iPhoto 9.5 review: Uninspiring Mavericks update doesn't change enough
The newest version of iPhoto for Mac is essentially the same software you’ve been using since 2010: iPhoto 9.5, released in time for Mavericks, does not change much in terms of either the interface or the core functionality of Apple’s consumer-based image editor and photo manager. That’s disappointing, and it seems like a lost opportunity.
As noted in our First Look, iPhoto 9.5 is so similar to version 9.4.3 (on OS X 10.8.5) that I did a double-take to make sure I was running the new version. With that confirmed, it took some investigation to locate the subtle differences in the new version as compared with the pre-Mavericks edition.
First off, you have to be running Mavericks to use the new version of iPhoto for Mac, as it is not backward compatible with any previous feline-inspired operating system. So, too, you must have fairly recent Mac hardware to run the latest version. If you own a Mac older than mid-2007 or so, you won’t be able to install the new, free Mac OS with which iPhoto 9.5 is compatible.
Where’s the update? Under the hood.
With everything in place, you could be excused for anticipating (hoping) that a brand-new iPhoto version, accompanying a sparkling new OS of non-feline lineage, might offer something resembling a radical overhaul of the aging program. If so, you may be disappointed by what seems to be an almost identical product, containing just a few interface tweaks here and there and enhanced hooks into iCloud photo sharing.
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