Apple releases iLife ’11 Updates

Today, Apple released incremental updates to its iLife ’11 suite of consumer media applications: iMovie 9.0.4, iPhoto 9.1.5, and GarageBand 6.0.4. All three apps incorporate the new full-screen capability made possible with the upcoming MacOS X 10.7 Lion and overall stability improvements in addition to the following individual software fixes/enhancements:

iMovie 9.0.4 (614 Mb Update):

  • Adds support for opening projects imported from iMovie for iOS.
  • Fixes an issue where some audio adjustments were not preserved.
  • Addresses a performance issue when using large quantities of video clips with keywords.
  • Resolves issue with slow application launch when working with large iPhoto libraries.

iPhoto 9.1.5 (106 Mb Update):

  • Addresses an issue that could cause the Photos view to scroll incorrectly when Event Titles are displayed.
  • Fixes a problem that could prevent Ken Burns animations from being applied correctly on photos in a saved Classic slideshow.
  • The date range of each event now updates correctly to reflect changes made to photos using the Adjust Time and Date command.
  • Deleting photos from a web album using the contextual menu now removes them from the album without deleting them from the library.
  • Addresses an issue that could prevent a crop adjustment from being removed from a photo when using the Revert to Original command.

GarageBand 6.0.4 (48 Mb Update):

  • Fixes an issue with the GarageBand Lesson Store not completing single or multiple lesson downloads.
  • Corrects issues with some tempo-based effects falling out of sync with main song tempo.
  • Resolves problems with Magic GarageBand project files not opening up correctly in the GarageBand tracks view.

Updates are available from the Apple App Store, via Software Update, and the Apple Support Download page.