Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iDVD 5.0.1, iMovie HD 5.0.2 and iPhoto 5.0.2 Updaters

The three updaters appear in Mac OS X's System Preferences Software Update preference pane if iLife '05 is installed. They can also be downloaded as standalone updaters from this Apple Web page.

Here are the notes on each from their Read Me file:

iDVD 5.0.1 addresses issues related to general stability and compatibility with iPhoto slideshows and iMovie HD.

iMovie HD 5.0.2 Update addresses issues related to video and audio synchronization for DV projects and other issues. These include:

• Audio in PAL widescreen
  
• Sharing (exporting) HDV to videocamera tape
  
• Synchronizing with HDV 720p content
  
• Importing video from a DV videocamera when using analog passthrough or recording live video
  
• Compatibility with some analog-to-digital converter boxes
  
• Capturing video with Hi-8 (Digital 8) devices
  
• Placing titles over DV content
  
• Playing iPhoto slideshows that include protected content
  
• Opening iMovie 4 projects that use speed-adjusted clips.
  

This update is recommended for all users.

You must have iMovie HD 5.0 or iMovie HD 5.0.1 installed in its original location to update to iMovie 5.0.2.

iPhoto 5.0.2 addresses issues with iPhoto book layout, multiword searching, iDVD slideshow integration, and slideshow performance and photo editing on G3 systems.

We downloaded and installed all three updaters with no problem. Limited use of each application revealed no problems. [Bill Fox]