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QuickTime News: March 31--Music, DVDs, Movies, Games, Technology News and More
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Prince just released “3121,” one of the highly-anticipated albums of the year. Hailed as “classic Prince,” his first studio album since 2004 features “Te Amo Corazon (I Love You Sweetheart),” “Beautiful, Loved & Blessed” (recorded with rising R&B artist Tamar) and Prince’s newly-released single, “Black Sweat.” See the videos for “Black Sweat,” directed by groundbreaking Moroccan director Sanaa Hamriand, and the ballad “Te Amo Corazon,” directed by award-winning actress Selma Hayek. You can download these singles and the “Black Sweat” video at the iTunes Music Store. 
Returning to his country roots, Willie Nelson recorded a tribute to the Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker. Known as “the dean of Texas songwriters,” Walker died of natural causes last week in Mexia, Texas, where she had lived most of her life. Take a moment to watch the video for “You Don’t Know Me” and preview more tracks from “You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker” at the iTunes Music Store.
Let your eyes, ears and mind take a break from your day-to-day craziness. Kick back, relax and enjoy guitar legend Joe Satriani’s new video for the title track from his latest album, “Super Colossal.” Sample more tracks from “Super Colossal” at the iTunes Music Store.
At the tender age of 18, Hilary Duff is only just starting to fulfill her potential as a television, film and pop star. See her in action in the inspirational video for “Fly” — an intricately layered, soaring ballad from her hit album “Most Wanted,” available at the iTunes Music Store.
Spray-mist tanning, cosmetic surgery, Chihuahuas, intimate home movies, rap music video models, airhead celebrities and eating disorders — P!nk has it all covered in her outspoken “Stupid Girls” video. At the iTunes Music Store, you can download the video and hear more new music from P!nk’s “I’m Not Dead” album.
Six weeks after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Social Club gathered together with friends to celebrate the music of the Crescent City. Join them in celebrating and hear how they made “Sing Me Back Home,” available at the iTunes Music Store.
Don’t miss newly-released music from the Roger Sisters, Stereolab, Young People and Mclusky on the Too Pure record label sampler featuring three songs from each artist.
A new collaboration between former Smoke City vocalist Nina Miranda and multi-texturalist/producer Dennis Wheatley, Shrift crafts a warm, elegant and atmospheric fusion of acoustic and electronic music to soothe your soul and stir your imagination. The aptly titled debut release, “Lost in a Moment,” brings together beautiful soundscapes with Miranda’s luminous vocals. Enjoy the “Lost In a Moment” video and audio preview of the album, which you can buy at the iTunes Music Store.
Quasi’s recently-released album, “When the Going Gets Dark,” mirrors life — it’s rollicking and unruly. If you like what you hear in the listening party, download the album at the iTunes Music Store.
Rock’s living legends just got louder. The supergroup Living Loud, whose members have played with everyone from INXS to Deep Purple, includes Jimmy Barnes (vocals), Bob Daisley (bass guitar), Steve Morse (guitar), Lee Kerslake (drums) and Don Airey (keyboards). After 15 years in the making, the group just released a CD + DVD album featuring footage from the 2005 worldwide tour. Watch four live performance videos from the album and two interviews with band co-founder Bob Daisley. Visit the iTunes Music Store to preview more tracks from Living Loud. |
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Don’t worry if you missed the South by Southwest 2006 Film, Interactive and Music Conferences & Festivals in Austin this month — you can get all the highlights online at the SXSW site. Enjoy video coverage of the festival featuring panels, interviews, film premieres and band showcases. The 20th annual SXSW Music Conference showcased more than 1,300 musical acts from around the world in downtown Austin. Read more about and listen to music from each group. Dip into the SXSW Film Festival trailers for a taste of the latest independent films. Music, movies and technology await you at the SXSW 2006 site. 
Set in the early days of American broadcast journalism of the 1950s,
“Good Night, and Good Luck” chronicles the real-life conflict between
television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy, as well
as the House Un-American Activities Committee.
With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow and his dedicated staff at the CBS newsroom defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist “witch-hunts.” A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental. Preview fascinating commentary on the DVD by director George Clooney. 
Smile your way through the decades with daily “Candid Camera” clips from
the original TV show. Learn about the first-ever DVD collection of
episodes from America’s original reality hit. The ten-disc set features
a newly produced two-hour program, “Candid Camera’s Greatest Moments,”
with highlights from nearly 60 years of hidden-camera fun.
The DVD set includes 44 full-length “Candid Camera” episodes, five featurettes tracing the show’s evolution, the 25th and 40th anniversary specials and the first broadcast from May 1949. Treat yourself to some laughter and come back everyday for a new clip.
In the mood for a good 3D puzzle?
“Enigmo 2” will fulfill the challenge you’re seeking. In this 3D puzzle game, you construct mechanisms to direct lasers, plasma and water to toggle switches, deactivate force-fields and eventually get items to their final destination. As the second release of this mentally-stimulating game, “Enigmo 2” takes the game to a whole new level with much more complex environments and all-new devices. Watch the game trailer now.
Diego the saber-toothed tiger (voiced by Denis Leary), Manny the woolly
mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano) and Sid the sloth (voiced by John
Leguizamo) return in the sequel to the CGI blockbuster “Ice Age.” This
time around the Ice Age is over and is starting to melt and the animals
are delighting in the melting paradise of their new world.
But Manny, Sid and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: A huge glacial dam holding off oceans of water is about to break, threatening the entire valley. The only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley. So our three heroes, along with their new friends, embark on a mission across an ever-changing, increasingly dangerous landscape towards their salvation. “Ice Age: The Meltdown” opens in theaters today.
TechSmith Corp. recently released EnSharpen 1.1 Universal version,
designed for individuals creating QuickTime content using Intel-based
Macintosh computers. EnSharpen is a lossless QuickTime video codec that
enables high-quality and small-file video playback when compressing
screen recording movies such as multimedia tutorials, presentations,
screencasts and animated content.
Learn more — download a free trial.
Planning to go to NAB 2006 on April 24-27 in Las Vegas? Make sure you
stop by the AVC Alliance Booth SL1976 in the South Hall 2 to check out
some of the H.264 solutions being demonstrated. The booth will show
solutions for mobile, Internet, IPTV and broadcast from a variety of
member companies, as well as the MPEG Industry Forum and ISMA.
Death Cab for Cutie just released “Directions” — an innovative anthology
of 11 short films inspired by each song on the band’s acclaimed 2005
“Plans” album. Every song, including the hit single “Soul Meets Body”
and the follow-up “Crooked Teeth,” is delivered by a different director.
Featuring interviews with the band and all 11 videos, “Directions” is available exclusively at the iTunes Music Store.
Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week — “The Hit Man” by Create & Devastate featuring Masta Ace & Stricklin.
Check back every Tuesday for a new free download.
Download iTunes 6 for Mac OS X or Windows. It’s free.  Want to strengthen your QuickTime for Java skills? Visit a tutorial that shows you how to use QuickTime for Java to build a kiosk application for the information center of a hypothetical zoo. Since QuickTime for Java has a very large API, the tutorial is presented in a series of stand-alone modules that each cover a specific functional area of QuickTime. Check it out now. |
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