rock anthem, and his “All at Sea” video, too. At the iTunes Music Store, you can hear more music from his album “twentysomething,” which set a record as the fastest-selling jazz debut in UK history, certified Platinum in just six weeks. Don’t miss the iTunes Exclusive version of the 1930s classic “Can’t We Be Friends?” Classically-trained Australian singing sensations Ten Tenors have catapulted to international fame with their vocal prowess in opera, pop, rock, cabaret and other musical styles. Find out what 77 million fans already know by previewing the Ten Tenors’ brand new bonus DVD, “The Ten Tenors — Larger Than Life,” included with their CD of the same name. The DVD features one of the group’s live 2004 performance in Brisbane, Australia, where they played “Dancing Queen,” “Sundance,” “Opera Medley” and more. Your favorite Greek hero, Hercules, returns again for more adventure, comedy and even a little self-discovery. Digitally re-mastered with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, “Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, Season Five” includes all 22 jam-packed episodes from the season, plus hours of interactive bonus material and special interviews and commentaries by the cast and crew. Watch four clips from the DVD set. More on DVD The first real-time HD color correction solution made exclusively for QuickTime for Mac OS X, FinalTouch HD offers an advanced set of color finishing tools. FinalTouch HD includes native QuickTime support, Apple Final Cut Pro HD integration, live LUT, Auto-Keying, inside/outside/tween grading, dynamic key softening, multiple tracks timeline, RGB split node, RGB merge node, stretch node, digital intermediate workflow manager and much more. Learn more about FinalTouch HD from SiliconColor. Not everyone has the pleasure of exploring the Grand Canyon National Park in person (certainly not all 1,217,403 acres), but now everyone can take a virtual voyage to this geological wonder with “Into the Canyon,” available at the Apple Learning Interchange. On your 90-minute QuickTime field trip, you’ll learn about the geology, plants, animals, people, history and preservation of the Grand Canyon. Unlock some of the mysteries of the Grand Canyon now. Set in a mystical world full of fantasy and imagination, the Role Playing Game (RPG) + Real Time Strategy (RTS) mix “KnightShift” lets players take control of heroes and lead them to victory and honor through 20 varying and thrilling missions. Players can choose from a diverse selection of more than 80 characters and creatures, including Prince, Warrior, Woodbutcher, Mother in Law (notably armed with a rolling pin), Wizard, Amazon Sorceress and many more. Up to eight players per match and 65,000 players per server can participate simultaneously. Dust off your bow & arrow and watch the “KnightShift” game trailer. iTunes and iPod users-in-training, stop by your local Apple Store to discover how you can fully enjoy iTunes and your iPod, iPod Photo, iPod mini or iPod shuffle. You can take your entire music collection to go, use iPod as a portable hard drive, play games and even view your address book, calendars and notes. Join a free class to learn the finer points of iPod living. You can also pick up some iTunes and iPod tips at the Genius Bar. So visit an Apple Store now. Your iPod will thank you. Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week — “Gotta Get Up from Here” by Ellie Lawson. Check back every Tuesday for a new free download. If you haven’t already, download the new version of iTunes (v4.7.1) — which provides support for iPod shuffle and a number of other performance enhancements — for Mac and Windows. It’s free.
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