Apple announced iLife ’09 at its final Macworld Expo demonstrating flashy, fun new features ranging from face recognition in
photos to image stabilization in movies to music lessons. There is a
focus on fun, and it looks great. Upgrade to iLife ’09 and get the most out of the photos, movies, and
music on your Mac with the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie,
GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD. Organize and search your photos by faces
and places. Make a movie in minutes or edit with precision. Learn to
play piano and guitar or record your own music. Create a stunning
website and publish it anywhere.
New features in iLife ’09:
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.
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 band.² - 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.
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.
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.
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.
You can install the iLife ’09 Family Pack¹ on up to five Mac computers in your household.
