Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 9.x or OS X, iTunes 1.1 or later or SoundJam 2.2 or Audion 2.x
Add some spark to iTunes, Audion, or even SoundJam with this mind-bending visual plug-in. Completely interactive, it features a ton of real-time effects that synchronize to your MP3 music. You can also manipulate the visuals by pressing keys on your keyboard and drum up your own recordable video mix.
Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 9.1-9.x, iTunes 1.1 or later
If you’re an iTunes user, this little plug-in app allows you to easily view track info for the current song—even if you’re quite a distance from your machine. The app lets you select the font, size, and colors for the display, and what info you want shown, including the song title, artist, album, time, track number, and more.
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1 or later, iTunes 2 or later
If you’re an iTunes user, this little plug-in app allows you to easily view track info for the current song—even if you’re quite a distance from your machine. The app lets you select the font, size, and colors for the display, and what info you want shown, including the song title, artist, album, time, track number, and more.
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.1 or later
Spunk up your interface with custom icons. This app provides an easy way to create custom folder and file icons instead of using the old John Doe and Plain Jane ones. It supports drag-and-drop, features picture-to-icon creation, live icon resize, and more. Icons can be viewed in OS X or Classic.
Looking for a fantastic graphics editor, but can’t afford Photoshop? This all-purpose, image-editing program lets you open, tweak, and save files in just about any graphics format. It features high-end editing tools for graphic manipulation, filters for special effects, and even supports Photoshop plug-ins. Plus, it also offers batch-conversion capabilities, lets you build your own slide show, supports AppleScript, and can import and export a helluva lot more file formats than you even knew existed.
Looking for a fantastic graphics editor, but can’t afford Photoshop? This all-purpose, image-editing program lets you open, tweak, and save files in just about any graphics format. It features high-end editing tools for graphic manipulation, filters for special effects, and even supports Photoshop plug-ins. Plus, it also offers batch-conversion capabilities, lets you build your own slide show, supports AppleScript, and can import and export a helluva lot more file formats than you even knew existed.
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later, iPhoto 2.0 or later
Got a lot of photos? If you use iPhoto to view and organize your digital photos, this companion app allows you to have more than one iPhoto Library in iPhoto 2.0 or later.
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1.4 or later, iTunes 2 or later
This visual plug-in for iTunes generates multi-layered, animated, kaleidoscopic patterns that are synced to the music.
Photoshop Elements 2.0—Tryout
Adobe Systems Inc., Voice 888-724-4508, http://www.adobe.com
Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 9.1-9.x or OS X 10.1.3 or later, 128MB RAM
Got s Photoshop jones but about 500 too-few dollars to buy it? Try its little brother, Photoshop Elements. Elements has most of the tools and features of Photoshop, and lots of onboard help and explanations so if nothing else, when you save up enough cash for Photoshop, you’ll know how to use it.
Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 9.x or OS X 10.1 or later, iMovie 2.1.1 or later
If you’re an iMovie fan, GeeThree’s volume set of Slick Transitions and Effects can lend a big-budget Hollywood feel to your digital videos. This sampler pack of iMovie plug-ins includes transitions (Barn Door-Open, Barn Door-Close, Burst, Drip, Heart-Open, Heart-Close, Radiator, and Sweep) and special effects (Film Noise, Solarize, and X-Ray).
