“Apple’s iLife ’09 may be just an evolutionary upgrade from iLife ’08, but oh what an evolution. iPhoto gets some major new features with face recognition, geotagging, and social networking integration; iMovie sees a return of advanced features that went away with ’08; GarageBand gets some major star power with music lessons from genuine recording artists; and iWeb makes it that much easier to design your own personal Web site. If you care about face recognition and basic music lessons at all, iLife ’09 is a must-have upgrade. And for $79, it’s not a bad deal, plus it’s free with a purchase of a new Mac,” Nicole Lee reports for CNET.
“If you’re completely new to the iLife suite, you’ll take to iLife ’09 in no time. It’s a great way for everyday consumers to organize photos, edit video, and create songs and podcasts. The biggest updates in iLife ’09 are in iPhoto’s Faces and Places, GarageBand’s Learn to Play music lessons, and the addition of advanced features to iMovie ’09, though we still prefer the more precise tools in iMovie HD. Even if you don’t care about most of the updates, we think the face recognition and music lessons alone make iLife ’09 worth the money,” Lee reports.
Full review here.
