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CyberLink PowerDirector 7 adds features including Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, support for authoring Blu-ray Disc (BDAV and BDMV) titles, picture-in-picture capabilities, key frame controls and soundtrack beat detection. New "Magic Tools" can perform stabilization of shaky video, adjust color and create animated slideshows.
www.cyberlink.com
Suggested Retail Price:
$70
ExpoImaging's ExpoDisc Video is a white balancing aide designed to act like an 18% gray card when placed at a camcorder's lens. The product is used like a filter, ships with a quick-release mount, and is available in 52mm, 58mm, 62mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm, 82mm, 95mm and 4x5.65 flat sizes.
www.expodisc.com
Suggested Retail Price:
Starting at $70
Synology's Disk Station DS508 is a 5-bay SATA network-attached storage device that allows hot-swapping of drives. The unit can operate as RAID 0, 1 or 5. Synology claims write performance of 30MB/sec and read performance of 49MB/sec used in RAID 5 mode.
www.synology.com
Suggested Retail Price:
$1,030 (drives not included)
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