iLife '06 and iWork '06: Apple.www.apple.com, Software, $79 each This application introduces iWeb, which creates professional-looking pages, online photo albums, blogs and Podcasts. The suite also includes iPhoto 6, which supports up to 250,000 photos and introduces Photocasting, a new way to share photos directly with friends and family; iMovie HD 6, which offers new audio-enhancement tools and sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros and lets users preview effects in real time; iDVD 6, which allows users to take content shot with the latest HDV (High Definition Video) The high-definition, wide screen version of the DV magnetic tape format. Like DV, HDV recording moves at a constant data rate and stores data on the same DV and MiniDV tapes as SD camcorders. and widescreen See wide screen. DV cameras and author custom DVDs with widescreen menus; and GarageBand for creating professional-quality Podcasts. Apple's new iWork '06 suite offers major enhancements within Pages 2 and Keynote 3 that let users create more sophisticated documents and presentations. Tables with spreadsheet-like calculations can be inserted within any document or presentation, giving users the ability to add, multiply mul·ti·ply v. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. To breed or propagate. or average numbers in rows or columns. Page 2 features mail merge Printing customized form letters. A common feature of a word processor, it uses a letter and a name and address list. In the letter, Dear A: Thank you for ordering B from our C store..., A, B and C are merge points into which data are inserted from the list. with Mae OS X Address Book and 24 new templates for newsletters, flyers, posters, school reports, brochures and more. Keynote 3 offers new cinematic transitions, including vertical or horizontal blinds and revolving door, and four specially-designed themes to take advantage of HD displays. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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