iCreate

iCreate is the creative magazine for Apple computer users. Made for Mac users by Mac users, it provides sumptuously designed, essential content for Apple aficionados and switchers alike. Featuring in-depth tutorials in iMovie, iPhoto and the rest of the iLife applications as well as iTunes and Mac OS X, it is the magazine no Apple addict can be without. If Apple made a magazine, it would be iCreate. Please note: Digital versions of the magazines do not include the covermount items or supplements that you would find on printed editions.

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App Store Best of 2020 winners announced • Last year’s App Store winners were announced just as we went to press

5 Things we learned this month

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BUYER’S GUIDE • Every iPhone and iPad that you can buy gets the iCreate review treatment

Do more with clips in Photos • Adjust your video footage using the Big Sur Photos app’s expanded video editing capabilities

How to edit and share your HDR movies • How to shoot, edit and share High Dynamic Range footage on an iPhone 12 model

Edit using Photoshop documents • Animate a Photoshop document’s layers and combine with video for unique title sequences

Choose your best takes • We examine how recording with the cycle mode provides multiple takes you can switch between while choosing your best performances

Using external iOS synths • Unleash your iOS devices’ sonic potential as external instruments in Logic

Tune-up your macOS privacy • macOS may be secure, but there are still many different ways in which you can enhance your privacy

Assign tasks with Reminders • Create shared Reminders lists and then assign tasks to each person

Master Google Analytics • Google Analytics helps you understand how well your website is performing

Build a Mac games console • Stadia helps you avoid the powerful hardware needed for an advanced gaming experience

Train a machine learning model • Import images and create a machine learning dataset without the need for programming

Tint your Mac screen • This very simple app can offer huge benefits for your health over extended periods of time

Customise your date display • Dato lets you simplify and enhance the date and time in your macOS menu bar in seconds

20 GREAT iOS 14 SHORTCUTS • Essential tools and time-savers for your Shortcuts app

Identify songs with Shazam • Need to know the name of a song and who created it? Use the Music Recognition button

Sleep better with Wind Down • Set up Wind Down on your iPhone with iOS 14 and prepare yourself for a good night’s sleep

Go sightseeing with Maps • Explore street level views and see the sights, attractions, shops and more in the iPhone Maps app

Get more from iPhone search • iOS search does more than you might think. Widen your searches and take advantage of search and Siri

Create transparent widgets on your iPhone • Customise your Home Screen by having key information displayed over a transparent background for a cleaner look

Get your game on with GameClub • GameClub is a retro-inspired, easy to set up and good value alternative to Apple Arcade

Be alerted when people get too close • A new feature for LiDAR-enabled devices will detect when people are near you

Create forms on your iPad with Numbers 10.2 • Forms make entering data easier on devices with small screens, or when you need to make tables

Access the best of Netflix US anywhere • You can use your iPad to access the US version of Netflix which, for some, will offer much better content

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