iMovie and Java updated

by Steven Sande (Sep 5th 2012 4:51PM)

A duo of little updates just showed up on the Updates tab of the Mac App Store. Apple has released an update to iMovie, as well as an update to Java for OS X. The iMovie update brings the app up to version 9.0.8, and "addresses an issue relate...

iPad games leak out, include Plants vs. Zombies HD and Worms HD

by Mike Schramm (Mar 25th 2010 4:00PM)

Whoops -- somebody at Apple accidentally jumped the gun on sending a few iPad titles to the App Store. A few HD titles have snuck into iTunes' web interface a little early, and while we already knew that some of them were on the way to the iPad (Fli...

iMovie 7.1.1

by Cory Bohon (Jan 15th 2008 10:15PM)

Today, in the midst of total Macworld 2008 mayhem, Apple slipped-in an iMovie update. This update is for iMovie '08 (version 7). Here's what Software Update tells us: This update addresses issues when publishing movies to a .Mac Web Gallery, improve...

iMovie update fixes crashing issue

by John-Michael Bond (Jul 2nd 2014 2:00PM)

Apple has released iMovie 10.0.04 just in time for editing all the video from your summer adventures. The update doesn't bring any major new features to iMovie, but it does provide improved stability and fixes issues that have previously caused the...

Turbo.264 HD adds AVCHD transcoding savvy

by Michael Rose (Mar 20th 2009 2:15PM)

When first we met the Turbo.264 hardware compression accelerator, it did a great job of speeding up video exports on older CPUs but didn't offer a tremendous boost on modern Intel hardware. True, it worked well with Elgato's EyeTV software to transco...

Checking in on the iPhone 4's video quality

by Mike Schramm (Jun 23rd 2010 7:30PM)

When the camera in the iPhone 4 was first announced, I thought sadly of my Flip MinoHD, and how I might never need it again. If my phone can do solid HD video recording, why should I carry another camera around, small as it may be? But can Apple's...

Apple updates iMovie, adds support for older Macs

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 21st 2013 8:00AM)

Apple has released an update to its new iMovie software for OS X. Though the minor update offers the usual bug fixes, there is one major improvement those with older Macs will be interested in: The latest iMovie can now be installed on computers with...

iDVD - black sheep of the iLife suite

by Chris Rawson (Jun 26th 2009 1:00PM)

For me, iDVD has always been the redheaded stepchild of the iLife suite. While I've used Garageband to make songs, iPhoto to manage photos (until I got Aperture), iWeb to make websites, and iMovie to make movies, until recently I'd never once tried t...

The dreaded iMovie: "Your project is unreadable" error

by Laurie A. Duncan (Dec 7th 2006 3:00PM)

With [insert your preferred holiday here] fast approaching, I'm sure many of you will be dusting off the trusty video cam and shooting hours and hours of home movies, with the goal of subjecting your family and friends with tedious hysterical clips, ...

Apple Gets on Board with Blu-ray Disc

by C.K. Sample, III (Mar 10th 2005 2:05PM)

This story is all over the place, and I’m proud to be the absolute last to mention it: Apple has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association’s Board of Directors. In the official press release Jobs notes: ”Apple is pleased to join the Bl...

iMovie Theater channel added to the Apple TV

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 22nd 2013 9:30PM)

If you turn on your Apple TV you may notice a new channel called iMovie Theater. Apple quietly added the channel tonight. The channel itself is an extension of a feature in the new iMovie app for iOS and OS X that allows users to share clips, movi...

iMovie update 9.0.9 released

by John-Michael Bond (May 14th 2013 5:30PM)

A minor update for iMovie has been released. Version 9.0.9 fixes issues where iMovie didn't recognize when video cameras were connected to the computer, adds improved compatibility with iMovie for iOS projects and includes the usual stability improve...

Timeline tweak returns iMovie '11 to old school

by Dave Caolo (Oct 22nd 2010 1:30PM)

iMovie '11 makes it easy to regain the traditional horizontal timeline that was lost with iMovie '06, to the delight of many. When Apple released iMovie '08 in August of 2007, many users were upset by the decision to move the timeline from the bot...

Apple posts podcast tutorials

by Dave Caolo (Jan 12th 2006 7:00AM)

Now this is pretty cool: Apple has posted a series of eight video podcasts to the iTunes Music Store [link] that explain how to make a great podcast (both audio and video) with iLife '06. Topics include setting recording levels in GarageBand, making ...

Logitech's HD Pro Webcam C910 now ready for Photo Booth, iChat and FaceTime

by Steven Sande (Jan 4th 2011 3:10PM)

Although Apple includes an iSight or FaceTime webcam in almost every Mac, the low resolution (640 x 480 pixels for most machines, 1280 x 960 resampled to 640 x 480 for new MacBook Pros) of the cameras has lagged behind the webcams available from othe...