Software Based Waveform Monitors

I would like to know if anybody out there knows if there is a software based waveform monitor available like the "Serious Magic DV Rack 2" which is sold by Adobe and only PC based. I don't necessarily want to have to be running FCP in order to use it, all I want to do is get a waveform and vectorscope up on the Powerbook I use on location.

I've used Videoscope and it's ok. Though it's not a piece of hardware, either. And it gets confused sometimes when FCP or Quicktime is open. So if you want to use the same computer to capture the video, you have to make your measurements, shut it down, and then open up whatever you're using to capture. I admit to only using it as the free tryout, so maybe this gets fixed when you buy
$30 after the trial.
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Thank you for all of the feedback. I have tried un-installing and re-installing twice now. Once using the cleaner tool and once without. Neither has remedied the problem. I was sure to check "Remove Preferences" when performing the un-install, but when I opened a new project after the re-installation, PPro opened in the "Color Correction" workspace rather than opening in the standard editing workspace and still no scopes.
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