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Apple Releases Upgraded Aperture Software
By
ChannelTimes Staff
International Desk, Apr 2, 2008
Apple announced the next major release of its photo editing and management software - Aperture 2 - with over 100 new features.
Aperture 2 introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery for viewing on the web, iPod touch and Apple TV.
"Many of the most respected photographers on assignment all over the world trust Aperture to organize, edit and deliver their images," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of Applications Product Marketing. "With its simpler interface and lower price, anyone can take full advantage of Aperture's power."
The software is available at a new low price of Rs.9,300.
Featuring a new, easier user interface designed to be more intuitive and accessible, Aperture 2 now lets users navigate between Viewer and Browser modes with a single key command. Screen real estate is maximized for images with an all-in-one heads up display that allows users to toggle between library, metadata and adjustment controls in a single tabbed inspector. The All Projects view, modeled after iPhoto s Events view, provides a poster photo for every project and the ability to quickly skim through the photos inside, and the integrated iPhoto Browser offers direct access to all the events and images in the iPhoto library.
Aperture 2 works seamlessly with Mac OS X, iLife, iWork, .Mac and Apple print products, so any image in the Aperture library can be accessed directly from within other applications, such as iMovie, Keynote and Pages, and even from within.
Aperture 2 is available immediately for a suggested retail price of Rs.9,300 from Apple Authorized Resellers. Owners of previous versions of Aperture can upgrade to Aperture 2 for Rs.4,700.
Apple has also released Aperture 2.1, which introduces an open plug-in architecture that makes it easy for photographers to use specialized third-party imaging software right from within Aperture.
Aperture 2.1 includes the Apple-developed plug-in, Dodge & Burn, which adds brush-based tools for dodge (lighten), burn (darken), contrast, saturation, sharpen and blur. Over the coming months, third-party software developers will deliver image editing plug-ins for localized editing, filters and effects, noise analysis and reduction, fisheye lens correction and more.
Aperture 2.1 is available immediately as a free software update to current Aperture 2.0 users.
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