The better way to better images.
See how Aperture lets you import, manage, and enhance your photos in one simple, integrated workflow.
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 external hard drive 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.
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.
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.
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.
Aperture provides RAW support for the leading digital cameras and camera backs. It also supports DNGs made from the RAW files of most digital cameras.