Apple Updates Guided Tours For iPad 2
With the launch of the iPad 2 just one day away Apple have updated their Guided Tours sections on their website. There are fourteen new tutorials demonstrating how you can maximize your usage/pleasure with the iPad 2. The videos are separated into significant software features that the iPad 2 comes fully loaded with. See more below…
GarageBand
We can’t wait to get our hands on the iPad 2 with the new GarageBand software. It will support third party adaptors like the Apogee Jam for guitarists. As well as a whole bundle of smart instruments. We’ve heard that those new virtual instruments are ultra sensitive, so if you hit the drums or cymbals harder for example they play out louder. If you mishit the cymbal or hit it in a different place you’ll hear the difference. So cool.
iMovie
This looks like it is going to be a massive hit on the iPad, it is going to be amazing to upload your own videos to your new magical device. These are the formats that we know are supported right now but of course, until iMovie for iPad is officially released, these may change.
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
FaceTime
The front and rear cameras come into their own with FaceTime on the iPad 2. This is going to be a sensation.
AirPlay
Of course, Airplay also received a tutorial demonstrating the ultra cool wireless streaming capabilities.
If you would like to see the videos for yourself – head over here on the Apple website.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
