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26 January 2007

DivX sent out a press release this morning, announcing that Pinnacle Studio Plus 10.7 has achieved DivX Software Certification. With this certification, Pinnacle Studio users can output their video in the DivX format, knowing that it can be played back on any DivX Certified DVD player or portable device.

DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) today announced that Pinnacle Studio Plus 10.7 has achieved DivX Software Certification. Users of Pinnacle Studio Plus will be able to output their video into the DivX format, and thereby ensure interoperability with the over 50 million DivX Certified consumer electronics devices from major manufacturers on the global market today.

Pinnacle Studio Plus is a powerful yet easy-to-use software video editor that enables users to create polished, high quality movies in a variety of formats, including DivX. DivX is among the world's most popular video technologies with over 200 million DivX software downloads. Video in the DivX format can be easily uploaded without transcoding to popular internet sites such as DivX Stage6 and Photobucket.

If you'd like to read more, DivX's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment

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24 January 2007

Apparently, some of the new display methods in Nero 7.7.5.1 caused a brief virus scare. Nero has posted a message on their website, stating that there is no threat and that the warnings should not appear once you update your virus definitions.

With development of Nero 7, we used innovative methods to display pictures and videos. Some of these methods were used for the first time in version 7.7.5.1 and adapted to Windows Vista. As these methods were previously unknown to antivirus software manufacturers, this resulted in a virus warning being displayed during the installation of Nero 7.7.5.1.

Please be advised, these methods have been examined by antivirus software manufacturers and have been classified as harmless. The relevant updates of the virus definitions have been carried out. Once the antivirus software has been updated, virus warnings should no longer appear during the installation of Nero 7.7.5.1.

Now if Nero would just make it easier to disable Scout. More information can be found on Nero's website. Add a comment

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24 January 2007

Roxio has announced the release of its Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite. This new version includes advanced audio and video applications, new DVD menu styles, easy disc cataloging, and Pinnacle's Dazzle video capture device.

Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today launched Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite, a comprehensive suite of music, photo, and video applications for consumer digital media enthusiasts. The upgrade includes industry-leading audio applications, new DVD menu styles, Roxio Disc Gallery, and Pinnacle's Dazzle video-capture device. Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite is available directly from Roxio at www.roxio.com as well as from leading retailers for a suggested price of $149.99.

"Roxio continues to address the evolving needs of the market by providing users with a richer set of tools for efficiently producing highly personalized and professional-looking multimedia projects in an intuitive and easy-to-use environment," said Stan Wong, general manager, Roxio division, Sonic Solutions. "Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite takes the industry-leading suite of photo, video, and music applications to new heights with its extended feature set, while also delivering tremendous value in this complete all-in-one digital media solution."

Roxio's Easy Media Creator 9 Deluxe Suite should hit stores some time in February for a suggested retail price of $149.99. More information can be found on Roxio's website. Add a comment

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23 January 2007

muslix64 is back again. This time he's released a new utility to back up your Blu-ray movies. Using a disc's CPS Unit Key, BackupBluRay will decrypt and copy a Blu-ray movie to your hard drive. As muslix64 is quick to point out, BackupBluRay is an alpha release and does have some limitations:

Known limitations:

Don't support BD+
Don't support Volume unique key
Only support one CPS unit key per disc
I don't clear the HDMV_copy_control_descriptor in the stream
Don't have any FAQ or document so far...

You have to provide your own CPS unit key.

The playback seems to work with VideoLan

CPS Unit Keys for a number of titles have already been posted and BackupBluRay reportedly works. If you'd like to check it out, BackupBluRay can be downloaded here. Otherwise more information can be found in the doom9 forums. Thanks to WesleyTech for pointing out this news. Add a comment