Extra Tips and Information

Extra Tips and Information

Most digital cameras store photos in the JPEG format, which combines a high-quality image with effective compression to economize file size . iPhoto works best with JPEG formatted photos, although it recognizes most common formats such as TIFF, PICT, BMP, TARGA, and PNG. iPhoto also supports the RAW format used by many professional-level cameras and photographers.

iPhoto provides the viewing area in which you edit and organize your photos, but the actual photos themselves are stored in a folder on your hard disk named iPhoto Library. To find this folder, open your Home folder, then open the Pictures folder; the iPhoto Library is inside the Pictures folder.

Chapter 2. iTunes

iTunes is an application that enables you to search for music, import it, organize it, play it, and share it with others. The mesmerizing iTunes visualizer feature creates dazzling visual-effects shows that are synchronized to your music selection. With iTunes and an Internet connection you can connect to dozens of Internet radio stations offering a wide variety of music and talk radio.

Create your own playlists that contain the songs you want, in the order you want. Then burn a CD of your favorite collections to take with you wherever you go. Create Smart Playlists that automatically organize songs into collections based on conditions that you set. If you want to play songs randomly , use iTune's "Party Shuffle" feature that shuffles songs around in a playlist, also based on conditions you set.

The online iTunes Music Store provides a place to search for music, preview and buy it. Thirty-second previews of more than a million songs are available, including hundreds of exclusive pre-release tracks and many rare, out-of-date albums. You can check out the top music from the Billboard 100 (going back to 1946) and the current top music charts for more than 1,000 radio stations. Watch music videos , then get the music track from the video. You can even watch the latest movie trailers at the iTunes Music Store.

iTunes is closely integrated with the other iLife applicationsiPhoto, iMovie, i DVD , and GarageBandmaking it easy to add music to slideshows, movies, DVD s, and to your own music arrangements.

Caution: iTunes is addictive . Just listening to the thirty-second previews on the iTunes Music Store can turn into hours of fun and relaxation.