iPhoto is a software application made by Apple Inc.

exclusively for their Mac OS X operating

system. The first version of iPhoto was released in 2002. It is part of the iLife suite of
applications and comes bundled with every new Macintosh computer. iPhoto can import,
organize, edit, print and share digital photos. It is often compared to Google's Picasa, CyberLink
MediaShow, Adobe's Photoshop Album, Microsoft Expression Media and Windows Live Photo
Gallery. iPhoto '11, the latest version of the software, was released as part of the iLife '11 suite
on October 20, 2010.

Description
iPhoto is designed to allow importing from digital cameras, scanners, picture CDs and the
Internet. Almost all digital cameras are recognized without additional software, as are
many scanners. iPhoto supports most common image file formats.

After photos are imported, they can be optionally titled, labeled, sorted and organized
into groups (known as "events"). Individual photos can be edited with basic image
manipulation tools, such as a red-eye filter, contrast and brightness adjustments, crop and
resize and other basic functions. iPhoto does not, however, provide the comprehensive
editing functionality of programs such as GIMP, Apple's Aperture, or Adobe's Photoshop
(not to be confused with Photoshop Elements or Album).

The current version of iPhoto, included with iLife '09, features facial recognition and
allows for tagging and organizing photos by person. As well, iPhoto will read embedded
GPS tags in photos and organize photos by location, represented by a pin on a map
(powered by Google Maps). Photos taken using a camera that does not support
geotagging can be manually tagged with a location within iPhoto.

Numerous options exist to share photos. Photo albums can be made into dynamic
slideshows, and optionally set to music imported from iTunes. These slideshows can be
exported to QuickTime movie files, further edited in iMovie or burned directly to DVD-
video discs using iDVD. Both slideshows and static photos can be shared to other Macs
on a local network by using the Bonjour "zero-configuration" technology. They can also
be uploaded using simplified web publishing to Apple's MobileMe online service. iPhoto
can also sync photo albums to any iPod with a color display. These iPods have an
audio/video output that allow photos to be played back, along with music, on any modern
television. Additionally, photos can be printed to a local printer, or, in certain markets, be
sent over the internet to Kodak for professional printing. iPhoto users can order a range of
products, including standard prints, posters and even 100-page hardcover or softcover
volumes—again, such services are available only to users in certain markets.[1]