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iPhoto '08 -- iPhoto '08 seems largely to be an evolutionary upgrade, with the primary new feature being the concept of "events," since many photos are taken at a particular event. Events are created automatically and contain the photos taken on a particular day (unlike film rolls that contain all the photos imported in a particular session), and events can be split or merged as need be. When you're browsing by event (as opposed to the traditional method of browsing by individual photos), you can "skim" through photos in an event by moving your mouse over the event icon, itself set to one of the pictures in the event.

iPhoto '08 also adds hiding: a way to suppress the display of photos you don't want to delete. The feature could reduce the visual overload of dealing with many thousands of photos. Searching has been improved, with a single interface for searching by date, text, or keyword. Jobs said iPhoto '08 would feature theme-based home printing, new books with dust covers, and 75-percent larger calendars at the same price. iPhoto's editing capabilities see improvement as well, with shadow and highlight tools that work on just portions of photos, a cropping tool that helps you follow the "rule of thirds," and tools for noise reduction, edge sharpening, and white balance. You can even copy and paste a combination of adjustments from one photo to other photos that need similar fixes.

iPhoto '08 has tighter integration with the updated .Mac as well, enabling users to publish Web-based galleries - a feature cleverly called .Mac Web Gallery - and featuring one-button photo sharing. Photos in Web galleries can be viewed four ways: in a grid, in a slideshow, in a mosaic, or in a CoverFlow-like carousel. Other features in .Mac's Web galleries include print-quality downloads, uploads via email, easy uploading of photos taken with your iPhone, permissions for who can view or contribute to the galleries, and synchronization back down to iPhoto for photos contributed by others.