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Table of Contents
Application Software
iLife® ’08
In August 2007, the Company introduced iLife ’08, the latest release of its consumer-oriented digital lifestyle application suite, which features
iPhoto®, iDVD®, GarageBand®, iWeb™, and iMovie® ’08. All of these applications are Universal, meaning that they run natively on both
Intel and PowerPC-based Mac computers (“Universal”).
iPhoto® is the Company’s consumer-oriented digital photo software application. iPhoto ’08 adds new features for organizing and
browsing photos, including event-based grouping, new professional quality image editing tools, and enables publishing to the
MobileMe™ Web Gallery. The MobileMe Web Gallery, is fully integrated with iPhoto ’08 and iMovie ’08, allowing MobileMe users
to share photos and movies over the web. iPhoto ’08 features print, photo book, greeting card, and calendar layout tools and integrated
online ordering services.
iMovie® ’08 is the latest version of the Company’s consumer-oriented digital video editing software application. iMovie ’08 provides
new tools for quick movie creation and video enhancements, including transitions, titles, music and sound effects. Projects in iMovie
’08 can also be published to the MobileMe Web Gallery.
iDVD® is the Company’s consumer-oriented software application that enables users to turn iMovie files, QuickTime® files, and digital
pictures into interactive DVDs that can be played on most consumer DVD players. iDVD ’08 features 10 new Apple-designed menu
themes in both widescreen (16:9) and standard (4:3) formats.
GarageBand® is the Company’s consumer-oriented music creation software application that allows users to play, record and create
music using a simple interface. With GarageBand, software instruments, digital audio recordings and looping tracks can be arranged and
edited to create songs. GarageBand ’08 allows users to export finished songs to their iTunes library, or publish a podcast through iWeb
and MobileMe that includes artwork, sound effects, and music jingles.
iWeb™ allows users to create online photo albums, blogs and podcasts, and to customize websites using editing tools. iWeb’08 offers
new features to make websites more interactive by adding live web widgets, which are snippets of live content from other websites,
such as Google Maps, targeted ads using Google AdSense, and photos or movies from the MobileMe Web Galleries.
iWork® ’08
In August 2007, the Company introduced iWork ’08, the latest version of the Company’s integrated productivity suite designed to help users
create, present, and publish documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. iWork ’08 includes updates to Pages® ’
08 for word processing and page
layout, Keynote® ’08 for presentations, and introduces Numbers® ’08 for spreadsheets. All of these programs are Universal and feature
advanced image tools, including enhanced photo masking, resizable picture frames and edges, and Instant Alpha, which easily removes the
background of a photo.
Final Cut Studio® 2
In April 2007, the Company introduced Final Cut Studio ® 2, an upgraded version of the Company’s video production suite designed for
professionals. Final Cut Studio 2 features Final Cut Pro® 6 for video editing, DVD Studio Pro® 4 for DVD authoring, Motion 3 for real-time
motion graphics, Soundtrack® Pro 2 for audio editing and sound design, Color for color grading and finishing, and Compressor 3 for encoding
media in multiple formats. All of these applications are Universal. The Company also offers Final Cut Express HD 3.5, a consumer version of
the Company’s movie making software.
Logic® Studio
In September 2007, the Company introduced Logic Studio, a comprehensive suite of professional tools used by musicians and professionals to
create, perform, and record music. Logic Studio features Logic Pro 8, an upgraded
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