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 CyberLink Launches PowerDirector 7, the Video Editing Software for Creating Movie Masterpieces

OVGuide.com Launches Monthly Online Video Report -  April's top destinations and searches

Woburn, MA – April 30, 2008 – Gotuit, the Video Metadata Company, today announced the launch of Gotuit VideoMarker Pro™, an application for publishers to package and present their broadband video libraries with a new level of rich video metadata that drives greater traffic, longer session times, and superior monetization.

Gotuit VideoMarker Pro is used by broadband publishers to author metadata describing each scene within the source video, without requiring any clipping or video editing. Each scene is defined with a Title, Description, Time In, Time Out, Thumbnail, and any Attributes which can be customized by the publisher. Scenes can be referenced in any number of Playlists allowing publishers to offer multiple paths through the library for viewers to personalize their experience. more

San Antonio, TX – May 1, 2008 -- NewTek, Inc. has begun shipping TriCaster BROADCAST™, its latest portable live production and virtual set system that offers producers the most extensive list of benefits and flexibility to date. With a small footprint that fits comfortably in even the most space-constrained environments, TriCaster BROADCAST offers easy set up, seamless one-person or team operation and NewTek’s LiveSet™ technology, which makes it possible to turn small spaces into larger-than-life network style studios. more

City of Industry, CA, April 28, 2008 - DXG USA (www.dxgusa.com), announced today the new low priced DXG-569V HD High-Definition camcorder.  Available immediately at Radio Shack and other stores for $169 in glossy black and silver, the DXG-569V HD camcorder records real HD video up to 1280 x 720 at 30 fps for videos that are crystal-clear, crisp and colorful.  more

ERLANGER, KY, April 23, 2008— TVOne-task’s newest format converter, the 1T-FC-326, allows the user to take either of two HDMI inputs and convert it to Component Video. Very wide video bandwidth insures that the analog output is capable of showing the fine detail present in most HDMI signals. The audio output includes Coaxial Digital and Analog Stereo (R/L) that is de-embedded from the HDMI digital signal stream. more

Amy Shuen's new book Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide (O'Reilly, US $24.99) explains what's different about Web 2.0 and how those differences can improve your company's bottom line. Using real-life examples, Shuen demonstrates how various companies, large and small, are creating new opportunities on today's Web and shows how you can apply the same strategies to your own business. more

Panther Express and Jango Team Up To Deliver Major Social Music Service - Jango Selects Panther Express to Deliver Fast, Reliable Streaming Music Experience for Millions of Users

New York, NY (April 22, 2008)  Panther Express (http://www.pantherexpress.net) , a leading global provider of high-performance content delivery services, today announced they have been selected to provide rich media and audio delivery services for Jango.com (http://www.jango.com), a fast-growing new social music site which has quickly become one of the world's most popular destination sites for listening to music and connecting with others who share similar tastes. more

Barack Obama Has Most Online Video Viewers Among Presidential Candidates, According to Nielsen Online -

 CyberLink YouCam Adds Exciting New Webcam Features to Alienware Notebooks -

PANTHER EXPRESS AND SWARMCAST PARTNER TO OFFER THE INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST-QUALITY VIDEO DELIVERY

                Complete video solution includes live, on-demand and streaming video

New York, NY – (April 17, 2008) – Panther Express, (http://www.pantherexpress.net) a global provider of high-performance, high value content delivery services, and Swarmcast, a provider of multi-source streaming platforms, today announced a partnership that integrates Panther’s global CDN network with Swarmcast’s Autobahn Platform.   Content owners now have a complete, integrated solution for streaming the highest quality live and on-demand video content.  more

17 April 2008 – The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) today announced the shortlist for the 2008 Meffys, with this year’s entries revealing a true global diversity. Submissions have poured in from more than 20 countries spanning four continents, with the category of Technology Innovation attracting the most entries. more

On2 Technologies, Inc. (Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced that it has licensed its Hantro™ 4100 video decoder and 2600 Enhanced aacPlus™ audio decoder to Monsoon Multimedia, an innovative digital video solutions provider. By integrating the optimized decoders to its mobile player, Monsoon aims to bring higher performance and longer playback time to customers watching TV on their handsets using its HAVA™ place shifting solutions. more

Media Excel, a leader in advanced real-time video encoding and transcoding solutions, today announced that it has launched a new generation of video compression professional appliances which can rapidly encode, transcode and distribute professional, broadcast-quality video to any device over any network using the Texas Instruments DaVinci™ technology digital media processor. more

TV One’s C2-7310 HD Video Processor with full HD-SDI Audio embedding and extraction, supporting  Up, Down and Cross Conversion is now shipping and will be showcased at NAB 2008 in Booth N1725.

ERLANGER, KY, April 9, 2008— TV One's new C2-7310 multi-format, dual channel HD video and audio processor follows the award winning C2-7200 adding full HD-SDI multi-channel audio processing. The new C2-7310 was created to address the evolving needs of the Broadcast and Professional Video markets and supports virtually every bi-directional SDTV-to-HDTV conversion imaginable all within a compact 1 RU enclosure. more

Smartsound announced Sonicfire Pro 5, - Shipping in June, Sonicfire Pro 5 features new music timing controls and searching features. Combined with the incredible control over the length, arrangement and mix of scores pioneered in recent versions of the software, Sonicfire Pro 5 gives professional editors the most complete customizable music library solution.

For instance, you can simply grab a beat from your score and move it to a spot in your Timeline without changing the rhythm or tempo of your music. Or, you can spot out key points in a production, and Sonicfire Pro 5 will suggest music that is the best fit and provide customization tools to make it precisely match the timing of your scenes. These are just two of the advancements that make Sonicfire Pro 5 the most significant breakthrough in library music in years. more
 

Thurs., Apr. 10, the AFL-CIO will launch its first-ever online video contest - - the Turn Around America online video competition - - with national winners as well as city and youth winners. The contest is the kick off of a national AFL-CIO initiative to “Turn Around America” which will go through the summer and culminate with massive rallies around economic issues. Participants will be invited to submit online videos in any creative form that will answer the question of how to turn around America. The contest will run Apr. 10 through May 20.  Winners will be announced in early June.  more

San Francisco (April 3, 2008) - blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced the availability of blinkx BBTV, a significant advance in online television that leverages blinkx’s patented speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and link it to the universe of information on the Web, adding dimension and context to the viewer’s experience. Launching with a library of premium independent films and a variety of high-quality programming from existing partners, blinkx BBTV is a small download (0.5 MB) that is available free of charge at www.blinkx.com, starting April 2nd, 2008. more

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - APRIL 4, 2008 - Flixwagon, by MyFrame Inc., leading provider of high-quality live video broadcasting from mobile phones to the Web, today announced it will enable bloggers to broadcast live from their mobile phones during the Microsoft Tech-Ed Israel Event in Eilat, April 6-8, 2008. Utilizing mobile phones equipped with the Flixwagon application, bloggers will report and broadcast live video from the event directly to the Tech-Ed homepage more

Wilmington, NC – April 7, 2008 – Digieffects™, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it
will introduce the Natural Forces and Simulate series of products at NAB 2008.

The Natural Forces series debuts with Natural Forces: Vapor and Natural Forces: Aqua, both with a retail price of $99. Natural
Forces: Vapor is a collection of effects designed around the creation of clouds, fog, haze and smoke. Natural Forces: Aqua
is a collection of effects focused on various forms of weather and water effects.  more

TV One Adds HD-SDI Capabilities to the Already Popular C2-2000 Series

muvee announced its new brand identity and corporate tagline, designed to enhance the company’s profile and to communicate its value proposition to its customers and partners.  As a pioneer and leader in the automatic video editing space, muvee has been a strong champion of innovation and differentiation from its genesis. “muvee created the automatic video editing space with the launch of autoProducer almost seven years ago. more

Sorenson Squeeze 5 is Available Now!

Faster encoding speeds, improved audio and video quality, and a host of workflow enhancements are among the benefits of the all new Sorenson Squeeze 5. This major upgrade to the award winning video compression software tool now enables users to encode multiple files simultaneously and includes many other time-saving and quality-improving enhancements. more

Maximum Throughput to Launch Web-based Editing Service at NAB 08 -

San Jose, CA (March 19, 2008) - Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in streaming media server software, today announced that its award-winning Wowza Media Server™ Pro is the first Flash media server to bring live streaming to Adobe® Flash players utilizing the plethora of readily available H.264 encoders that support standard RTP/RTSP protocol.  more

TANDBERG to Deliver First High-Definition Webcam for Microsoft  -

Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) adds new How to Make Your Own Internet Video Tutorials and Articles - Adds new Best Comedy Videos, Best Video Web Sites, and new book reviews

March 24, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Internet Video Magazine, the longest running online magazine dedicated to spotlighting the best in Internet Video and showing everyone - amateurs to broadcast professionals - how to create their own Internet shows, today announced that they have added a bakers dozen of new articles and tutorials for video enthusiasts, hobbyists, business owners and even broadcast professionals who want to shoot, edit and post their own Internet video masterpieces. more

Flixwagon, today announced the launch of the FliXee Widget which will stream live mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to Flixwagon users Websites, Blogs, and Social Networking sites. Additionally, Flixwagon users will now have the capability to deliver their mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to YouTube through their Flixwagon account.  The FliXee Widget allows users to stream their live mobile broadcasts captured through Flixwagon directly to personal Web pages. more

Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date--New from O'Reilly

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Announces Keynote Lineup -

EyeWonder Launches Live Streaming Video Across All Online Advertising Formats with New LiveWonder™ Feature

Hulu.com Opens to Public, Offers Free Streams of Hit TV Shows, Movies and
Clips from More Than 50 Providers Including FOX, NBC Universal, Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Sony Pictures Television

Company Announces New Licensing Deals with the Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and More

LOS ANGELES - March 12, 2008- Hulu, an online video service, today announced the public launch of its Web site, Hulu.com (http://www.hulu.com/). Beginning today, consumers in the U.S. can go to Hulu.com to watch a large selection of hit TV shows, movies, clips and more in high-quality – anytime, for free. In addition, Hulu announced new content partnerships with the Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and more than 20 other top content providers. New content additions to Hulu’s library will include: feature films like The Usual Suspects and Ice Age, shows like Dirt, The Incredible Hulk, Babylon 5, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Dick Van Dyke Show, nightly highlights, top plays and full-length games from the NBA and the NHL, popular made for web programming such as Prom Queen and Onion News Network, and much more. more

Premium Male-Focused Online Video Network Delivers Brand Advertisers The Most Engaged Male Audience On The Web

 New York, NY—March 17, 2008:  Heavy, Inc. (http://www.about.heavy.com), the web’s leading independent online video company, today announced the launch of the Heavy Men’s Network, the first premium male-focused online video network.  At launch, the Heavy Men’s Network features flagship site Heavy.com, along with leading men’s destinations, including:  BNQT.com;  Newgrounds, Inc., Quincy D. Jones III’s QD3 and Vidshadow, Inc., to be quickly followed by additional men’s media brands. more

HOUTEN, 13 March 2008 -  The total number of Dutch TV connections grew by 10,100 to 7.73 million on 31 December 2007, with the digital TV growth only just off-setting the drop in analogue TV connections. The number of digital TV connections grew by 5.4 percent or 169,200 net additions during the quarter to 3.32 million on 31 December 2007, according to Telecompaper’s quarterly update about the Dutch television subscribers market. more

The new TV One 1T-SX-524 is a professional HDCP Compliant DVI routing switcher that can switch up to four inputs.

ERLANGER, KY, March 5, 2008— The TVOne-task 1T-SX-524 DVI Switcher is a compact, high performance product designed to meet the most demanding requirements for the switching of DVI signals with HDCP copy protection. The 1T-SX-524 has four inputs, and it can be controlled from the front panel input selection button or the included infrared remote control. The unit has a MSRP of $349. more

MySpace, the world's most popular social network, in cooperation with the Department of Defense's Armed Forces Entertainment and America Supports You program, today announced the launch of Operation MySpace, a landmark concert event designed to bring troops serving in Kuwait a taste of home and enable the MySpace community to show their support for troops serving overseas.
 
On March 10, MySpace Co-Founders Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe, along with some of today's most popular musical acts, will participate in a 3-hour plus MySpaceLive! concert in Kuwait that will be streamed in high definition flash video using Kulabyte's XStream Live Solutions exclusively on the official Operation MySpace profile: http://myspace.com/operationmyspace. The MySpace community can watch the entire concert webcast starting at 11a.m. PT/ 2 p.m. ET. more
 

Pinnacle Systems, Inc., announced  Pinnacle Life. A rich source of information for users who wish to take full advantage of the “digital life” without getting lost in technical jargon and complexity. With easy to use features such as a glossary, reviews, tutorials, testimonials, videos and demos produced by Pinnacle product experts and captured from real-life testimonials, Pinnacle Life can be an immediate help to both new and experienced users, and the tutorial content will continue to grow over time. Pinnacle Life will also become a key destination where customers can share their own experiences and participate in online contests. more
 

LOS ANGELES-February 26, 2008-MySpace, the world's most popular social network, today announced the launch of 'Special Delivery' (http://www.myspace.com/specialdelivery <http://www.myspace.com/specialdelivery> ), an outrageous, non-scripted hidden-camera reality show in association with Avalon TV and its executive producers Jason Irwin and Garth Holsinger.  The launch of 'Special Delivery' marks MySpace's second co-development project and the second original web show created specifically for MySpaceTV (http://www.myspacetv.com).  more
 

My WeShow enables anyone to become an online video aggregator: finding, creating, discussing, sharing and making money from video content - NEW YORK, NY (February 2008) – WeShow.com (www.weshow.com), the human powered guide to the online video universe, is launching My WeShow, a powerful video focused social network that enhances Internet users' online video experience. My WeShow combines the best of video entertainment with social interaction on the web, enabling users to find video, create personalized video communities, share opinions and content while also potentially making money. more

EyeWonder Announces AdWonder^TM 9.1 Flash Component Release with New Features to Enable the Creation of Even More Compelling Rich Media and Video Ad Campaigns -

February 13, 2008 (St. John’s, Antigua) – PlayersOnly.com online casino and poker room is extending the entry deadline for their $10,000 video contest on YouTube.com.  Video clips showing what it takes to be a “player” can now be uploaded until March 15 to YouTube.com/Group/UnleashThePlayer. more

WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone Delivers New Online Experience with Synacor’s Portal Technology, and Premium Content -

Tarrytown, NY (Tuesday, February 19^th 2008) – On2 Technologies, Inc., (AMEX:ONT), a leader in video compression solutions, today announced that it has licensed its optimized TrueMotion® VP6™ video decoder software to Sony® for use in its mylo™ communicator “COM-2” device. The COM-2 uses On2’s TrueMotion VP6 decoder with Adobe® Flash® Lite 3 software, and provides access to videos posted on Flash-based web sites. more

 
SMALL MICROPHONE WITH A HUGE SOUND FOR HOBBY FILMMAKERS
 
OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT: Sennheiser is launching the MKE 400, a lightweight and highly directional mini-shotgun condenser microphone for use with
digital camcorders at the 2008 NAB Show. The MKE 400 may be small, but its features are huge, including switchable sensitivity, wind noise filter,
extended battery life and an optional, professional accessory kit. more

MADISON, WI — Feb. 11, 2008 — Sony Creative Software <http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com> , a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, today announced the launch of its new Technology in Motion: Vision of the Future <http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/news/techinmotion.asp>  student film contest. Presented by Sony Creative Software and Intel <http://www.intel.com/> ®, with the support of the International Society for Technology and Education <http://www.iste.org/>  (ITSE) and Edutopia <http://www.edutopia.org/> magazine, the contest offers participating high school students the chance to experience the process of producing a professional project from start to finish more

Red Giant Software Sponsors My Toolfarm Contest - User-submitted videos to be shown at NAB 2008

San Francisco, CA, February 14, 2008 – Red Giant Software is sponsoring a contest to let users submit their best work using Red Giant Software’s Magic Bullet Looks or Trapcode Form tools and win a chance to show their work at NAB 2008. Users will upload their videos to the My Toolfarm web site where other users can vote on the submission from now until March 24th. The winner will get to fly to NAB and present their work at the Red Giant Software booth at NAB 2008. Winners will be determined by user scores on the My Toolfarm web site and by a panel of Red Giant Software judges. more

Tarrytown, NY (11 February 2008) – On2 Technologies Inc (Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, today announced the release of the Hantro™ 8190 multi-format configurable hardware RTL video decoder.  Offering mobile phone and device designers a highly optimized hardware decoder, the Hantro 8190 supports the hugely popular Adobe Flash video format plus a wide range of popular and emerging formats used for mobile video, Internet video, broadcast video and video-conferencing. The Hantro 8190 supports H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark and VP6™ video formats, along with up to 16MP JPEG still images. more

ERLANGER, KY, February 13, 2008— The new TVOne-task 1T-DA-631 HDMI Extender is a dynamic cable equalizer that restores the HDMI v1.3 signal at the end of long cable runs, just prior to the input to the display. The 1T-DA-631 is the first of its kind to offer DDC Correction ensuring the HDMI signal stays true to the original form. The ultra-compact, high-performance 1T-DA-631 has a MSRP of $99 and is now available. more

 Feb 11, 2008 – On2 Technologies, Inc. (Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced today that Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/ NYSE: IFX) has signed a multiple use license agreement for integrating the On2’s latest Hantro video accelerators. Configurable to support popular standard and proprietary video formats in resolutions from QCIF up to 720p High Definition, the encoder and the decoder RTL designs will be integrated to several Infineon baseband chipsets targeted for high volume mobile handsets. more

Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) announces best videos of the week - February 2008

Superbowl video, Best Superbowl Commercials, Politicians and Election video - Best Funny Online Funny Videos

February 3, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Internet Video Magazine, the longest running online magazine dedicated to spotlighting the best in Internet Video and showing everyone - amateurs to broadcast professionals - how to create their own Internet shows, today announced their selection of some of the best videos of the week for the beginning of February 2008. In addition, Internet Video Magazine has added over hundred new "how to" and tutorial articles, hardware and software reviews, and Industry commentaries and columns. more

MTV's 'Choose or Lose' Citizen Journalists Cover Every Super Tuesday State With First-Ever Live Mobile-to-Web Broadcasts. 

Viewers Can Watch All the Action at MTVNews.com, ChooseorLose.com and Via Special MTV News On-Air Reports. 'Street Team '08' Citizen Journalists Armed with Market-Leading Nokia Nseries Devices and Flixwagon's Innovative Software

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 -- MTV's army of Street Team '08 citizen journalists will cover the youth vote like no one else on Super Tuesday, delivering the first-ever live mobile-to-web broadcasts -- from polling stations, caucuses, candidate rallies and everywhere young voters congregate February 5th. The real-time, on-the-spot reports will be streamed live all day from correspondents' video-equipped mobile phones to MTVNews.com and ChooseorLose.com. more

San Francisco, CA, January 31, 2008 – Red Giant Software, developer and publisher of professional digital video tools including the award-winning Magic Bullet Looks shipped Magic Bullet Frames v1.0. It is now possible to shoot low-cost video and get the expensive look of film right in Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Premiere Pro. Start with ordinary interlaced video, apply Magic Bullet Frames’ plug-in in any of the supported applications to get quick and high-quality frame rate conversions with the look of true 24p film. more

This is really cool. Introduced at CES 2008, the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask allows swimmers to record underwater photos and video hands free.  Whether it is backyard pool fun or stunning fish and coral from a special vacation, users will enjoy the combination of a camera and mask in one while swimming. The benefits include a hands free experience for easier and safer swimming. more

Telescope (www.telescope.tv), the pioneer in participation media media services, today announced that it has extended its multichannel - mobile, landline, and online - services to twelve television programs that will air in the first quarter of 2008. Telescope, which managed nearly one billion participation media interactions in 2007, is on pace to exceed the previous year's industry record. In addition to programs currently on ABC, Bravo, Lifetime, and TLC, Telescope will also manage the interactive voting - as it has since the show's inception - for 'American Idol' on FOX, which will hold the first voting show of its seventh season on February 19th. more

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the launch of PhotoImpact® X3, its award-winning digital photo editing software. PhotoImpact X3 combines easy-to-use photo editing, inspiring photo projects and amazing digital art to make digital photography and image creativity fun, fast and easy. more

Clifton Park, NY (January 15, 2008) - On2 Technologies, Inc.,, a leader in video compression solutions, announced today Flix Publisher 2.0 for Mac at Macworld Conference and Expo 2008 in San Francisco. Flix Publisher is a popular browser based video encoding and publishing solution for Adobe® Flash® Player 8 and 9, giving enterprises and web video service providers the ability to easily allow video encoding and publishing through a browser based interface. more

Great Falls, VA (January 14, 2008) - Knowlera Media today announced the launch of MonkeySee.com, a new destination website where consumers can access thousands of free how-to videos on demand. Both fun and factual, MonkeySee videos are a great source for advice and demonstrations by accomplished experts. MonkeySee.com is a place for anyone seeking or sharing knowledge. Visitors will find topics and experts that range from sensible to sensational, and solutions for everything from fitness to finance.  more

 Alviso, CA (January 9, 2008) - TiVo, the creator of and the leading innovator in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs) today announced TiVo subscribers will soon be able to easily watch an enormous variety of video content from the web directly on their television sets by applying TiVo’s popular Season Pass functionality to web video. With the proliferation of content available online today, consumers have access to thousands of hours of content from well-known networks to special interest videos, but need an easy way to search, discover, and enjoy this entertainment on the TV set. more

Wireless Back-Up for Sanyo's Xacti HD Flash Camcorders - SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-January 7, 2008-Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) and Sanyo announced that Seagate’s Digital Audio Video Experience™ (D.A.V.E.™) Technology Platform, that provides substantial wireless storage capacity for digital files from mobile devices, is compatible with Sanyo’s Hi-Def Xacti Digital Movie Camera.

The compatibility of Seagate’s D.A.V.E technology with Sanyo’s Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera allows consumers to shoot freely without the worry of filling up the internal 4GB or 8GB memory. By connecting D.A.V.E. technology to the Sanyo Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera using USB, users are essentially adding up to 60GB of storage and the freedom of taking crisp, clear HD videos and high quality photos, without sacrificing the look and feel of the world’s smallest and lightest full high-definition digital movie camera. more

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 software for Macintosh is now available

Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac combines power and simplicity so consumers at all experience levels can easily achieve outstanding
results with their digital photos.  Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh will run on Leopard, (Mac OS X
v 10.5), as well as previous versions of Mac OS X starting with 10.4.8.,
and is immediately available for pre-order  more

ON2 Technologies Empowers Adobe® Flash® Video With New Multi-Format Decoder for Handsets

January 7th, 2008

ARM optimized Software Multi-Decoder Supports All Adobe® Flash® Video Formats In One Package - Tarrytown, NY (January 7, 2008) – On2 Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced the release of the Hantro 9100 software multi-decoder. Highly optimized for ARM9 and ARM11 processors, the decoder supports VP6, Sorenson Spark and H.264 in a single package thereby enabling handsets to offer high performance support for the video formats used in Adobe® Flash® Lite™ 3 and Flash® Player 9 / Moviestar more

On2 Technologies, Inc., a leader in video compression solutions, announced that its showcase at the upcoming 2008 International CES in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2008, will focus on high definition (HD) video solutions that are ushering in the next phase of web, VoIP and mobile video. more

  Digieffects, a developer of popular software plugins for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion today announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Walker Effects plugins from WalkerFX. more

Photoshop CS3 RAW (O'Reilly, $34.99 US).

Aaland's up-to-the-minute edition focuses on the important features of Adobe Photoshop CS3, including Camera Raw's new retouching tools, expanded controls, and ramped up sharpening features. Aaland also explains how to use Camera Raw in conjunction with Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge 2.0 to capture, organize, and optimize RAW images so you can produce the best possible digital photographs. more