Apps: Matrix, BookLightning, Final Scratch...
updated 06:50 pm EDT, Mon May 5, 2003
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- metaobject has released BookLightning, a 'lightweight' imposition program for booklets and simple magazines. With BookLightning, users can create booklets for stapling or folding from any PDF file, or even directly from the Mac OS X print panel. It arranges the pages of a PDF file on sheets of paper in such a way that they will appear in the correct order when the resulting sheets are folded in the middle. [Download - 919KB]
- Final Scratch 1.1 with TRAKTOR FS is now available. The latest version addresses bugs, and improves usability. Final Scratch is the first product to result from the cooperation of Stanton Magnetics and Native Instruments. "The merging of these two innovative DJ technologies offers turntable jockeys an ideal hardware/software combination for mixing digital music files: CD, MP3 and WAV/AIFF files can be played back and controlled perfectly from a classic DJ set up." [Download - 2.6MB (updater)]
- Calillona 1.0 is a powerful channel for Sherlock that enables you to search the catalog provided by Amazon.com. Users can search Amazon's catalog in different categories, such as Books, DVD, Software, and so on. In addition, you can save your favorite products in a shopping cart. "Calillona's shopping cart is persistent; products in your cart will be saved [to your hard disk,] even after quitting Sherlock." [Download - free subscription]
- DivX 5.0.5 is an update to the Mac OS X version of the popular audio/video codec. With the recent addition of Mac support, the software represents the "first publicly distributed MPEG-4 compatible technology available on Mac OS that is capable of playing back MPEG-4 Simple Profile and MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile video." A free version is available; the 'Pro' version is $15. [Download - Free, Pro demo]
