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Testseek.com have collected 18 expert reviews of the Apple iLife 08 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iLife 08.
Award: Recommended January 2008
January 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • IMovie ’08 exceptionally easy to use iPhoto Events improve organisation Skimming technique works well
  • Highly intuitive media-making tools
  • Superb integration with .Mac Web Gallery
  • Excellent integration of media assets across applications
  • Delightfully easy to use. Tightly integrated. Creates beautiful content.
  • Apple iLife 08 applications have elegant interfaces
  • Integrate well
  • And tie into .Mac
  • ITunes
  • And YouTube accounts. iPhoto nicely organizes pictures by events
  • IMovie is drag-and-drop simple
  • And GarageBand offers more controls.
  • Great new features
  • Excellent value
  • IMovie redesigned for novices
  • Lots of new options for .Mac members

The editors didn't like

  • IMovie a bit dumbed down £70 .Mac sub needed for full use of iPhoto Fast Mac required to run
  • Occasionally buggy
  • Shallow image- and movie-editing features
  • Pricey .Mac subscription
  • Closed ecosystem doesnt accept much content from other software. Generally
  • Fewer features than top competing products.
  • IMovies radical rebuild omits features for precision edits
  • Must pay for .Mac account to make the most of iPhoto.
  • Full use of suite requires $99-per-year .Mac membership
  • Fans of the older iMovie HD may not like redesign
  • IMovie has heavy system requirements

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  Published: 2007-11-26, Author: Mark , review by: pcworld.co.nz

  • Abstract:  Steve Jobs announced iLife '08 this year in August, along with iWork, and the Mac faithful waited with bated breath to hear just what that meant.The core components of the iLife software package are, iPhoto for looking after your photo collection, iMovie...

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  Published: 2007-12-06, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • On the whole, we have very few criticisms of iLife. As ever, it represents superb value for money and the new versions of iPhoto, GarageBand and even iWeb are impressive (barring a few iWeb glitches of which you need to be aware). Even the minor upgra...

 
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  Published: 2007-11-29, Author: Cliff , review by: macworld.co.uk

  • Impressive upgrades for iWeb, iPhoto and GarageBand
  • iMovie ’08 – what were they thinking? Min specs: OS X 10.4.9, Intel/G4/G5 processor, 512MB RAM, 3GB available disk space, DVD drive, QuickTime 7.2
  • On the whole, we have very few criticisms of iLife. As ever, it represents superb value for money and the new versions of iPhoto, GarageBand and even iWeb are impressive (barring a few iWeb glitches of which you need to be aware). Even the minor upgra...

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  Published: 2007-10-31, review by: itreviews.com

  • Abstract:  multimedia suite for Mac owners: Apples iLife suite comes free with each new Mac sold, but is also available as a standalone package. The new version, designated iLife 08, has been heavily revamped, with major rewrites to the core applications iPhoto ...

 
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  Published: 2007-09-20, review by: techradar.com

  • Much better management with Events, iMovie 08 is very quick and easy to use, .Mac Web Gallery integration
  • No video effects in iMovie 08 any more, Cant open iMovie HD 6 files, .Mac required to get full benefit
  • Just in case you were wondering, you havent accidentally slept through iLife 07. Apple has decided that since 2007 is closer to its end than its start, it would skip ahead to iLife 08.With so much development time going into Leopard, the iPhone and ...

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  Published: 2007-08-29, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Plenty of software in the suite, easy to use, greater web support, events feature, cheap
  • No timeline in iMovie, basic compared to dedicated application offerings
  • One of promises of the software was that it will make everything easier to do. iPhoto for organising pictures, iMovies for making films and iWeb for getting it all up online quickly. To that testament, it does

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  Published: 2007-09-14, review by: Cnetfrance.fr

  • Qualité des cinq applications de la suite, interface et simplicité d’emploi.
  • Compatible Mac OS exclusivement.
  • Suite complète, iLife regroupe cinq applications grand public, originales et faciles à utiliser pour monter ses films, créer ses propres DVD, gérer des photos, créer son site web et composer de la musique.

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  Published: 2007-09-14, review by: zdnet.fr

  • Qualité des cinq applications de la suite, interface et simplicité d’emploi.
  • Compatible Mac OS exclusivement.
  • Suite complète, iLife regroupe cinq applications grand public, originales et faciles à utiliser pour monter ses films, créer ses propres DVD, gérer des photos, créer son site web et composer de la musique. ...

 
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