Review: Canon Vixia HV30 high-definition camcorder

In a world where consumer Mini DV camcorders are being phased out, the HV30 is easily a top choice. The camcorder’s impressive feature set and superb video quality should cater to both advanced and amateur video makers.

Avenza updates Geographic Imager plugin for PhotoshopGeographic Imager 2.0 adds new tools and automated scripting. The plugin adds geospatial functionality to Photoshop CS2 and CS3.
Extensis releases Universal Type ServerFirst announced in January, Universal Type Server manages fonts for multiple users in small workgroups or large corporations. The product ships next week.

Recording acoustic, electric guitar into your Mac
Jim Dalrymple’s album-recording project continues, as he experiments with finding the right acoustic and electric sounds and recording them on his Mac.
Setting up Pro Tools recording gear
Jim Dalrymple’s album-recording project continues, as he turns to the Digidesign 003 Factory audio interface, Pro Tools LE 7 audio software, and M-Audio Octane preamp for his recording needs.
Turn to Path Styler Pro for logos, title graphics
Path Styler Pro helps you produce high-quality logos and title graphics in either Illustrator or Photoshop with a noticeable ease of use. James Dempsey takes a closer look at the plugin.
Digital Photo: Color correcting digital camera images
As far as digital technology has come, there’s still one thing that digital cameras won’t do: give you perfect color every time. But unfortunately, every digital camera sneaks some kind of color cast into your images. Here’s how to get your color in line.
Adding some magic to GarageBand songwriting
Stuck on how to achieve that perfect sound for your song? Try GarageBand’s Magic GarageBand feature, which is also a great way for beginners to get started with music-creation software.

Review: Canon Vixia HV30 high-definition camcorder
In a world where consumer Mini DV camcorders are being phased out, the HV30 is easily a top choice. The camcorder’s impressive feature set and superb video quality should cater to both advanced and amateur video makers.
Review: Epson Stylus Photo R1900 printer
For years, if you wanted the best possible glossy prints, you had to purchase a dye-based printer. The R1900 changes all that. On Epson’s Premium Glossy and Premium Luster papers, images pop off the page.
Review: HP Photosmart Pro B8850 printer
The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 photo printer is a strong offering with very good print quality on most paper types and excellent black-and-white printing capabilities.
Review: Movie Magic Screenwriter 6.0 screenwriting software
Write Brothers’ Movie Magic Screenwriter 6.0.3.111 adds significant outlining and navigation capabilities to what was already one of the most stable and full-featured professional screenwriting software tools available.
Review: ViewSonic VP2250wb LCD monitor
ViewSonic's VP2250wb is a fine, affordable multimedia and general-purpose display. But color professionals and those who often collaborate with co-workers may want to look elsewhere for a display with better viewing angles,

The 23rd Annual Editors' Choice Awards
Every year, Macworld editors see a mass of products, and every year, a few emerge from the crowd because of their innovation, value, or quality. Those are the ones that capture our annual Eddy Awards, given to our favorite products of the year. In 2007, 32 products caught our fancy. See if our favorites match yours.