Ok, first, the new iMovie is riddled with library problems. It crashed when I imported clips from an iMovie HD project, the very first thing I tried to do. Then it would not start back up. I checked out support forums at Apple and they are full of people having the same problems. The people who are not having import problems are complaining about the lack of timeline manipulation capabilities (I need those to do what I do) and the inability to establish iDVD chapters. Those seem like basic features to me.
iPhoto...Events?? Seriously, that is all we get?? I need the ability to have multiple libraries. I do not want the photos I throw on the mac to create a video or slideshow for someone else to be mixed up with my kids pictures. That is the feature I have been waiting for. I guess I will keep using iPhoto Library Manager (a 3rd party app) for the time being.
Moving on, iDVD...we get a couple new themes but all the older themes are deleted until you try to use one and then all will be re-installed off the iLife DVD or downloaded. Why not just leave all the themes there? Ok, how about the fact that iDVD 06 lacked the ability to burn a good DVD. I was hoping for that fix. I have also lost the ability to pull videos directly from iMovie HD since there is a new iMovie. Nope, nothing great here.
Garageband...the magic thing is pretty cool, not much of an upgrade, but a nice feature.
This leaves iWeb. No place to go here except up. The old version was totally useless unless you had .mac. This new one at least has an option to export to a folder, but it does not save anything there and when it tries to open the site you define in the export, it seems to open whatever it wants.
A complete loss, almost nothing good to speak of. What happened?? Am I missing something?
The new keyboard is cool, but why did they move the shortcut keys?? I guess it was so the wireless version would have the same layout, but its still hard to get use to. Volume and eject were very nice in the upper right corner, now they are in the middle and I need to look to hit the right key.
Jeff Pitman
iPhoto...Events?? Seriously, that is all we get?? I need the ability to have multiple libraries. I do not want the photos I throw on the mac to create a video or slideshow for someone else to be mixed up with my kids pictures. That is the feature I have been waiting for. I guess I will keep using iPhoto Library Manager (a 3rd party app) for the time being.
Moving on, iDVD...we get a couple new themes but all the older themes are deleted until you try to use one and then all will be re-installed off the iLife DVD or downloaded. Why not just leave all the themes there? Ok, how about the fact that iDVD 06 lacked the ability to burn a good DVD. I was hoping for that fix. I have also lost the ability to pull videos directly from iMovie HD since there is a new iMovie. Nope, nothing great here.
Garageband...the magic thing is pretty cool, not much of an upgrade, but a nice feature.
This leaves iWeb. No place to go here except up. The old version was totally useless unless you had .mac. This new one at least has an option to export to a folder, but it does not save anything there and when it tries to open the site you define in the export, it seems to open whatever it wants.
A complete loss, almost nothing good to speak of. What happened?? Am I missing something?
The new keyboard is cool, but why did they move the shortcut keys?? I guess it was so the wireless version would have the same layout, but its still hard to get use to. Volume and eject were very nice in the upper right corner, now they are in the middle and I need to look to hit the right key.
Jeff Pitman
