Create your own phone ringtone
Tired of paying cellphone carriers $2 a pop when downloading ringtones? Ringtone Studio allows you to create your own polyphonic or real-music ringtones on your PC. It has a library of more than 5,000 pieces of content that covers all genres of music and include polyphonic and real-music files. Created by Westminster-based Avanquest software, the program has three main components. Besides creating ringtones, users can edit photos and videos for their cellphones. The software is compatible with all major cellphone brands, and a live-update feature is built in that enables the latest cellphones to be compatible. Data is transferred using Bluetooth, infrared or a USB data cable. “It’s a huge market that is done by all the cellphone carriers,” said Bob Lang, president of Avanquest software. “With our software, you aren’t stuck with the Billboard Top 20. Now, the sky’s the limit.” Ringtone Studio’s suggested price is $19.95.
Digital cinema designed to top TVs
New movies will look sharper than ever at your local cinema now that Hollywood’s top studios have agreed on a common digital cinema format. The studios recently endorsed a set of technical specifications that define how sharp digital films must be and create mechanisms to fight piracy. The studios say they plan to use the specifications to deliver digital versions of new films to theater owners as early as this year. Supporters say digital theaters will be able to offer ticket-buyers a viewing experience superior to what they can get at home with high-definition TVs. The new specifications, from studio- backed consortium Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI), require digital movies to have at least twice as many lines of resolution as a high-definition television – and clear the way for an alternative that’s four times as sharp. “It’s a giant leap forward for those of us who create movies and … for everyone who sees them,” said “Star Wars” director George Lucas, a longtime digital cinema advocate.
