MacBreak

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MacBreak
MacBreak title card
Host(s)	Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann, Alex Lindsay, Kendra Arimoto and Emery Wells
Website	http://pixelcorps.tv/macbreak
Update Schedule	Unknown
Picture Format	Podcast, 1080p (HDTV)
Genre	Technology

MacBreak is an internet TV show hosted by Leo Laporte, Kendra Arimoto, Alex Lindsay, and Emery Wells from the TWiT.tv network and the Pixel Corps. The podcast is dedicated to Apple's Mac computers and other Apple products such as the iPod.

MacBreak was the first podcast in 1080p high definition format, with the release of an episode on the TWiT web site in the format. According to Leo Laporte on the TWIT podcast, MacBreak caused bandwidth problems for its service provider, Libsyn.

MacBreak is a production of the TWiT.tv network in association with Pixel Corps. It is filmed in San Francisco, California on a greenscreen set at the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking. Each episode, the live-action greenscreen footage is keyed and composited over a virtual 3D set by members of the Pixel Corps. This process is explained in the "Road to 1080p" episodes. The Pixel Corps released "MacBreak Minutes" in October 2005, short tips that consisted of an application or tool featured in a one-minute condensed video. These are no longer available on the website.

Regular guests include Jason Snell, and Merlin Mann (prior to episode #29).

As of MacBreak #29, the opening titles were changed to reflect the new lineup of hosts. Amber MacArthur was no longer listed, replaced by Merlin Mann and Kendra Arimoto.

[edit] MacBreak Weekly

A spin-off called MacBreak Weekly was started on August 13, 2006. It is audio only and features many of the video version hosts as well as special guests. The content differs from MacBreak in that the discussion mainly covers Apple related news from the previous week. Other segments include a "Pick of the Week", where the hosts discuss various software and hardware they find useful, as well as a "Whine" section where the hosts complain about certain features of various OS X applications they wish would be improved. The show is often times very casual and relaxed, and the hosts get off topic quite a bit which seems to contribute to the overall tone of the show. A recent feature on the show includes a special jingle titled "Rathole!" which is played when the conversation veers very far off from the original topic. Other jingles have also been created for other occasions, such as when the crew talks about the iPhone.

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