Maclovers,
At Macworld 2009, Apple showed off a new iPhoto with true facial recognition, a better iMovie and other iLife updates—$79 solo, $99 for family, requires Leopard, available late January. Here are some of new features .
Overview
iPhoto ’09
Organize and search your photos in new ways.
- Easily find photos of the people in your life using Faces.
- Explore your library based on where you took each photo using Places.
- Instantly create stunning slideshows with animated titles and multiphoto layouts.
- Publish photos directly to Facebook and Flickr™ with a click.
- Create travel-themed photo books complete with custom maps.
iMovie ’09
Create a movie in minutes or edit your masterpiece.
- Fine-tune your movies with the new Precision Editor.
- Use enhanced drag-and-drop to easily edit your projects in just a few clicks.
- Smooth shaky clips with automatic video stabilization.
- Apply themes to an entire project with matching titles and transitions.
- Add eye-catching animated maps to your travel videos with a few clicks.
- Choose animated titles, new transitions, and cinema-quality video effects.
GarageBand ’09
Learn to play. Start a jam session. Record and mix your own songs.
- Learn to play piano or guitar at your own pace, with interactive lessons that combine video instruction with animated notation and instrument views.
- Let leading artists - including Sting, Fall Out Boy, and Colbie Caillat - teach you how to play their hit songs, then practice along with the band².
- Play and record with new guitar amps and stompbox effects.
- Jam with virtual instruments in Magic GarageBand using a new full-screen view that lets you mix, play along, and record.
iWeb ’09
Design, publish, and update your own websites - no HTML required.
- Easily add YouTube videos, RSS feeds, iSight videos, and other dynamic content to your web pages.
- Link your iWeb site to your Facebook account and automatically notify friends when you update your site.
- Use built-in FTP publishing with virtually any web-hosting service.
- Easily manage multiple websites and publish one site at a time using MobileMe or FTP.
iDVD
Turn your home movies and slideshows into gorgeous Hollywood-style DVDs.
- Get started quickly with Apple-designed themes featuring animated menus.
- Author customized DVDs with a range of options for customizing menu screens.
- Combine video and photos for stunning, high-quality slideshows.
Overview
Pages ’09
Creating the perfect brochure, flyer, report, or resume is faster and easier than ever.
- Choose from 40 new Apple-designed templates (over 180 total).
- Focus on your writing with new full-screen view.
- Organize your ideas with dynamic outlines.
- Customize your documents using mail merge with Numbers.
- Insert equations with MathType 6 (sold separately).
- Create bibliographies with EndNote X2 (sold separately).
- Open, save, and email Microsoft Word files from within Pages.
Numbers ’09
Create spreadsheets, organize data, and write formulas with simple yet powerful tools.
- Easily create formulas, using visual placeholders with plain language text.
- Perform calculations using over 250 functions.
- Organize your data instantly using Table Categories.
- Check your calculations at a glance with Formula List view.
- Create two-axis charts and combine line, column, and area series in a single mixed chart.
- Choose from twelve new Apple-designed templates (30 total).
- Open, save, and email Microsoft Excel files from within Numbers.
Keynote ’09
Now creating a show-stopping presentation is surprisingly simple.
- Easily create sophisticated animations with Magic Move.
- Add dramatic object and text transitions using new visual effects.
- Visualize your data with new styles and animations for 3D charts.
- Dramatically reduce file size without compromising quality.
- Create dynamic flowcharts and diagrams using connection lines.
- Choose from eight new Apple-designed themes (44 total).
- Open, save, and email Microsoft Powerpoint files from within Keynote.
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