http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/ripping.utility.offers.improved.encoding/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/handbrake.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HandBrake has released an update to its self-titled DVD ripping utility. Version 0.9.4 adds support for 64-bit operations for the Mac, including both Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems. The 64-bit builds are said to perform approximately 10 percent better than the 32-bit equivalents. The software is also claimed to offer overall improvements in quality, which has been partially attributed ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/ripping.utility.offers.improved.encoding/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/drive.burns.blu.ray.discs.at.up.to.12x.speeds/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/owcsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Other World Computing on Tuesday announced that it is now offering a Mercury Pro external Blu-ray drive with a quad interface. Users can choose between USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, or eSATA connection methods. The company claims the Pioneer BDR-205 can reach burn speeds of up to 12X on Blu-ray discs, 16X with DVDs, 4X on DVD-DL media, and 40X for CDs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/drive.burns.blu.ray.discs.at.up.to.12x.speeds/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/dvd.burner.supports.lightscribe.8x.burn/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/dvdsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LaCie has introduced its latest computer accessory, a portable DVD burner designed by Sam Hecht. The device is USB powered, eliminating the need for an AC adapter. A variety of DVD and CD formats are supported, with DVD burn speeds up to 8x and CD burn speeds up to 24x. The drive weighs under a pound and measures less than an inch tall.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/dvd.burner.supports.lightscribe.8x.burn/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/dealnn.sharp.aquos.bluray/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/dealnn/_img/dnn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Today's featured deal of the day from DealNN is on the Sharp Aquos Blu-ray player from OneCall.com. It is regularly priced at $249.95, but has been reduced to $219.95, and a fathers day promo code drops the price again by $20 to $199.95 making this the lowest total price we could find on this Blu-ray player by about $45. The Sharp Blu-ray player features 1080p HD-resolution and provides playback... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/04/dealnn.sharp.aquos.bluray/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/15/toshiba.sues.imation/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/ToshibaVardia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba has announced that it has filed suit against several companies, including Imation, over DVD patents. The accusations surround DVD format specifications and standards accepted by the DVD Forum. Toshiba claims the companies infringed on patents by manufacturing or distributing recordable media without first establishing licensing agreements.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/15/toshiba.sues.imation/ Fri, 15 May 2009 16:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/05/videovangelist.mojo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/appupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Disc Cover 2.3 ($35) helps users create CD and DVD labels, covers, tray inserts, folding booklets, and more. The application includes over 250 professionally made designs that users can customize with their own images or with some of the included images. Along with several performance enhancements and fixes the update includes support for DiscT@2 which allows to etch text and graphics on the data ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/05/videovangelist.mojo/ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/04/internal.blu.ray.drive/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/phoenixsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />EZQuest has unveiled its latest Mac hardware product, the internal Phoenix Blu-ray Super Drive 6X Rewriter upgrade kit. Owners can used the drive to produce their own Blu-ray movies. Recording, rewriting, and playback is supported for Blu-ray, HD-DVD, DVD, and CD formats. The device features a 4MB buffer for writing, and uses integrated buffer under-run protection. Files, folders, movies, or other... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/04/internal.blu.ray.drive/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/lg.intros.sexy.dvd.player/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/LGDV4S2H.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG's Swedish website has revealed the company's new DVD player, the DVS450H. The player separates itself from ordinary readers using a top-mounted loader and eliminating all but a thin slice of the cabinet for controls. To give users options of showing off its new player, LG ensured the DVS450H can be mounted vertically or horizontally, as well as on walls.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/lg.intros.sexy.dvd.player/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/20.new.digital.copy.dvds/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/officespace.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />20th Century Fox has announced a slate of new movies in its Digital Copy program. Digital Copy is a partnership with Apple, and bundles a digital version of a movie with its DVD counterpart; the file is pre-formatted for iTunes, making it convenient to sync with devices like iPhones and Apple TVs, although the file is not DRM-free, as with a normal DVD rip. Digital Copies can also be loaded onto... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/29/20.new.digital.copy.dvds/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/japan.develops.42gb.dvd/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/42gbdvdteaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Tohoku University research team at the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials claim to have developed a DVD that is capable of holding 42GB of data, or nearly 9 times as much as a standard DVD. The Japanese researchers achieved this feat by using V-shaped as opposed to flat pits on the DVD's recording surface, which allows for more data-recording space. The same method ca... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/japan.develops.42gb.dvd/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:35:00 GMT