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I just received news that Sony Vegas Pro 9 is just around the corner! The new tagline: "Professional Video, Audio and Blu-ray Disc Creation". The Sony Vegas Pro 9 integrates two powerful applications that work together to provide an efficient environment for video professionals. It offers robust and progressive platform for content creation and production. Get ready to buy Sony Vegas Pro 9 Professional Video Editing Software. New features in Sony Vegas Pro 9 include: New user interface for optimized color viewing and enhanced usability Native XDCAM EX reading and import Open and edit RED ONE™ files on the timeline 4K project support, up to 4096 x 4096 New Gradient Wipe transition New Glint, Rays, Defocus, Starburst, Soft Contrast and Fill Light video effects Support for Gigapixel-size images Includes native 32- and 64-bit versions of Vegas Pro 9 software With broad format support, superior effects processing, unparalleled audio support, and a full complement of editorial ...

New Version of SlySoft AnyDVD Released Here is an update from Slysoft with the release of a new version of AnyDVD . List of fixes and improvements: 6.4.6.2 2008 08 22 - New: Added ISO/UDF image file creation to AnyDVD ripper - New (Blu-ray & HD DVD): ISO/UDF images can be created with or without copy protection. WARNING: AnyDVD can remove the protection from protected images. Protected images are useless, if AnyDVD is not installed and running! - New (Blu-ray & HD DVD): Improved speed of AnyDVD ripper - Fix (Blu-ray): Bug in BD+ removal, if more than one title on a disc is protected, e.g. “Prison Break Season 3″, US - Fix (Blu-ray): Bug in “Remove UOPs” with some titles, e.g. “AVP2″ Region B, (UK, Germany) - Fix (DVD): AI scanner made a mistake with “The Eye”, Region 2, DK - Some minor fixes and improvements - Updated languages The update is free for all registered customers, just install the new version on top of your current version, regardless which version you h...

Did You know… Xerox not only copy paper documents, they make DVD copiers too! The Xerox DVD/CD & Blu-ray Duplicators are manual tower duplicators that range from one to 15 writer drives, each of which operates independently of a PC, providing businesses a quick and inexpensive way to make multiple copies of CDs and DVDs. In an industry first, each of the new models allow users to transfer image files directly from a PC to the duplicator’s internal hard drive, saving users the time and effort usually required to produce a master disc for each project. Read more here... Xerox Copier Makes Xerox DVD Duplicators

Corel has announced Ulead VideoStudio 11.5 Plus that offers a complete, user-friendly solution for standard- and high-definition editing and authoring. Some valuable new features for the videographer are: [ read more ]

The battle is finally over. No need to decide whether to produce Blu-ray or HD DVD Discs. The winner is Blu-ray ! "Sony and its Blu-ray buddies are going to make like VHS and party like it's 1989." Here are the news. Read all about it... HD-DVD Death Made Official - Wired Toshiba Quits HD Format War Blu ray The Winner - Smart House News Toshiba to Give Up on HD DVD - TheStreet.com R.I.P. HD DVD: Toshiba reportedly ends the war - CNET Toshiba to exit HD DVD, end format war - Reuters Toshiba finishing format war, pulling plug on HD-DVD - XboxNowOnline Game Over For HD DVD; Toshiba To Cease Production of HD DVD - Gaming Bits Blu-ray wins HD DVD format wars as Toshiba exits market! - VideoGamesBlogger Toshiba pulling HD DVD support, Blu-ray has won the war - Gadgetell Toshiba to Withdraw HD DVD Format -Techtree Microsoft Planning Blu-ray For Xbox 360, Following Fall of HD DVD - dBTechno Toshiba To Halt HD-DVD Production - Slashdot Has Blu-ray won? HD-DV...

Ever since I own the Sony HDR-FX7 High Definition Camcorder, I have been using it to shoot projects only at standard definition (SD) more than 90% of the time. That's because my video assignments are mostly events and seminars which require the final video to be produced in normal DVD format. The HD mode is turned on when the camcorder is used for the production of corporate videos and TVCs where High Definition meets TV broadcast standards. The big question is... what about creating High Definition DVDs? Which software can I use to capture, edit, author and burn my High Definition Video onto HD DVD or Blu-ray? Here's the good news... Ulead VideoStudio 11 received the World’s First DVD Editing and Authoring Certification for Both BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie Video) and AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition Standard) Formats. For years I have been using and recommending Ulead VideoStudio for simple DVD video projects. Now with the HD certification, I am going to recommend it...

Windows Media Video High Definition (WMV HD) is the marketing name for high definition videos encoded using Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 codecs. These low-complexity codecs make it possible to watch high definition movies in 1280x720 (720p) or 1920x1080 (1080p) resolutions on many modern personal computers running Microsoft Windows. WMV HD movie titles have been made commercially available on DVD-ROM discs , either as standalone discs or supplements to the regular DVD-Video titles. The technology was considered a stepping stone to true high definition optical disc formats (HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc) and Microsoft never intended the discs to be played on anything but personal computers. Often featuring 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel sound , the soundtracks are commonly encoded using the Windows Media Audio Professional codec. The future of the WMV HD DVD-ROM format is unclear as HD DVD and Blu-ray technology becomes available. WMV encoded high-definition movie trailers are available for fre...