Apple's Soundtrack made its debut last June, as part of the massive video-editing bundle Final Cut Pro 4. But now the same Soundtrack software is available as a stand-alone product. This puts Soundtrack within reach of video editors, Web designers, and content providers who don't need the rest of the Final Cut Pro 4 package.

It requires at least a 500MHz Power Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.5, and 5GB of available hard-drive space. Apple's official specs say that you can install the program with a CD and that the sound loops, called Apple Loops, on the included DVD are optional, but this isn't really the case. Soundtrack's entire appeal lies in the fact that it lets you mix and match the 4GB of material it provides.

Feeder RSS Editor for Mac OS X Updated To v.5

Reinvented Software has updated Feeder, an RSS editor for creating news feeds, podcasts and appcasts.

In Feeder 1.5, video podcasting support is improved with thumbnails using the Media RSS extension. This version also improves performance when tagging MP4 format files, including those used for iPod, iPhone and Apple TV and has the ability to redirect uploaded enclosure files through sites such as blubrry.com for tracking podcast statistics.

Adobe ships InDesign, After Effects, InCopy updates

Adobe today released several updates to its software applications for professionals, including After Effects, InDesign, and InCopy. The Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional software 8.0.2 update provides Panasonic P2 format support, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard compatibility fixes, Mac OpenGL support for supported video cards under Mac OS X v10.4.10 and v10.5, and other important fixes. The update for its professional video editing solution is 106.3MB and is available online. Adobe also noted that the Adobe InCopy CS3 5.02 update, for its provides key fixes in the areas of character alignment, undo and redo, text and fonts, dictionaries, import/export graphics, and others; the installer includes fixes from all previously released InCopy CS3 5.0.x updates (and previous InCopy CS3 5.0.x updates are no longer available separately.

Nexsan offers 42TB in 4U for Macs

Nexsan has announced the the SATABeast Xi, a high density, energy efficient storage solution built and optimized for the Apple Xserve and Mac Pro. The solution offers up to 42TB of storage in 4U of rack space, and features AutoMAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks). This allows SATABeast Xi to place its disk drives in an idle state to conserve energy yet provide near-instantaneous access to data. The unit also offers dual function Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity at wire-speed performance. The SATABeast Xi is designed for primary storage of large data set applications like uncompressed, real-time HDTV as well as multi-stream and analog TV signals and video editing.

The SATABeast Xi pricing starts at $1,200/TB. This pricing includes all the software licenses required to operate SATABeast Xi out of the box.

RWD Apprenticeship

Working with the College of North East London and various partners, RWD Magazine is to open up 40 training places for people who have ambitions to work in the media. You will learn new skills by fulfilling real media briefs for the magazine, including filming and editing video material for our own website and for MySpace.

The training will be fast moving and demanding - we only want very motivated people with a passion for media. To apply for this opportunity you need to be unemployed and over 19. For funding reasons preference will be given to people from Haringey and Enfield, and especially those from the Tottenham area, although anyone may apply.

To book an interview or to learn more, call 020 8442 3055 and ask for The RWD Media Course'



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The Jonas Brothers take the 'Hannah Montana' roadmap to superstardom

LOS ANGELES — Most young men can be forgiven for not knowing what they'll be doing two days from now, much less two years. Not the three siblings who comprise the hit trio the Jonas Bros. The superstars-in-the-making have every day mapped out for the next 24 months.

Earlier this month, the band became the youngest act to sign a deal with concert presenter Live Nation.

Extra! UIdaho Student Found Shot to Death

Savannah Ladd, 12, of Bremerton, Wash., looks up for help as she does push-ups in front of a U.S. Marine Corps recruiter Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale, Wash. The mall sponsored the annual Military Appreciation Day which featured military demonstrations, static displays and a kids' boot camp.

Nikon D60 SLR Packs a Punch

There was a time, back in the days of film (you remember film, don't you?), when Nikon, competing with Canon as industry leader in SLR cameras, made one flagship model and stuck with it. The Nikon F3 was its top-of-the-line camera for 17 years.