Macworld Procreative Spotlight

XEffects Tech Transitions brings new options to Final Cut Pro X

team@macworld.co.uk (Joel Mathis) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:20:00 GMT

Noise Industries is now offering XEffects Tech Transitions, a collection of 28 video transition plug-ins for use with Final Cut Pro X.

Microsoft opens door to Kinect for Windows apps

team@macworld.co.uk (Nancy Gohring) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:49:00 GMT

As promised, Microsoft on Wednesday shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime and said partners have started selling the Kinect hardware.

7toX for Final Cut Pro converts legacy FCP projects

team@macworld.co.uk (Serenity Caldwell) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:36:00 GMT

When Final Cut Pro X was first released, there were many gripes and grumbles about the application, but none so prominent as the lack of support for projects created in earlier versions of Final Cut Pro.

First look: Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 restores pro features; adds new ones

team@macworld.co.uk (Gary Adcock) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT

The June 2011 release of Apple’s new Final Cut Pro X set off a firestorm that reverberated across the globe—at least in video circles.

Apple releases Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Apple has today launched Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, what it describes as a "significant update" to its professional video editing app.

New Echograph app seeks to combine video and stills into a unique package

team@macworld.co.uk (Jackie Dove) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:47:00 GMT

Crossing the divide between photo and video is Echograph, a new application that uses video as a basis for animated still images. The software is currently under development by Clear-Media.

Macworld | iWorld goes on down to South Park, has itself a time

team@macworld.co.uk (Chris Holt) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:53:00 GMT

Macworld | iWorld--the annual Mac conference--has taken on more than a new name this year, as it shifts its focus to the culture that Apple's products have helped foster. Perhaps it's fitting, then, that some of the creative team behind South Park headlined the talks at Moscone Center West.

Panel highlights use of Macs, iOS in music, movies

team@macworld.co.uk (Jeff Porten) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:12:00 GMT

It's not every panel discussion that breaks in the middle for an improv freestyle rap with two human beatboxes. Then again, it's not every improv rapper who responds to the topic of "Mac" by saying, "that's so easy."

First Look: Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta

team@macworld.co.uk (Derrick Story) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:04:00 GMT

The latest iteration of Adobe Lightroom reveals both refinement and new features. There's plenty of competition for top billing, but the star of this show is how Adobe has integrated video management into the software alongside its excellent still photography tools.

AJA releases Io XT

team@macworld.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:44:00 GMT

AJA has released the Io XT, the company’s first Thunderbolt-enabled professional video I/O device.

Gradient review

team@macworld.co.uk (Karl Hodge) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

This CSS3 powered background creation tool is a one trick pony. But it’s a very good trick

Vimeo lifts the lid on site redesign

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:05:00 GMT

Vimeo has revealed its redesigned website and is offering selected members a chance to preview the changes before an open beta is launched in a few weeks.

Three warning signs of a user-unfriendly app

team@macworld.co.uk (Minda Zetlin) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:57:00 GMT

A user-friendly interface is paramount if you want employees and external users to adopt an enterprise application. But what, precisely, makes an app user-friendly?

Macworld Secret: How to calibrate your Mac's monitor

team@macworld.co.uk (Kirk McElhearn) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Ensure that your Mac’s screen is displaying the right colours

Android to overtake iOS as developers' favourite - report

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:08:00 GMT

Android is set to overtake iOS as the favourite platform of developers by the end of the year, according to a new report from Ovum.

Opinion: Four open questions about iBooks Author

team@macworld.co.uk (Lex Friedman) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:36:00 GMT

iBooks Author is an intriguing app and a a big deal for publishers. But while the app is obviously very new, some aspects of the software give me pause.

Hands on with iBooks Author

team@macworld.co.uk (Serenity Caldwell) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:49:00 GMT

At Thursday’s education event, Apple put glee into the heart of every ebook publisher when it unveiled iBooks Author, the company’s new ebook authoring tool.

ACDSee review

team@macworld.co.uk (Duncan Evans) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Images can be tagged or labelled for categories to help manage, sort and search for them later

Alien Skin launches Exposure 4 photography plug-in for Photoshop

team@macworld.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:37:00 GMT

Exposure 4 is a new version of the photography effects plug-in for Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom.

Media Composer 6 review

team@macworld.co.uk (Duncan Evans) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

The number one program for pro video editing gets a serious makeover

Adobe will offer CS6 at special price for CS3 and CS4 owners

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:20:00 GMT

Adobe will offer a direct upgrade path to Creative Suite 6 to customers who own CS3 or CS4 after all, it has announced.

Adobe Carousel becomes Adobe Revel

team@macworld.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:13:00 GMT

Adobe Carousel, the subscription-based photo editing and sharing application launched in late October 2011, has had a name change.

Animation competition draws on prophetic Douglas Adams recording

team@macworld.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:45:00 GMT

An international competition is inviting creatives to produce an animation that illustrates a rare and prophetic audio recording of Douglas Adams talking in 1993 about the evolution of the book.

Apple iOS strength prompted Objective-C language growth in 2011

team@macworld.co.uk (Paul Krill) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:41:00 GMT

Demonstrating continued momentum for Apple's iOS platform for mobile devices, the Objective-C language used to develop applications for iOS showed the most growth in popularity in 2011 as a programming language.

Adobe Lightroom 4 free beta released

team@macworld.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Adobe has released a free beta version of Photoshop Lightroom 4 with support for video and geo-tags.