Title: Read before you buy. A step backwards in user control.
Product review: Customers are well advised to read reviews of ILife 08. It is a large step backward with IMovie. Customers used to previous versions of IMovie will be disappointed with loss of simple control. Two examples. First, you cannot alter audio volume within clips. You can only affect the overall volume, rather than making some parts silent, quieter, or louder. Second, you cannot change the length of transitions, for example crossfades. Preset speeds, no alterations. The software will be simple, I guess for some, but is a real step backward.IDVD is not much better. There are 7 new themes, all are very simple, with limited spots to insert video or photos.IPhoto seems better. I like the way pictures can be ordered by events. Pretty slick.I'll be using my older version of IMovie, and the new version of IDVD and IPhoto. Doesn't seem worth the money though for the huge loss of functionality in IMovie.
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