iMac Review at Hot News
My latest Seattle Times column on Apple’s new iMac appeared on Saturday, and today a friend pointed out that Apple is featuring it on their Hot News page: “The very model of a modern Macintosh” iMac, “the very model of a modern Macintosh,” may have evolved over the years into “this new aluminum fighter-jet of ...
Do I ever have my work cut out for me
Last week, Apple dropped a bomb I knew was going to arrive at the most inconvenient time: the release of iLife ’08. For the last few years, the peak event for my professional life has been Macworld Expo in January, where Apple typically announces new hardware and software. One of my major book projects has ...
First Look: iDVD ’08
My first-look article on iDVD ’08 is now up at Macworld: First Look: iDVD ’08. This one wasn’t as difficult as the iMovie one, since not a lot has changed in the latest version of iDVD. Apple has incorporated a few nice polishes. I’m currently testing the new Professional Quality encoding setting, but it’s time-consuming: ...
First Look: iMovie ’08
My first-look at iMovie ’08 article for Macworld has just been posted: First Look: iMovie ’08. It ended up being much longer than what my editor assigned, just because so much has changed since iMovie HD 6. Take what you know about iMovie, put it into an imaginary box, and store that box in a ...
Add DVD Chapter Markers in GarageBand ’08
I suggested using iMovie HD 6 to create DVD chapter markers to your movies, since that feature is now absent in the new iMovie ’08. It’s a hassle, because you have to export your video from iMovie ’08, import it into iMovie HD 6, and then export again after you’ve set up the markers. Well, ...
My iTunes Feature
Apple yesterday released a feature called My iTunes, which generates code for a Flash widget that you can put on a Web page. The widget displays information such as recent iTunes purchases (with links to the items at the iTunes Store, of course). It would be nice to be able to sample a song directly ...
Importing from a Hard Disk Camcorder in iMovie ’08
I went to a Sony Style store yesterday to see how iMovie ’08 actually performs with hard-drive based camcorders (I don’t currently have one of these to test with). After convincing the staff there that I was legitimate, and agreeing that I would delete any footage of the store that I shot with their camera ...
iMovie HD 6 Now a Free Download
Perhaps silently acknowledging that iMovie ’08 is a completely different approach to video editing, Apple has made iMovie HD 6 (the previous version) available as a free download. The release note states that it’s available “for those who have purchased and installed iLife ’08.” I’m still downloading the 154 MB file (fairly slow DSL at ...
iMovie ’08: New Brain Needed
I’ve spent barely any time with iMovie ’08 so far (I’m slammed with projects, and Apple’s timing for iLife ’08 didn’t help any), but it’s pretty clear that this iMovie is not the same beast that we’re accustomed to. A few very preliminary notes: This advice has always been true, but it’s even more important ...
iMovie ’08 and iDVD ’08 Are Here!
It’s been a long wait, but Apple today finally announced the next version of iLife. And this time around, there’s more to look at than just a few new features. iMovie ’08 is, quite literally, a completely new application. Apparently Apple has created a new video editor and replaced what we know to be iMovie. ...
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