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Kobo acquires Mac developer Aquafadas
The news that e-reader company Kobo bought Aquafadas, a French-based developer known for its digital-publishing software, normally wouldn't make the radar of many Mac users. But Aquafadas is known to the Mac community as the brains behind MotionComposer, BannerZest, SnapFlow, iDive, VideoPier, PulpMotion and more. It also developed the tech behind MacTech's iPad app. While Kobo will be utilizing Aquafadas' publishing system to bolster its e-reader and platform, there is no word yet on the fate of its Mac apps. [via The Loop]
Kobo to buy Aquafadas, get magazines, academic texts, comics and children's books in the process
Canadian-born, Japanese-owned e-reader maker Kobo announced its intentions to acquire digital publishing company Aquafadas today, an agreement that'll bring rich content like magazines, academic texts, comics and children's books, amongst others, to Kobo users. The deal also builds out Kobo's self-publishing offering, bringing more tools to the table, along with additional languages like German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Kobo's also taking the opportunity to announce exapanded offerings in New Zealand, thanks to partnerships with Booksellers NZ and The Paper Plus Group. Back in September, the company announced a trio of new devices set for release this month and next in the States.
TUAW and MacTech interview: Aquafadas
Aquafadas creates solutions for digital publishers and is the tech behind MacTech's iPad app. In this video, Neil Ticktin (Editor-in-Chief, MacTech Magazine) interviews Matthieu Kopp of Aquafadas Software at WWDC 2012. Matthieu was kind enough to tell us about their thoughts on the announcements on WWDC, and how it will affect their plans moving forward.
Friday deal: 1/2 off Aquafadas VideoPier HD
If you're looking for a handy way to organize your AVCHD and MPEG-2 clips from your digital video camera, you've got about five hours to get a bargain. MacZOT is offering VideoPier HD today for US$39, versus the usual price of $79. The clip manager supports codecs and clip types that aren't natively handled by the QuickTime-based apps we know and love, allowing you to save time and disk space by only transcoding what you need when working in iMovie '08. Check it out, and while you're at it take a look at PulpMotion, BannerZest and the rest of the Aquafadas product line -- all are charming apps with a different spin on media management.
Aquafadas releases Pulpmotion
From the company that brought you the delightful and productivity-enhancing DV logger iDive comes this interesting new app. How exactly to describe it? Well, it provides an iLifelike UI and fun tools and templates for turning all your media into your own animated, full-motion-video...things. Video postcards. Art gallery tours. Newscasts. Think of it as "Motion for the rest of us." Download and play, or buy in for $25.Thanks Rich! [via MacMinute]
