The Upgraded iLife Software 08
If you are new to Apple software for the Mac, iLife is an ensemble of software that is used by a Mac computer user for their frequent and typical software needs. ILife is the Apple equivalent of the Windows software that is installed in Windows based computers. The iLife software ‘08 is installed in Apple computers or it can be purchased so that you can install it yourself.
iPhoto is used to edit and store your pictures. You can also use and customize your viewing preferences in photo albums that you can share. It is possible to post your albums online or burn them onto a CD. You can also use your pictures in various documents and presentation software for different effects from photos that you import from your digital camera, disk or get online.
You can use iMovie to edit, store and manage your digital videos. You can add special effects to your videos to enhance the viewing experience. The iDVD programs let you burn your videos onto a DVD and you can use the chapters and menus tools for organizing your work into professional looking presentations.
With the updated iMovie application, it is possible to create movies much faster because the tools have been integrated for greater convenience and you can look at your entire collection as a catalogue that you can use to identify your favorites and to group your videos.
Using the GarageBand application, you are able to create podcasts and music. The software comes with synthetic instruments and more than one thousand sound loop samples that you can use to make your own songs. You can arrange your instruments when you compose your music and edit with options like the synthetic vocals, editing tools, visual equalizer, recording tools and other tools to help you customize your music.
iWeb allows you to upload your content from the other Mac software to the Internet and you can link to your photocasts and podcasts from the website that you create. With iWeb ‘08, you are able to upload your files from other iLife applications to your websites and you can quickly change the themes of your web sites and pages with a touch of a button. The iMac is already set up to help you place widgets like weather, news, Google Maps, Google Adsense and other widgets on your web pages which is a great bonus to web publishers. Once you paste the code onto your page, the widget is live and updated. If you need help with this or need help with iLife, Apple has provided tutorials.
The new iMac software is a very attractive suite of applications that will let you create, edit and present your images, music and movies through a powerful and integrated system that allows your creativity to flow. The iMac is the tool of the document designer and media artist and if this is you, there is an iMac just right for you.
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