Category: iLife
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. ...
HD Coming via Apple TV
At Macworld Expo, Apple hinted that the Apple TV would be able to play 720p HD video, but there weren’t many details. The last updates to QuickTime and iTunes bring some concrete evidence: QuickTime Player now offers an Export to Apple TV option that’s capable of creating videos at 1280 by 720 resolution. Hopefully, this ...
Camcorderinfo.com Looks at Full HD 1080, Death of MiniDV?
Adam Nielson has taken over blogging duties at camcorderinfo.com, and starts today with two interesting posts. In the first, it appears that Sony’s “Full HD 1080” logo that appears on many of the company’s TVs is, as I suspected, marketing fluff. Although one would think that “Full 1080” might refer to 1080p (progressive, full-frame playback, ...
iLife 07 and iWork 07 Existence Leaked
Amazon.com has posted placeholders for iLife ’07 and iWork ’07 in advance of Macworld Expo, although there are no other details about the products themselves. On one hand, this doesn’t surprise me because an update of iLife is pretty much expected now that Apple has christened the suite with a year name (Apple isn’t foolish ...
iTunes Smart Playlist Adventure
I almost always listen to music via iTunes while I’m working, but I do find myself gravitating to the handful of recent albums purchased. At some point I created a Smart Playlist that shows me music that hasn’t played during the past year. It’s a nice eclectic mix of tunes, with 121 items covering 9 ...
Back up Photos on the Road
Traveling for the holidays? Or just travel in general? Digital cameras let you shoot lots of pictures, but where will you store them? Glenn Fleishman and I co-wrote an article for Macworld about how to deal with an abundance of digital photos, with an eye toward traveling without a laptop in tow. It’s now available ...
Aperture Libraries in iLife Apps
I’m writing up this week’s TidBITS coverage on Aperture 1.5, and thought I’d check out how iMovie HD is interacting with the pro photo app. As I expected, your Aperture library and vault shows up in the Media pane, just like iPhoto. I haven’t had a chance to do much more with it, but thought ...
iLife ’06, iWork ’06 Updated for Aperture 1.5
The Apple developer salt mines are especially active this week, as Apple has updated almost its entire product line. The latest batch of updates to arrive are iLife ’06 and iWork ’06, which add interoperability with Aperture 1.5 (expected to become available this week). The following updaters are available via Software Update or as separate ...
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