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What's new in GarageBand

The new features in GarageBand are briefly described below, with links to more information.

Find and import photos, audio files, and movies using the Media Browser

Using the Media Browser, you can find and import photos from your iPhoto library, songs from your iTunes library, iMovie projects from your Movies folder, and other media files into a GarageBand project. You can preview audio files and movies in the Media Browser before you add them to your project. You can also add other GarageBand projects saved with an iLife preview to the current project.
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Create podcasts in GarageBand

You can create podcasts in GarageBand, including enhanced podcast episodes and enhanced video podcast episodes. You can record narration in GarageBand and add loops to create the audio. You can add markers, artwork, URLs, and chapter titles, as well as episode information. You can preview your podcast as you work.
When you finish creating your podcast, you can send it to iWeb to publish on the Internet, or export it as a podcast episode and publish it using another application.
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Create a musical score for an iMovie project or video

You can send an iMovie project to GarageBand, or import a video file, and create a musical score. When you add a video to a GarageBand project, the video track appears in the timeline, and the video's audio appears in a Real Instrument track below the video track. You can preview the video as you work, and edit the video's audio track in the same way as any Real Instrument track.
When you finish creating the soundtrack for your movie, you can send the movie to iDVD, export it as a video podcast, or export it as a QuickTime movie.
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Record iChat audio and video conferences

You can record audio from iChat audio and video conferences in a GarageBand project.
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Real Instrument regions can follow their original tempo

By default, Real Instrument recordings and loops match the project tempo. You can set individual Real Instrument regions to follow their original tempo instead of the project tempo.
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Use new podcast sounds

GarageBand includes a variety of new Apple Loops you can use in podcasts, including jingles, stingers, and sound effects. You can also play sounds using the new Sound Effects Software Instrument, and add your own sounds to it.
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Import GarageBand projects into the current project

You can import any GarageBand project saved with an iLife preview into the current project. You can open the imported project from within the current project, edit it, and then return to the project you started from.
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Integrated Track Info pane

The Track Info window is now integrated into the main GarageBand window as the Track Info pane. You can show or hide the Track Info pane by clicking the Track Info button or choosing Track > Show Track Info. When you show the Track Info pane, it appears on the right side of the timeline.


Compact projects

You can compact a GarageBand project to make sharing it easier.
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Compressed audio files in a project remain compressed

Now when you add compressed audio files to your projects, the files remain compressed, saving space and time.


Create longer projects

GarageBand projects can now be up to 1999 measures long (twice as long as before).