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| Apple iLife '08 | 
 enlarge | From: Apple
Category: Software
List Price: $79.00
Buy New: $58.99
You Save: $20.01 (25%)
New (8) Used (2) from $52.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 64
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Macintosh
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 5.3 x 0.8
MPN: MB015Z/A
Model: MB015Z/A
UPC: 885909167319
EAN: 0718908999677
ASIN: B000BX5JQG
Release Date: August 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New! Part # MB615Z/A. In sealed retail box! Ships fast, free expedited upgrade,next business day!
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| Customer Reviews:
 iLife is cooler April 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am only using the new iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD of this package, but I am still impressed with the improvements. I love the new "events" sections of iPhoto and updated editing tools. I made my first iMovie and iDvd and I love it. Very easy to use and found the HELP section very helpful for all my questions. Have fun preserving your memories!
 Go Mac! April 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I life 08 is a big improvement over the last version. I especially enjoy all the new features in the iPhoto part of the software.
Good, but not necessary/ March 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall this upgrade is pretty good.
iPhoto does get some improvements with Events and the ability to import selected photos not just all photos. Assigning tags is a little bit easier. However, still no support for writing tags to exif or batch renames of the files. IPhoto still idiotically makes a copy of the original if you have a photo shot vertically on a camera with an orientation sensor.
iMovie - If you used iMovie at all in iLife 06, you won't like this version. It is very limited. However, if you found iMovie 06 intimidating or are new to video editing and will make small youtube-like clips, it will work alright. You are allowed to download the last iMovie 06 version to supplement the current iMovie.
Garageband - Seems to be slightly upgraded, however, I do not use it often.
iWeb - Again, I don't use it much. It seems pretty straight forward and easy to use. Many of the upgrades in relation to 06 need .mac.
Overall, pretty good. Some nice features added. iPhoto, in my opinion, still needs the help of a secondary editor. I am waiting for Photoshop Elements 6. A decent number of new features play into the realm of .mac integration. So if you are a .mac customer, this is a great upgrade. If you are not, it is still pretty good.
Totally Beast! March 15, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really liked this product. The updates from iLife '06 are phenomenal. Web Gallery especially was very impressive. It's far easier and better looking than sending my pictures to my relatives via e-mail.
Overall, very impressed, only reason I took off 1 star is because iMovie '08 is still good but not all it was cracked up to be. But it somewhat makes up for it that iLife '08 keeps iMovie '06 and installs iMovie '08 so you can have a choice of which one you'd like to use.
Terrific little set of applications. March 3, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a terrific little set of applications. If it had only been GarageBand it would have been worth the modest cost. GarageBand is a sturdy, multispectrum, easy to use multi track recording studio. Its predecessor was pretty basic - but the new version is a substantial update. The user interface is simpler and more straight forward. I can now utilize all of the outputs on my mixer (earlier versions limited me to a few at a time). The loop record function allows me to overdub again and again as I practice a riff - the stacked riffs can be isolated, and cut/pasted into the final mix with remarkable ease. There is a basic but formidable set of effects, including a very passable compressor, a great limiter to maximize volume without sacrificing quality, almost unlimited mixing capabilities.
But its not just GarageBand - the new iPhoto is a tremendous improvement as well. I've seen some critical reviews stating that having the library available only within the application is a hassle. Its actually not. Its easy enough to sidestep this in any of several ways - import the photos to a separate file before adding them to the iPhoto library - you can then import them into iPhoto from their folders, but here's the benefit! If the drive you import the files to is different from the one you have the iPhoto library on, well then you have just created a backup for the photos. Its always a good idea too to burn a CD or DVD with those images in case of a system or hardware crash! I love the new "events" feature. It is so easy to keep track of images now - being able to preview all the images in an event without opening its library is a great time saver. And I love the interactivity with the internet - I've posted a few web galleries directly from iPhoto - they look great and so far everyone I've invited to look has been impressed both with how easily the galleries work and how stable and fast the are.
iMovie works wonderfully - although I've upgraded and purchased Final Cut Express 8 - iMovie is great for rough cuts, but FCE offers much more diverse tools for polishing!
iWeb is a limited but functional website builder - it lacks the diversity and flexibility of GoLive or Dreamweaver, but then I don't always have the time or the energy to use those applications for very basic informational webbing.
And finally, iDVD does exactly what its supposed to.
I think that is the critical point about all the Apple applications I own - FinalCut Express, Logic Express, iLife and iWork, OSX Leopard. They do exactly what they advertise, and do it well. If you have an Apple machine that meets the hardware standards (read that last line again!) then you can't go wrong with these applications! Once you've bought iLife, make sure to watch the short but helpful training videos on the Apple website. It will jumpstart your usage!
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