The pattern of consolidation continues with Adobe announcing today that it was acquiring Serious Magic
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200610/101906SeriousMagic.html
Probably best know for it's DVrack product and its Ultra Chromakey products, it will be interesting to see how Adobe proceeds.
If the Chromakey gets integrated into After Effects, it will be good for AE but hopefully the standalone product will continue
DVrack has recently be updated for a more advanced SD and HD version, witn a version 2.1 just recently announced.
Again, hopefully the products will continue as standalone. Serious Magic had created an interesting niche, the products were well respected, but the speed of updates and new versions was always a weakness
Clearly the market continues to mature, and the big fish keep eating the small ones
Sharyn