“Bundled with new Macs and sold separately for £55 (US$79), Apple iLife ’06 is a one-stop shop for home multimedia projects. Aimed specifically at non-experts, it lets you edit your camcorder movies, create DVDs, retouch photos, print professional-quality picture books and even compose music,” Chris Cain writes for Personal Computer World. “iLife ’06 features updated versions of its five key applications; iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iTunes and Garageband. It also introduces iWeb, a brand new web-design program optimise for use with Apple’s .Mac online service. See photo gallery. The secret of iLife’s success is that each application is built around a simple, iTunes-like interface and a set of well-designed, yet customisable templates. Most operations are drag and drop and you can get reasonable results in a matter of minutes.”
“With tighter integration between the packages and the excellent new iWeb, iLife ’06 really is a must have for any Mac user,” Cain writes.
Full review here.
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