Download HyperPrism for free. The actual developer of the program is Arboretum Systems. The file size of the latest downloadable installation package is 2.1 MB. Hyperprism 2.5 contains dozens of high-quality audio signal processing tools, including startingly realistic reverbs, rich resonant filters, fat analog-sounding vocoding, pitch change and ring modulation, ear-tingling stereo effects and many more. Hyperprism OS X ($299) developed for OS X. This new version plugs in a free limited version of Aboretum new software Montage. - Hyperprism Stand-Alone 2.5 OS9 For Power Mac. The'stand-alone' version of Hyperprism now has 42 different effects, parameter automation editing and new live multi-processing features.

$149 Arboretum Systems, Inc. 2 Moonstone Irvine, CA 92602 (800) 700-7390 When Arboretum announced the release of Montage, a much needed editing alternative for Mac users, we were very excited. Arboretum is an award winning audio software company that has made a name for itself with audio effects processors like Raygun and Hyperprism, used by artists like Charlie Clouser (keyboardist for Nine Inch Nails) and Thomas Dolby.

Montage sells for $149 and is for the casual editor who wants more than Apple's iMovie offers, but who is not quite ready to shell out $299 for Final Cut Express (or $999 for Final Cut Pro). Free 2 Edit Unlike traditional video editing software packages, Montage has an innovative trackless workspace that allows the free manipulation of video, audio, stills and text in an infinitely expandable window. Mac users are no strangers to innovations or to quality interface design, especially those of us that can remember drooling over interfaces from Kai Kruase, the guru behind programs such as Bryce, Poser and Carrara (reviewed in the June 2003 issue). These are non-standard interfaces that often look very cool. The downside is that users will need to learn to navigate largely from scratch. Editing Fun Dragging and dropping media into the workspace is incredibly easy and actually, dare we say, fun. Just drag a QuickTime movie or audio file into the workspace and viola, it is ready to edit.

Montage imported just about any file format we threw at it: JPEG, PSD, PDF - no problem. To our delight, it even handled MPEG-4 video files with ease.

Advion Tiversa Nanomate Manualidades. Montage's capture window is straightforward and has large and friendly VCR-style buttons. The program easily controls and captures video from a DV camcorder via FireWire. During capture, you can monitor your video with a vectorscope, waveform, histogram or compressed video signal information. This is a very nice (and fairly advanced) feature that Apple's iMovie doesn't have. While capturing video is as simple as clicking a button, it does not have a batch capture feature. Jim Schmitz Olympic Style Weightlifting Program For Swimmers. Also curiously missing is any sort of media bin: all captured media clips are placed directly in the main workspace window.

You may like this, you may not. A Trackless Wilderness The trackless workspace (that also serves as your media bin) is where you'll execute all of your trimming, editing and effects. Want to have a cross dissolve between two clips? Simply overlap them in the workspace. You can arrange video and audio clips freely anyway you like. It's a bit like arranging word magnets on a refrigerator door.

Our first impression was that this added freedom to the editing process, but as our workspace got a little cluttered, we thought it would have been more organized if we had distinct video and audio tracks to work with, as well as a bin. Fortunately the workspace does have a snap-to-grid option and the Montage manual does mention that they will add a media bin in a future release. Transitions and Filters You apply transitions and filters by selecting a clip and then choosing an effect from a pull down menu. There are about 14 included video effects and a bunch of audio effects. There are no previews to the video effects so you have to try them out to get a feel for each one.

The Lens Flare and Film Noise filters were definite crowd pleasers. Arboretum has a prestigious reputation from its audio processing software, so its no wonder that this is where Montage excels. Many of the professional quality filters that have made Arboretum famous are included, borrowed from the award winning Hyperprism and Raygun packages. Montage also includes a 64-channel audio mixer with level, pan, solo and mute controls. As an iMovie alternative, Montage simply falls short at the time of this review.