Games

F1: Rosberg Rules Final Monaco Practice
Recluse
F1: Mercedes Moves Toward Concorde Deal
Greenway a place to enjoy Stratford's shoreline
Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 6.0.1 - Digital video editing tool.. (Updater)
Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.4.4.2 - Play Windows Media in QuickTime Player.. (Free)
Amadeus Pro 2.0.8 - Multitrack sound recorder/editor with MP3 support.. (Demo)
My Living Desktop 5.0.7 - Transforms your desktop into a moving, living environment.. (Demo)
Absinthe 2.0 - Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1.. (Free)
Dropbox 1.4.7 - Online synchronization tool with Finder integration; free 2 GB account.. (Free)
Adobe After Effects CS6 11.0.1 - Create professional motion graphics and visual effects.. (Updater)
Dragon's Lair Review
Battleship Review
Jyukugo Crossword Screens
A Plinky Game! Screens
Jam Packed! Screens
Soccer Tactics Screens
Roulette Screens
Perfect Balance: Harmony Screens
Kubb Screens

F1: Rosberg Rules Final Monaco Practice

Posted: 26 May 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Nico Rosberg takes his Mercedes to P1 on the time sheet in final practice at Monaco...

Recluse

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Platform: Mac —

Recluse is a short, cute, and creative metroidvania-style platform adventure game from chambers that tied for eighth place in the most recent Ludum Dare compo. Centered around the "tiny world" theme, you play a snail who has never left its shell and is now ready to emerge into the world. While much of the gameplay is standard platform fare, there is a unique mechanic that makes Recluse worth experiencing: screen shoving! Tagged as: action, adventure, chambers, download, free, game, indie, linux, ludumdare, mac, metroidvania, platform, rating-g, windows

F1: Mercedes Moves Toward Concorde Deal

Posted: 25 May 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Bernie Ecclestone hints that Mercedes might be on the brink of signing a new Concorde Agreement...

Greenway a place to enjoy Stratford's shoreline

Posted: 26 May 2012 02:14 AM PDT

Make A Difference pancake dinner to benefit The Kennedy Center programs and services Monday, June 11, with three hourly sittings from 5 to 8 p.m. ... Pat Carver will present "This Old Hat - Women of American History," a one-woman performance that brings to life women in history who helped shape ... Stratford Knights of Columbus will hold a roast ... (more)

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Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 6.0.1 - Digital video editing tool.. (Updater)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software combines incredible performance with a sleek, revamped user interface and a host of fantastic new creative features, including Warp Stabilizer for stabilizing footage, dynamic timeline trimming, expanded multicam editing, adjustment layers, and more. Ready to switch to the ultimate toolset for video pros?

See the top new features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6

Find out more about the sleek new interface; fluid, high-performance editing workflow; and many more features introduced in the ultimate cross-platform video editing software from Adobe.

Make the switch to Adobe Premiere Pro

Thinking about switching from Final Cut Pro or Avid to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6? Explore assets and resources that will help make the transition easier, when you're ready to switch.

Work faster with fluid, real-time performance

Handle even the most demanding projects smoothly with the 64-bit Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, CPU- and GPU-accelerated performance, and better-than-ever hardware integration in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

Version 6.0.1:

New:

Improved performance using OpenCL, especially when used on Mac OSX v10.7.4 or later.
For details of GPU acceleration in Premiere Pro, see this page For details of OpenCL features in Premiere Pro CS6, see this page
Added encoding presets with additional bit-rate settings for XDCAM HD.
Added Automatic Peak File Generation preference in the Audio category for turning off automatic peak file generation for imported audio. By default, this preference is enabled and matches the behavior of Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.0). When this preference is disabled, importing audio or opening projects will not cause peak files to be generated. If peak files were already generated, then waveforms will be visible. Files imported before the preference was disabled will continue to generate peak files.
Enabled "smart rendering" and added Enable Smart Rendering Codec setting to the Video tab of the MXF OP1a exporters for XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX to enable or disable smart rendering for these formats. This option defaults to the off/disabled state. We'll have more information about this feature in a post on this blog within a day.
See details of the Adobe Media Encoder CS6 (6.0.1) update for more information about changes that affect output from Premiere Pro CS6.

Bug Fixes:

Start timecode was not imported or exported correctly when working with AAF files.
Some files from the Canon 5D Mark III camera were imported with the wrong timecode.
Playing/viewing waveforms in the Source Monitor caused audio dropouts with some XDCAM HD clips.
NTSC MXF OP1a files that were exported with drop-frame timecode had video data that was tagged as non-drop-frame.
Switching the Renderer project setting from Mercury Playback Engine Software Only to Mercury Playback Acceleration GPU Acceleration on a computer using OpenCL caused Premiere Pro to crash under some circumstances. Switching between the two settings on a computer using CUDA would in some cases cause problems with video and/or audio playback.
Crash when using full-screen, cinema mode on some computer systems.
Tape capture was not working correctly with some third-party systems.
Crash when capturing from tape using some BlackMagic hardware.
An extra, black frame was included at the end of the output when exporting to P2 MXF in some circumstances.
First two frames were being played twice on external monitor using Matrox MXO2.
Crash when using "hover scrub" with Matrox MXO2.
Audio/video synchronization was off by a few frames when playing video on external monitor.
The Export Frame button was not exporting the correct frame, instead exporting a frame one or two frames away from the current frame.
Some audio files and some MXF files would go offline or have their audio reconformed when the project was re-opened or when Premiere Pro was minimized or lost focus.
Crash when modifying an effect property while playback was occurring.
Hang/freeze when using a dissolve transition on an adjustment layer.
Dropped frames and audio/video synchronization issues when exporting to tape using some third-party hardware.
Information about dropped frames on output to tape was not accessible to third-party systems.
Some QuickTime files were imported with the wrong field order.
When audio was sent through a Mercury Transmit plug-in, any number of channels that was not 2 or 6 was treated as mono.
In HDV editing mode, File > Export > Tape could not be used with third-party hardware.
The current-time indicator (playhead) was not returning to the current time after using the Play Around command.
Last several frames of output when exporting to tape were black.
When encoding a 23.976 fps video to H.264, the duration of the video in the output .m4v file was too short, and audio drifted out of synchronization with the video.
Transparency (alpha channel) information from a dynamically linked After Effects composition was rendered incorrectly in Premiere Pro.
Importing some QuickTime OP1a files caused Premiere Pro to hang.
The duration of the audio track sent to SpeedGrade using the Send To SpeedGrade command was the length of the entire Premiere Pro sequence, not the length of the work area.
Timecode written to trimmed clips using the Project Manager did not match the source timecode for some QuickTime files.
Various other crashes.

Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
64-bit processor
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)Additional disk space required for preview files and other working files (10GB recommended)
1280x900 display
OpenGL 2.0

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Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.4.4.2 - Play Windows Media in QuickTime Player.. (Free)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Flip4Mac WMV is the official Windows Media player on the Mac - supported and hosted by Microsoft. With Flip4Mac WMV Player, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a web browser.

Supported browsers:

Safari
Firefox
Google Chrome

Supported Applications:
In general, every QuickTime based Mac OS X application can interface with Flip4Mac WMV Components for QuickTime. Please find enclosed a list of common applications for import and export:

Final Cut Pro 5, 6 and 7
Compressor 2 and 3
Compressor 4 recommended for Final Cut Pro X
QuickTime 7 Pro Player
MPEG Streamclip
Episode

Note: QuickTime X does not support conversion using third-party plug-ins. For Snow Leopard and Lion users, we recommend installing QuickTime 7.6.6. Please see our compatibility chart for QuickTime Player versions and optional conversion tools.

Version 2.4.4.2:

Fixes in This Release:

The importer now accepts files with a .wm extension
Fixed issue where watermarks would appear incorrectly.
Fixed the licensing engine to handle new installations under Lion.

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
QuickTime 7.2.1 or later (for Free Player).
QuickTime Pro 7.2.1 and later (for exporting movies in Player Pro, Studio, Studio Pro and Studio Pro HD. Compressor or Episode recommended for advanced conversion options).

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Amadeus Pro 2.0.8 - Multitrack sound recorder/editor with MP3 support.. (Demo)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Amadeus Pro lets you use your Macintosh computer for any audio-related task, such as live audio recording, digitizing tapes and records, converting between a variety of sound formats, etc. Thanks to its outstanding direct-to-disk abilities and waveform caching, edits on arbitrarily large sounds (even beyond the usual 2GB limit) are performed at lightning speed. The handling of large sounds is furthermore facilitated by the extensive support of markers. Its outstanding sound repairing and denoising abilities make Amadeus Pro particularly suitable for transferring vinyl records on CD.

Some of the most noteworthy features of Amadeus Pro include:

Simple and elegant Mac OS X - like user interface
Multitrack editing an recording.
Batch processing and conversion.
Sound denoising and repairing.
Supports a variety of sound formats, including AIFF, Multichannel Wave, Mp3, Mp4, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, SoundDesigner II, QuickTime, Apple CAF, etc.
Support for VST and Audio Unit plug-ins.
A "favourite actions" palette allows to have your most commonly used effects only a mouse click away.
A wide range of powerful audio analysis tools.
Audio CDs with CD-TEXT data can be burned directly from within Amadeus Pro.

Version 2.0.8:

Markers are "magnetic" when dragging clips or changing the selection
Fixes UI glitches in non-English locales
Opens AMR files on Mac OS X 10.7
Bug fixes

Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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My Living Desktop 5.0.7 - Transforms your desktop into a moving, living environment.. (Demo)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

My Living Desktop has been the only video desktop and screen saver product available for the Macintosh since 2005. It transforms your desktop into a moving, living environment by playing serene nature videos right on your desktop as you work. It comes complete with over two dozen Serene Scenes shot from all over the world. Plus users can import their own home movie video footage right into My Living Desktop for viewing on the desktop or as a screen saver.

Features:

28 Serene Scenes from all over the world.
Create your own Collection of playlist scenes for any occasion.
Play the same or different scenes on all your screens.
Import your own scenes to play on the desktop or screen saver.
Auto Serenity Break built right in reminds you to take a break.
Auto-mute and auto-disable features.
Does not interfere with your Macs performance.
Rate your favorite scenes to show more often.
Built in Serene Scene store to add more scenes to your desktop experience with over 100 scenes shot from all over the globe.

Version 5.0.7

Fixed a problem with the Scenes and Settings where the background was not being displayed correctly on later versions of OS X.
Added Quit MLD menu option.

Mac OS X 10.6 or later
64-bit processor

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Absinthe 2.0 - Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1.. (Free)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Absinthe 2.0 is finally here to provide your iOS 5.1.1 device with an untethered jailbreak. This release has been a large collaborative effort between Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Teams (Jailbreak Dream Team)

This jailbreak supports firmware 5.1.1 ONLY and is again one of the easiest jailbreaks to use (so easy your grandma could do it ;D)

Note: If you are already running a tethered jailbreak on iOS 5.1.1 search Cydia for "Rocky Racoon 5.1.1 Untether" to simply untether the jailbreak. It's unnecessary to run this tool.

Version 2.0 (reports as 1.0.0):

Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 ONLY

Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Supported Devices (iOS 5.1.1 only):
- iPad3 (WiFi/CDMA/Global)
- iPad2 (WiFi/CDMA/GSM)
- iPad1
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 4 (GSM), iPhone 4 (CDMA)
- iPhone 3GS
- iPod 4G
- iPod 3G
Unsupported Devices:
- iPad2 WiFi R2 (new model)
- AppleTV 2
- AppleTV 3
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Dropbox 1.4.7 - Online synchronization tool with Finder integration; free 2 GB account.. (Free)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Dropbox is an application that creates a special Finder folder that automatically syncs online and between your computers. It allows you to both backup files and keep them up-to-date between systems.

Note: You must first sign up to use Dropbox. For a free 2GB account with 500MB bonus, click here.

The Dropbox application is available for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. A video on the site explains more.

Version 1.4.7:

Add missing translations.

Mac OS X 10.4 or later

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Adobe After Effects CS6 11.0.1 - Create professional motion graphics and visual effects.. (Updater)

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Adobe After Effects CS6 software lets you deliver cinematic visual effects and motion graphics faster than ever before with new Global Performance Cache. Extend your creativity with built-in text and shape extrusion, new mask feathering options, and the fast, easy-to-use 3D Camera Tracker.

See the top new features in After Effects CS6

Find out more about Global Performance Cache, the 3D Camera Tracker, and other features introduced in this latest version of the industry-standard solution for animation and compositing.

Work faster

After Effects CS6 takes high performance to a new level with new Global Performance Cache, which optimizes and stores your previews so you're beating deadlines instead of waiting for updates.

Create visual effects with enhanced precision and new creative options

Challenge creative bounds. Use the 3D Camera Tracker to smoothly integrate animated 3D objects with 2D video footage. Make effects look the way you intended using variable mask feathering and mocha for After Effects CS6 from Imagineer Systems Ltd.

Version 11.0.1:

New:

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 (a new Kepler-class GPU) can now be used for GPU acceleration of the ray-traced 3D renderer on Windows. See this page for details of GPU features in After Effects CS6. Note: An additional delay (approximately one minute) will occur the first time that you start After Effects with a Kepler-class GPU as the new ray-traced 3D library is initialized. Installation of updated display drivers may require this initialization step again.
Enabled basic support for the AtomKraft composition renderer (requires plug-ins from Jupiter Jazz).

Bug Fixes:

Several bugs with the global performance cache were fixed, which were causing the cache to not be invalidated at some times when it should have been. This meant that sometimes old, invalid image information was being read from the cache and used instead of re-rendering when an aspect of the composition had changed.
If you encounter a remaining bug of this sort, purging the cache will generally fix the problem (choosing Edit > Purge > All Image Memory to clear RAM cache and Empty Disk Cache in Media & Disk Cache preferences to clear disk cache). If you encounter such a bug after installing this update, let us know by submitting a detailed bug report, being especially certain to list any third-party effects used.
One remaining known issue of this sort relates to font substitution: If you load a project with a missing font, After Effects will substitute a placeholder font. If you then install the missing font, After Effects may not update cached image information with the new font. So, if you install a font after loading a project for which that font was reported as missing, purge the cache to force the cached image information to be updated with the new font.
Effects that use the composition camera (e.g., Shatter) did not render correctly in orthogonal and custom views, or when changing the active camera.
After Effects would crash when evaluating some expressions, including expressions added by the Ease & Wizz script, expressions using the this keyword, in-line functions, and nested functions.
After Effects was returning an error "After Effects Error: Ray Traced 3D: ... (5070::0)" under various circumstances. Several of these have been isolated and fixed. If you get such an error message after installing this update, let us know by submitting a detailed bug report.
Crash on quit if Nvidia cards running in Maximus configuration are running in TCC mode (on Windows).
Crash using 3D Camera Tracker effect.
Crash resetting Puppet effect.
Unexpected results using Mask Feather tool in various circumstances.
Black frames appeared in MXF footage from Canon EOS C300 camera.
Canon 5D MKIII 720p footage was imported with the wrong timecode.
Error occurred when setting a proxy to a nested composition: "After Effects error: Internal verification failure, sorry! {Src and dest bitdepths are different in PF_World::CopyRect} (37::109)"
Snapping and using the J and K keys to move to keyframes and other items in the Graph Editor didn't work.
Using the Clone Stamp tool expanded property groups in the Timeline panel.
SDK: The AUTOMATIC_WIDE_TIME flag was not working correctly with the NON_PARAM_VARY flag.
SDK: The AUTOMATIC_WIDE_TIME flag was returning an empty region when attempting to check out a layer at the current time.

Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
64-bit processor
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
1280x900 display
OpenGL 2.0

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Dragon's Lair Review

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:03 PM PDT

This new port of Dragon's Lair brings Kinect support and leaderboards to the classic game, but its gameplay hasn't aged well.