Aperture (photography software)

Aperture

Aperture, demonstrating the loupe tool.
Developed by	Apple Inc.
Latest release	2.1.2 / October 20, 2008
OS	Mac OS X
Type	Photo post-production
License	Proprietary
Website	www.apple.com/aperture

Aperture is a software program for Mac OS X developed by Apple Inc. designed to assist professional photographers in post-production work. It was announced at a New York media event on October 19, 2005 and released on November 30, 2005. Aperture 2.0 was released on February 12, 2008.

Contents 1 Features 2 Aperture 2.0 3 Version history 4 Raw support history 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

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 the Adobe Photoshop PSD format
• 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

Aperture 2.0

Aperture 2.0 was released on February 12, 2008 with a reduced US price of $199.^[1]. This can be compared with the $499 price tag of version 1.0 ^[2] Apple claims more than 100 new features are included in version 2.0 and cites the main enhancements as follows.^[3]

• 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 own dodging and burning tool (Aperture 2.1)

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.
1.5.6	October 26, 2007	Aperture 1.5.6 addresses issues related to performance, improves overall stability, and supports compatibility with Mac OS X v10.5.
2.0	February 12, 2008	Aperture 2.0 includes 100+ new features and addresses performance and stability. Reduced price to $199 in the US.
2.0.1	March 3, 2008	Aperture 2.0.1 addresses issues related to the performance and overall stability of Aperture 2.
2.1	March 28, 2008	Aperture 2.1 introduces editing plug-ins including a Dodge and Burn tool developed by Apple and addresses issues related to the performance and overall stability of Aperture 2.
2.1.1	July 28, 2008	Aperture 2.1.1 addresses issues related to performance, improves overall stability, and supports compatibility with Apple's MobileMe service.
2.1.2	October 20, 2008	Aperture 2.1.2 update improves the printing quality of books, cards and calendars ordered through the Aperture printing service.

Raw support history

This raw support applies both to Aperture 2.x and iPhoto'08. Camera release dates and estimated shipping date from dpreview.com, luminous-landscape.com

• Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.3, released Nov 4, 2008.

Camera model	Camera announced	Camera shipping	Announced to supported	Shipping to supported
Canon EOS 50D	August 26, 2008		69 days
Nikon D90	August 27, 2008	end September 2008	68 days	~ 40 days
Sony A900	September 9, 2008		56 days
Nikon P6000	August 7, 2008	September 2008	88 days	~ 70 days

• Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.2, released Sep 16, 2008.

Camera model	Camera announced	Camera shipping	Announced to supported	Shipping to supported
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D	June 10, 2008		98 days
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n	March 18, 2004	May 2004	1643 days	~ 1580 days
Nikon D700	July 1, 2008	July 2008	77 days	~ 60 days
Olympus EVOLT E-420	May 5, 2008	May 2008	134 days	~ 120 days
Olympus EVOLT E-520	May 13, 2008	June 2008	126 days	~ 90 days
Olympus SP-570	January 22, 2008	March 2008	239 days	~ 180 days
Samsung GX-10	September 21, 2006	November 2006	700 days	~ 650 days
Samsung GX-20	January 24, 2008	March 2008	236 days	~ 180 days
Sony DSLR-A300	January 30, 2008	April 2008	230 days	~ 150 days
Sony DSC-R1	September 8, 2005	November 2005	1104 days	~ 1050 days

• Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1, released May 28, 2008.

Camera model	Camera announced	Camera shipping	Announced to supported	Shipping to supported
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D	January 24, 2008		125 days
Epson R-D1	March 11, 2004		1649 days
Leaf AFi 7[4]	October 25, 2007	late 2007	246 days	~210 days
Leaf AFi 6[4]	October 25, 2007	late 2007	246 days	~210 days
Leaf AFi 5[4]	October 25, 2007	late 2007	246 days	~210 days
Pentax K200D	January 23		245 days
Pentax K20D	January 23		245 days

• Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0, released March 20, 2008.

Camera model	Camera announced	Camera shipping	Announced to supported	Shipping to supported
Hasselblad CFV-16	2005 or 2006
Hasselblad H3D-31	January 29, 2007		416 days
Hasselblad H3D-31II	September 21, 2007		989 days
Leaf Aptus 54S	September 15, 2006		1360 days
Leaf Aptus 65S	September 15, 2006		1360 days
Nikon D60	January 29, 2008		51 days
Olympus E-3	October 16, 2007	end of November 2007	186 days	~ 60 days
Pentax *ist DL2	January 27, 2006		783 days
Pentax *ist DS2	August 21, 2007		422 days
Pentax K100D Super	June 28, 2007		274 days
Sony DSLR-A200	January 7, 2008	February 2008	73 days	~ 30 days
Sony DSLR-A350	January 30, 2008	March 2008	50 days	~ 0 days

See also

• Adobe Bridge
• Adobe Lightroom
• BlueMarine
• Bibble
• Photo Mechanic

References

External links

• Apple - Aperture

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