Information About

Iphoto





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  Name iPhoto
  Logo
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  Caption iPhoto '08
  Developer Apple Inc
  Latest Release Version 702
  Latest Release Date August 28 , 2007
  Operating System Mac OS X
  Genre Digital Photo organizer
  License Proprietary
  Website wwwapplecom/ilife/iphoto/


iPhoto is a Software Application made by Apple Inc. exclusively for their Mac OS X operating system. It is part of the ILife suite of applications and comes bundled with every new Macintosh computer. iPhoto can import, organize, edit, print and share Digital Photo s. It is often compared to Google 's Picasa and Adobe 's Photoshop Album .


DESCRIPTION

iPhoto is designed to allow easy importing from Digital Cameras , Scanner s, picture CDs and the Internet . Almost all digital cameras work without additional software, as do many scanners. iPhoto supports most common image File Format s.

Once photos are imported, they can be optionally titled, labeled, sorted and organized into groups (known as "albums"). Individual photos can be edited with basic image manipulation tools, such as a Red-eye filter, contrast and brightness adjustments, crop and resize and other basic functions. iPhoto does not, however, provide the comprehensive editing functionality of programs such as GIMP , Apple 's Aperture or Adobe 's Photoshop (not to be confused with Photoshop Elements or Album ).

Numerous options then exist to share photos. Photo albums can be made in to dynamic Slideshow s, and optionally set to music imported from ITunes . These slideshows can be exported to QuickTime movie files, further edited in IMovie or burned directly to DVD-video Discs using IDVD . Both slideshows and static photos can be shared to other Macs on a Local Network by using the Bonjour " Zero Configuration " technology. Or they can be uploaded using simplified Web Publishing to Apple's .Mac online service. iPhoto can also sync photo albums to any IPod with a color display. These IPod s have an audio/video output that allow photos to be played back, along with music, on any modern Television . Finally, photos can be printed to a local printer, or, in certain markets, be sent over the Internet to Kodak for professional printing. iPhoto users can order a range of products, including standard prints, posters and even 100 page hardcover or softcover volumes—again, such services are available only to users in certain markets.1


IPHOTO VERSION HISTORY


All versions of iPhoto run only on the Mac OS X operating system. iPhoto can easily share files with users of other programs and operating systems, including Windows and Linux , since it uses standard File Format s.