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Aperture

Apple improves editing, GPS with Aperture 3.0.3

Apple has released a third update to its Aperture software for editing and cataloging photos, with improvements to stability and the chromatic aberration correction tool among dozens of changes.

Aperture 3 added the ability to correct chromatic aberration--a color problem caused by camera lenses--and Apple believes version 3.0.3 should give better results with less effort.

Indeed, my quick test, editing a dozen photos shot with various lenses, showed a vast improvement over the relatively weak performance in Aperture 3.0.2. It was faster and did a better job removing the color fringes.

Another change concerns geotagging. Aperture … Read more

Aperture 3 breathes life into photos

The good: Apple Aperture 3 is a powerful, modern photo editor. Face recognition, geotagging, and video support are compelling advantages.

The bad: Performance slows with large images or heavy editing; no image stabilization for video; easy for beginners to get lost in the interface.

The bottom line: Apple Aperture 3 breathes life into photos, handles cataloging well, and keeps Adobe at bay. It hits the sweet spot of image editing for photo enthusiasts.

With Aperture 3, Apple has dramatically improved its software for both photography enthusiasts and professionals. It's a slam-dunk upgrade for Aperture 2.x owners, an option … Read more

Aperture 3: Aperture videos not available in iMovie

Users may find that when working in iMovie and attempting to use videos stored in their Aperture libraries, they are not able to be used. This can be caused if the video files in your Aperture library are referenced files, stored in a location (such as an external hard drive) that is referenced and not managed.… Read more

Apple releases Digital Camera RAW Compatibility update 3.2

For all photographers and those managing RAW images, Apple has released another RAW compatibility update that extends the RAW format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09 for a number of Canon, Olympus, and Sony cameras. In addition, the update addresses some issues with the RAW processing of currently supported cameras. The full list of new devices in this update are as follows:… Read more

Apple updates Aperture and iMovie

Aperture has seen a few recent updates, and Apple is steadily addressing fixes with the latest major release (version 3.0) with the 3.0.2 update that fixes numerous issues including problems with importing and upgrading libraries from iPhoto and previous versions of Aperture. In addition, a small patch to iMovie '09 (version 8.0.6) has been released to address problems when working with videos from Aperture.… Read more

MacFixIt Answers

MacFixIt Answers is a feature from MacFixIt in which we answer questions e-mailed to us by our readers. We have been getting many questions from our readers, and we hope to share our correspondence so everyone may benefit from and contribute to them. This week we have questions about application names being announced on launch, managing the boot chime volume, and properly implementing Web exports from iPhoto and Aperture.… Read more

Apple releases raw compatibility update 3.1

Mac users looking for more raw image support in Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09 just got close to a dozen new cameras added via a 7.2 MB update that went out late Thursday afternoon. It adds raw support for these cameras:

Hasselblad H3DII-50 Leica M9 Leica X1 Olympus E-P1 Olympus E-P2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Pentax K-7 Pentax K-x Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 Sony Alpha DSLR-A850

A direct download to the update can be found on Apple's support site. Otherwise you'll be prompted to grab it through a software update. A full list of compatible raw … Read more