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Aperture
Image:Apple Aperture.png
Aperture, demonstrating the loupe tool.
Developer: Apple Inc.
Latest release: 1.5.4 / August 7, 2007
OS: Mac OS X
Genre: Photo Post-Production
License: Proprietary
Website: www.apple.com/aperture

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Contents

Features

  • Complete RAW support from camera to output
  • Master image files (RAW or otherwise) may be kept in place on import or migrated into the Aperture library
  • RAW Fine Tune, allowing version of RAW decode to be managed over time and conversion parameters adjusted
  • Many image adjustment tools including specific color retouching, a luminance based edge sharpener, and spot repair
  • Project management, with extensive metadata and searching support
  • Autostacking, a way to group photos based on the time between shutter clicks
  • Stacks (for grouping photos) and Versions (for making multiple working copies of the same image)
  • Multiple display spanning
  • Loupe, allowing viewing of images at zooms from 100% to 1600%
  • Light Table, a type of freeform workspace
  • Native Adobe Photoshop support
  • Nondestructive image editing
  • Customizable printing and publishing
  • Supports importing from Compact Flash I, II and Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, SmartMedia, and xD Picture cards
  • Ability to simultaneously zoom and pan multiple images
  • Reading and input of IPTC metadata

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Criticisms

  • A number of reviewers have commented that the performance of Aperture v1.5.x is markedly worse than that of Adobe Lightroom v1.0.x. [1][2]

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a software program developed by Adobe Systems for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, designed to assist professional photographers in post-production work. ...

Version history

Version number Release date Changes
1.0 November 30, 2005 Initial release.
1.0.1 December 21, 2005 Fixed bugs with shadow blocking in 8-bit images, EXIF export issues, and improved performance in keyword searches.
1.1 April 13, 2006 A significant update that includes new features such as universal support, improved RAW image quality, RAW fine tuning, auto noise compensation, a new color meter, enhanced export controls and other more minor improvements and bug fixes.
1.1.1 May 4, 2006 Addresses several issues related to performance, stability, color correction, and display compatibility.
1.1.2 June 21, 2006 Addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance.
1.5 September 29, 2006 A significant update with many new features, including Flexible Library Management (master images can be kept outside the library and offline as well), iLife '06 and iWork '06 integration, Automatic Metadata Exportion, Edge Sharpen and iPod photo syncing. Also now officially supports all Intel-based Macs with at least 1 GB of RAM.
1.5.1 November 2, 2006 Improves overall reliability and performance in many areas of the application, including keywords, the Loupe, cropping, previews, metadata presets, file renaming, iPhoto library importing and watermarks.
1.5.2 December 11, 2006 Addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including: Contact sheet printing, Smart Albums, watermarks, lift and stamp, image export, versions created using an external editor.
1.5.3 April 19, 2007 Aperture 1.5.3 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including: Generation of thumbnails for adjusted images, entering and exiting Full Screen mode, working with large sets of keywords in the Keywords HUD, restoring from a vault.

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See also

Adobe Bridge is an organizational program created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) in May, 2005. ... Lightroom is a software program for Mac OS X and, in the future, Microsoft Windows, which became available in a Mac-only beta version on January 9, 2006, designed to assist professional photographers in post-production work. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

References

  1. ^ O'Reilly Digital Media - Lightroom vs Aperture
  2. ^ Erik J. Barzeski's Aperture 2.0 Wishlist

External links

Trial

  • Apple Aperture Trial Version - Free download of 30-day time-limited Aperture trial.

Support

Philosophy

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Reviews

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Computer hardware Macintosh · iMac · Mac mini · MacBook · MacBook Pro · Mac Pro · Xserve
Software Aperture · Final Cut Studio · iLife · iWork · Logic Pro · Mac OS X · Mac OS X Server · QuickTime
Consumer electronics and accessories AirPort · Cinema Display · Apple TV · iPhone · iPod · iPod Hi-Fi · Xserve RAID
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See also History of Apple Inc. · List of discontinued products
Stock Symbol: (NASDAQ: AAPL, LSE: ACP) · Annual Revenue: US$19.32 billion ( 39% FY 2006)
Employees: 17,787 full-time; 2,399 temporary · Website: apple.com
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Apple Inc. software
OS: Mac OS X • "Tiger" • "Leopard"
Consumer: .Mac • iLife • iTunes • iWork • AppleWorks
Prosumer: Final Cut Express • Logic Express
Pro: Aperture • Final Cut Studio • Logic Pro • Shake
Bundled: Front Row • iChat • Photo Booth • QuickTime • Safari • TextEdit
Server: Apple Remote Desktop • Mac OS X Server • WebObjects • Xsan
Discontinued: HyperCard • MacDraw • Mac OS • MacPaint • MacProject • MacTerminal • MacWrite


 
 

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