Ken Carlson, Co-Founder, Big Machine Design joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to share some ideas on using the Adobe Production Premium Suite in preparing graphics for video. Ken discusses some techniques and the workflow, including equipment, which they use to create stunning intros, elements, and graphics for popular TV shows and other projects. Big Machine Design has a broad portfolio of innovative design clients including Sony, MTV, Discovery Channel, BET, BBC and many others. For more information and some examples of their work visit: http://www.bigmachine.net

George Ryan, President, Printing Industries of Florida (PAF) and Show Director for 2008 Graphics of the Americas joins Inside Mac to talk about their upcoming Expo and Conference held annually in Miami Beach, FL. George explains some background of the show and also highlights some of the key topics and sessions that Mac users and creative professionals will enjoy during the event. The PAF is also showcasing the winners of the Addy awards, a Brand Protection conference discussing technology that prevents counterfeiting in packaging, in addition to many innovations in printing, digital imaging, inkjet, and publishing. For more information http://www.graphicsoftheamericas.com

Andrew Eisner, Director of Community and Content, Retrevo joins Scott and Brad to explain how you can get help purchasing your technology gear and Mac accessories. Buying technology today can be an overwhelming experience and quite an investment, Retrevo’s intuitive “Product Advisor” can help clear the clutter and provide the information you need to get exactly what you want at the best price. Their advanced search includes the ability to seek keywords in manufacturer’s product manuals to answer your technical questions based on price, compatibility, and performance.
To try it for yourself visit: http://www.retrevo.com

Jeff Ganyard, Vice President Product Development for MacSpeech Dictate joins Inside Mac to talk about the exciting new features and technology behind this year’s 2008 Macworld Best of Show Winner. At the core of MacSpeech Dictate is the world-renowned Dragon speech recognition engine by Nuance, which has been widely recognized as the leader in speech enabled interface technologies. Jeff discusses the requirements and overall capabilities now available that lets you literally tell your Mac what to do and type since it began shipping in a phased roll-out on February 15th. To learn more visit: http://www.macspeech.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

Nathanial Wice, & Josh Hochman, Founders, miShare join hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to explain how to easily transfer music between two iPods without using your Mac. This unique device makes it easy to share music by automatically transferring songs you’ve selected in your “On-the-Go” playlist. MiShare makes it possible to share photos, files, and music. For more information and how to purchase visit: http://www.mishare.com

Dan Budiac, Mac Geek joins Inside Mac to share his excitement and reminisce about his recent eBay purchase of new, sealed in box, Apple IIc computer, that originally shipped from Apple on May 6, 1988. Although almost 20 years had passed, the system performed perfectly allowing him to use AppleWorks II to type a personal letter to Steve Jobs which he returned along with the product registration card. He also explained there are quite a few applications available including ADTPro that allows you to exchange diskettes (yes, good old floppies!) and logical disk images with more recent systems. For a collection of his photos featuring the Apple IIc visit: http://www.dansays.com/appleiic

Vitaly Petritchkovitch, Director of Digital Audio, Simply Audiobooks joins Scott and Brad to talk about their new DRM free format and their Audiobook CD Rental Program. Currently their Netflix style rental, is only iPod compatible via download but in the next few weeks over 5,000 titles will be available for instant download and transfer to your iPod. For more information visit:  http://www.SimplyAudiobooks.com

Jay Nelson, Instructor & Editor, Design Tools Monthly returns to Inside Mac with his favorite designer picks from Macworld. He also shares some details on the upcoming conferences Graphics of the Americas, and Mogo Media’s series of creative conferences happening in Miami Beach February 26-March 1, 2008. Find out more at: http://www.design-tools.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