iLife '04 - First Impressions


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Finally got iLife '04 this morning, so i thought i'd share my first impressions on the new software.

iPhoto - Great! couldn't be better! speed is just amazing now :woot: this alone is worth the $49 price, the new slideshow transitions are just great fun :cool:

iMovie - Seems a bit faster than v3 but I can't do any proper tests as I've not got a DV-Cam yet but importing of quicktime files seems a LOT faster, as does the interface, not many new effects and there are no new sound effects :(

iDVD - Seems great, but not got any DV Footage to try :p never tried iDVD3 so can't really comment on this one yet, new themes are nice though :cool:

GarageBand - Oh my god! this software is just amazing, it works exactly how you'd imagine! and yes it's as easy as Steve and John made it look at MacWorld :woot: only sore point with this is it runs a bit slow :no: and your going to need a fast system to make use out of this, I'm running a 800Mhz G4 and it's still sluggish, you get some sample music on the DVD some designed for G3's and some for G4's & G5's. But apart from that it rocks :) I had a cute little song going in no time.

Anyone else got there copy yet? come share your impressions, maybe we can start a little GarageBand thread to share some of our music :yes:

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Nice! You got a(n) iLife! That should be the schtick for this.. "Are people telling you to get a life? Does yours suck? No problem! Get a new one. Get iLife. "

hehehe

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Cool... I like it!!!! :p

I waited this morning to go to an apple reseller, but they said they won't have iLife at "least" untill the end of the next week!!!! :wacko:

Now I don't know what to do... buy it online, or wait another week?!?

Please help me take a decision....

ps: I you havn't noticed, I live in italy... the worse place in the world in you have a mac! ;)

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haha awesome! is it pretty easy without anything but a keyboard and a mouse?

Yeah it's REALLY easy :D

Cool... I like it!!!! 

I waited this morning to go to an apple reseller, but they said they won't have iLife at "least" untill the end of the next week!!!! 

Now I don't know what to do... buy it online, or wait another week?!?

Please help me take a decision....

ps: I you havn't noticed, I live in italy... the worse place in the world in you have a mac!

Well how long would it take to arrive if you bought it online? might be better waiting :unsure:

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out of curiosity, i also ordered i life, the garage band add on, and the usb keyboard straight from apple over a week ago, and i was told i would get it today but i never got an email confirming shipment so to everyone else that got it today did you get a confirmation email? just curious because i am looking forward to making some music...

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Well how long would it take to arrive if you bought it online? might be better waiting 

That's the point... I don't know... :(

I guess It would take almost the same... when i ordered Panher it arrived the very day it comes out in the stores... but i've pre-ordered it... :cry:

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thats a tight tune. one question can you install idvd on a mac with just a combo drive not a superdrive and then export the image to a mac or pc with a superdirve and burn it on there?

steve said it would be like that so i wanna make sure its like that before i buy it.

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i didn't know we had so many mac readers on neowin. i like how mac is and stuff but a lot of the funtionality for software like itunes are a little wierd. theres a lot of annoyances. but overall its a beautiful OS. however i feel that longhorn has better core os concepts and will tottaly destroy mac when it comes out. the new os is gonna be inovative

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sweet i'm ordering it right too bad you can't use students discount in the stores :(

Yeah you can, just not on software :(

i didn't know we had so many mac readers on neowin. i like how mac is and stuff but a lot of the funtionality for software like itunes are a little wierd. theres a lot of annoyances. but overall its a beautiful OS. however i feel that longhorn has better core os concepts and will tottaly destroy mac when it comes out. the new os is gonna be inovative

OMG, you sound just like that retarded Paul Throughrot guy.

LH is going to suck, unless you like all of MSs DRM crap on everything....

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First off I love my G5 even more then ever...

I use Logic cause I do pro Audio for Image Group Post in NYC...

But I must say this app Garage band is Awesome, Very easy to use but very Powerfull...

iphoto is so much faster and more complete, Way better organizing!

iDVD and iMOVIE I have not used yet but will as soon as I am finished with this project......CC

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i didn't know we had so many mac readers on neowin. i like how mac is and stuff but a lot of the funtionality for software like itunes are a little wierd. theres a lot of annoyances. but overall its a beautiful OS. however i feel that longhorn has better core os concepts and will tottaly destroy mac when it comes out. the new os is gonna be inovative

lol, longhorn is due when? and i'm sure mac isn't gonna update anything... :rolleyes:

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Brochaos: A little disappointed in the Michigan/USC game, eh? Comments directed at your sig :)

Danbalsh: Did you really say you made a "cute little song"? Cute? ;)

And let's keep all the windows/os x bashing out please.

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Brochaos: A little disappointed in the Michigan/USC game, eh? Comments directed at your sig :)

hehe, disappointed is an understatement :)

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