The first version of iDVD introduced a simple way to design customized DVDs with menus, backdrops, slideshows and home movies that could be played back on most DVD players.
It was bundled with the Power Mac G4, the first Mac model with a SuperDrive that could read and write both CDs and DVDs. IDVD was first announced on January 9, 2001. iPhoto also includes a full-screen editing mode and a feature called "Photocasting" (a way to share photos with others directly from within iPhoto). Subsequent versions of iPhoto have added a number of features, including automatic organization by events, faces (using facial recognition technology), and places. In addition to allowing users to import, organize, and perform basic edits on their photos, iPhoto also let users print photos in a variety of ways, including as a bound book.
It was billed as being the "missing link" in photography. The first version of iPhoto was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo January 3, 2002, and released January 7, 2002.
IPhoto was the second application in iLife that began as a free application available for download from Apple's website. iMovie '08 was completely rewritten as a new application and introduced significant changes to the user interface.
Apple continued to update and develop the existing iMovie software until the release of iLife '08 in 2007, when a new version, iMovie '08, was released. iMovie remained free until 2003, when it became part of the first iLife release, which was sold for $49. On April 28, 2000, Apple began allowing users to download iMovie free of charge from its website. The first version of the software was released in October 1999 and bundled with the iMac DV. It was marketed by Apple as an easy-to-use video editing application that allowed novice users to quickly create professional-quality movies. IMovie is the oldest of the applications included with iLife. Updates for iLife apps purchased on the Mac App Store are available for free, while the pre-App Store model required buying the entire suite when a new version had been released. Photos, the app that superseded iPhoto, is now an essential part of macOS, while iMovie and GarageBand, although they ship pre-installed on any new Mac computer or iOS device, can be uninstalled if not needed. With the introduction of the Mac App Store, Apple discontinued the DVD bundle and turned to selling the apps separately. ILife is preinstalled on new Mac computers and was previously also sold as a bundle on DVD. iDVD and iWeb have been discontinued while iTunes and iPhoto have been succeeded by Music and Photos respectively. Only iMovie and GarageBand remain and are now freely available on Apple's Mac App Store. It comprised: iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, iWeb and GarageBand. It consists of various programs for media creation, organization, editing and publishing. ILife is a discontinued software suite for macOS and iOS developed by Apple Inc.
Discontinued software suite for macOS and iOSĪRM & Intel (iLife v1-'09 compatible with PPC)