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Firefox 3 RC3 is officially out on Wednesday June 4h, 2008. Find out more about Firefox 3 RC3, and visit the robot at Gran Paradiso Park!
MacNN reports that Firefox 3.0RC3, offers a single bug fix, a workaround for a bug introduced in the Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.3 update.
Mozilla Firefox 3 RC3 is available for multiple Operating Systems including Linux, Mac and Windows.
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Apple has been one busy company during the WWDC week. AirPort Utility 5.3.2 is released today for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, and Windows XP/Vista.
06/11/2008
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard – 8.8MB | Tiger – 9.3MB | Windows – 10.3MB
Wireless networking that works with most Wi-Fi enabled devices, including Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod touch, and more.
For the past few months, Panasonic HDC-SD9 owners have not been able to import videos from Panasonic HDC-SD9 correctly. The temporary solutions for Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 users was to install Perian 1.1 plugin.
With the release of QuickTime 7.5, Panasonic HDC-SD9 videos can now be imported using iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.
It is recommended to update all the applications to the latest versions. QuickTime 7.5 is the most critical component to make this work.
I can only confirm this on the North American version of Panasonic HDC-SD9 (with 24p Cinema Mode). The European version (with 25p Cinema Mode) theoretically should now work with the Mac.
UPDATE:
Hans Eklundh left a comment and confirmed that the 25p PAL version (Europe) also works with QuickTime 7.5
Test results using 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2GHz 2GB RAM:
Mac OS X 10.4.11
QuickTime 7.4.5
iMovie 7.1
HA1920 24p – Video is faster than Audio
HA1920 – Crash during importsQuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 36s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38sQuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1.2
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 37s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38s
Mac OS X 10.5.3
QuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1.1
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 36s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38sQuickTime 7.5
iMovie 7.1.2
HA1920 24p – Video imported successfully; 37s -> 36s
HA1920 – Video imported successfully; 38s -> 38s
Get QuickTime 7.5 and iMovie 7.1.2 updates from Apple Software Update or through the Downloads site.
UPDATE:
It seems that QuickTime 7.5 update adds the compatibilities between Panasonic HDC-SD9 and iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.
UPDATE:
Thanks to James and Hans Eklundh for confirming that QuickTime 7.5 now supports PAL/European HDC-SD9.
Immediately after applying iMovie 7.1.2 update, I recorded a number of videos on Panasonic HDC-SD9.
I managed to import the videos without any problems at all, and the audio is in sync with the video. Previously, iMovie ’08 was unable to import the video from Panasonic HDC-SD9 correctly. It crashes during HA1920 import. The HA1920 24p video was playing faster than the audio track.
I am doing more testing on this issue, and will post the result as soon as possible.
The gears:
Stay tuned.
Following WWDC 2008 Keynote and QuickTime 7.5, Apple post updates to iDVD ’08 and iMovie ’08 today.
06/10/2008
iDVD 7.0.2 – 20.27MB
This update supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.iMovie 7.1.2 – 17.9MB
This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.
I want to know if Apple would add supports for newer AVCHD camcorders such as Panasonic HDC-SD9 which I own.
UPDATE:
I can now import videos from Panasonic HDC-SD9 using iMovie 7.1.2 and QuickTime 7.5 installed. I still have Perian 1.1 installed on computer. I will do more testing on this.
Apple WWDC 2008 Keynote is now available as podcast, it is available at iTunes Store. Click here.
iTunes 7 is required.
Apple posts QuickTime 7.5 on its website today. It is also available through Apple Software Update on Windows. For some reasons, the update does not appear on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Leopard.
Available for Mac OS X Panther (10.3.9), Tiger (10.4.11), and Leopard (10.5.3). Also available for Windows XP and Vista.