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Xstoner 2 for Macintosh OS X systems and Xstoner 2 for IRIX and Linux-based Autodesk editing and effects solutions are client/server applications for content manipulation and interconnectivity between PC and Mac computer graphics (CG) workstations, Autodesk editing and effects systems, and the company’s Sledgehammer NAS, SD!O and HD!O media-aware shared storage. Xstoner makes centrally captured SD, HD and film scans available to operators of Discreet, Inferno, Flame, Flint, Fire and Smoke running on IRIX and Discreet Flint and Smoke Linux-based systems. New content manipulation capabilities include: native support for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding, full spatial standards conversion, and graphics and video format support including H.264, JPEG2000 and full layer support PhotoShop PSD files. MAXIMUM THROUGHPUT INC. Montreal. www.max-t.com.