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Title: Aperture 2 released
Post by: antony on February 12, 2008, 08:30:04 AM


Apple has released Aperture 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking photo editing and management software with over 100 new features.

Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery for viewing on the web, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV.



Major new features of Aperture 2 includes optimised for speed, intuitive and accessible, powerful image processing, and superior integration.

Like Aperture 1.5, Apple is offering Aperture 2 30 day free trial.

Aperture 2 requires any Mac with Intel processor, or iMac with 1.8GHz or faster PowerPC G5, Power Mac G5, or 15-inch or 17-inch PowerBook G4 with 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor. 1GB of RAM is minimum except for Mac Pro which requires 2GB. Aperture 2 runs on Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.2 or later. Aperture 2 is available at a new low price - US$199 or just US$99 for upgrade.

Apple first introduced Aperture in October 2005 with a price tag of US$499, and released Aperture 1.5 as free update in September 2006 (then US$299). The last version Aperture 1.5.6 was released on 26 October 2007, addressing Mac OS X Leopard compatibility issue.  

For more information about Aperture 2, please visit Apeture 2 website.
Title: Aperture 2 released
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 12, 2008, 05:27:37 PM
At $200 Aperture 2 is much more interesting. I just downloaded the trial and will give it a little workout with what I do now. Couldn't even open it till 10.5.2 was installed! Guess that's why they waited till the update came out before announcing the new Aperture. Thinking.gif doh.gif

BTW, long time, no see Antony! Don't be such a stranger! smile.gif tiphat.gif