Apple releases iPhoto 8.1

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 · 9:27 am · 12 Comments

Apple has released iPhoto 8.1 which adds several new print product options to iPhoto ’09:

• Hardcover books can be ordered in a new extra-large (13″ x 10″) size
• Includes three new book themes with travel-oriented designs: Tropical, Asian, Old World
• A variety of new holiday greeting cards themes are now available

The update is recommended for all users of iPhoto ’09.

iPhoto 8.1 is available via Software Update and also as a standalone installer.

More info and download link (160.4MB) here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Edward W." for the heads up.]

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12 Comments

Anonymous©

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 9:58 am · Reply

About time! I had to order large books from MyPublisher.

Tom

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 9:59 am · Reply

What is the IPNSTouchSupport.h file doing inside iPhoto app?

Demon

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 10:12 am · Reply

@Tom

Must likely to support the Macbook Pro’s Multi Touch trackpad.

guru

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 10:29 am · Reply

@ Tom -

iphoto supports pinching and panning and such using the multitouch trackpads

AA Attendee

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 11:40 am · Reply

Will it run on my Psystar?

Jafo

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 12:59 pm · Reply

When can we expect Geo-tagging in iPhoto? Would make places much more usefull for professional cameras and GPS tracker combinations.

Ron Robertson

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 2:24 pm · Reply

Jafo, that’s in iPhoto already. It will import GPS information (see the Places thingy). My iPhone camera, and my regular digital camera both provide GPS info that Places in iPhoto uses.

–Ron

Jim - TIV

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 4:28 pm · Reply

161 megs for a maintenance update?

Jafo

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 5:03 pm · Reply

@Ron, Thank you Ron, but what you describe is that you import photo’s that are already geo-tagged.
What I would like iPhoto to support is the option to import photo’s, not geo-tagged, and than import a track of GPS device. From their iPhoto should match the photo’s with the track (based on dat/time?) and add the geo-tags to the photo’s.

That would be a great asset to multiple users who do have a camera without GPS receiver and a separate GPS receiver.

Heather

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 7:35 pm · Reply

@Jafo If your camera doesn’t have geo tagging as a feature, you most likely can use this SD card that will add the geo tagging (most of the time: it uses wifi signals to map your location; the wifi doesn’t need to be unsecured because it just uses its location, not its access) to your photos. It is available exclusively through Apple Online and Apple Retail Stores.
http://bit.ly/10kzkb

Ron Robertson

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 9:38 pm · Reply

Jafo, my SLR camera has a separate GPS connector (JOBO’s), and that data gets imported in iPhoto.

–Ron

jafo

Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 3:20 pm · Reply

@Heather, Thank you for the hint. Too bad my camera is a Sony, working with a MemoryStick. Therefore, and SD card format is not an option.

@Ron, You are just pointing out what I am trying to say. At this moment the photo must have the geotag data already captured in the EXIF before you import the photo in iPhoto.

What I would appreciate is something like GPSPhotoLinker (http://www.earlyinnovations.com/gpsphotolinker/) built in in iPhoto.