Hey everybody, as most of you know I purchased iLife 09 the day it was release, and I have been playing around with all the applications. Today I’m going to show you iPhoto 09.
Faces: Not only do you have events, but now we have “Faces”. I really like this feature. its a great way to organize your photos, because it allow you to organize them by the people that are in them. For example, if you wanted a good picture of your mom for her birthday card, faces really comes in handy.
Interface
The interface features a cork board with “Snap Shots” of all of your people. Also you get the skimming feature included in events. It is very nice, clean and easy to use.
Using Faces
Above is what faces looks like when adding pictures to a person. Obviously, i am not that person on the right, so i double click to let iPhoto know that is not me. However i am on the left, so i let iPhoto know that’s me. Doing this allow iPhoto to get smarter at identifying people. The Face identifier is pretty good, but you get occasional mishaps like this.
Entering Peoples Names
In the picture above, my whole family is named, except for one, my brother. It is very simple to add him.
Simply Click on the “unknown face” and start typing the name, iPhoto finds all the people in your faces library, and suggests names.
Adding A New Face
In the photo above, iPhoto did not detect my brothers face, so to add it, i simply click add new face, put a box around my brothers face, and then name the face. Its that Simple!!!
Down Sides:
This new iPhoto is amazing, but it has its downsides. The face detector does not detect pets faces, but i have heard that people have taught iPhoto to detect their dogs faces, but currently it is not a listed feature. Also, we get the occasional cloud looking like a face, or tree looking like a face, but those are minor. My biggest complaint no bulk select for a NO. When iPhoto feeds back results on who it thinks people are in photos, there is a bulk Yes but no bulk NO.
Overall Faces is an amazing new way to sort photos.
Places
Just like faces, now we have places. Places allows you to sort your photos by location.
Interface
If you know Google maps, on iPhone or computer, you know how to use places. The interface is very easy and clean, just like faces. With two view (World and List) you can Look at photos generally and specifically
Simply click a pin, and click the arrow to see the photos from the location.
Downsides
This does not apply to everyone, but people with older cameras like me have to go in and name each place. What does that mean. It means i have to get a new camera! =D
Overall the new Places Feature is GREAT!
Other features.
Facebook and Flickr:
I have not really tested these out, but they are great add ons to iPhoto if you use either service.
Themed Slide shows:
These are great to show family members. They look amazing, and are very nice. The themes are great, and i think everyone will love this feature.
That is about it. I know i did not fully cover everything, but i covered most stuff.
Thank You Everybody!
Alex
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