Category: iLife

Macworld asked me to write up what’s changed in iMovie HD 6.0.1, which was published earlier this week: Review: iMovie HD 6.0.1. Basically, Apple fixed some of the annoying bugs and also addressed the problem I encountered with locked audio not staying locked. I also learned, but didn’t have room in the article to include, ...

Apple delivered a bug-fix release of nearly all of iLife ’06 today, updating everything except GarageBand. From the update we posted at TidBITS: “Details are still scarce, but Apple claims that iPhoto 6.0.1 (a 13.7 MB download) fixes bugs related to photocasting; viewing thumbnails in large libraries; and ordering cards, calendars, and books. iMovie HD ...

Chris Breen at Macworld explains why bringing audio from iMovie to GarageBand can cause the sound to change, and what to do about it: Macworld: Mac 911: iMovie audio tracks too deep in GarageBand.

As you can probably tell, I’ve been a busy boy since Macworld Expo. Today, Macworld Magazine posted my review of iMovie HD 6. I also reviewed iDVD 6, which I’m guessing will be published soon. With iMovie HD 6, Apple cleaned house a bit by sprucing up the application with slickly designed themes and a ...

My latest Practical Mac column for the Seattle Times looks at iWeb: Apple’s Web effort perfect for some. In it, I point to a a site I built in iWeb that includes a short video I edited in iMovie, scored using GarageBand, and uploaded as a podcast via iWeb. It was a pretty slick and ...

I wrote a first-look article for Macworld Magazine about iMovie, which is now online: Macworld: News: First Look: iMovie HD 6.

People are starting to get their copies of iLife ’06, so now is a good time to pass along one of the best pieces of upgrade advice I can give: Before upgrading, rename your existing iLife applications. The installer looks for “iMovie HD”, for example, and will upgrade that copy. If you want to revert ...

As expected, Apple today announced iLife ’06 at this morning’s Macworld Expo keynote address. We’ve posted more detailed information at TidBITS. Also announced were Intel-powered iMacs (shipping now) and the new PowerBook replacement, the Intel-powered MacBook Pro: I want one, shipping February (which means March/April to be realistic; the online Apple Store seems to be ...

I was out of the country for much of November and December, visiting relatives and going on safari in South Africa, which is why I haven’t updated this page in a while. You can view still photos here; I’ll post some video in the next few weeks. Why wait a few weeks? I’m headed to ...

I wrote an article for InformIT, which is now online: I Heart iMovie: Why Apple’s iMovie HD Beats Windows XP Movie Maker 2. Two weeks and six full MiniDV tapes later, I sat down at my PowerBook G4 and fired up a little application that I’d previously launched only once: iMovie. In less than two ...