- Aperture (photography software)
Infobox Software
name = Aperture
caption = Aperture, demonstrating the loupe tool.
developer =Apple Inc.
latest_release_version = 2.1.1
latest_release_date =July 28 2008
operating_system =Mac OS X
genre = Photo Post-Production
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.apple.com/aperture/ www.apple.com/aperture]Aperture is a
software program forMac OS X announced byApple Inc. at aNew York media event onOctober 19 ,2005 , designed to assist professionalphotographer s in post-production work. It became available in November 2005.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 50% to 1600%
*Light Table, a type of freeform workspace
*Native support of theAdobe Photoshop PSD format
*Nondestructive image editing
*Customizable printing and publishing
*Supports importing fromCompact Flash I, II andMicrodrive ,Memory Stick ,Memory Stick Duo ,Secure Digital ,MultiMediaCard ,SmartMedia , andxD Picture cards
*Ability to simultaneously zoom and pan multiple images
*Reading and input of IPTC metadataAperture 2.0
Aperture 2.0 was released on February 12, 2008 with a reduced US price of $199 [ [http://www.apple.com/aperture Apple's site] ] . This can be compared with the $499 price tag of version 1.0 [ [http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/aperture.ars Review at Ars Technica] ] . Apple claims more than 100 new features are included in version 2.0 and cites the main enhancements [ [http://www.apple.com/aperture/features Apple's feature list] ] as follows.
*Streamlined interface.
*Enhanced performance due to database optimizations and interface improvements.
*Enhanced image processing with updated RAW support.
*Improved integration with Mac OS X, MobileMe and various software packages including iLife '08 and iWork '08.
*Support for editing plug-ins, including Apple's owndodging and burning tool (Aperture 2.1)Version history
* Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0, released 20 March 2008.
ee also
*
Adobe Bridge
*Adobe Lightroom
*BlueMarine
*Bibble
*Photo Mechanic References
External links
* [http://www.apple.com/aperture/ Apple - Aperture]
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