Apple Pushes iLife '11 Updates Via Mac App Store

[MacRumors]

As noted by TUAW, Apple has pushed out GarageBand, iMovie, and iPhoto updates via the Mac App Store, updating the three primary components of the iLife '11 suite. The updates have not yet made it to Software Update or Apple's download site for those users who installed the suite by a mechanism other than the Mac App Store, but they appear on those distribution channels in the near future.

- GarageBand 6.0.4:

This update supports general compatibility issues, and addresses overall stability and performance issues including the following:

- Fixes an issue with the GarageBand Lesson Store not completing single or multiple lesson downloads.
- Corrects issues with some tempo-based effects falling out of sync with main song tempo.
- Resolves problems with Magic GarageBand project files not opening up correctly in the GarageBand tracks view.

- iMovie 9.0.4:

This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of minor issues, including the following:

- Support for opening projects imported from iMovie for iOS.
- Fixes an issue where some audio adjustments were not preserved.
- Addresses a performance issue when using large quantities of video clips with keywords.
- Resolves issue with slow application launch when working with large iPhoto libraries.

- iPhoto 9.1.5:

This update supports general compatibility issues, and also addresses overall stability and performance. Minor issues addressed include:

- The date range of each event now updates correctly to reflect changes made to photos using the Adjust Time and Date command
- Addresses an issue that could cause the Photos view to scroll incorrectly when Event Titles are displayed
- Fixes a problem that could prevent Ken Burns animations from being applied correctly on photos in a saved Classic slideshow
- Deleting photos from a web album using the contextual menu now removes them from the album without deleting them from the library
- Addresses an issue that could prevent a crop adjustment from being removed from a photo when using the Revert to Original command

Article Link: Apple Pushes iLife '11 Updates Via Mac App Store

 

[Eidorian]

Hopefully software update is not dead.

 

[davidwarren]

So, as someone who had these programs installed prior to the app store, am I never going to recieve updates via the app store? It seems Apple should absorb prior installed apps, much like they will with songs for iTunes Match.

 

[jrgibson1]

This is something Apple need to fix - and quick.

If they are pushing everything through MAS now, they need to acknowledge Apps that have been purchased as part of a new computer as these Apps will have no ties what-so-ever to the MAS.

Something within the computer (no doubt an update) will need to be downloaded and run on every piece of software and if all the boxes are ticked, then allow the MAS to think these Apps were purchase via that channel and therefore download updates via that channel.

It's simple kids. Really simple.

 

[codymac]

I did a quick check on the website after Software Update failed to find anything and noticed that iMovie 9.0.2 is still listed as current.

I'm hopeful that it just hit the App Store before hitting Software Update.

 

[jrgibson1]

So, as someone who had these programs installed prior to the app store, am I never going to recieve updates via the app store? It seems Apple should absorb prior installed apps, much like they will with songs for iTunes Match.

I think you forgot one thing - iTunes Match is only available for America, and as you can imagine there are many more countries out there who do not receive this service.

I also understand that with software it might be a little easier/harder since there are many more developers to sign agreements with, but I agree with what you're saying.

 

[-Ryan-]

It's simple kids. Really simple.

As long as I can go to any number of illicit websites and download a DMG of iLife that is bit for bit the same as the disk I can buy from the Apple Store, this is not simple.

 

[foiden]

I'll be curious as to how this works out. Especially since a lot of us got iLife 11 with our machines, not as something we bought from the App Store. I know EA's Origin and Steam basically allow us to use our purchased-copy registration code to link our installed copy to the digital one, so we can get digital updates for them. But I don't know how they plan to do it going forward.

Then again, maybe they'll update the current App Store to link in that stuff as well, without a Lion purchase.

 

[sascha h-k]

i just spoke to apple/cork and after waiting several minutes (he had to ask someone informed) this was the answer:

after osx lion, there will be an update for ilife customers also; beside, the ilife-version NOW is the same as the new from today in the app store but with different version-n° ..

if we believe ...

 

[JonoX]

Interesting that they haven't allowed folks with the apps already installed from iLife to upgrade via the Mac App store.

 

[EiriasEmrys]

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Have patience for implementation. Just because you can think of it, doesn't make it simple to do at your leisure. Feel less entitled, updates are something you are not entitled to get at all in the first place, be patient enough to get them whenever you do, and understanding if you never do at all. Peace.

 

[justinfreid]

The Mac App Store can, in some cases, identify and link to apps which were installed without the store but that are sold in the store. TextWrangler is an example.
I don't think the actually update process invoked by Software Update for iLife is different from the one used by the Mac App Store, so I think recognizing the installed apps is the issue.
I bet Apple will proceed to unify the update experience, especially with Lion being released via the store, so selecting "Software Update" from the dropdown menu will do update the system and any capable apps.

 

[milo]

As long as I can go to any number of illicit websites and download a DMG of iLife that is bit for bit the same as the disk I can buy from the Apple Store, this is not simple.

That horse has already left the barn. Apple released this software on disk, so it's available to copy. That doesn't change the fact that they need to still support people who bought the disk or got it with their computer.

The suggestion proposed IS simple. Sure, it doesn't stop piracy (and with a release on disk not tied to user account, it's impossible to stop it in the case of this particular software), but that doesn't change the fact that it is simple.

And haven't people figured out how to hack around the app store account protection anyway?

 

[mrtune]

The Mac App Store can, in some cases, identify and link to apps which were installed without the store but that are sold in the store. TextWrangler is an example.
I don't think the actually update process invoked by Software Update for iLife is different from the one used by the Mac App Store, so I think recognizing the installed apps is the issue.
I bet Apple will proceed to unify the update experience, especially with Lion being released via the store, so selecting "Software Update" from the dropdown menu will do update the system and any capable apps.

When the Mac App Store first came out, it showed the iLife suite as installed on my computer which I though was neat. With this update it changed from installed to $14.99 per app. So looks like I can't install through the Mac App Store like I had initially thought. I'm stuck now waiting for it to get pushed out via software update.

I'm hoping it's soon because this update finally adds the ability to import iMovie for iOS projects directly into the Mac version. That's a feature I was hoping was coming soon and it's finally here.

 

[mactmaster]

Apple will continue to push updates via Software Update to people who've purchased iLife on disc or for those who had it included with their new Mac purchase.

Just as they did with OS X, the next iLife will likely be Mac App Store only and that's when they'll drop support for traditional software updates. For new Mac purchasers I can see them including redeem codes for iLife in the Mac App Store rather than pre-installing it.

 

[jasam]

I dont see whats the problem.There is update in "Software Update...".

 

[peterski]

I manually checked for software updates on my iMac and all three came up, so I don't know what the big deal is about apple dropping support for people who installed it via discs...

I'm sure that the updates will no longer pull down via software updates given that apple's shift to mac app store will only allow their software installed via downloaded apps from the app store.

 

[jrhone]

The Nerve!

How dare Apple make people wait an hour before it hit Software Update...THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! lol...calm down people before you post...remember when the world wasnt instant?

 

[monoskier]

Software Update found them for me...

edit: too slow... jasper and peterski beat me to it

 

[daneoni]

Honestly, the whole App Store push is seriously starting to piss me off. No update either via the App Store or Software Update...because my iLife came pre-installed. Even though the App Store recognizes it as installed too. Now i'm left hanging. Thanks a lot Apple...loving that App Store.

 

[-Ryan-]

Honestly, the whole App Store push is seriously starting to piss me off. No update either via the App Store or Software Update...because my iLife came pre-installed. Even though the App Store recognizes it as installed too. Now i'm left hanging. Thanks a lot Apple...loving that App Store.

There's something wrong on your end. Preinstalled iLife should receive updates through Software Update. Besides, there is nothing preventing you from downloading the updates directly from the Apple website.

 

[milo]

I dont see whats the problem.There is update in "Software Update...".

Not a big problem, but with the App Store push when there's an update in the app store but not in software update, it can make people nervous. Not a big deal when the time gap is an hour or so, but would it really be that hard to push the update out to both at the same time?

 

[Eidorian]

This is something Apple need to fix - and quick.

If they are pushing everything through MAS now, they need to acknowledge Apps that have been purchased as part of a new computer as these Apps will have no ties what-so-ever to the MAS.

Something within the computer (no doubt an update) will need to be downloaded and run on every piece of software and if all the boxes are ticked, then allow the MAS to think these Apps were purchase via that channel and therefore download updates via that channel.

It's simple kids. Really simple.

The Software Update and App Store discontinuity is something that should not be happening. Also, logging into the App Store to get updates is annoying as well. That should be done every time Software Update is going.

(Credentials and accidental purchase needs arise but Sparkle handled this much more seamlessly.)

I dont see whats the problem.There is update in "Software Update...".

That is good to see.

Not a big problem, but with the App Store push when there's an update in the app store but not in software update, it can make people nervous. Not a big deal when the time gap is an hour or so, but would it really be that hard to push the update out to both at the same time?

It looks like the App Store pushed it the update out earlier, this time...

 

[Wild-Bill]

Is it me, or my ISP, because these updates (363.4 Meg) are going to take two hours to download??????

 

[mscriv]

That horse has already left the barn. Apple released this software on disk, so it's available to copy. That doesn't change the fact that they need to still support people who bought the disk or got it with their computer.

The suggestion proposed IS simple. Sure, it doesn't stop piracy (and with a release on disk not tied to user account, it's impossible to stop it in the case of this particular software), but that doesn't change the fact that it is simple.

And haven't people figured out how to hack around the app store account protection anyway?

I've never used the Mac App Store, does it not just provide you with a .dmg download of the program you purchase? If not then how are you supposed to back up you software or transfer/install it on a new machine?