Today, Steve Jobs announced iLife '08. The newly refreshed software, which includes iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and GarageBand, was described by Jobs as totally new, and the "biggest jump since we introduced it". It will sell for $79.
iPhoto '08 iPhoto '08 adds a new way of thinking about your photo libraries by organizing them into events--birthday parties, family reunions, graduations, and so forth. Instead of sorting through thousands of photos and rolls, you collect each group of photos into specific events. iPhoto '08 also adds "hide photos" feature allows you to pick which photos you want to feature and hide the rest. iPhoto '08 also supports web galleries, for sharing images with friends, family and colleagues. It's still unclear whether this feature is dotMac only or can be used for other web servers. You can also send photos to your web gallery from your iPhone.
iMovie '08. iMovie gets a new icon in this release to show it's a completely new application. Unlike previous version of iMovie, all your video now goes into a common iPhoto-like library, so you can access all your video archives, not just what you import into your project. You can also now send video to YouTube. iMovie encodes and uploads it for you. Video export now supports an iPhone resolution.
iWeb '08. iWeb now supports live web widgets including one for Google Maps. You can also use personal domains with dotMac and you can change themes for installed sites. iWeb '08 contains a number of new themes. iWeb also supports Google AdSense.
iDVD '08. iDVD '08 introduces pro encoding and new themes.
Garage Band '08. A new feature, called "Magic Garage Band" allows you to create genred tracks, like reggae, latin, rock and jazz.
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8-07-2007 @ 2:19PM
Lock said...
Bah...
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8-07-2007 @ 2:30PM
esqyre said...
VERY disappointing
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8-07-2007 @ 2:32PM
David Chartier said...
Me wants! Incredibly excited for this! Awesome update, especially iWeb and iPhoto. Can't wait to check these out.
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8-07-2007 @ 2:53PM
Saxon said...
If one were to buy a mac mini in a couple months with leopard and iLife '08 on it, could one feasibly copy iLife from the new computer to an old macbook pro? Or, do you think Leopard will come bundled with iLife '08?
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8-07-2007 @ 2:59PM
Dave said...
Yeah I was also wondering if iLife will come with Leopard.
Actually... I'm not so sure I need iLife '08. I got other apps that do what they do better already. I think.
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8-07-2007 @ 3:30PM
TMD said...
I don't get this - why are we being asked to pay for updates to software that currently ships with OS X? It'd be one thing if they were 'pro versions' of the applications, but for what appears to be minor updates?
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8-07-2007 @ 4:05PM
Noah said...
Of major note: iMovie is now Intel-only with the exception of the PowerMac G5 and iMac G5:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/systemrequirements.html
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8-07-2007 @ 4:19PM
running said...
I quite like the new stuff (I recently started to write music in GB and I hope new version will be better), but well, iWeb with its ultra-super-lame templates (that you cannot easily edit) still sucks I think :(
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8-07-2007 @ 5:56PM
Randy Stewart said...
I've got hands on screenshots and commentary of iPhoto over here - http://blog.stewtopia.com/2007/08/07/iphoto-08-screenshots-and-commentary/
Enjoy.
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8-07-2007 @ 6:16PM
cole said...
a friend of mine just bought a macbook during tax free weekend. has anyone found the form that if you had purchased a new mac within 30, 60, X days from today you get a free version of ilife '08?
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8-07-2007 @ 9:00PM
Channing said...
Bad news - just ran out and bought... there are no longer effects or themes
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8-07-2007 @ 9:32PM
Tim Luckey said...
Did anyone notice the new icon for iphoto.......I did......are the others different or the same?
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8-09-2007 @ 4:10AM
Greg G said...
I'm tired of iWorks being put in a lowsy looking folder, but I want all my Apps in one place. So I made an icon combining the three icons. It's not perfect, but I prefer it to the image of a normal folder.
Just a suggestion.
On a more related note: iWork 08 Works well =)
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8-20-2007 @ 6:47PM
beth said...
Has anyone tried to entry your own personal domain name in iweb.
Like it says it can do now?.... "Personal domain names.
Give your site a personal touch with an address like www.yourcoolname.com."
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