This high speed, full-featured image viewer and browser displays digital images in high resolution. It allows you to find and organize image archives, movie, and sound clips; create slide shows; get thumbnail viewing and printing; organize and manage your files and more. It supports over 40 popular file formats, including MPEG and MP3, and offers fast viewing and playing using QuickTime technology. Requires a PPC (266 MHz or faster) running Mac OS 8.5 or later, 6 MB RAM, and QuickTime 3 or later.
This powerful graphics design package offers everything you need for your graphics and publishing projects. Using SpriteLayer technology, it gives you limitless methods of layering and blending vector drawings, images, and text with infinite control over transparency. Draw, illustrate, and edit graphics and photographs, and layout pages for both print and Web publication. This latest version includes over 150 new features including SpriteEffects, enhanced Web and animation features, new vector drawing tools, new lenses, interface improvements, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.5 or later, 32 MB RAM, 80 MB hard disk space, 16-bit color or higher, and 800x600 screen resolution.
Whether you're on the road, at work, or at home, Connectix Virtual Game Station gives you the power to play many popular PlayStation games on your Mac. Play on your laptop when traveling for business or pleasure. Play games with your friends after work or at home. And, give your kids the flexibility to play on your Mac or PC. With Connectix Virtual Game Station, you have a choice on how and where you play many PlayStation games.
GrooveMaker 2.0 Demo
IK Multimedia, ikm@ikmultimedia.com, http://www.ikmultimedia.com
This hip loop and groove generator will turn your Mac into a powerful groovestation, allowing you to easily create, edit, remix, and save your own dance music in realtime. Surf through millions of randomly generated grooves, remixing them on the fly or select tracks and go to town with your own remixes. Get a pro-sounding track with just few clicks even if you don’t know a thing about music. This latest version features the new LoopMaker that allows you to load and resync any audio file with full control. A revolutionary tool for composers, remixers, multimedia presentations, sound enhanced Web sites, games, and CD-ROMs. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6 or later and 16 MB RAM.
REALbasic 2.1.2
REAL Software, jason@realsoftware.com, http://www.realsoftware.com
If you’re looking to create cool looking applications but don’t want to learn confusing C++ or Java, REALbasic is definitely the way to go. This object-oriented developmental program features a visual interface builder for easy construction of windows and menus, and provides easy to understand syntax to get your creations up and running quickly. In fact, our own Tour interface was completely built using it. Thanks guys! This latest version adds numerous new features and enhancements. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.1 or later, and Thread Manager.
Turn your Power Mac into a full-featured analog synthesizer. This on-screen keyboard program will allow you to revisit the old classic sounds of analog technology by emulating the oscillators, filters, modulation, and effects of days gone by. The keyboard features 32-note polyphony, multi-timbral sounds, 44.1kHz/16-bit sound, over 200 parameters, 100% programmability, 1000 factory presets, and allows you to incorporate MIDI into your set-up. Neato! Requires a PPC, Mac OS 7.6.1 or higher, 32 MB RAM, 40 MB hard disk space, 800x600 screen resolution.
T-RackS 1.1.2 Demo
IK Multimedia, ikm@ikmultimedia.com, http://www.ikmultimedia.com
So you’ve captured your dazzling musical performance. You’ve mixed it, tweaked it, cleaned it up, yet it’s still missing that sparkle, that clarity, that definition between instruments. The solution? Mastering-and this program will do just that. This analog-emulating, standalone mastering program offers a complete workstation in three processors-a 6-band parametric equalizer, a classic stereo tube compressor/leveler, and a multiband master stereo limiter. Enhance frequencies, broaden the stereo image, give instruments more warmth or more punch, set consistent levels from track to track, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later, 32 MB RAM, and 44.1 kHz/16-bit audio capabilities.
Why buy a hardware sampler when you can get the software? Bitheadz (Retro AS-1) makes it possible with this sophisticated software package that will turn your PowerMac into a powerful real-time, multi-timbral, sampling sound module. Not only do you get all of the features of dedicated hardware, but you’re also provided with an integrated Digital Audio Editor. Recreate any sound with realism and full control. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6.1 or later, 32 MB RAM, and 800x600 screen resolution.
Make home automation a reality. The ZephIR is a universal remote control for your Mac that can control your TV, CD player, and other stereo equipment right from your desktop. This is a “test only” application. It will look for the ZephIR hardware required to run the program, but you can still test out the functionality of the software without the hardware. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6 or later and 11 MB RAM.
