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and MP3 encoding from audio CDs, provides the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, and allows for music sharing between
networked computers. In October 2004, the Company's newest version, iTunes 4.7, included support for copying photos to an iPod photo. Since
April 2003, the Company's iTunes software has been integrated with the Company's iTunes Music Store® to facilitate the sale of third-party
music and audio books. Further discussion of the iTunes Music Store may be found above under the heading "Music Products and Services."
iMovie® is the Company's consumer digital video editing software for creation of home and classroom movies. iMovie 4 features an enhanced
user interface, improved audio editing capabilities, enhanced controls for titling and transitions, and added special effects. Users may edit and
trim audio and video clips in the enhanced timeline with click-and-drag editing and even select and edit multiple clips simultaneously. With
graphical audio waveforms and live audio scrubbing, users can locate specific edit points in audio tracks, and alignment guides make it easy to
precisely sync video and audio.
iDVD® is consumer oriented software that makes it easy to turn iMovie files, QuickTime files and digital pictures into DVDs that can be played
on most consumer DVD players. iDVD simplifies DVD authoring by including professionally designed themes and drag-and-drop simplicity.
iDVD® 4 includes themes and professional effects that allow users to use photos and movies as buttons, backgrounds and menus. Movies from
iMovie, photos from iPhoto and music from either iTunes or GarageBand can be added directly to a DVD via the media browser, and enhanced
photo slideshows can include cinematic transitions and iTunes playlists. The DVD Map provides an overview of an entire DVD project and
instant accessibility to all project elements.
GarageBand™, the Company's consumer oriented music creation software, allows users to play, record and create music using a simple
interface. With GarageBand, recorded performances, digital audio and looping tracks can be arranged and edited to create songs. GarageBand
comes with more than 50 software instruments, pre-recorded audio loops for making complete songs or backing tracks, pro-quality effects
presets for mixing, and vintage amplifier sounds for the guitar. The Company also offers three different Jam Packs, which provide additional
software instruments and loops that enhance the use of GarageBand to create and record music.
iPhoto® is consumer oriented digital photo software that makes it easy to import, edit, save, share, and print digital photos, as well as organize
and manage an entire digital photo collection containing thousands of photos. Users are able to view their photos in full-screen; use the slide
show feature accompanied by their favorite music; automatically create custom web pages of their photos; email photos to friends and family;
order professionally-processed prints and enlargements online; or easily design and order custom-printed, linen-
covered hard bound photo books
online. Customers in numerous countries can order prints, enlargements, and photo books directly from within iPhoto. iPhoto® 4 has features
that allow users to scroll through thousands of photos in seconds to easily find a particular photo, contains Smart Albums which automatically
organizes photos based on date, keyword or the user's own rating, and has controls for rotating, rating and deleting photos.
Final Cut® Express, based on Final Cut Pro, enables small business users, educators, students and advanced hobbyists to perform professional-
quality digital video editing. In January 2004, the Company introduced Final Cut Express 2, which features RT Extreme for real-time
compositing and effects, an enhanced user interface, real-time color correction tools and enhanced audio editing capabilities.
Logic® Express 7, introduced by the Company in September 2004, is a streamlined version of Logic Pro 7 that provides a basic set of
professional tools to compose and produce music for students, educators and advanced hobbyists. Logic Express 7 comes with support for
projects from GarageBand offering users a smooth migration path to high-end audio production.
Keynote™ is the Company's presentation software that gives users the ability to create high-quality presentations. Designed to be easy to use,
Keynote includes professionally designed themes, advanced
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