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1 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 iLife '06 Review, 2006-02-23
At our house, we have used iLife since it was first introduced years ago. We really enjoy the newest features in this latest release, especially full-screen editing!
9 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
iLife 06 Delivers, 2006-02-13
iLife 06 is the next generation of Apple's digital lifestyle software suite that delivers a set of tools designed specifically for the exploration and conquest of the digital media hobbyist. This is a rock solid upgrade from previous versions that packs some exciting new features to the well known group of applications as well as a couple of new features included for additional versatility. For those who have used the previous versions of iLife products, this newest version will literally be a zero learning curve upgrade to a much more powerful set of applications to tackle your music, photos, video, DVDs, music creations and web based publishing. For first time users, you will find the interface to be slick and intuitive with an amazing proficiency of allowing you to learn and perform the tasks you want without having to bog down into the mechanics of the process. Your creativity is free to explore as you glide thru the interface which is intelligently linked together providing a cohesive set of tools linked to all of your digital media.
iPhoto 6 has seen a significant improvement which now sports an interface that looks very much look Apple's professional photo application called Aperture. iPhoto now allows you to maintain and edit a photo library of over 250,000 images, up from a limit of only 25,000 allowed in iPhoto 5. You can now edit your images in a "full screen" mode which allows you to see your photos up close as you make critical editing decisions. There are some new built in one-click effects tools that are a nice addition as well as the same editing tools that were present in iPhoto 5.
iMovie and iDVD have new movie themes for your home video projects and now also allows you to create and save videos in the High Definition format. Garageband has also seen some new features added including new music instrument loops and tools that allow you to create and record your very own podcasts. The newest addition to the suite is iWeb which is an interface allowing .Mac users to easily create Blogs, Photo Journals, Podcasts, and other webbased content with sublime ease. When I tested it out I was able to put together a Blog and publish an article complete with pictures and an introduction in about 5 minutes and family members miles away were able to log in and enjoy my professional looking Blog. iWeb is a first generation app and as such has some limitations. You can only publish to .Mac accounts using the one click "publish button" and the app does not use CSS stylesheets. However, you can save out as HTML files and publish to other web sites using a third party program. Hopefully, these limitations will be dealt with in the future, but if you are a .Mac user, then you will have a new app that can assist you in creating new and exciting web publications with minimal effort.
I've been using the iLife software suite since the 2003 version and I can truly say that each year Apple somehow manages to make the product better. The 2006 versions is no exception. It is the best collection so far and one that every Mac user would probably gain much benefit and enjoyment from on their Macs.
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