What are some of the new features of ilife 06, and is the upgrade worth it?

I do some iDVD at work mostly for special ocasions using iphoto. I'm thinking of venturing in imovie using the camcorder and making some quick DVD's

Do the 06 iLife have any cool features? I read someplace that in iMovie it will have the same feature of iPhoto in making a quick slideshow with movie features.

Anyone using 06 and like the new features?

I just used iLife '06 for makin my first video/dvd on this new computer. I used iLife '05 at the school computers before.

I think the upgrade is defintally worth it. I couldn't tell you exactly what are some new featuers but you got new themes for iDVD, this time they have themes that include different 'pages' of your DVD like a page for Special Features, Scene Selections, ect, making it even more professional. The DVD burning process for me anyways, seemed to be alot faster, burnt in about an hour (including encoding).

*Garageband you have podcasting features now making it easier for that.
*iMovie has motion themes now that you can include. Not sure how you use them yet, but I'm sure it will be a nice feature to have.

For only $79 I would suggest an update Its not Necessary but if your looking for an update and some cool new things then its for you.


*EDIT* Found more info on all the new features, read the next post.

Found this on the apple site. Thought this would help you. I forgot about iWeb program too!

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With iLife ’06, you’ll get major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD and GarageBand plus the new iWeb web publishing tool.

iPhoto

The easiest way to import, organize, edit and share your digital photos.

New Features

* Enjoy blazing performance and support for up to 250,000 photos.
* Use photocasting to share albums with others through .Mac.
* Edit and compare images in full-screen mode.
* Create pro-quality greeting cards, calendars and books with your favorite photos.
* Enhance your photos or give them a unique look with one click.
* Easily build photo blogs and photo pages to share your photos with iWeb.

iMovie HD

Turn your home video into home cinema and share it with others.

New Features

* Create amazing movies quickly using Apple-designed iMovie themes.
* Stunning new real-time effects with no waiting.
* Cinematic titling with instant results.
* Use new audio enhancement tools such as noise reduction and graphic equalizer.
* Switch and share clips among multiple open movie projects.
* Easily share movies and video podcasts with iWeb.

iDVD

Author and burn movies, photos and music to standard and widescreen DVDs.

New Features

* Use Magic iDVD to create a complete DVD that’s ready to burn.
* Author DVDs that fill your widescreen TV.
* Choose from 10 new Apple-designed themes.
* Add your videos and photos with one click using autofill drop zones.
* Reorganize even the largest projects with enhanced map view editing.
* Works with an array of third-party DVD burners.

GarageBand

The best way to record music on a Mac is now the best way to record podcasts, too.

New Features

* Easily create podcasts in the new Podcast Recording Studio.
* Add radio-style sound effects and jingles to your recordings and podcasts.
* Sound like a professional radio host with the built-in expertise of an audio engineer.
* Create a talk show podcast and interview one or more remote guests simultaneously via iChat.
* Create a music score for your iMovie even if you’re not a musician.

iWeb

Easily create beautiful websites and blogs and get them online — fast.

Key Features

* Choose from 12 professionally designed themes and templates.
* Add photos, movies and music with the iLife Media Browser.
* Create web pages using a flexible text and graphics canvas.
* Build and update your own blog with ease.
* Produce a podcast in GarageBand and publish it with iWeb.
* Publish to .Mac with one click.

Looks pretty impressive.

has anyone else used it and like a special feature included in 06

The new themes in iMovie definately look good. Also if you have a .mac account, iWeb is a big upgrade.