Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Updated Four of Six iLife '06 Applications

iDVD 6.0.2, iWeb 1.1, iPhoto 6.0.3 and iMovie HD 6.0.2 updates are available via the Software Update application if iLife '06 is installed or as stand-alone updaters from this Apple Web page. There is an incremental (6.0.1 to 6.0.2) and combo (6.0 or 6.0.1 to 6.0.2) updater for iMovie HD 6. iTunes and GarageBand are not updated.

According to Apple,

iDVD 6.0.2--This update to iDVD addresses issues with burning some 16:9 projects and improves overall stability.

iWeb 1.1--This update to iWeb adds comment and search support for blogs and podcasts published to .Mac. It also addresses a variety of usability and performance issues for all users, including image management fixes to improve site load performance.

iPhoto 6.0.3--This update to iPhoto addresses issues with Photocasting of Smart Albums, sharing iPhoto libraries, and creating calendars and books. It also addresses a number of other minor issues.

iMovie HD 6.0.2--This update to iMovie HD 6 addresses issues with PAL audio and displaying iLife Sound Effects automatically in its iLife Media Browser. It also improves overall stability and address a number of other minor issues.

We downloaded and updated the iLife '06 applications with no problem. Brief use of each application revealed no issues. Unfortunately, iMovie HD 6.0.2 does not regain the QuickTime Full Quality DV compression performance lost in iMovie HD 6.0.x as compared with iMovie 5.0.x.[Bill Fox & Dana Baggett]