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Paint Shop Pro 7 (trial)

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June 2002 edition on sale now!

Opening Scream
At his age, he really oughtn't to get so emotional but the Ed's excited. Very excited. About all things DVD, but especially this month's special supplement

News
OS X support for Photoshop; Hitachi DVD-based camcorder/VCR models; NAB2002 report; Premiere and DVD burning software bundles to ship with Sony Vaios; Pinnacle DV500 DVD extensions; Roxio WinOnCD DVD burning and Win XP support

Updates
Rejigged Easy CD Creator update for XP compatibility

Help on the net
The quick and easy way to solve your video editing problems and get help with buying decisions

Help & letters
Advice on buying decisions, fixing problems and getting decent service from suppliers, plus your comments about the magazine and much more

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Buyer's Guide
An in-depth guide to buying the best video editing hardware and software

Contacts
Numbers and web sites for the key players in desktop video editing

Glossary
Two-page jargon-buster to help you know your MPEGs from your M-JPEGs

DVdoctor
Video industry analyst John Ferrick of DVdoctor Inc worries that DVD software makers are ignoring the clear lessons to be learned from NLE makers's mistakes

Reviews:

Apple Final Cut Pro 3
Mac prosumer video editing software, £762

Cover Story
Apple iMac DVD
Edit-ready desktop PC with DVD burner and swivelling LCD monitor, £1,649

Edirol DV-7R
DV/analogue black-box editing system, £4,328

GTH Ace Converter
Video processor and standards converter, £300

MGI Cinematic
Beginner's editing software for Windows, £50

Pioneer DVR7000
Set-top DVD recorder, £993

Pinnacle Pro-ONE
Dual-stream Windows analogue/digital video capture card/software bundle, £810

Pure Motion EditStudio 3
Budget video editing software for Windows, £80

Competition:
Win Apple's Final Cut Pro 3 92
A chance to win a copy of Apple's prosumer editing software suite, Final Cut Pro 3 - winner this month of Recommended and Innovation awards

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Reviewed in June's issue:
NAB 2002
Apple Final Cut Pro 3
Apple iMac with SuperDrive
Pioneer DVR-7000

In June's news:
Photoshop supports OS X
The end for tape?
DVD burning for Vaios
Iomega external HDDs
ADS 2.5in FireWire drive bay
Pinnacle DV500
Roxio WinOnCD
CD Creator DVD support