PHOTOKINA 2006, COLOGNE, Germany, September 25, 2006- Apple today released Aperture 1.5, a major update to
the all-in-one post production tool for photographers that delivers
enhancements across each phase of the entire workflow. Aperture 1.5
delivers a powerful new open library, seamless iLife ‘06 and iWork ‘06
integration, XMP metadata support, powerful new adjustment tools and an
export API that makes it easy to extend the Aperture workflow to third
party applications and services. “Aperture has given photographers the
confidence to work in exciting new ways,” said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s
vice president of Applications Product Marketing.
Apple Aperture RAW editing software
Managing RAW, JPEG and
TIFF images in Aperture 1.5 is incredibly flexible, with a new open
library system that allows photographers to store image files wherever
they want - either within the Aperture library itself, or in other disk
locations, including external hard drives, CDs or DVDs. Aperture can
now generate high-resolution previews of each image so that users can
review, rate and organize images as well as perform slideshows - even
when the master images are offline. The previews, which can be
generated at a range of size and quality levels, make it possible for
photographers to keep their original images safely stored on a desktop
system at home or in the studio, while still being able to take a
compact version of their entire photographic library on the road using
a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
Apple photo editing software Aperture 1.5 - Tools
“In less
than a year, Aperture has become as essential to me as my camera, lens
and tripod,” said Steve Winter, contributing photographer for National
Geographic. “At the end of a day’s shoot, it’s so easy to find photos
in my Aperture library and use these amazing tools like the Light Table
to quickly piece something together and figure out what I need to make
the story complete.” “Aperture has been a rock for me, and I'm now
using it to build an archive of all my professional work - 25 years’
worth,” said Bill Frakes, staff photographer for Sports Illustrated.
“With everything tagged and organized, including my current projects, I
can retrieve any photo I want in seconds.”
Apple Aperture 1.5 Software - Slideshows
Aperture 1.5 is now
supported across Apple’s full line of Macintosh computers, from Mac
mini to Mac Pro, and offers powerful new integration with the iLife ’06
suite of digital lifestyle applications and iWork ’06 productivity
software. The tight integration means that photographers can build
complete websites with iWeb, create self-contained slide presentations
with Keynote, or produce stunning DVD slideshows with iDVD, all using
JPEG versions of photos directly from their Aperture library, which is
never more than a click away. Integration also includes syncing to iPod
using iTunes 7 and the ability to access and copy Aperture photos from
within iPhoto.
Apple Aperture 1.5 RAW editing software
Aperture
1.5 dramatically streamlines the process of adding metadata to photo
shoots with new pre-filled IPTC Metadata Presets. Captions, credits and
other critical metadata that photographers rely on can be added on
import automatically or via a batch process at any point in the
workflow. Another major enhancement to metadata support within Aperture
is the ability to export RAW images with IPTC data stored in XMP
sidecar files for easy use with other applications like Adobe Photoshop
and even the ability to generate XMP files automatically through
AppleScript.
Apple photo editing software Aperture 1.5 - Color ranges
Powerful
new adjustment options in Aperture 1.5 include a sophisticated
luminance-based Edge Sharpen filter for extremely high-quality
sharpening results and a new Color tool that lets photographers tune
the hue, saturation and luminance of specific color ranges within each
image. Aperture’s popular Loupe magnifier has been dramatically
enhanced with a set of onscreen controls, smooth zooming with up to
1600 percent magnification and a new option that enables it to be
detached from the cursor while making adjustments. Individual image
adjustment settings can now be saved as presets that can be
automatically applied through a menu command, so that photographers can
quickly and easily make standard adjustments.
Apple Aperture 1.5 - Plug-ins
An
innovative new export API plug-in architecture in Aperture 1.5 allows
third party developers to tap into the expanding Aperture user
community with plug-ins that seamlessly connect Aperture’s workflow to
complementary applications and services. Plug-ins from industry leading
companies, including Getty Images, iStockphoto, Pictage, Flickr,
PhotoShelter, DigitalFusion, Soundslides and Connected Flow, will be
demonstrated at photokina 2006. These plug-ins will demonstrate a range
of printing, publishing and storage workflows that take advantage of
this new architecture.
Apple Aperture 1.5 photo editing software - Pricing & Availability
Aperture
1.5 is available this week in English, French, German and Japanese as a
free Software Update to current Aperture 1.0 customers. Aperture 1.5 is
available to order for new customers for a suggested retail price of
$299 (US) through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and through
Apple Authorized Resellers. Full system requirements and more
information on Aperture can be found at the Apple website.
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