Import images in a flash. Manage them like a pro.
Pop a memory card filled with new images into your card reader and Aperture gets
right to work, instantly displaying thumbnails and offering intelligent ways to
add copyright, captions, keywords, and other metadata as you import them. You
can also import images from hard drives, optical media, even iPhoto.
Store your images wherever and however you like directly in Aperture, on external
drives, even on huge network storage devices. Aperture keeps track of every photo.
Organize photos logically in projects, folders, albums, and Smart Albums. Aperture
also provides powerful tools for adding metadata to images, making them easy to
find long after you import them.
Turn your good photos into beautiful images.
With your favorite shots selected, it's now time to use Aperture's adjustment
tools to make your best photos look even better. Aperture takes you way beyond
the basics of straightening, cropping, and improving exposure. Use the new Vibrancy
and Definition tools to create beautiful photos with enhanced detail and saturation.
Or darken the corners of your image with the Vignette tool. Copying adjustments
from one image to another is simple using the Lift and Stamp tool. And since all
adjustments are nondestructive, you don't have to worry about damaging your original
master images. Aperture never touches them.
Make selects quickly and easily.
You've added hundreds of new photos to your Aperture library. Now you need to
review them all and pick the very best your selects. Aperture lets you edit photo
shoots using tools such as Quick Preview mode for rapid-fire image review and
Compare mode for viewing two or more images side by side. With Aperture, you can
even zoom and pan multiple images at once for tight comparisons before making
a pick
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Unprecedented integration.
Thanks to seamless integration with other Mac software, services, and Mac OS X,
Aperture 2 saves you time and effort by reaching out to almost every application
on your Mac. With a MobileMe account, you can take advantage of new support for
MobileMe Gallery to create beautiful online portfolios even allowing clients,
colleagues, or friends to download JPEG or RAW originals complete with embedded
metadata while you're in the field.
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.