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• Programmer Graeme Nattress has released his first set of plug-in filters and effects for Apple's Final Cut Pro video editing software. "The filters address the needs of the video editor who wants his finished product to look great," and also provides some useful toolbox filters. In response to FCP user needs, Graeme has written plug-ins that deal with color correction in new ways, remove noise from video, up-sample DV color, make video look more film-like, remove camera flashes and draw animating map lines. Set 1 is now available for $30.


• Pyramid Designs today released an update to FTP Suite, its set of classes and code modules that allows FTP operations to be implemented in REALbasic applications. Version 2.1 adds the ability to rename files on a remote server. Multiple files, provided they are all in the same remote directory, can be renamed. This is a free upgrade to all Professional ($60), Hobbyist ($30) and Source Code licensees. [Download - 1.7MB]


• Sig Software's Classic Menu 2.7, a $10 utility that brings the classic configurable Mac OS apple menu back to Mac OS X, adds caching of menu items to improve responsiveness, Command and Shift modifier keys to reveal item or show info, compatibility with Path Finder for filing operations, and several other minor improvements. It is localized in English, French, German and Japanese. [58KB]


• ZeboPhoto 1.3.1 is a maintenance update to the popular image viewer/editor program for Classic and Mac OS X. The File Browser and System Information windows are now 'metal' under Jaguar and file visibility controls have been moved from the file browser to a drawer that can be accessed from a button on the browser. Version 1.3.1 is a free update; registration starts at $8. [Download - Classic, OS X]

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