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systems. In addition, built-in real-time screen sharing enables help desk professionals to provide online assistance by observing and controlling
the desktops of any remote Macintosh or Virtual Network Computing-enabled computer, including Windows and Linux systems.
Xsan®, the Company’s enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system, began shipping in January 2005. Xsan is a 64-bit cluster file
system for Mac OS X that enables organizations to consolidate storage resources and provide multiple computers with concurrent file-level
read/write access to shared volumes over Fibre Channel. Advanced features such as metadata controller failover and Fibre Channel
multipathing ensure high availability; file-level locking allows multiple systems to read and write concurrently to the same volume which is
ideal for complex workflows; bandwidth reservation provides for effective ingestion of bandwidth-intensive data streams, such as high
resolution video; and flexible volume management results in more efficient use of storage resources. Since Xsan is interoperable with ADIC’s
StorNext File System, it can be used in heterogeneous environments that include Windows, UNIX, and Linux server operating system
platforms.
Professional Application Software
In April 2005, the Company announced Final Cut Studio™, a High Definition (HD) video production suite that features Final Cut Pro® 5, the
Company’s editing software for Digital Video (DV), Standard Definition (SD), HD, and film. Final Cut Studio also includes tools that
complement Final Cut Pro 5 such as Soundtrack® Pro, a new application that gives audio and video professionals a way to create, control and
repair audio; Motion 2, an application that allows real-time motion graphics design; and DVD Studio Pro® 4, DVD authoring software that
burns DVDs, including high definition DVDs to the latest HD DVD specification. These components of Final Cut Studio are also sold
separately.
Final Cut Pro® 5, the latest version of the Company’s video editing software, which began shipping in April 2005, includes editing tools that
work with most formats, from DV and native High Definition Video (HDV) to fully uncompressed HD. Final Cut Pro 5 acquires HDV media
via FireWire and keeps it in the original format, transferring it into the system without any generation loss. With a real-time multi-stream
effects architecture, multicam editing tools, and advanced color correction, Final Cut Pro 5 enables users to view and cut from multiple sources
in real time, group up to 128 sources together into multi-clips, then add or subtract cameras at any time. Final Cut Pro 5 allows users to use
external audio control surfaces to mix and record multiple fader automations simultaneously.
Soundtrack® Pro is a new audio editing and sound design application that gives audio and video professionals a way to create, control, and
repair audio. Soundtrack Pro features a waveform editor with flexible Action Layers that allow users to re-order, bypass, or change any edit,
effect, or process. Find-and-Fix features identify and repair common audio problems such as background noise, pops, clicks, and hum. An
integrated multitrack mixer allows editors to apply common effects to multiple tracks and group common tracks using busses. Soundtrack Pro
also features over 50 professional plug-ins for creating sounds, over 5,000 loops, an integrated mixer, and integration with Final Cut Studio.
Motion 2 is a real-time motion graphics software that enables Final Cut Pro editors to add motion graphics to their projects. Motion 2 features
interactive animation of text and graphics for DVD motion menus, video or film in real time, and quick output rendering by built-in GPU
acceleration at 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit float film quality. With Motion 2’s new design tool, Replicator, users can automatically generate and
animate multiple copies of a graphic, shape, or movie.
DVD Studio Pro® 4 is the latest version of the Company’
s professional DVD authoring application. With DVD Studio Pro 4 and its integrated,
scalable H.264 encoding, users can author SD or HD DVDs. DVD Studio Pro 4 allows users to preview HD content in real time with a second
Digital Cinema Desktop and audition surround sound using S/PDIF (digital audio) out to an external DTS or Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder. Its
interactive graphical view also enables users to edit/display menus, tracks, slideshows, scripts,
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