iLife ’08

Organize by Events.

You don’t remember photos by time and date. You remember them by events, like “Karen’s graduation” or “Nathan’s first bike ride.” And that’s exactly how iPhoto ’08 organizes your entire photo library. So it’s more fun to browse, and much easier to find a specific photo.

Instant organization.

iPhoto is smart enough to figure out that those 50 photos from last Tuesday likely came at a single event. So it automatically groups those photos together. You can identify all your Events quickly by a name and poster photo (which is simple to change).

MobileMe Gallery.

In iPhoto ’08, it’s easy to share photos with friends and family. With a couple of clicks, you can send an Event or photo album to your personal MobileMe Gallery, where visitors can enjoy your photos, download high-quality images, or even contribute photos of their own from a Mac, PC, iPhone or iPod touch.

Open your own gallery.

iPhoto works with MobileMe to share your photos with friends and family. Simply create a photo album or select an Event, then send it to your Gallery. iPhoto automatically uploads your photos and creates an interactive page (or pages, depending on number of photos) for visitors to enjoy.

A glorious view.

Your Web Gallery visitors get an interactive experience, viewing your photos as they wish. They can adjust the size of thumbnails, click to view photos full size, or watch a slideshow, complete with transitions. They can also download print-quality photos.

Group participation.

Visitors to your Gallery can not only view your photos, they can contribute their own (with your permission, of course). So your collection keeps growing, for all visitors to enjoy.

Powerful editing tools.

Your photographic talents are legendary. But even the pros take photos that need a little work. With iPhoto, improving photos is almost as easy as snapping them. You have a whole palette of retouching tools and an array of effects to play with. And all of your edits are nondestructive — so you can always go back to the “negative” if need be.

This year’s crop.

iPhoto even helps you crop like a pro. When you use the Crop tool, automatic guides help you follow the classic “rule of thirds.” Want to correct a gorgeous photo that’s just a bit crooked? Just click Straighten and line up your horizon with the transparent grid.

Unified search.

How do you find that one special photo when your library has thousands of photos? In iPhoto ’08, the answer is: with ease. You have a number of ways to search your library and they’re all in one place. Search by name, keyword, rating, or date and see your results in an instant — neatly organized by Event.

Highly rated features.

As you browse through your iPhoto albums and Events, you can rate photos and assign keywords. That way, you can create Smart Albums based on ratings or keywords and quickly find them in searches.

Field of dreams.

Looking for that very special photo? Or a group of photos that meets certain criteria? Just use the iPhoto search field. It’s the one place to go to find anything. Simply type in a word or part of a word to search the library for photo, album, Event, and keyword names.

Theme-based home printing.

Print beautiful, frame-worthy photos based on Apple themes, directly from your home printer. Make them perfect — change layouts, add effects and borders, enhance photos — and just hit “print.”

Get creative.

With iPhoto, your home printer can do a lot more than just print plain photos one at a time. Use iPhoto themes to bring photos to life in colorful layouts, with borders, textured mattes, and text. And get instant gratification by printing on the spot.