20.11.08
Aperture 2 is Apple new photo editing software.
Here are the features directly from the apple site-
Streamlined interface that’s more accessible and intuitive.
Aperture 2 includes an all-in-one Inspector that consolidates the Projects, Metadata, and Adjustments panes and lets you switch between them simply by pressing W. Another convenience, the simplified Viewer and Browser setup lets you maximize screen real estate for your images.
Powerful enough for the most exacting pro, Aperture 2 introduces a streamlined new interface that makes it easy enough for any photographer to use. Watch this tour to see how accessible and intuitive Aperture 2 is.
See some of the tools that make Aperture so easy to use.
Quickly locate images in the innovative All Projects view with project skimming (à la iPhoto Events). In fact, you can access your entire iPhoto library, directly within Aperture 2, to import selected events, albums, or individual photos using the iPhoto Browser. Choose Show iPhoto Browser from the File menu to reveal the browser.
Index Workflow One
Accelerated performance at every step of the workflow.
Thanks to an optimized database and a streamlined, more responsive user interface, Aperture 2 provides dramatically improved performance throughout your workflow.
Index Workflow Two
The new Quick Preview mode, for example, provides rapid-fire photo browsing, letting you quickly compare, rate, and select images. You can create custom keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work. Or use the significantly improved search tools to conduct fast, pinpoint searches with extended search logic. Aperture also offers enhanced performance when making processor-intensive adjustments, such as Noise Reduction and Highlights and Shadows.
Index Exporting
And because Aperture preps versions, masters, or whole projects for export in the background, you can save valuable time while continuing to sort, compare, or modify images.
Index Processing Enhanced image processing.
Leveraging the next-generation RAW image processing in Mac OS X Leopard, Aperture 2 delivers images of astounding quality, offering superb color fidelity, increased shadow detail, reduced noise, and advanced highlight recovery. Realize the very best results from every image by applying new RAW Fine Tuning controls, adjusting RAW rendering on an image-by-image basis.
Whether you shoot RAW or JPEG, Aperture 2 offers professional tools to create beautiful images. This tour introduces you to a number of those tools, including Recovery and Black Point, the Retouch brush, Vignette and Devignette, and Vibrancy and Definition.
QuickTour:
Adjustment Tools
Use adjustment tools to create beautiful images
Use the Repair brush to copy texture from a source area and maintain color and shading in the area you’d like to repair. Radius, Softness, and Opacity sliders let you fine tune your repair.
To improve and enhance photographs, use the new Recovery tool to pull back “blown” highlights. With the Vibrancy tool, you can selectively boost saturation without adversely affecting skin tones. Or pick up the soft-edged Retouch brush to quickly and easily remove blemishes, clean up sensor dust, or clone out unwanted elements.
For even more flexibility, take advantage of some of the plug-ins made possible by the powerful new plug-in architecture in Aperture 2. For example, make selective edits using the included Dodge & Burn plug-in (which supports a variety of brush effects). Or use third-party plug-ins, such as Nik Software's Viveza or PictureCode's Noise Ninja.
Thanks to unparalleled Mac integration, you can depend on Aperture to design and order beautiful bound books, create stunning online portfolios using MobileMe, include photos in iLife and iWork documents, sync photos to iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV, or access them systemwide in Leopard. Find out how in this video.
QuickTour:
Integration
Aperture works seamlessly with Mac software and devices.
Aperture also lets you sync your Aperture library to an iPhone or iPod. Or enjoy your photos on a widescreen TV in glorious high definition using Apple TV.
Tight integration with iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 means you can bring your photos to life in exciting ways: creating audio slideshows in iMovie, animated presentations in Keynote, or impressive digital portfolios in iDVD. In iLife, iWork, and applications such as Leopard Mail, you’ll find a media or photo browser that lets you browse the projects, albums, and Smart Albums in your Aperture library for images you’d like to use.
Here are the features directly from the apple site-
Streamlined interface that’s more accessible and intuitive.
Aperture 2 includes an all-in-one Inspector that consolidates the Projects, Metadata, and Adjustments panes and lets you switch between them simply by pressing W. Another convenience, the simplified Viewer and Browser setup lets you maximize screen real estate for your images.Powerful enough for the most exacting pro, Aperture 2 introduces a streamlined new interface that makes it easy enough for any photographer to use. Watch this tour to see how accessible and intuitive Aperture 2 is.
See some of the tools that make Aperture so easy to use.
Quickly locate images in the innovative All Projects view with project skimming (à la iPhoto Events). In fact, you can access your entire iPhoto library, directly within Aperture 2, to import selected events, albums, or individual photos using the iPhoto Browser. Choose Show iPhoto Browser from the File menu to reveal the browser.
Index Workflow One
Accelerated performance at every step of the workflow.
Thanks to an optimized database and a streamlined, more responsive user interface, Aperture 2 provides dramatically improved performance throughout your workflow.Index Workflow Two
The new Quick Preview mode, for example, provides rapid-fire photo browsing, letting you quickly compare, rate, and select images. You can create custom keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work. Or use the significantly improved search tools to conduct fast, pinpoint searches with extended search logic. Aperture also offers enhanced performance when making processor-intensive adjustments, such as Noise Reduction and Highlights and Shadows.
Index Exporting
And because Aperture preps versions, masters, or whole projects for export in the background, you can save valuable time while continuing to sort, compare, or modify images.
Index Processing Enhanced image processing.
Leveraging the next-generation RAW image processing in Mac OS X Leopard, Aperture 2 delivers images of astounding quality, offering superb color fidelity, increased shadow detail, reduced noise, and advanced highlight recovery. Realize the very best results from every image by applying new RAW Fine Tuning controls, adjusting RAW rendering on an image-by-image basis.
Whether you shoot RAW or JPEG, Aperture 2 offers professional tools to create beautiful images. This tour introduces you to a number of those tools, including Recovery and Black Point, the Retouch brush, Vignette and Devignette, and Vibrancy and Definition.
QuickTour:
Adjustment Tools
Use adjustment tools to create beautiful imagesUse the Repair brush to copy texture from a source area and maintain color and shading in the area you’d like to repair. Radius, Softness, and Opacity sliders let you fine tune your repair.
To improve and enhance photographs, use the new Recovery tool to pull back “blown” highlights. With the Vibrancy tool, you can selectively boost saturation without adversely affecting skin tones. Or pick up the soft-edged Retouch brush to quickly and easily remove blemishes, clean up sensor dust, or clone out unwanted elements.
For even more flexibility, take advantage of some of the plug-ins made possible by the powerful new plug-in architecture in Aperture 2. For example, make selective edits using the included Dodge & Burn plug-in (which supports a variety of brush effects). Or use third-party plug-ins, such as Nik Software's Viveza or PictureCode's Noise Ninja.
Thanks to unparalleled Mac integration, you can depend on Aperture to design and order beautiful bound books, create stunning online portfolios using MobileMe, include photos in iLife and iWork documents, sync photos to iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV, or access them systemwide in Leopard. Find out how in this video.
QuickTour:
Integration
Aperture works seamlessly with Mac software and devices.
Aperture also lets you sync your Aperture library to an iPhone or iPod. Or enjoy your photos on a widescreen TV in glorious high definition using Apple TV.
Tight integration with iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 means you can bring your photos to life in exciting ways: creating audio slideshows in iMovie, animated presentations in Keynote, or impressive digital portfolios in iDVD. In iLife, iWork, and applications such as Leopard Mail, you’ll find a media or photo browser that lets you browse the projects, albums, and Smart Albums in your Aperture library for images you’d like to use.