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iLife 11 - iPhoto
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3 Apps for the price of 5
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iWeb and iDVD don't appear to have been updated
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Still a good value at $49.00 (single) and $79.00 (family)
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Box image is interesting.
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General comments
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Performance seems to be sluggish
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Still not 64-bit according to some reports
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New 'satin' button design.
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Icons feel bright and polished.
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Looks "pretty".
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iPhoto
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Potentially dangerous?
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Long thread on Apple's discussions and several reports of Libraries not upgrading
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Losing data or photos (up to debate)
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Backup for sure, at least 2 backup locations
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Run a "rebuild" on your iPhoto '09 Library first
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Hold down Command+Option while launching iPhoto
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Apple Support Article
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If you have a really large library, wait even if it looks like it's stalled. Don't force quit.
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If you have issues after the update complete, try rebuilding again.
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Some core elements and functionality moved
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"Rotate" and "Merge/Split" event buttons no longer in the lower menubar.
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You can't add them back.
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Not intuitive when core functionality is moved, changed, or doesn't work
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No consistent gestures across pointing devices.
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Contextual menus and pop-ups have a new look. More iOS like.
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Buggy
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Overlay issues
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Text editing didn't work
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Remove location data button doesn't work
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Layout
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Window mode
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3-panels, with "Info" and "edit" panel off at first
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I like the new "info" panel
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Easy access to Faces, Keyword, and Places meta data
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Some extended camera data (ISO, zoom, exposure, etc.) is displayed in "camera led" style display at top of info pane.
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Full Screen mode
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2-pane since the left "Sources" pane goes away.
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Bottom "toolbar"
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Left: 'Full Screen', 'Search', Zoom
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Center: 'Slideshow'
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Events, Faces, Places, Albums, and Projects (root fullscreen mode)
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Right: 'Info', 'Create', 'Add to', and 'Share'
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Editing
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In column on the right
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3 tabs: Quick Fixes, Effects, and Adjust
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Panels slide down with options and controls.
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Add to
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Album, Slideshow, Book, or Card
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Menu pops-up with Album, project, slideshow, etc.
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Or add new
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Sharing
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Clicking the "Share" button you get options for:
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Order Prints…
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Mobile Me Gallery…
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Flickr…
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Facebook…
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Email
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'Web' sharing pops up a 'stacks' style submenu. Add new 'albums' (sets), apply to existing, or place on Wall/Photostream
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Email brings up new in iPhoto email with templates to choose from
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Checkbox to include images as attachments.
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No option to only email as attachments
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Still need to drag photos to Mail icon in dock to do that.
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Web Sources
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Mobile Me, Facebook, and Flickr
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Can add multiple accounts under the preferences, also email accounts
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List by Account Name under 'Web' in the 'Sources' column
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Click on a source to see albums
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Shows all albums even if created on web and not in iPhoto
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images downloaded from online galleries can’t be edited, put in albums or slideshows, or used to create projects. You can re-share them in an e-mail
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Info pane if you Click on Album
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Mobile Me: Change Settings…
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Facebook: Title, Description, Album Viewable By…
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Flickr: Title, Description
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Click on Photo to see and edit
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Title, description
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Facebook: Under 'Sharing panel' can see likes and comments
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No tagging or comment-viewing features on downloaded Facebook images.
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Flickr: comments not there?
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Projects
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Books, Cards
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Apple says they will bring back Calendars. Your saved Calendar projects will also come back.
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New themes, Cover Flow style presentation, Lots of customizable options
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Letterpress cards are nice, but expensive ($1.99 USD per card).
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Slideshows
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New themes. I like Vintage Photo, Places and Holiday mobile are also cool.
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Text slides. Allows you to overlay themed text.
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Nice Export options
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Presets like in iMovie, add to iTunes option
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Custom export still available.
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Adds to iPhoto Slideshow folder in your pictures folder
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Closing
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Priority to your emails.
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Hotline: 281-622-4269
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ideas for topics, subjects you'd like covered, etc.
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