14 DAY TRIAL // The iOS version of iPhoto released last week in tandem with the third-generation iPad is supported only on two iPad versions, and that doesn’t include the first-generation tablet.
But the fact that it isn’t officially supported on the iPad 1 doesn’t mean you can’t install and use it. Provided that you buy the app fair and square using your own Apple ID on your Mac or PC, you can have iPhoto installed on your first-generation iPad using a software tool.
We’re talking about Apple’s own iPhone Configuration Utility which, despite its name, can manage content on all iDevices, not just the iPhone.
According to a post by AppleInsider, you can access the App Store, download Apple’s five-dollar iPhoto app, fire up the configuration utility (not to be mistaken with Apple’s newly released Configurator app), and use it to manually copy the iPhoto.ipa file onto your iPad.
Of course, Apple doesn’t support the first-gen iPad for a number of reasons, such as the lack of cameras on the device, the processor, and the memory. But, according to those who’ve tested iPhoto on a first-generation iPad, the application does work.
You can use gestures to sort through photos, adjust color and exposure, crop, straighten, and retouch images, and then organize them neatly, and finally share them with friends.
iMovie is also not supported on the first-generation iPad. But it can be installed on it just like iPhoto.
iMovie version 1.3 allows users to create beautiful movie trailers, swipe up on the playhead to freeze a frame in your video, preview music and sound effects in the Audio Browser, and import GarageBand songs.
Apple specifically notes that the Trailers feature is only available on iPhone 4 or later and iPad 2 or later (again, because of the hardware discrepancies between older and newer generation models).