Aperture (photography software)

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Aperture
Aperture Icon.png
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Aperture, demonstrating the loupe tool.
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Stable release 2.1.4 / August 27, 2009 [1]
Operating system 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.

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[edit] Features

  • Complete RAW image format support from import 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 USB and Firewire memory card readers or directly from a camera connected via USB.
  • Ability to simultaneously zoom and pan multiple images.
  • Read and write support for IPTC image metadata.

[edit] Aperture 2.0

Aperture 2.0 was released on February 12, 2008 with a reduced US price of $199.[2]. This can be compared with the $499 price tag of version 1.0 [3] Apple claims more than 100 new features are included in version 2.0 and cites the main enhancements as follows.[4]

  • 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 and iWork.
  • Support for editing plug-ins, including Apple's own dodging and burning tool (Aperture 2.1)

[edit] 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.
2.1.3 March 14, 2009 Aperture 2.1.3 update improves overall stability and addresses minor issues in a number of areas, including the display of thumbnails on import and image rotation.
2.1.4 August 27, 2009 Aperture 2.1.4 update addresses general compatibility and overall stability in the following areas: Creating books, Ordering books/prints and Slideshows

[edit] Raw support history

The Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Updates deliver support for raw files from new cameras to both Aperture 2.x and iPhoto'08 and later. They require OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.6 (10.5.3 for 2.2-2.5, 10.5.2 for 2.0 and 2.1). Before the release of Aperture 2, support for new raw formats was, with one or two exceptions, tied to updates of the operating system.

  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0, released March 20, 2008.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Hasselblad CFV-16 2005 or 2006
Hasselblad H3D-31 January 29, 2007 416 / -
Hasselblad H3D-31II September 21, 2007 989 / -
Leaf Aptus 54S September 15, 2006 1360 / -
Leaf Aptus 65S September 15, 2006 1360 / -
Nikon D60 January 29, 2008 51 / -
Olympus E-3 October 16, 2007 end of November 2007 186 / 60
Pentax *ist DL2 January 27, 2006 783 / -
Pentax *ist DS2 August 21, 2007 422 / -
Pentax K100D Super June 28, 2007 274 / -
Sony DSLR-A200 January 7, 2008 February 2008 73 / ~ 30
Sony DSLR-A350 January 30, 2008 March 2008 50 / ~ 0
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1, released May 28, 2008.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi / 450D January 24, 2008 125 / -
Epson R-D1 March 11, 2004 1649 / -
Leaf AFi 7[5] October 25, 2007 late 2007 246 / ~210
Leaf AFi 6 October 25, 2007 late 2007 246 / ~210
Leaf AFi 5 October 25, 2007 late 2007 246 / ~210
Pentax K200D January 23, 2008 245 / -
Pentax K20D January 23, 2008 245 / -
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.2, released Sep 16, 2008.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D June 10, 2008 98 / -
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n March 18, 2004 May 2004 1643 / ~ 1580
Nikon D700 July 1, 2008 July 2008 77 / ~ 60
Olympus EVOLT E-420 May 5, 2008 May 2008 134 / ~ 120

Olympus EVOLT E-520

 May 13, 2008 June 2008 126 / ~ 90

Olympus SP-570

 January 22, 2008 March 2008 239 / ~ 180

Samsung GX-10

 September 21, 2006 November 2006 700 / ~ 650

Samsung GX-20

 January 24, 2008 March 2008 236 / ~ 180

Sony DSLR-A300

 January 30, 2008 April 2008 230 / ~ 150

Sony DSC-R1

 September 8, 2005 November 2005 1104 / ~ 1050
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.3[6], released Nov 4, 2008.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Canon EOS 50D August 26, 2008 69 / -
Nikon D90 August 27, 2008 end September 2008 68 / ~ 40
Sony A900 September 9, 2008 56 / -
Nikon P6000 August 7, 2008 September 2008 88 / ~ 70
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.4[7], released Dec 18, 2008.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Canon EOS 5D II September 17, 2008 end of November 92 / ~ 20
Canon G10 September 17, 2008 92 / -
Pentax K2000/K-m September 22, 2008 87 / -
Leaf AFi-II 6 & Aptus II 6 August 2008 (?) October 2008 (?) ~ 120 / ~ 70
Leaf AFi-II & Aptus II 7 August 2008 (?) October 2008 (?) ~ 120 / ~ 70
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.5[8], released March 2, 2009.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Nikon D3x December 1, 2008 mid December 2008 91 / ~ 75
Epson R-D1x February 27, 2009 3 / -
  • Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.6[9], released June 4, 2009.
Camera model Camera announced Camera shipping Days until supported
Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D March 25, 2009 - 71 / -
Nikon D5000 April 14, 2009 51 / -
Olympus E-30 November 5, 2008 mid January 212 / ~ 140

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Support at Apple: Aperture 2.1.3
  2. ^ Apple's site
  3. ^ Review at Ars Technica
  4. ^ Apple's feature list
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Update at Apple's site
  7. ^ Update at Apple's site
  8. ^ Update at Apple's site
  9. ^ Update at Apple's site

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