FXhome VideoWrap - FXhome

VideoWrap is a simple and inexpensive compression tool that converts standard video footage for a number of destinations, including iPod, Apple TV, Sony PSP and PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The program is quick and easy to install, although users that have previously tried the demo version will need to uninstall it prior to installing the full product... read more at MacUserUK

Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 - Microsoft

Many changes to PowerPoint’s user interface are recognizable instantly. The standard toolbar is now built in, and you can opt to display all the toolbars docked or undocked— except the Drawing toolbar, which cannot be docked... read more at Macworld

Final Cut Express 4 - Apple

The release of Final Cut Express 4 redefines that tiered structure. The line between iMovie—in this case, the completely revamped iMovie ’08 ()—and Final Cut Express is now a little blurry, making the latter not just a replacement step-up, but an accessory that can make up for iMovie ‘08’s shortcomings... read more at Macworld

iStopMotion 2 - Boinx

The Mac-only iStopMotion has been known for years as the best stop-motion animation tool this side of Hollywood, and users of all levels have had lots of fun with it. After a very long time in development, iStopMotion 2 has finally been released. The list of changes make it look like a very good deal, both for new users and current users of iStopMotion 1.0... read more at MacUserUK

Toon Boom Studio 4 - Toon Boom Animation

Toon Boom Studio is a specialist animation application that's been around for a number of years. Version 4, just launched for Windows and Mac, extends its abilities in a number of ways, from improvements to the working methods to more output options... read more at MacUserUK

Roxio Crunch - Roxio

Roxio’s Crunch is another application designed to fill a need of Apple TV, iPhone, and video iPod users - the need to properly encode video files for those devices. However, at a cost of nearly $40, Crunch will have a hard time prying users away from cheaper alternatives, especially free ones... read more at MacLife

Pixelmator - Pixelmator

With both the high- and low-end of image processing covered by Photoshop and Photoshop Elements respectively, it takes a lot of nerve to offer a viable alternative. But Pixelmator, with its fresh, modern interface and innovative filter set, does just that... read more at MacUserUK

Acorn - Flying Meat Products

Acorn, from Flying Meat Products, is an image editor that keeps things simple while sticking with Photoshop's working practices... read more at MacUserUK

FotoMagico 2.1 - Boinx

FotoMagico is a powerful, intuitive slideshow application that features integration with the latest version of iLife. Compared to the last release of FotoMagico (Reviews, 27 October 2006, p46), this latest version sports several enhancements and is now available in two flavoursc... read more at MacUserUK

iDive 1.8 - Aquafadas

iDive is a cleanly designed asset manager for video data, allowing you to catalogue old video tapes, movie files and iMovie projects. Tags and other metadata can be applied to all clips, and you have control over where your libraries are saved, allowing them to reside on an external hard disk or wherever you choose... read more at MacUserUK

Handbrake 0.9.0 - HandBrake

HandBrake converts non-copy-protected DVDs for playback on various devices including iPods. The program's window is organised into three sections: source and output, the toolbar - where you manage the queue - and encoder settings... read more at MacUserUK

Magic Bullet Colorista 1.0 - Red Giant Software

Colorista brings powerful yet streamlined color-correction capabilities to your favorite video editor or motion graphics program... read more at MacLife

iDVD '08 - Apple

Whether you buy into that thinking, Apple has not yet abandoned iDVD—this new version gains a few welcome features, some interface enhancements, and performance boosts that make it easier to use than earlier versions... read more at Macworld

Keynote '08 - Apple

In the four-and-a-half years since its launch, Keynote has matured from a promising but flawed program into a strong performer that outshines Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 (4 mice) in most areas. Even so, Keynote 3 (4 mice) suffered from a few surprising omissions, such as tiny thumbnails in the Light Table and lack of support for QuickTime VR... read more at Macworld

iMovie '08 - Apple

With the release of iMovie ’08, Apple has redefined its consumer video program’s mission and methodology. With the popularity of broadband Internet access, and particularly the YouTube video sharing Web site, iMovie is now focused on helping people quickly and easily capture, view, organize, and edit movies all in one place, and then readily share them online in a variety of formats... read more at Macworld

SimpleMovieX 3.1 - Aero Quartet

SimpleMovieX is an alternative movie editor to QuickTime Pro, its notable feature being native Mpeg editing; that is, without recompression and subsequent loss of quality. Mpeg audio tracks can also be transcoded upon export... read more at MacUserUK

Premiere Pro CS3 - Adobe

The prodigal son returns. It’s been about five years since Premiere, Adobe’s video-editing software, made its quiet exit from the Mac stage. But Apple’s recent shift to Intel chips made it possible for Adobe to move its flagship video editor from Windows exclusivity back to the Mac, where it all began in 1991... read more at MacLife

After Effects CS3 Professional - Adobe

In many ways, After Effects is the most potent media tool in the entire Adobe product line, and with its combination of subtle interface enhancements and significant new tools for animation and visual experimentation, this latest version doesn’t disappoint. To top it all off, there’s a nice performance boost on Intel Macs, especially those with more than two cores... read more at MacLife

Final Cut Studio 2 - Apple

Apple’s Final Cut software began as a friend of the little guy working with a DV camera and a FireWire hard drive. Now, many of the new features in Final Cut Studio 2 are aimed at production professionals whose needs go way beyond those of your average indie filmmaker. Also, the Studio’s system requirements aren’t lightweight: Even fast, new MacBooks won’t run some of its applications well... read more at MacLife

Production Premium CS3 - Adobe

Adobe's Premiere is back on the Mac as part of the Production Premium CS3 suite, alongside After Effects and Soundbooth. So will it pose a threat to Final Cut's dominance on the Mac? We look at the suite to find out... read more at MacUserUK

Roxio Crunch - Roxio

Crunch is designed to help you get unprotected DVDs and video files onto Apple devices - video-capable iPods, the Apple TV and the iPhone - with as little fuss as possible. It looks similar to Roxio's Toast and Popcorn products, and has a very shallow learning curve... read more at MacUserUK

Norrkross Movie 1.0.2 - Norrkross

So you need a video editor. iMovie won't do it for you, but Final Cut Express can be daunting. Welcome to Norrkross Movie from Swedish developer Martin Wennerberg, which slots in nicely between the two... read more at MacUserUK

Final Cut Pro 6.0.1 - Apple

Over the years, Final Cut Pro (FCP) has evolved into a workhorse application that handles everything from basic digital video editing to uncompressed HD video processing. While Avid’s Media Composer, FCP’s main competitor, offers more tools at a higher price (and Adobe is readying a new Mac version of Premiere Pro CS3), FCP 6.0.1 is an improvement on an already powerful, flexible, affordable, and scalable editing program for a wide range of professional and semiprofessional users... read more at Macworld

Color 1.0.1 - Apple

Color 1.0.1, a new program introduced in Final Cut Studio 2, brings professional color correcting and finishing to the suite. Far more powerful than the basic color-correction tools found in the previous version of Final Cut Pro, Color introduces Bezier-based masking and color-selection tools, single and multipoint optical tracking, advanced effects, and creative color-correction capabilities... read more at Macworld

Soundtrack Pro 2.0.1 - Apple

Sound editors and video editors—the humans, not the software—often seem to live in different worlds. The latest version of Apple’s Soundtrack Pro, version 2.0.1, part of Final Cut Studio 2.0.1, seeks to bridge some of those divisions, at least within the suite’s workflows... read more at Macworld

Motion 3.0.1 - Apple

Motion, Apple’s motion-graphics and video-processing software, has always stood apart not so much for what it does but the way it does it. In many visual and video tools, you spend much of your time preparing graphics and then watching rendering progress bars, but Motion’s workflow is built around real-time adjustment and experimentation. With Motion 3.0.1, Apple has focused on the major capabilities previous versions lacked... read more at Macworld

Flash CS3 Professional - Adobe

So many pictures, so few people willing to