Tell a Friend Share QuickTime News with a friend or colleague. Delta Campus MovieFest Atlanta, the world’s largest student film festival, found huge success this year with hundreds of short film submissions. Over the course of one week, thousands of students worked in teams to create storyboards, film and edit short films using Apple iBooks and iLife software. The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) just announced that Apple will become a member of the consortium’s Board of Directors. “They say good things come in small packages,” writes Stephen Fenech for the Courier-Mail, “and when it comes to the Mac Mini, that statement is spot-on...There are many Windows users who have been flirting with the Mac platform but never went all the way as they were reluctant to part with all their hardware. Now you can keep your LCD monitor and perfectly good keyboard and mouse and just plug them into the Mac Mini, an exercise that takes less than a minute.” More news Jack Johnson’s new album, “In Between Dreams,” delivers his signature sound that fans worldwide love. Listen to this upbeat collection of songs and watch the video for “Sitting, Wishing, Waiting.” If you like what you hear, download the iTunes-exclusive deluxe package of “In Between Dreams” featuring a digital booklet with photos, lyrics and a handwritten note from Jack, plus the exclusive demo version of “Constellations.” R.E.M. recently reissued its nine Warner albums in CD+DVD editions, each with surround mixes, videos and extra. Sample music from the set, including “Stand,” “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts” and more. You can find these trademark R.E.M. hits and more at the iTunes Music Store. Learn the “1, 2 Step” with Ciara in her hot new video featuring Missy Elliot. You can download “1, 2 Step” and the rest of Ciara’s hit Crunk&B album, “Goodies,” at the iTunes Music Store. Check out Usher’s new dance moves in the video for “Caught Up” from his latest album, “Confessions (Special Edition).” Visit the iTunes Music Store to preview more music from the album, as well as Usher’s earlier albums. Imagine Grace Jones, Blondie, the Sugar Cubes and Astrud Gilberto having a wild party and you are only half-way there to comprehending the Brazilian Girls. Sexy, bewitching and campy, Brazilian Girls transcend expectations in the video for their number-one hit, “Don’t Stop.” Discover more art-pop-dance music from the group’s self-titled debut album, available at the iTunes Music Store. Ocean Colour Scene ranks as one of Britain’s most enduring and colorful bands. Together for more than 15 years, the band has seen and weathered it all — poverty, drugs, drinking, break-ups, destructive record company politics, fads and fashions, critical acclaim and critical abuse, massive chart success, despair and more. See the band’s new video, “Free My Name.” To hear more music from the group, visit the iTunes Music Store. An unprecedented combination of songwriter, violinist, guitarist, vocalist and whistler, Andrew Bird presents a powerhouse of a record, “The Mysterious Production of Eggs,” dealing with the mysteries of childhood, creativity and modern science — epic in scope and minute in detail. Listen to “The Mysterious Production of Eggs,” which you can buy at the iTunes Music Store. DJ Hound Dog, a.k.a. John London, re-invents classic Americana with a trance remix of his original rocker, “Hound Dog Man.” Watch the video, which features bikini clad Tina Leiu. You can find the original version of “Hound Dog Man” and DJ Marc Aurel trance mixes of the song at the iTunes Music Store. Bowling For Soup heats up the charts with the video for its second single, “Almost,” a follow-up to the smash hit “1985.” You can find both songs on “A Hangover You Don’t Deserve,” available at the iTunes Music Store. “Ain’t no woman like my woman, so there ain’t no other man I’d rather be.” Amen to that, Buddy Jewell. Enjoy the video for Buddy Jewell’s beautiful single “If She Were Any Other Woman” from his upcoming country album, “Times Like These.” If you like the song, you can download it at the iTunes Music Store. Need to put together video footage of a presentation with the actual slides from the preso? Grab a copy of QuickTime Pro and let the Journeyman show you the way. You’ll learn how to create multi-track, multi-media, self-contained QuickTime movies using QuickTime Pro in “The Journeyman’s Guide to QuickTime Presentations.” The guide includes step-by-step instructions as well as video clips to help you visualize the steps.				In March, 2003, documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker arrived in Iraq to capture the day-to-day experiences of the 2-3 Field Artillery Battalion (known as the Gunners) stationed in Uday Hussein’s former palace in the most volatile area in Baghdad. “This is not about the politics,” says Tucker. “This is about the the war from the inside out, told by the people caught in the middle. “In the beginning, the soldiers were very optimistic across the board. No matter what they thought about the war, they felt they were doing something good. By the time I was there the second time, I think people felt exhausted and ready to go home. You could only take so much. You’re going between boredom and this extreme hyperreality. And at the same time there’s a disconnect because people in the rest of the world don’t understand what’s happening to you.” Read more about Tucker’s documentary, “Gunner Palace,” and watch the trailer. Native Americans today must fight to protect hundreds of sacred places threatened by mining, development, rock climbing, New Age ceremonies and other threats. A unique collaboration between environmental activists and Native Americans, the Sacred Land Film Project aims to tell stories, inspire dialogue about American history and stimulate reconciliation between Indians and non-Indians — and ultimately between humanity and the Earth. View film clips from the Sacred Land Film Project now. Devastated by a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of a young mother and her child, LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) exits Los Angeles for a low-profile job as chief of police in the low-crime town of Bristo Camino in Ventura County. When a mafia accountant is taken hostage and the mob takes Talley’s own family captive, he’s forced to resume the command he had abandoned. Find out what happens in “Hostage,” playing in theaters now. In a world populated entirely by robots, young genius Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) leaves his small town and travels to Robot City to make the world a better place for his fellow robots. In Robot City, a corporate tyrant and master inventor (Mel Brooks) challenges Rodney’s dream and a sexy corporate robot (Halle Berry) tries to seduce Rodney. Can a group of forgotten junkyard robots help make Rodney’s dream a reality? “Robots” opens in theaters today. In 1974, a band of misfits from Queens called the Ramones struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundation of the ’70s music scene. The vibrant and candid documentary “End of the Century” traces the history of this influential rock group, from its unlikely origins through its star-crossed career to the bitter demise and sad fates of Joey and Dee Dee Ramone. Take a sneak peek at unseen live and studio footage, extensive interviews and more footage from “End of the Century.” Let the wackiness begin with the DVD release of “Sealab 2021: Season Two.” Guided by the steady hand of Captain Murphy, the Sealab crew embodies an ultra-talented team of top-notch misfits, each with an integral, precise role in the researching of underwater colonization. This two-disc set features all second-season episodes and a slew of special features to keep you entertained. Enjoy four clips from the boxed set, including two special Q&A sessions with the crew and a behind-the-scenes tour of 7030 Productions (where apparently bikinis are the standard work uniform). Academy Award-winner Halle Berry plays a sleek, whip-cracking, feline fatale out for revenge in “Catwoman.” Berry’s character starts the movie as a shy, sensitive artist named Patience Philips. When she inadvertently discovers a dark secret of her employer, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. In a mystical twist of fate, Patience transforms into a woman with the strength, speed, agility and ultra-keen senses of a cat. The “Catwoman” DVD includes special features such as an exciting alternate ending, five additional scenes and two documentaries exploring the evolution of this legendary character. Widely considered the founding fathers of funk, the Funky Meters spent the ’60 and ‘70s perfecting their unique musical blend of blues and dance grooves with a New Orleans vibe. Hailed as one of the most powerful live acts around, the Funky Meters are on top of their game at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Don’t miss the group’s first-ever full-length concert DVD, captured live at the 2000 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Watch the Funky Meters play “Cissy Strut” and “Saturday Night Fish Fry.” More on DVD Create, compose and edit like never before. Take your GarageBand or iMovie creations to the next level — attend a free seminar on Logic Express 7 or Final Cut Express HD at an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Value Added Reseller. Learn how to expand your creativity with more powerful effects, more tracks or layers and a professional interface. Exceed your own expectations. Find out more about the seminars now. Merciless gangs are on a rampage in Los Angeles and the only hope to restore order is an out-of-control ex-cop whose unconventional methods leave him rejected by the police and feared by criminals. You are Nick Kang, recently suspended from the police force for violating procedures but recruited for the Elite Operations Division to investigate a crime wave in L.A.’s Chinatown. Use excessive force and you could have civil unrest on your hands, not to mention the police on your tail. Explore 200+ square miles of authentically replicated city streets in “True Crime: Streets of L.A.” Watch the trailer and read more. Get the low-down on what’s happening in Hollywood with “Extra,” your insider coverage of Hollywood’s hottest stars, films, fashion, TV and trends from the front row of pop-culture. Take a sneek peak at Beyoncé Knowles’ new fashion line. Preview Martha Stewart’s new post-prison style. Find out why Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen’s fairytale romance has ended. Watch John Travolta and Kelly Preston reveal how they’ve maintained wedded bliss in their marriage of 13 years. Visit ExtraTV.com now. As you read in the previous issue of QuickTime News, the H.264 video codec will take digital video delivery to new levels of efficiency and visual clarity in the upcoming release of QuickTime 7. In future issues, you’ll learn about a number of industry consortia and solutions based on this new standard for video. One of the main industry forums that furthers the development and use of H.264 (a.k.a. MPEG-4 Part 10) is the MPEG Industry Forum. This large group of companies carries out interoperability testing to ensure that the many solutions for encoding, transmitting and playing back H.264 and the other video and audio formats in MPEG-4 work well together. Visit the MPEG IF web site, which offers a vast amount of information on H.264 including several excellent white papers and links to product announcements. Find “the soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life” in iTunes at the Secret Agent radio station, offering you “classic stylish lounge music and downtempo spy electronica.” You can discover hundreds of streaming Internet radio stations — Top 40/Pop, Urban, Jazz, Blues, Electronica, Country, Hard Rock/Metal, International, Classic Rock, Reggae/Island, Public Radio, Talk/Spoken Word and more — when you click Radio in the iTunes Source list. Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week — “L-L-Love” by the Brazilian-American duo Astaire. 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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