iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand Improved

FROM MACWORLD As part of its $79 iLife '06 suite, Apple has updated iMovie with the ability to export video to the iPod and create video podcasts. Animated themes are also now available for movies, along with new audio adjustment tools and real time effects. iDVD has also been improved to automate the creation of DVD movies.

A new feature called Magic iDVD lets users select a theme, drag and drop videos and photos, and click one button to build a disc. Third party burners are also no supported in iDVD. GarageBand, meanwhile, has been turned into a vertiable "podcast studio," with a podcast artwork track, speech enhancer and the ability to use iChat for conducting remote interviews.