Paul Babb, CEO, Maxon joins hosts Scott Sheppard & Brad Wright live from SIGGRAPH to discuss their latest updates to Cinema 4D. Cinema 4D is a professional 3D animation program and technologies used in films that include Spiderman and Polar Express. Paul explains some of the features added to this version including global illumination, advanced rendering engine, 3D painting tools, and more.

To find out more about Maxon visit: http://www.maxon.net/

Buzz Delano, iPort joins Inside Mac with some tips on how to connect your audio and video components to an integrated home entertainment systems that has full access and control of your iTunes and iPod music libraries. Whether you choose an in-wall or free-standing unit, the iPort system can bring together any aspect in a multi-room home environment.

For more information visit: http://www.iportmusic.com/

Brian Saxon, Mac Guru, Postcard Mania tells Scott & Brad how their Apple Macs have helped their design team share and collaborate to help their clients and train their staff on new techniques and applications. Postcard Mania maintains a staff of direct mail experts who specialize in a range of markets including medical, real estate, insurance, and more. Although they still run their sales organization from PCs, their art and design department are entirely Mac based and Apple’s built in collaborative tools allow them creative expression and fast turnaround times.

For more information and samples of their work visit: http://www.postcardmania.com/

Lorene Romero, President, North Coast Mac Users Group joins Inside Mac for some information on the upcoming 15th annual MCE - Mac Computer Expo. Lorene explains that the annual expo is a fundraiser for their active user group, which was formed in 1984 and features discounts for members, monthly meetings and great regular speakers including Derrick Story, Bert Monroy, Jason Snell and others. The event features conference sessions on key topics and over 30 exhibitors showcasing the latest Apple gear. Admission is free, if you are in the North Coast area join them on September 27th from 10:00am-4:00pm PST at The Glaser Center in Santa Rosa, CA.

For more information about NCMUG visit their website at: http://www.ncmug.org/

Video Post Production News of the Week with Philip Hodgetts from the Open TV Network. More information available at: http://www.opentelevisionnetwork.com/

Andy Shalat, Design Guru and Author of "Mac Design Out Of The Box" shares his Design Tip of the Week. For more about Andy and his latest works visit: http://www.shalat.com

Oliver Breitenbach, CEO, Boinx Software joins Inside Digital Photo for an update on their latest release of FotoMagico 2.5, the digital storytelling applications built for photographers. Oliver explains that at it’s most basic level is to create slideshows, but in the hands of creatives, wedding photographers, and journalists FotoMagico quickly generates very compelling short clips that incorporate your images, high-end transitions, synchronizes them to audio, and other effects which can be exported in a range of formats from web video to high definition Blu-ray format. Winner of multiple Apple Design Awards, FotoMagico currently runs only on Apple Mac OS leveraging the best development tools available on the platform that deliver an intuitive drag-n-drop interface.

For more information and to download a demo version today visit: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/

Andy Liebman, President, EditShare joins Inside Mac Radio to explain how EditShare can assist in your video post-production workflow. Originally developed to work with Avid, EditShare also works seamlessly with Final Cut and adds many enhancements to the standard tools available in Final Cut Server. EditShare provides turnkey solutions that include pre-configured hardware and software for broadcast applications and handle workflow, editing, storage, security and more.

To find out more about EditShare visit: http://www.editshare.com/

Bill Leisenring, Co-Founder, Marvel Apps joins hosts Scott & Brad to explain how you can track your favorite major/national league, college, or fantasy sports teams and/or the Bejing 2008 Olympics using their iPhone apps. Fandora’s Box is built by sports fans who were frustrated with the complexity of tracking detailed game and player stats and activities with the current mobile phone solutions. Leveraging the power of the iPhone development platform combined with a website account database delivering the latest news instantly to your iPhone.

To sign up and learn more visit: http://www.fandorasbox.com/ to see other Marvel Apps visit: http://www.marvelapps.com/

Jonathan Hammer, Founder, e3 Software joins Inside Mac to explain how you can easily and effectively manage direct e-mail campaigns on your Mac using his Direct Mail application. Direct Mail handles your mailing list management needs, integrates seamlessly with Apple Address Book and Mail and includes a plug-in for Daylite. You can create lists, design beautiful HTML mail templates that you can check and determine it’s "junk mail" rating letting you make educated adjustments prior to sending. One of the most powerful features is their e3 Delivery Service that includes 10,000 credits to get you started, the delivery service performs your mailing and includes advanced admistrative functions including statistics and reports so you can see the impact and who read your note to manage your overall campaign.

Find out more at: http://www.ethreesoftware.com/

Video Post Production News of the Week with Philip Hodgetts from the Open TV Network. More information available at: http://www.opentelevisionnetwork.com/

Andy Shalat, Design Guru and Author of "Mac Design Out Of The Box" shares his Design Tip of the Week. For more about Andy and his latest works visit: http://www.shalat.com