iScrybe
So my invitation to become a Beta iScrybe tester finally came... nearly a full year after I applied! I'd almost completely forgot about the damn online organizer, but I do remember being impressed by it's features AT THE TIME. I am non-plussed that it doesn't support Safari, has many PC-like features, and doesn't seem to have that innovative feel one year into development.
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This comes on the heels of Apple's announcement that iLife '08 has been released, and is being widely criticized as a barbaric flop, largely due to iMovie being stripped of user-friendly functions and tools and having the look of an entirely different application. If reports are to be believed, iDvd is crash-prone. Apple has responded by providing iMovie HD '06 to dissatisfied customers, which has many more "pro" features. I am assuming Apple gutted iMovie to remove itself from competition with it's own Final Cut Studio 2 (or simply Final Cut Pro 6), as many people who want some nicer effects and transitions but don't want to shell out $1300! might find iMovie HD '06 a cheaper alternative.
At any rate, I'll be reviewing both iLife '08, iMovie HD '06, and iScrybe. I'll probably post some impressions here.
Now, to find my video camera...
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Click to viewThis comes on the heels of Apple's announcement that iLife '08 has been released, and is being widely criticized as a barbaric flop, largely due to iMovie being stripped of user-friendly functions and tools and having the look of an entirely different application. If reports are to be believed, iDvd is crash-prone. Apple has responded by providing iMovie HD '06 to dissatisfied customers, which has many more "pro" features. I am assuming Apple gutted iMovie to remove itself from competition with it's own Final Cut Studio 2 (or simply Final Cut Pro 6), as many people who want some nicer effects and transitions but don't want to shell out $1300! might find iMovie HD '06 a cheaper alternative.
At any rate, I'll be reviewing both iLife '08, iMovie HD '06, and iScrybe. I'll probably post some impressions here.
Now, to find my video camera...