Netflix for iPhone has arrived. And, really this is more like Netflix Instant Streaming for iPhone than a full-fledged Netflix app. While the instant streaming will satisfy a large majority of customers, there is a growing outcry (even on the first day) for the ability to manage your queue outside of the the instant streaming titles, something that you can do on the iPad version of the app.
I was quite stoked to hear this news and had hoped to provide a firsthand report. However, after a full day of cursing my iPhone 3G through software updates, downloads and account verifications, all I get when I start the Netflix app is a bright, white screen.
I’ve read a few other accounts of this happening online, but no solid resolutions outside of some snake oil and voodoo. I’m running iOS 4.0.2, by the way.
I’m hoping this gets resolved soon and I can turn my iPhone-turned-iPod (I dropped AT&T in favor of Sprint earlier this month, but still benefit from WiFi connections) into a little personal TV. This is so cruel right now.
Canon has announced an update for its EOS Movie Plug-in-E1 for Final Cut Pro that will add support for Canon 60D files, as well as support for multi-core processing. The updated plugin should be available for download in mid-September. Watch for the update on Canon’s website.
Although a beta version of PluralEyes has been available for a while now, Singular Software has finally polished off the retail version of PluralEyes for Premiere Pro CS4 and CS5. Even better news is that PluralEyes for Premiere Pro will get a 20% introductory discount off the (still cheap) $149 price tag for purchases before September 17. And, they are even throwing a half-off price at students and teachers.
If you’ve tried working with multiple video and audio tracks in a non-linear editor, then you know what a challenge that it can be to sync up the audio wave forms among different tracks. It’s not necessarily hard to do manually, but it can be tedious and time consuming when you start piling on cameras and audio-recording sources.
PluralEyes (the magic audio-sync software) ver. 1.2.6 beta includes a number of new updates and will install alongside version 1.1. The new version 1.2.6 beta includes the following updates and improvements:
Automatically creates merged master clips in the browser, a great starting point for the creative editing process.
Choose the project and sequence to sync from a dropdown list; the magic sequence name pluraleyes is no longer required.
Option for a single output sequence, to better organize long series of clips.
Replace audio option—great for DSLR video with external audio.
Support for locked tracks, to keep specific clips in place through the sync.
Message-specific help system that provides in-depth information on each status message as they occur.
Improved multiclip handling for subclips and in/out points.
Adobe has shared a cool video that shows off the power of its Digital Publishing Platform (used for designing Wired’s iPad version), which should be available to the general public later this summer via Adobe Labs.
Singular Software has made available the Beta 4 version of its PluralEyes audio syncing software for Adobe Premiere Pro. If you are using an earlier beta version, you should be notified automatically. The latest beta release is available for download on Singular Software’s website.
Microsoft has dropped Office 2010 on the world today. The big M did some heavy public beta testing with Office 10, and thinks with the success of Windows 7 that Office 10 will be its biggest Office release to date.
Office 2010 Home and Student is priced at $149 retail, while Office 2010 Home and Business is $249 retail. However, Amazon already has some significant discounts on those prices today. Hit up the Microsoft Office 2010 Resource Center for more details.
