iLife '08 Introduced [Updated]
Today Apple introduced iLife '08. The suite will ship on all new Macs starting today. Alternatively, the suite will be available to prior Mac users for $79. If you purchased your Mac on or after August 7th and did not get iLife '08, you can get it for $9.95.
iPhoto
-Events is a new way to automatically organize ever-expanding iPhoto libraries into events.
-Automatically hide/show photos based on star rating
-New Books and Calendars
-.Mac Web Gallery: Enhanced, web 2.0 photo galleries compatible with any browser. "Contribute from anywhere"... Allows you (or anyone) to add to web gallery from the internet or from the iPhone.
iMovie
-Completely new, designed to create a movie in 30 minutes or less.
-Video Library manages video source material
-Takes video from "any source" (HDV, still cameras that do video, AVCHD, etc...)
-Share menu includes support for exporting for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV. "Large resolution is better than DVD"
-.Mac Web Gallery and YouTube integration
iDVD
-"Professional Encoding"
-Better performance
-New themes
Magic Garageband
-Multi-take recording
-A way to experiment via auditioning multiple genres
-Visual EQ
-New Vocals Jam Pack
iWeb
-Web Widgets: live content from other sites
-Google Maps and Adsense
-My Albums: Simplify navigation by dragging your photo albums to a sleek, animated index page.
-Enhanced Photo Pages: Display up to 500 photos per album, complete with auto-pagination and viewing options.
-Theme Switching
-Personal domain name support
A Guided Tour is available.
Apple has also issued a few software updates for iLife '08:
iPhoto 7.0.1
This update to iPhoto addresses issues associated with publishing photos from an upgraded library to .Mac Web Gallery.
Front Row 1.3.1
This Front Row update provides for improved iPhoto compatibility.
Aperture 1.5.4
Aperture 1.5.4 is required for compatibility with iLife '08. This update is recommended for all Aperture users.
iPhoto
-Events is a new way to automatically organize ever-expanding iPhoto libraries into events.
-Automatically hide/show photos based on star rating
-New Books and Calendars
-.Mac Web Gallery: Enhanced, web 2.0 photo galleries compatible with any browser. "Contribute from anywhere"... Allows you (or anyone) to add to web gallery from the internet or from the iPhone.
iMovie
-Completely new, designed to create a movie in 30 minutes or less.
-Video Library manages video source material
-Takes video from "any source" (HDV, still cameras that do video, AVCHD, etc...)
-Share menu includes support for exporting for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV. "Large resolution is better than DVD"
-.Mac Web Gallery and YouTube integration
iDVD
-"Professional Encoding"
-Better performance
-New themes
Magic Garageband
-Multi-take recording
-A way to experiment via auditioning multiple genres
-Visual EQ
-New Vocals Jam Pack
iWeb
-Web Widgets: live content from other sites
-Google Maps and Adsense
-My Albums: Simplify navigation by dragging your photo albums to a sleek, animated index page.
-Enhanced Photo Pages: Display up to 500 photos per album, complete with auto-pagination and viewing options.
-Theme Switching
-Personal domain name support
A Guided Tour is available.
Apple has also issued a few software updates for iLife '08:
iPhoto 7.0.1
This update to iPhoto addresses issues associated with publishing photos from an upgraded library to .Mac Web Gallery.
Front Row 1.3.1
This Front Row update provides for improved iPhoto compatibility.
Aperture 1.5.4
Aperture 1.5.4 is required for compatibility with iLife '08. This update is recommended for all Aperture users.
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59 months ago
For those of us that have just purchased new MBPs, is it just hard luck? will we get a discount or free upgrade to ilife 08'?
I don't know why aple didnot delay the MBPs to coincide with the new iLife suite? apart from making more money this way of course!
I don't know why aple didnot delay the MBPs to coincide with the new iLife suite? apart from making more money this way of course!
59 months ago
I always thought that the iMac was the best looking desktop outthere but Apple managed to make even better looking. A lot of you complain about the chin but I've always liked it, I dare anyone to find a better looking desktop outthere. Price is not too bad but I wish it had 2GB RAM standard.
59 months ago
I really like the ability to email photos to a pooled iPhoto set.
I like the promise of getting my many video clips under control. You know what feature I would like to see across the board is captioning for photos and videos so notes can be attached to specific images and clips. Is that a feature already?
Rocketman
I like the promise of getting my many video clips under control. You know what feature I would like to see across the board is captioning for photos and videos so notes can be attached to specific images and clips. Is that a feature already?
Rocketman
59 months ago
For those of us that have just purchased new MBPs, is it just hard luck? will we get a discount or free upgrade to ilife 08'?
I don't know why aple didnot delay the MBPs to coincide with the new iLife suite? apart from making more money this way of course!
you only get upgrades to new software if you purchased it after the announcement and before they shipped.
so, no, you won't.
how long is this announcement? 1:30? 2hrs?
59 months ago
Not enough info yet to determine if it's worth it. It's 2 hrs. So we still have another hour, I think.
59 months ago
you only get upgrades to new software if you purchased it after the announcement and before they shipped.
I'd assume this would include me seeing as I purchased mine yesterday and it doesnt ship till at the earliest the 14th...right???
59 months ago
I'd assume this would include me seeing as I purchased mine yesterday and it doesnt ship till at the earliest the 14th...right???
you won't get it because you purchased it yesterday. unless you cancel the order and reorder it tomorrow or something.
59 months ago
10 GB of storage now. That'll shut everybody up for three to five years. :)
59 months ago
Okay, I have a question. I have a Hard Drive video camera that spits out video in .MOD format, which requires an annoying converting process for iMovie to read it. If iMovie can now take video from any source, I assume this means iMavies inability to read .MOD is no more, right?
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