Backup, DVD Studio Pro

Apple has released Backup 3.1.1, an update to its backup software for members of its paid .Mac software. The update, highly recommended by Apple, addresses issues with backup and restore with external drives, memory management, and restoral of bundled file types. .Mac members can get the update by selecting the Backup icon on the .Mac website and via Automatic Software Update to .Mac members who have already installed a previous version of Backup. Apple has also released an update to DVD Studio Pro, its professional application for making DVDs. According to Apple, DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2 provides important bug fixes and addresses compatibility issues with DVD Studio Pro 4.1 HD DVD projects and Toshiba HD DVD players. DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2 also updates the Disc Description Protocol (DDP) 2.1 to DDP 3.0 and the Cutting Master Format (CMF) 1.0 to CMF 2.0, which is required for HD DVD replication. Apple says the update is recommended for all DVD Studio Pro 4.1 users.

by MacNN Staff