iLife '09 Family Pack
by Apple Computer
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Software Reviews of iLife '09 Family Pack
Customer Review: Not a big upgrade for iPhoto
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this primarily for iPhoto which I have used for years and is a great program. I purchased this to upgrade from the previous version and was very underwhelmed by the changes in this new version. The face recognition feature has problems. I had trouble getting it to find any photos after selecting a face and there are several hundred posts on this issue on the Apple support site. It appears to be an ongoing issue. If you are buying it for this feature it's worth checking that out beforehand. Other features of iPhoto (most of which are similar to previous versions) work just fine. Customer Review: iLife '09
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an upgrade. It seems to be transparent as to what it "upgrades".
The iPhoto application which was an '04 version had a lot of information with the digital photos, often referred to as metadata. All of that information has been erased, which does NOT make me happy.
Problems with attaching an image to emails, is still somewhat problematic. Apple support advised drag n' drop onto the desktop, then attach the file to emails. Clumsy but it works.
There may be other parts of this application which are valuable, but there has not been enough time to examine them.
Customer Review: It works as usual...
Summary: 5 Stars
Not much to say that a mac user wouldn't expect. It works well, upgraded without any issue, and has enough new features that make it worthwhile in my book. iPhoto alone makes it worth the price in my book. We're finally starting to convert 8mm tape to digital and iMovie is making it simple. I listen to people complain about Windows problems daily, I've given up trying to convert people at this point though. I buy a Mac usually at mid cycle maxxed out spec wise and just enjoy worry free behavior for 3-5 years. Customer Review: Worth the upgrade
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently upgraded from iLife 08 to 09 primarily for the iWeb application. I wanted to put together a website but didn't want to send days or months learning products like Dreamweaver. iWeb is a part of the iLife suite along with iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand. With iWeb, and a little instruction from lynda,com, online training courses, I was able to get a website up and running in an hour or two. I know there are companies that offer templets where you can plug in your website text and photos, but I was looking for a little more control. iWeb (iLife) gives me that control to update anything I want at a moments notice. The 09 version of iLife also gives you some additional new features that make building a website easy. I would have paid the same price for just that application. You can also use the other three included applications to build on the capabilities of your website.
My use of iLife had a single purpose in mind, but any of the other applications are also worth the money alone. Again, well worth the money and upgrade.
iLife '09 Family Pack
Customer Review: Do I Need All of This & Even More Importantly, Do I Need To Update It Constantly?
Summary: 4 Stars
This may well be a five star product for many users. My problem is that I only use iPhoto and it is likely that I will continue to use only iphoto. iphoto is a great product. It is a wonderful way to store your photos and to show them to others. It is always enhanced in each update and continues to star. iphoto is worth all 5 stars. However, you also end up with all of these other programs, which I almost never use. I think I used imovie once to join some cooking videos into one big cooking video. That was it. Mac updates this product almost constantly which means that the consumer is constantly upgrading to the new versions of software he or she may never use. Another problem is that I spent one year belonging to Mac's mobile me, didn't like it, and the web builder attached to this really is meant to work with mobile me. Consequently, I now use an open source (free) web builder instead. I love the 3 products associated with iWork and have given that 5 stars. But the overkill and constant update factor here makes me lower iLife to 4 stars.