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Apple has updated Aperture 2 with latest version 2.1.2, which is availble for download here. The Aperture 2.1.2 update improves the printing quality of books, cards and calendars ordered through the Aperture printing service. The update is recommended for all customers using Aperture 2.
If you’re unable to upgrade to Aperture 2, updates for earlier versions of Aperture are also available on this page. (login required)
PictureCode has released Noise Ninja as a plug-in for Aperture. The powerful noise reduction software has the core capabilities of the Photoshop version, but has a more simplified user interface that meshes with the Aperture system. The Noise Ninja plug-in also supports the multi-file handling method that Aperture’s framwork makes possible.
The Aperture version of Noise Ninja is somewhat stripped down, compared to the standalone version: it has no preference dialog, for instance. But the capabilities of this plug-in remain the same.
It is available as part of the PictureCode Pro Bundle.
Today, Nik Software released its Viveza plug-in out into the wild for Apple’s Aperture 2.1. The Viveza plug-in is the first big step into localized image editing directly to RAW images. Previously, users of programs like Aperture and Lightroom were forced to make full image edits in the RAW editor and then export a TIFF or other format to Photoshop for localized image edits. Aperture 2.1 has allowed photographers to take RAW editing to this next level. [Read more…]
Apple has released an updated version of Aperture, which features open plug-in compatibility. This means that you can expect to see third-party plug-ins like Nik’s Viveza and PictureCode’s Noise Ninja in Aperture soon. It’s great to see a streamlined RAW-processing program like Aperture opened up. Hopefully, Adobe will do the same with Lightroom soon. [Read more…]
Earlier today Apple announced the release of Aperture 2, which is the follow-up to Apples original streamlined RAW image editor. At $100, Aperture 2 is a force to be reckoned with and could attract a few photographers that are in a coin-tossing mode between Aperture and Adobe Lightroom. The new, improved Aperture 2 has over 100 new features. Update: Also available for $189 from Amazon. Some of the highlighted features are as follows: