MacWEEK articles from April 1998

MacWEEK archives from April 1998

News: Videonics preps editing, effects app. (Product Development)(Brief Article)
April 6, 1998... Videonics Inc. next week will unveil a speedy desktop package for video editing and compositing that will cost less than dedicated hardware systems. At the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas, Videonics will preview Effetto...

News: Mac systems, speedy storage due for debuts.(Adobe, Apple, Videonics, others to launch hardware, software at National Assn of Broadcasters trade show)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... While digital TV will dominate this week's National Association of Broadcasters convention, desktop video will hold its own. The annual Las Vegas show will feature the latest Digital Video-format hardware, high-performance storage systems,...

News: Latest E-motion package focuses on digital assets.(E-motion Distributed Content Management System)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... E-motion Inc. will add asset management capabilities to its Creative Partner distribution tool at this week's National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. The new Distributed Content Management System (DCMS) allows users to...

News: No quick fix for Internet font hurdles. (Company Business and Marketing)
April 6, 1998... Two years after the introduction of rival Internet font technologies TrueDoc and OpenType, opposing camps are still struggling to define how typefaces will be displayed on the Web. Bitstream Inc., the force behind TrueDoc, in March announced an...

News: Mac-to-school special.(Apple Artemis)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Apple last week made moves in the education market with the announcement of two all-in-one, G3-based Power Mac models. Code-named Artemis, the Power Macintosh all-in-one systems offer the familiar Gossamer logic board with a G3 processor and a...

Beta Test: Premiere 5.0 gains pro features. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 6, 1998... It was a long time in production, but it looks like Adobe Premiere 5.0 will make a splash when it finally ships in May. Besides bringing Premiere into sync with QuickTime 3.0, Version 5 ($895) focuses on video pros with high-end features such as...

News: Netscape posts Web source code. (Product Information)
April 6, 1998... Netscape Communications Corp. last week posted the source code for the first developer release of Communicator 5.0, the company's flagship Web browser and Internet authoring package. Available at http://www.mozilla.org, the code includes...

Multimedia: Hot List: QUICKTIME. (Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
April 6, 1998... One of the most impressive of QuickTime 3.0's features is the capability to play full-screen, broadcast-quality video and CD-quality audio over the Internet. To showcase QuickTime's hot new Web capabilities, Apple has created a page with links to...

Editorial: Storage at the Sands.(National Assn of Broadcasters trade show) (Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
April 6, 1998... Any show that places broadcast media pros on Las Vegas' Strip will generate glitz, and this week's National Association of Broadcasters convention is no exception. Paradoxically, the less-than-glamorous storage market looks like it will take a...

News: StockWatch 04.02.98. (News Briefs)(Illustration)
April 6, 1998... 04.02.98 WEEKLY CLOSE CHANGE Apple 27.31 0.75 Nasdaq 7852.96 24.49 MacWEEK Composite 155.60 1.72 Adaptec ...

News: UMAX to add FireWire ports.(teams up with Radius) (Company Business and Marketing)
April 6, 1998... UMAX Technologies Inc. last week said it will team up with Radius Inc. on forthcoming FireWire bundles. While its first systems will run the Mac OS, UMAX said it will also offer Windows NT systems that include the interface. The company...

Graphic Arts: Xerox to widen ColorgrafX line.(Xpress 54 54-inch-wide printer)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Xerox Corp. will expand its line of large-format ColorgrafX printers this summer with a new 54-inch-wide model. First shown last month at the Digital Printing and Imaging show in Orlando, Fla., the ColorgrafX Xpress 54 will ship in July for...

Graphic Arts: Quark rolls out QPS upgrade via Web.(Quark Publishing System 2.0)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Combining new software with a new distribution scheme, Quark Inc. last week began delivering the sequel to Quark Publishing System exclusively via the Internet. QPS 2.0, which costs $19,995 per Mac server and $1,595 per Mac or Windows client,...

Graphic Arts: Markzware updates FlightCheck utility.(Markzware Software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Markzware Software Inc. recently released an update to its FlightCheck PostScript preflighting software, as well as FlightCheck Collect!, a new stand-alone checking utility. Version 3.3 of the $399 FlightCheck offers several interface...

Graphic Arts: Microtek to ship 36-bit flatbed for less than $200.(Microtek Lab ScanMaker X6)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Microtek Lab Inc. in April will release a 36-bit, 600-dpi flatbed scanner for about $180. Aimed at consumers and the small-office and home-office market, the latest addition to Microtek's ScanMaker line will feature a "go" button to launch the...

Graphic Arts: DeBabelizer's Mac, Windows versions differ.(Equilibrium software) (Product Information)
April 6, 1998... The most obvious difference between Equilibrium's DeBabelizer Pro 4.5 for Windows/Windows NT and DeBabelizer 3 for the Mac is the latter's support for ColorSync and CMYK - aimed at printing pros - while the Intel-standard PC application has a...

Out of Gamut: Powerful scripting features enhance ColorSync 2.5. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 6, 1998... Apple has just shipped ColorSync 2.5, and it's a worthwhile upgrade. Among the highlights are support for AppleScript, 16-bit images and multiprocessing; the addition of the Kodak Color Management Module as an option; and a new visual monitor...

Review: DeBabelizer 3 speaks Mac users' languages.(DeBabelizer 3.0) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 6, 1998... DeBabelizer has been quietly successful for many years because of the loyalty of the most technically minded graphics users. But the latest edition of Equilibrium's graphics toolbox will win many new fans, particularly among print and Web...

Multimedia: Apple releases QuickTime upgrade.(QuickTime 3.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Apple last week rolled out QuickTime 3.0, its long-awaited cross-platform multimedia software. Available in Mac OS and Windows 95 and NT versions, QuickTime 3.0 consists of a Web browser plug-in, new versions of Apple's MoviePlayer and...

Multimedia: mTropolis users decry Quark move.(Quark Inc discontinues product it acquired through purchase of mFactory) (Product Information)
April 6, 1998... Users of the mTropolis multimedia authoring tool are up in arms about Quark Inc.'s decision to discontinue the product, and a group is organizing to advocate future development. In March, Denver-based Quark said it would end development of...

Multimedia: StudioPro 2.5 takes OpenGL initiative.(Strata Inc)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Strata Inc. will introduce a new, cross-platform version of its flagship 3-D package this week at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas. StudioPro 2.5, priced at $1,495 and due this month, will offer a host of new...

Multimedia: Steinberg unveils new deals, tools.(working with Emagic; Logic Audio 3.1, ReBirth 2.0)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... Steinberg GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, in March joined third-party developers to announce new deals and software upgrades at Frankfurt Musikmesse. Leading the pack of announcements for Mac-based audiophiles, Steinberg and Emagic Inc. USA...

Multimedia: Showtime goes digital, moves to Fibre Channel. (Company Operations)
April 6, 1998... When Showtime Networks Inc. decided it would forge ahead into the digital world to run its 24-hour premium cable channels, it started with four low-resolution Macintoshes for initial offline production. Today the New York-based cable service...

Internet: Web Tools Beat.(Soft Harbor Solutions HelloWURLd 1.1.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 6, 1998... SoftHarbor greets Web pages. SoftHarbor Solutions of Boston has released Hello wURLd 1.1.1, a utility that automatically downloads multiple Web pages. Hello wURLd lets users compile a list of Web sites and will download each site in a separate...

Mac the Knife: Whined and dined. (Humor)(Column)
April 6, 1998... Inspired by the spectacle of pugilistic ex-Apple CEO Gilbert "Buster" Amelio settling accounts in a new kiss-and-tell book, Mac the Knife has decided that the time has come for him to disinter a few dusty skeletons of his own. After all, who...

News: NAB focuses on desktop.(products and updates at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show) (Industry Trend or Event)
April 13, 1998... A bevy of companies rolled out products and updates at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas last week. * Video editing. Macromedia Inc. showed Final Cut, its forthcoming package for digital video editing, compositing...

News: Adobe puts Web spin on image processing.(Adobe Systems' ImageReady)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Adobe Systems Inc. plans to bring its graphics acumen to Web designers with a new tool designed as a one-stop shop for optimizing graphics. Adobe ImageReady, priced at $299 and due this spring, will help users find a balance between file size...

News: Technologies spar in Vegas.(National Association of Broadcasters show) (Industry Trend or Event)
April 13, 1998... Las Vegas - Interim Apple CEO Steve Jobs kicked off last week's National Association of Broadcasters show here with a keynote presentation that included a demonstration of QuickTime 3.0 and a pitch for the Mac's continued importance in the...

News: Media Cleaner 3 due.(Terran Interactive's media-compression utility)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Terran Interactive Inc. last week said its media-compression utility will move to Version 3.0. The upgrade will add support for QuickTime 3.0, still images and the Digital Video format. Media Cleaner Pro 3.0, due to ship in mid-May, will...

News: ICE revs video system.(Integrated Computing Engines's BlueICE acceleration hardware)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Integrated Computing Engines Inc. last week announced a video-effects acceleration package that will turn a desktop computer into a fast finishing system. ICE rolled out BlueICE, a new version of its acceleration hardware, at the National...

News: QuickTime 3 license terms irk developers.(Apple's desktop video software) (Company Business and Marketing)
April 13, 1998... When QuickTime 3.0 shipped earlier this month, it came with new strings attached, prompting an angry response from some third-party developers. Version 3.0 marks the first time Apple has charged developers to distribute its multimedia...

News: Apple to show OS hand at WWDC.(Apple CEO Steve Jobs will reveal software plans for the millennium at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference) (Industry Trend or Event)
April 13, 1998... Interim Apple CEO Steve Jobs will sketch out his company's software plans for the millennium at the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple said this week. "He is actually going to be rolling out our software strategy and how...

Editorial: Editorial.(Apple's moves to charge third-party developers a licensing fee for use of QuickTime 3.0 and to raise the rates for its developer support program.) (Company Business and Marketing)(Editorial)
April 13, 1998... Small may be beautiful, but Apple's latest moves are sending a different message to third-party programmers. Consider the one-two punch guaranteed to hit small developers hardest: First, Apple announces plans to charge a licensing fee for the...

News: Apple revamps developer deals.(three new programs for developers) (Company Business and Marketing)
April 13, 1998... Apple last week announced that it has scrapped its developer programs in favor of three new programs that it said will be easier for developers to understand. The entry-level program, dubbed the Apple Developer Connection Online, is free....

News: StockWatch 04.09.98. (News Briefs)
April 13, 1998... 04.09.98 weekly close change Apple 25.63 -1.69 Nasdaq 1820.24 -32.72 MacWEEK Composite 156.18 .58 Adaptec ...

News: HP inkjets to gain Mac support.(Infowave's StyleScript 3.8 for Mac compatibility to HP's DeskJet 1120C color ink jet printer) (Company Business and Marketing)
April 13, 1998... Infowave Wireless Messaging Inc. last week announced strategic agreements with Apple and Hewlett-Packard Co. to supply Macintosh drivers for forthcoming HP color inkjet printers. Infowave said StyleScript 3.8, a utility for bringing PostScript...

Graphic Arts: Arrivo preps masking trio.(Arrivo Software's ArrivoSelect 1.2 comprised of masking plug-ins for Photoshop 4.0)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Arrivo Software last week announced a new line of masking plug-ins for Photoshop 4.0. Due this summer for Windows 95 and NT, the add-ons will make their Mac debuts in the fall. Arrivo's first productivity collection, ArrivoSelect 1.2, will...

Graphic Arts: Efex! tools color Photoshop.(Neal's Efex! and Neal's Type Efex! for Adobe Photoshop 4.0)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Two new sets of Adobe Photoshop 4.0 effects recently arrived on American soil, courtesy of German developer Nils Kokemohr and U.S. distributor SoftEdge. While most Photoshop effects packages are filter plug-ins, Kokemohr said Neal's Efex! and...

Graphic Arts: Kodak debuts photo printer.(Eastman Kodak's Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Eastman Kodak Co.'s Professional division in March rolled out a photo-size thermal printer dubbed the Kodak Professional 8657. The $6,795 device uses a 33-MHz RISC processor to print at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch, the company said....

Graphic Arts: Linotype cuts prices of flatbed scanners.(Linotype CPS cuts prices of its Jade2, Saphir and Saphir Ultra flatbed scanners) (Product Information)
April 13, 1998... Linotype CPS Co. last week polished up its Jade2, Saphir and Saphir Ultra flatbed scanner packages with a new round of price reductions and rebates. The company cut the price of the Mac version of Saphir Ultra from $3,495 to $3,295. In...

Multimedia: 3-D animates NAB. (News Briefs)
April 13, 1998... The company also recently shipped a Mac version of its plug-in package for LightWave 3D. LightWave 3D 5.6, a free update due in May, will feature HyperVoxels, a volumetric rendering technology that renders organic effects such as fluids, rocky...

Multimedia: Radius readies EditDV upgrade.(Version 1.5 of EditDV video processing equipment)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Radius Inc. announced Version 1.5 of its Radius EditDV nonlinear editing software at the National Association of Broadcasters show last week in Las Vegas. The $999 EditDV system includes the MotoDV FireWire PCI card, which lets users control...

Multimedia: Infini-D update to add effects.(MetaCreations' Infini-D 4.5 3-D package for broadcast-quality animation)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... MetaCreations Corp.3 announced a new version of its professional 3-D package for broadcast-quality animation at last week's National Association of Broadcasters show. Infini-D 4.5, priced at $899 and due in the second quarter, will feature new...

Multimedia: Audio gains in Media 100 rev.(upgrade to nonlinear video editing software for Media 100 xe, xs and xr video processing equipment) (Company Business and Marketing)
April 13, 1998... Media 100 Inc. rolled out an upgrade to its nonlinear video editing software at last week's National Association of Broadcasters show. Version 4.5 of the software that comes with Media 100's video hardware adds significant enhancements to the...

Multimedia: Electric Image merges with DV developer Play. (Company Business and Marketing)
April 13, 1998... Electric Image Inc. and digital video developer Play Inc. caused a stir last week at the National Association of Broadcasters show when they announced their merger. Mark Randall, Play vice president of creative development, said, "We will...

Multimedia: ReelMotion drives models.(Motional Realms LLC's tool for animating 3-D models of vehicles and aircraft)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Motional Realms LLC last week introduced a tool for animating 3-D models of vehicles and aircraft. The $795 ReelMotion lets users animate models with a mouse or joystick. Users input dimensions in a template, and the software creates the...

Multimedia: CTX Opto, Panasonic deliver new projectors.(Panasonic Broadcast and Digital Systems' PT-L795U, CTX Opto's EZPro 680)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Panasonic Broadcast & Digital Systems Co. and CTX Opto Inc. recently added new, bright models to their projection lines. Both companies introduced lightweight Extended Graphics Array (XGA) projectors based on LCD technology, and CTX Opto rolled...

Multimedia: iView adds animations, sound.(from Script Software International)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Script Software International in late March released Version 3.0 of iView, expanding the multimedia organizer into a player application. iView is a $25 shareware tool that catalogs media files and displays them in Info, Thumbnail and Media...

Internet: Zero G takes on Java.(InstallAnywhere 2)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Start-up company Zero G Software Inc. is developing a series of Java-based tools for installing applications on multiple platforms. The company's InstallAnywhere 2 line, introduced at March's JavaOne conference in San Francisco, will let...

Internet: PaceWorks utility puts vectors in Java.(Illustrava, GIFDancer)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... PaceWorks Inc. this month released Illustrava, a utility that converts Adobe Illustrator files into Java applets. The PowerPC-only software, priced at $39.95, converts illustrations into PaceWorks' Java-based vector graphics format, which the...

Internet: BIAP tool does real-time chat.(BIAP Chat 2.0)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... BIAP Systems Inc. has announced a public beta version of BIAP Chat, a plug-in for StarNine WebStar that the company said it expects to ship by the end of the month. BIAP Chat 2.0 will work with Web servers that comply with Version 1.2 of the...

Internet: StarNine fires off new SSI plug-in.(StarNine WebStar 3.0)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... StarNine Inc. this month rolled out a plug-in for the company's recently shipped WebStar 3.0 Web server, as well as a software developers kit for writing WebStar plug-ins. The SSI-WebInclude plug-in extends WebStar 3.0's server-side includes...

Working the Net: Performance and interface problems may jeopardize the future of Java. (Industry Trend or Event)
April 13, 1998... Java is spinning ever more out of control for Sun Microsystems Inc., and for once it's not just Microsoft Corp. that Sun can complain about. Sure, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft just released Visual J++ 6.0, which makes it even easier to write...

Review: Two apps ease network integration.(Thursby Software Systems Inc's Dave 2.0, Miramar Systems Inc's PC MacLAN for Windows NT) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 13, 1998... DAVE 2.0 PC MacLAN for Windows NT New products from Thursby Software Systems Inc. and Miramar Systems Inc. promote peaceful coexistence between Mac users and Intel standard PC-based co-workers by allowing Macs and PCs to share files and...

Integration: Timbuktu Pro at 32.(Netopia Inc's Timbuktu Pro 32, Timbuktu Enterprise 2.0)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Netopia Inc. said it expects later this month to release Timbuktu Pro 32, a 32-bit native Windows version of its cross-platform, remote-control software. Timbuktu Pro 32 will offer several features found in the Mac version and missing from the...

Integration: New 300-MHz NT system priced to sell.(Intergraph Computer Systems Inc's ExtremeZ GL1)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Intergraph Computer Systems Inc. last week rolled out the latest in its line of Windows NT-based workstations aimed at publishing applications. The base configuration of the new ExtremeZ GL1, with a street price of $3,000, comes with a 300-MHz...

Integration: DIT ups Mac support.(Digital Instrumentation Technology Inc's TransferPro for Unix 4.0)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Digital Instrumentation Technology Inc. expanded the Macintosh capabilities of its file transfer tool with Release 4 of TransferPro for Unix. The $459 TransferPro for Unix lets users read and write Mac- and DOS-formatted media and to exchange...

Integration: Digital ships latest workstation for 3-D pros.(DEC's Creation System 3D)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Digital Equipment Corp. last week rolled out the Creation Studio 3D, a new version of its Windows NT-based workstation. Meanwhile, at Las Vegas' National Association of Broadcasters show, the company said several digital video vendors will add...

Integration: The "jumping icon" fix for NT Server. (Question and Answer)
April 13, 1998... This column is intended to provide our readers with useful information related to integrating Macs and other platforms. We welcome your feedback. Please forward questions to backpanel@macweek.com. Q: How do I install the "jumping icon" fix for...

Systems: Vendors rally around high-powered SCSI.(Quantum's Viking II, Atlas III; Seagate's Cheetah 9LP, Cheetah 18, Atto Technology's ExpressPCI Ultra2)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... At last week's National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, several vendors rolled out products featuring a new, high-bandwidth interface called Low Voltage Differential Ultra2 SCSI-3. The Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Ultra2...

Systems: PowerLogix fills in G3 upgrade path.(PowerForce G3 line)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... PowerLogix R&D Inc. last week continued to augment its line of CPU upgrade cards for Mac OS systems. The company's newest G3 cards include the PowerForce G3 220/512K. The board, with a street price of $500, uses a 220-MHz G3 processor and 512...

Systems: Hammer util adds RAID to drive.(Hammer Storage Solutions Inc's RAIDware for Macintosh)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Hammer Storage Solutions Inc. kicked off the month by shipping RAIDware for Macintosh, its data-striping and mirroring utility for PCI-based Macs. Based on Conely Software Inc. technology, the tool lets Mac users create and maintain...

Systems: Real Software preps Basic tool for Mac.(Real Software's RealBasic)(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... Real Software Inc. last week unveiled REALbasic, its Basic programming tool for the Mac, as a free public beta on its Web site. The environment, due to ship by early summer for $99, is based on an object-oriented version of Basic and can create...

Systems: LAN & Telecom Beat. (News Briefs)
April 13, 1998... Sonic increases bandwidth. Sonic Systems Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., in March shipped the Bandit, a device that lets administrators combine the bandwidth of as many as three modems to create one connection. The company said users can achieve...

MacInTouch: QuickTime 3.0: Not just a product but an adventure.(Product Announcement)
April 13, 1998... It was a stroke of genius. How could Apple simultaneously build a vital database of customers, boost short-term profit and create a foundation for high-margin future business? The answer: QuickTime 3.0 Pro. With a sudden swing into electronic...

Mac the Knife: Wake me up before you go go. (Humor)(Column)
April 13, 1998... Los Angeles - Dear Editor: Please excuse this crumpled, handwritten manuscript, written as it is on gritty rolls of L.A. county jail stationery. Mac the Knife may have had a long, fly-specked career thus far, but this column marks his debut as a...

News: StockWatch 04.16.98. (News Briefs)
April 20, 1998... weekly close change Apple Computer 28.625 3.00 MacWEEK composite: 163.13 6.95 Nasdaq Composite 1858.24 38.00 Adaptec 20.25 0.63 Adobe Systems 48.38...

News: Business group crosses platforms.(Apple Business Consortium changes name to Technology Business Alliance) (Industry Trend or Event)
April 20, 1998... The Apple Business Consortium, a nonprofit alliance of Macintosh developers, resellers, consultants and users, this month announced that it has changed its name to the Technology Business Alliance to reflect its expansion into other platforms....

Graphic Arts: LIFE'S A BEACH.(PhotoDisc's Business on the Go and Going on Holiday CD-ROMs.)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... PhotoDisc Inc. of Seattle has two new royalty-free clip-photo CDs. The Business on the Go and Going on Holiday CD-ROMs, $299 each, pack 336 images per disc in 600-Kbyte and 10-Mbyte sizes. Phone (206) 441-9355 or (800) 528-3472; fax (206)...

Graphic Arts: WillowSix ships soft-proofing pack.(Sureproof color prcessing software)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... WillowSix Inc. last week extended its roots across platforms when it released Sureproof, a soft-proofing package for Macintosh and Windows systems. The company also announced Windows support for its hardware-and-software Rightproof system....

Graphic Arts: Harlequin RIP taps PostScript 3.(OEM ScriptWorks RIP 4.0 image processing software) (Product Development)
April 20, 1998... Harlequin Inc. is prepping a new version of its OEM ScriptWorks RIP software. The company said the update will beef up compatibility with PostScript 3-savvy devices and applications. Cambridge, Mass.-based Harlequin said the new RIP will...

Graphic Arts: New MathSet adds equations to XPress.(Blue Sky Research's statistical/mathematical software)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Adding complex equations to QuarkXPress documents can be a difficult task, but Blue Sky Research hopes to ease the process with MathSet 1.0. Available now, MathSet includes the $495 MathSetter server software and a $295 client Quark XTension....

Graphic Arts: YARC preps RIP server for CalComp.(YARC Systems's XP Server image processor)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... YARC Systems Corp. will release a new version of its XP Server in May that supports CalComp Technology Inc.'s forthcoming CrystalJet "grand-size" printer, which is capable of printing media as much as 54 inches wide. In addition to the...

Graphic Arts: ArchiCAD gains rendering styles.(Graphisoft U.S.'s ArchiCAD, CAD software)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Graphisoft U.S. Inc. last month released five rendering engines that may lend a new sense of style to ArchiCAD projects. Designed in partnership with Viewpoint DataLabs International Inc. of Orem, Utah, the five LiveStyles engines modify...

Print Clearly: PDF can becomea unified file format for prepress production.(portable document format) (Technology Information)(Column)
April 20, 1998... From the buzz at last month's Seybold Seminars New York 98, you might think that Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF will solve every prepress work-flow problem and bring us to the Golden Age of all-digital production. Well, we're not there yet, but I...

Multimedia: Kai's Power Show arrives.(MetaCreations's presentation and slide show software)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... MetaCreations Corp. this week will ship Kai's Power Show, the company's presentation and slide show software. Priced at $49.95, the software allows users to integrate QuickTime, AVI, sound, digital images and text in presentations. It is...

Multimedia: D1 Desktop card to link monitors.(Digital Voodoo)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Digital Voodoo Pty. Ltd. will plug Macs into broadcast monitors with the release of its D1 Desktop video card in May. The $3,000 card will allow Macs to use any D1 broadcast video monitor as the main working monitor. This will allow editors to...

Multimedia: DVD encoders debut.(Minerva's DVD-Professional EL, Heuris Logic's MPEG power Professional-DVD, DVD desktop video software)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Minerva Systems Inc. and Heuris Logic Inc. this month rolled out new MPEG encoding packages for Digital Video Disc creation. The DVD-Professional EL from Minerva, available now for $49,995, is a hardware and software bundle for encoding and...

Multimedia: Epson takes wraps off XGA projector.(Epson America's PowerLite 7300 portable Extended Graphics Array projector)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Epson America Inc. this month delivered what it says is the world's brightest portable Extended Graphics Array projector. The PowerLite 7300, available now for $14,999, weighs 13.8 pounds and measures 11.8 by 14.3 by 5.1 inches. It uses a...

Multimedia: Discreet Logic revs special-effects tools.(Effect 2.0 visual effects software, Paint 2.0 vector-based painting and animation package)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Discreet Logic Inc. this month introduced new versions of Effect, its visual-effects tool, and Paint, the company's vector-based painting and animation package. Both upgrades are targeted at video editors and designers. Version 2.0 of Effect,...

Key Frame: NAB: Apple shrinks in presence, image and relevance.(National Association of Broadcasaters) (Company Business and Marketing)(Column)
April 20, 1998... In a performance that could only be appreciated at a Macworld Expo, interim Apple CEO Steve Jobs addressed the National Association of Broadcasters earlier this month in a keynote address with little relevance. "We are dying to work with you,"...

Internet: W3C proposes multimedia spec.(World Wide Web Consortium's specification for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
April 20, 1998... The World Wide Web Consortium this month released a proposed specification for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language. The specification is based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) and is designed for writing "TV-like" multimedia...

Internet: Wootech's Voyager tool juggles Web elements.(Voyager FE, a Web site creation and management tool)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 1998... Wootech Corp. in March released a freeware version of Voyager, its Web site creation and management tool, and the company said professional and team versions are on the way. Voyager serves as a compilation environment for Web elements such as...

Internet: W3C plots out HTTP's future.(World Wide Web Consortium) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
April 20, 1998... The World Wide Web Consortium in late March issued a working draft of short- and long-term goals for the next incarnation of Hypertext Transport Protocol. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Protocol Design Group, which wrote the draft, said...