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<h6>iMovie '09: Speed Clips up to 2,000%</h6>
<p><p>iMovie '09 brings back the capability to speed up or slow down clips, which went missing in iMovie '08. Select a clip and bring up the Clip Inspector by double-clicking the clip, clicking the Inspector button on the toolbar, or pressing the I key. Just as with its last appearance in iMovie HD 6, you can move a slider to make the video play back slower or faster (indicated by a turtle or hare icon).</p>
<p>You can also enter a value into the text field to the right of the slider, and this is where things get interesting. You're not limited to the tick mark values on the slider, so you can set the speed to be 118% of normal if you want. The field below that tells you the clip's changed duration.</p>
<p>But you can also exceed the boundaries of the speed slider. Enter any number between 5% and <strong>2000%</strong>, then click Done.</p></p>
<a href="/article/8761"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8761', 'show')">More Bang, Less Bucks for My MacBook Pro</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8761" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8761">After patiently waiting for Apple to give the MacBook Pro line a boost, I finally ordered a new Intel Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pro to replace my three-year-old PowerBook G4</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 20 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8762"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8762', 'show')">Retrospect vs. Sparse Disk Image Files</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8762" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8762">Here at TidBITS, we like to think that we face adversity so you don't have to. We use our Macs all day long, sometimes even in the evenings, looking for ways to shoulder your karmic burden of computer troubles.
In other words, when bad stuff happens, we write about it because we can, and sometimes that can help someone</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 20 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8744"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8744', 'show')">Mark/Space Releases The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 3.0</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8744" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8744">A growing number of smartphones (cellular phones with PDA features) on the market these days are powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, which doesn't interface with the Mac out of the box</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 13 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8736"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8736', 'show')">A Bevy of Apple Updates</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8736" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8736">Apple has posted a number of maintenance updates over the last couple of weeks, providing few details about some of them (as we've come to expect, unfortunately)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 06 Nov 2006</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8725" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8725">Adobe has been burning the development oil lately. After garnering attention with its Photoshop Lightroom beta, last week it released a public beta of Adobe Soundbooth, an apparent competitor to Apple's Soundtrack Pro that is "focused on creative professionals without audio expertise, or those who prefer an application focused on making short work of the most common tasks they handle every day</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 30 Oct 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8723"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8723', 'show')">Apple Issues Fix for MacBook Shutdowns</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8723" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8723">No product is ever perfect, even Apple's wildly successful MacBook line. A number of vocal MacBook owners have been experiencing annoying random shutdowns, and fortunately, according to Apple, a fix is finally at hand</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 30 Oct 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8689"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8689', 'show')">Mac OS X 10.4.8 Fixes Numerous Issues</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8689" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8689">The autumn harvest from Apple's programmers came in last week, as Apple updated almost their entire software product line. Although each major application saw revisions, most Mac users will be interested in Mac OS X 10.4.8, a bug-fix update that spans several areas of the operating system.
Notable changes include security enhancements, improved connections using the Apple USB Modem, support for the EAP-FAST protocol to improve wireless network authentication security, better compatibility with third-party USB hubs, better performance on some broadband networks, and improved camera RAW support</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 02 Oct 2006</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8690" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8690">Apple has released a maintenance update for iTunes 7 that deals with a variety of issues in the initial release. According to Apple, iTunes 7.0.1 "addresses stability and performance issues with Cover Flow, CD importing, iPod syncing, and more." Windows users were apparently hit harder with iTunes 7.0, so we hope this release solves those issues as well</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 02 Oct 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8691"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8691', 'show')">Aperture 1.5 Faces Latest Lightroom Beta at Photokina</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8691" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8691">At last week's Photokina photographic conference in Cologne, Germany, Apple unveiled Aperture 1.5, a significant update to its professional photo-management tool</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 02 Oct 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8692"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8692', 'show')">Apple Updates Pro Applications, Final Cut Pro, and Logic</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8692" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8692">Apple's high-end video and audio applications got a boost this week with a pair of updates. The Pro Applications Update 2006-02 fixes some unspecified problems with the underlying frameworks and shared components of Final Cut Studio 5.1, Final Cut Pro 5.1, Motion 2.1, Soundtrack Pro 1.1, DVD Studio Pro 4.1, LiveType 2.1, Compressor 2.1, Apple Qmaster 2.1, and Final Cut Express HD 3.5</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 02 Oct 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8662"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8662', 'show')">Free Chapter of iMovie/iDVD 6 Visual QuickStart Guide</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8662" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8662">I'm excited to announce that the entire first chapter of my latest book is now available as a free downloadable PDF file. "iMovie HD 6 & iDVD 6 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide," in addition to having an absurdly long title, is the latest edition of my guide for getting up and running with the latest versions of Apple's digital video tools</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/8653"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8653', 'show')">Apple Recalling 1.8 Million Laptop Batteries</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8653" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8653">Apple last week announced a voluntary recall of 1.8 million iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 batteries due to potential overheating issues. The affected lithium-ion batteries were manufactured by Sony and are related to the batteries recently recalled by Dell (see "Dell Recalls 4.1 Million Batteries," 21-Aug-06)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 28 Aug 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8643"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8643', 'show')">Logic Pro 7.2.2 and Logic Express 7.2.2 Updates Released</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8643" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8643">Musicians with their eyes on Apple's new Mac Pro should update their copies of Logic Pro or Logic Express to version 7.2.2, which provide compatibility with the Intel Xeon-powered desktop computer</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 21 Aug 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8642"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8642', 'show')">MacBook and MacBook Pro Updates Available</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8642" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8642">Is your new Mac laptop making barnyard noises or suffering from insomnia? Apple has released a pair of updates to address two specific, annoying issues that have cropped up with the MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The MacBook SMC Firmware Update adjusts the fan behavior of the entry-level notebook to calm its inner cow</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 21 Aug 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8638"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8638', 'show')">Apple Design Award 2006 Winners</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8638" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8638">Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) wrapped up this year with the annual Apple Design Award winners, who received not only fame and Mac developer cred, but a special cube award that lights up when touched</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 14 Aug 2006</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8626" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8626">Apple last week posted Security Update 2006-004, which patches a number of potential vulnerabilities. Some updated components include AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) Server, Bluetooth Setup Assistant, Bom (which handles archive files), fetchmail, and gunzip</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> | 07 Aug 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8618"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8618', 'show')">Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 2.5 Enables Mac Sync</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8618" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8618">Many of today's high-end cell phones are powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5 operating system, which meant that Mac users couldn't synchronize their contact information and other data</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/8617"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8617', 'show')">Apple Recalls Underperforming MacBook Pro Batteries</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8617" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8617">Apple has initiated a worldwide recall for some 15-inch MacBook Pro batteries that were sold between February 2006 and May 2006, due to lack of performance (and not due to safety risks, such as a string of recent Dell laptops that have caught fire)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/8609"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8609', 'show')">Apple Reports $472 Million Q3 2006 Profit</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8609" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8609">Apple Reports $472 Million Q3 2006 Profit -- Apple continued its succession of profitable quarters by announcing a $472 million profit for the third financial quarter of 2006, based on revenues of $4.37 billion</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/8603"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8603', 'show')">Adam & Tonya Engst Honored in MacTech 25</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8603" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8603">Due no doubt in part to the votes cast by TidBITS and Take Control readers, we were pleased to see that not just Adam, but also Tonya, were included in the MacTech 25 list of influential people in the Macintosh technical community</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
