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The New Apple PowerBook

PowerPC G3 processors power Apple s new PowerBook, which features up to 10 hours of battery life. The new PowerBook has two built-in FireWire ports allowing you to transfer digital video to/from DV camcorders or external hard drives. The new PowerBook also has a built-in slot for Apple s AirPort Card, and two built-in antennas for communicating with the AirPort Base Station, Apple s wireless networking system. It features a 14.1-inch active-matrix display, DVD-ROM drive with DVD movie playback and 56K modem. (800) 795-1000

www.apple.com
Suggested retail price: $2,499

Entry Level 8mm

Introduced as an entry level 8mm the ES55 from Canon features a 22X optical zoom lens. The 1.4 pound camcorder also includes FlexiZone auto focus/exposure a built-in video light, still image photo mode, image stabilization and a built-in TBC to remove jitter during tape playback. Camera accessories include a Lithium Ion battery, power adapter, shoulder strap and wireless controller. (800) 652-2666
www.usa.canon.com
Suggested Retail Price: $399

Fluorescents in the Field

The Caselite4 from Lowel brings fluorescent lighting to location productions. The Caselite4 runs on either 120V or 230V electricity and can use either daylight or tungsten corrected compact fluorescent tubes. The Caselite4 includes a detachable eggcrate grid, gel clips, dual purpose barndoor/intensifiers and a stand-fitting tilt bracket. (800) 334-3426

www.lowel.com
Suggested Retail Price: $1,195

Big Camera, Big Charger

The Anton/Bauer JVC AB-PRO DV package contains everything needed to power the GY-DV500 camcorder from AC outlets or batteries. The package includes a charger with two battery slots that provides quick, one-hour battery charging and doubles as an AC adapter. It also includes two 30-watt-hour ProFormer batteries, an XLR cable for powering the camera from any AC power source and a Q-X2 Gold Mount battery. (800) 422-3473

www.antonbauer.com
Suggested Retail Price: $1,495

Cubism

SANcube consists of a "data cube" incorporating six IBM hard drives yielding a 220GB capacity of online storage. The 10x10x10 inch SANcube weighs less than 30 pounds, and it complements the visual style of Apple s Power Mac G4, G3 and iMac. Users plug SANcube into their FireWire port, and install the SANcube software. Older Macintosh systems may be supported with third party FireWire cards. (800) 800-3475

www.micronet.com
Suggested Retail Price: $3,899

Final Cut

Final Cut Pro is now optimized for the Apple G4. Boasting rendering performances that Apple claims are three times faster than previous versions. Other features include compatibility with MacOS 9, support for After Effects plug-ins and the ability to import Macromedia Flash files. Final Cut Pro 1.2 packages a bundle of additional software including Puffin Design s Commotion, MAXON Computer s Cinema 4D GO and Terran Interactive s Media Cleaner EZ. (800) 795-1000

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Suggested Retail Price: $999 (Free upgrade to previous version owners)

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