Premiere Pro CS4 4.0.1 imports Final Cut Pro content
Adobe has posted a v4.0.1 update for the CS4 version of Premiere Pro, its high-end video-editing suite. The patch introduces the ability to import projects from Apple's editing suite, Final Cut Pro, without any necessary conversions or re-rendering; most effects and transitions should be preserved. Users can also import and export in the Advandced Authoring Format (AAF), and export to an OMF fil...
published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
A detailed look at File Vault and data protection
There's a certain amount of spookiness that goes on regarding Apple's FileVault encryption. As everyone knows, it's very difficult to get into anything that's encrypted without the proper keys. But let's assume for a minute that you already have the key via, say, a court order for a suspect in a law enforcement action. Even with the key, however, there's still a lot of ambiguity about just how well the suspect's data (and in particular, deleted data) may be protected.I've written a brief titled FileVault Imaging: Apple's Dirty Little Secrets that explains exactly how you can mount a FileVault volume (with the key, of course) to obtain the raw disk image. I will also illustrate how deleted data can be preserved inside a FileVault, and how a free space wipe does nothing to purge deleted data from inside one. The protection offered by an encrypted volume seems to aggravate other security issues, possibly making deleted da...
published on Tuesday, the 14. October 2008, macosxhints
Samsung enters US notebook market
Samsung this morning stepped up competition by jumping into the American notebook market with several models, including some of its most recent systems previously reserved only for Europe and Korea. The 13.3-inch X360 and 14.1-inch X460 headline the launch as Samsung's thinnest and lightest systems. As with the original version, the X360 is positioned against the MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch dis...
published on Tuesday, the 14. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Samsung brings 8MP camera to touch phones
In addition to the just-introduced Haptic 2, Samsung has introduced a second touchscreen phone already examined by Russian site Mail.ru. The M8800 Pixon is the first known touchscreen cellphone to carry an eight-megapixel camera and carries extra photography features normally reserved for dedicated cameras, including blink and face detection, a wide dynamic color range and image stabilization. V...
published on Friday, the 26. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Future Shop POS shows six reserved Apple SKU entries
Some placeholder SKUs in Canadian retailer Future Shop's computer system could be a clue to impending Mac revisions, according to a screenshot supplied by an anonymous employee to MacRumors. A total of twelve spots entitled "APPLE MAC PLACEHOLDER" exist in the system, six each for English and French, all numbered accordingly. Futureshop and Best Buy have typically been privy to past Apple releases...
published on Wednesday, the 24. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sony intros $1,000 Blu-ray notebooks
Sony today continued a spate of notebook introductions by introducing a pair of the least expensive Blu-ray capable notebooks available. The 15.4-inch VAIO NS replaces the NR and upgrades the budget notebook with options that Sony has normally reserved for its mid-range or higher systems; helped in part by newer Intel 4500 integrated graphics that help offload video decoding, the NS can be equipp...
published on Friday, the 12. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Verizon leaks BlackBerry 9530 box, 'Storm' moniker
Verizon packaging for the BlackBerry 9530 ñ now identified as the BlackBerry Storm ñ was leaked Wednesday, offering users a glimpse of the soon-to-be shipping product. Engadget reveals that the Thunder moniker isn't disappearing entirely, but that it is merely being reserved for the Rogers Wireless launch in Canada, as well as Vodafone in Europe. The SIM card will come pre-installed, along with an...
published on Wednesday, the 27. August 2008, macintosh-news-network
Briefly: Dell Studio 15 review
Dell has often enforced a hard split between its entry-level (Inspiron) and high-end (XPS) home notebooks, but that distinction is blurred with the Studio series: the new line should in theory be the best of the breed with the more upscale design and performance of the XPS but the customization normally reserved for Inspirons. The Studio 15 achiev...
published on Sunday, the 20. July 2008, macintosh-news-network
Review: Dell Studio 15
Dell has often enforced a hard split between its entry-level (Inspiron) and high-end (XPS) home notebooks, but that distinction is blurred with the Studio series: the new line should in theory be the best of the breed with the more upscale design and performance of the XPS but the customization normally reserved for Inspirons. The Studio 15 achiev...
published on Sunday, the 20. July 2008, macintosh-news-network
Verizon ups FIOS speeds to 50Mbps US-wide
Verizon today it would upgrade all the speeds for its FIOS fiber-optic service nationwide, giving users in all 16 states the same speeds that were previously reserved only for the most competitive areas. All of FIOS' 16 states now have access to up to 50Mbps downloads with 20Mbps uploads at the highest-end, $140 monthly tier ($90 in New York state...
published on Wednesday, the 18. June 2008, macintosh-news-network