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May 1, 2000

NEWS

iMovie
Apple has made available for free download the DV editing application iMovie, which was previously only available bundled with iMacs. A CD version is also available for US$19.99 by calling 800-293-6617

While they say that it is only for G4's and G4 PowerBooks, it appears to run fine with any recent Mac (i.e. G3 or better) running OS 8.6, QuickTime 4.1, and with Firewire (actually, it seems to work without Firewire, but what you can do with it is somewhat limited if you don't have Firewire capabilities!) It may or may not work with third party Firewire cards.

A new release (iMovie 2.0) is expected to be announced soon. I suspect that the new release will be available as an "upgrade" to this release.
www.apple.com/imovie

Olympus 3030 vs Nikon 990
If you're thinking of buying a new digital camera then check out www.dcresource.com. There are already some comparison picutres thaken with these two cameras, and a review comparing the two is expected to be posted their today.

North by Northwest
I'm pleased to report that my favorite movie, North by Northwest, is going to be released on DVD on August 29, 2000.

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