VideoPier HD adds the following features to VideoPier:

• Ability to capture HDV from tape-based camcorders. VideoPier handles scene detection, date detection and writes the files to disk in their native format (m2ts streams).
• Ability to export to Final Cut Express/Pro via XML. VideoPier will transcode the native files into Quicktime HDV when possible (i.e if you have the codec installed) or AIC in all other cases.

WHAT’S NEW

Version 1.2 of VideoPier and VideoPier HD is now compatible with even more camcorders, see the listhere

New in this version:

• Added support for Avid Media Composer. You can now export clips directly to Avid using the ALE format. VideoPier adds support for the Avid DNxHD codecs.
• Added support for multiple camcorders connected at the same time.
• Added support for a category of camcorders supporting multiple recording locations (HD and Flash card) such as the Vixia series by Canon. VideoPier will mount both locations and let you transfer clips.
• Added support for exporting to iMovie libraries located on external drives or any location on disk.
• changed the ergonomics of full screen playback. You can now launch full screen playback via a new button in the command bar.
• Fixed some rare crash conditions when playing specific files.
• Numerous minor bug fixes througout the application.

iDive is a digital video shoebox…for your DV tapes and now for all your QuickTime movies.

It will turn any assortment of disorganised video files into an instantly accessible catalog. Finding a clip hidden amongst hours of footage will never again be a problem.

Intuitive concepts such as people, places, events can be dragged and dropped onto your footage to simply, and quickly annotate your shots. A stunning visual timeline gives you that extra perspective on time and allows instant selections based on capture dates.

Featuring extensive export capabilities, iDive is designed to become your DV editing application’s best more…

Version 1.8.8 is a maintenance release introducing the following features and improvements:

• fixed a bug whereby new tapes would only appear once the application was restarted.
• fixed minor problems in the capture (bad timecodes)
• fixed a potential crash condition when capturing Quicktime DV
• fixed various issues when attaching libraries
• fixed an audio problem when capturing with non-english locale
• fixed a memory problem when capturing large clips
• the preferences panel opens now properly.

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Version 1.3:

• new theme: Sakura lets you create a beautiful scrolling
• banner for your site or blog. (demo here)
• spanish localization
• fixed a compatibility with our test page and Flash Player 10.
• The Copy button now works as expected.
• fixed a bug on the back cover of the flex book
• bug fixes in the various themes
• updated some localized strings

VideoPier is the missing link between MPEG2 camcorder and your Mac. It lets you visualize the clips on your camera that Quicktime would otherwise refuse to open. VideoPier lets you copy them to disk, and export them to any format for viewing (iPod, AppleTV, iPhone) or editing (iMovie 06/08).

Features:

• Detect your camcorder and let you visualize all clips.
• Copy files from your camcorder to your hard drive in their original format.
• Import clips that have been already been copied to disk.
• Create events for the imported clips (events are organized by year like in iMovie 08).
• Visualize your more…

Version 1.1:

• Added support for the Elgato Turbo.264 encoding device. If you are exporting your clips to iPhone, iPod or AppleTV, you can now enjoy dramatically increased performance during encoding thanks to hardware acceleration.
• Added support for a category of camcorders recoding their clips in Quicktime MP4 format. VideoPier will now let you import, visualize and transcode these files. This new feature makes VideoPier work well with Sanyo camcorders.
• New version of FFMPEG. This version improves playback and performance in the case of AVCHD videos.
• changed the installation path for FFMPEG. This will require a new download of ffmpegmore…