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Weblog:   iPhoto 6 First Impressions
Subject:   iPhoto 6
Date:   2006-01-19 19:43:34
From:   TomTerrific
I have iLife05 and have been considering iLife06 your article doesn't really tell if you did an iLife06 install updating from iLife05 and if so how your install went. I have been reading the "discussions" on the Apple Support site, and it looks like pages and pages and pages of posts of people having nothing but difficulty installing iLife06, many losing some of their photos and some not even being able to install the program. There are also lots and lots of issues people are having after it is installed with this and that not working correctly. When I upgraded to iLife05 from 04 it was a piece of cake, loaded the DVD, and several minutes later it was done, not a problem in any of the programs. iLife06 right now looks like a "install at your own risk program".
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  • iPhoto 6
    2006-01-23 09:45:49  Haugaard [Reply | View]

    I, too, am eager to fully integrate iPhoto 6 into my work flow. But, I've had a dickens of a time getting the upgrade from 5 to work. Problems similar to those posted - primarily with display of thumbnails. I'm getting there, but it's taken two installs and a complete rebuild. I did have a full backup of my Library, so no harm done. I've had long experience with Apple software, but this install/upgrade has been more difficult than most. I trust, though, that it will get sorted out.
  • Derrick Story photo RE: iPhoto 6
    2006-01-19 22:31:34  Derrick Story | O'Reilly AuthorO'Reilly Blogger [Reply | View]

    Well, I'm not really reviewing iLife '06 in this weblog post; rather, talking about my favorite iPhoto 6 features. But my experience has been that iPhoto 6 is running wonderfully. I purchased iLife from the Apple Store and used the installer program on the DVD. Everything seems fine.

    I've written about this many times, but I guess it's worth repeating: I recommend backing up your iPhoto Library before upgrading. But then again, I recommend backing up your iPhoto Library every week anyway.

    My sense is that most people who post to the forums are the ones having problems. What's causing those problems is hard to tell. But you'll probably get a somewhat skewed view of iLife '06 from basing your opinions on the forums. Or maybe, I'm just extremely lucky with software...
    • RE: iPhoto 6
      2006-01-20 06:53:51  mattinva [Reply | View]

      Good point about forums. People aren't likely to go wandering onto forums to tell everyone how smoothly thier iLife install went. Only those that did have problems show up.
      • RE: iPhoto 6
        2006-01-20 07:20:23  mikesherman [Reply | View]

        Just to post a positive install experience to a forum :)

        - I had 0 problems installing iLife '06 on top of iLife '05

        - I showed off the features of iPhoto 6 and iWork '06 to a non-Mac user last night and I think I might have sent him on a mission to find something similar for Windows. I don't think he'll have much luck though. These programs are more than just software - they are truly excellent user experiences that you just can't have in Windows.

        Thanks for a good article!
        • RE: iPhoto 6 (Windows alternative?)
          2006-01-21 00:32:38  alderete [Reply | View]

          While it's certainly not iPhoto, Google's Picasa is a pretty nice photo management application for Windows. I can literally say that it's an application my mother can use, which she does while obsessively documenting the life of her first grandchild. :-)

          Google Picasa Photo Organizer: http://www.google.com/downloads/
    • RE: iPhoto 6
      2006-01-20 05:32:43  richardkovars [Reply | View]

      I too had no problems. Everything seems to be running fine. 15" PowerBook 1.67 GHz. Be sure that you pay close attention to the disk requirements. They are pretty hefty.
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