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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The best apps & games of 2022 revealed • Apple has announced the winners of this year’s App Store Awards, celebrating the best of 2022

5 Things we learned this month

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GET FIT WITH APPLE

Add motion blur effects to your photos • How to successfully capture slow shutter speed effects using Photos and a third-party camera app

Enhance your videos with creative lighting effects

Level up your footage with striking weather effects • Add a digital deluge and flashes of lightning to your projects using post-production special effects

How to boost frequencies with the EQ effect

Start using creative fades in Logic Pro • Use the Fade tool to smooth out audio edits and create special FX, and learn how to resolve any audio issues easily

Customise your Mac’s sound effects in Ventura • Discover new ways of configuring the audio on your Mac and maintain focus with soothing background sounds

Enjoy retro games on your Mac with OpenEmu

Design Pages templates with Blank Layout • When you can’t find a ready-made template to suit a Pages document, create your own with Blank Layout

Remove photo backgrounds in Keynote slides • Use the new background removal tool in Ventura to lift subjects from photos in Keynote

Master Wi-Fi configuration in macOS Ventura • System Settings changes everything in macOS. Explore the new features and functions in the Networking module

Encrypt your Mac folders for extra security • Keep your folders secure and safe from prying eyes by ensuring they are password-protected

Track AirTags and devices with auto screenshots

BEST SAFARI SECRETS

Enable and use Live Activities for real-time notifications

Add custom filters to Focus modes on iPhone

Perform a Safety Check on your iPhone

Create AI art on your iPhone • Don’t know one end of a brush from another? You can paint a picture using only a few words!

Check your iPhone’s battery health

Prevent people seeing if you’re active on WhatsApp

Cut out a batch of photos with ease

Get started with Affinity Publisher 2 on iPad

Master the new Freeform app on your iPad • Apple’s recently-released collaborative whiteboard lets you brainstorm ideas and create sketches on the fly

Use the new Low Power Mode on Apple Watch • Ensure your Apple Watch will run for longer by reducing the amount of power it will use

Understand the sun with real-time data • SolarWatch offers a wealth of real-time weather data in a professional-looking package

Set up a Buddy Controller on Apple TV • Combine two game pads and take down a level’s frustrating final boss with the power of teamwork

Genius Bar • Our Apple devices and the software on them are some of the finest products on the planet, but even they have their moments. We’re here to give you expert advice and get you back up and running in no time

Petoi Bittle Open Source STEM Kit

NuraTrue Pro Earbuds

Accessories

Pixaki 4 Pro

Apple Cinema HD Display

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