Apple Announces iLife '06

Major Upgrade Features New Versions of iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD & GarageBand

and Introduces iWeb

MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Apple(R) today announced iLife(R) '06, the most significant upgrade to
Apple's award- winning suite of digital lifestyle applications ever.
iLife '06 features iPhoto(R) 6 with blazing performance, new printed
books, calendars and cards, and Apple's innovative new
Photocasting(TM) for sharing photos over the Internet; iMovie(R) HD 6
with new motion themes for adding spectacular production value to your
movies; iDVD(R) 6 for authoring custom DVDs for today's widescreen
TVs; and GarageBand(TM) 3, now the complete solution for creating
professional-quality Podcasts. iLife '06 also introduces iWeb(TM), a
new iLife application that makes it super-easy to create amazing
websites with photos, blogs and Podcasts and publish them on .Mac for
viewing by anyone on the Internet with just a single click.

"This is the most exciting iLife upgrade ever," said Steve Jobs,
Apple's CEO. "Apple pioneered applications to serve our emerging
digital lifestyle and then consolidated them into the iLife suite.
With this major upgrade to iLife, we're leaping even further ahead of
anything available for the PC."

iLife '06 introduces iWeb, the easiest way to create
professional-looking web pages, online photo albums, blogs and
Podcasts in minutes. Apple-designed templates help create stunning
websites and the iLife media browser makes adding photos, movies,
music or playlists as simple as drag and drop. Powerful editing tools
make it easy to customize websites without having to know HTML. iWeb
works seamlessly with other iLife '06 applications as a complete
solution for creating photo albums, blogs and Podcasts that can be
published to the Internet with one click using .Mac.

iPhoto 6 offers blazing performance, support for up to 250,000 photos
and introduces Photocasting, an innovative new way to share photos
directly from within iPhoto via .Mac to friends and family.
Photocasting is like Podcasting for photos where anyone can subscribe
to a published photo album and automatically receive full quality
photos directly within iPhoto 6 or on a PC. Pictures automatically
update when the owner adds, edits or deletes a photo within the
published album. Photos can be viewed on Apple's stunning displays
with new full-screen edit and compare mode without menus or windows to
distract from the image. Up to eight photos can be compared
simultaneously and adjusted with a one-click image enhancements and
effects panel. Professional- quality books, calendars and greeting
cards are created easily by adding photos to Apple-designed themes.

iMovie HD 6 introduces revolutionary new Apple-designed motion themes
that let users add Hollywood-style production value to their movies in
minutes. Effects can be previewed without waiting with new real-time
Core Video effects, while cinematic titling gives users flexibility to
create incredible text effects. New audio enhancement tools and sound
effects make movies sound as good as they look. Multiple projects can
now be opened at once in iMovie HD 6 and clips can be moved among
projects. iMovie HD is the easiest way to make a video Podcast which
can be published with iWeb for the whole world to experience.

iDVD 6 allows users to take content shot with the latest HDV and
widescreen DV cameras and author custom DVDs with widescreen menus,
movies and high resolution slideshows that fill every inch of the
newest widescreen TVs. iDVD 6 features 10 new Apple-designed menu
themes in both widescreen (16:9) and standard (4:3) formats. iDVD 6
themes include new autofill drop zones to make customizing menus even
easier. In addition, iDVD 6 can burn using compatible third-party DVD
burners. iDVD 6 also includes new Magic iDVD, the easiest way ever to
make a DVD. With just a few clicks, users select a theme and choose
their movies and photos, Magic iDVD then automatically creates a
complete DVD that's ready to burn.

In addition to being the best way to make music on a computer,
GarageBand 3 is now also a complete solution for creating professional
quality Podcasts. Voices can easily be recorded using the built-in
expertise of an audio engineer and Podcasts can be enhanced with
radio-style sound effects and music jingles, chapter artwork and URL
links. Talk show Podcasts are created easily by interviewing one or
more guests simultaneously in iChat AV and recording directly into
GarageBand 3. Podcasts can be posted for the world to enjoy on .Mac
and submitted to iTunes(R) using iWeb. In addition, a new video track
makes it easy to create music to score iMovie projects.

Pricing & Availability

iLife '06 is now available for a suggested retail price of $79 (US)
through the Apple Store(R) (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and
Apple Authorized Resellers. The iLife '06 suite of applications will
be included with all new Macs. iTunes version 6.0.2 is currently
available as a free download at www.apple.com. .Mac is available as a
subscription-based service for $99.95 (US) per year for individuals
and $179.95 (US) for a Family Pack which includes one master account
and five sub accounts. Anyone can sign up for a free, 60-day .Mac
trial from www.mac.com.

iLife '06 requires Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or version 10.4.3 or later
(Mac OS X version 10.4.4 recommended), a Macintosh(R) computer with a
PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel(R) Core(TM) processor (733 MHz or
faster for iDVD), 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended), iTunes 6.0.2 and
QuickTime(R) 7.0.4 (included), a DVD drive for installation, and 10GB
of available disk space. HD video requires a 1 GHz G4 or faster
processor and 512MB of RAM. Burning DVDs requires an Apple
SuperDrive(TM) or compatible third-party DVD burner. iPhoto print
services are available in the US, Canada, Japan, and select European
countries. A .Mac account is required for iPhoto Photocast publishing
and recommended for iWeb. Mac OS X version 10.4.4 is required for
iMovie themes, iPhoto Photocasts, and iChat AV recording in
GarageBand.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation
with its award- winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating
system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also
spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music
players and iTunes online music store.

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