On the one hand, you have the application designed from the ground up to make working with RAW images as easy as working with JPEGs. On the other, you have the fastest, most feature-rich family of Mac computers ever. Bring Aperture 1.5 and the the new Macs together, and you have the ultimate photographer's workstation. The ideal systems on which to run the photo workflow application that delivers all the speed you need to work with and manage photos of any type. RAW, JPEG or TIFF.

 

Features Aperture - enthusiastically adopted by some of the world's finest professional photographers - set the standard for professional photo management applications. And the latest version, Aperture 1.5, introduces a wide range of new features. They include more flexible photo management options that let you store images wherever you’d like. XMP metadata export. An advanced Colour adjustment tool. A new Edge Sharpen tool. Metadata presets that automatically add such critical data as copyright, credit and captions. New options for the Loupe that make a great tool even better. Adjustment presets. And many other new and enhanced features.

Compatibility Aperture 1.5 also provides RAW support for more than 50 camera models - from Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and other leading manufacturers. Supporting every member of the Mac family, Aperture 1.5 runs on every desktop - from Mac mini to iMac to Mac Pro - and every notebook including both the MacBook and MacBook Pro. So you can run Aperture at home or in your studio. And you can take all your photos with you on location or to a client’s office. Aperture and the Mac make an unstoppable team.

What's New? Flexible Library Management - With Aperture 1.5, you decide how and where to store your images. Import them into a managed Aperture library and let Aperture take care of keeping track of your images. Seamless Integration with iLife ’06 and iWork ’06 - Now you can browse your entire Aperture Library - including both offline and online photographs - using the Media Browser in iLife '06 and iWork '06. Export Metadata Automatically - When you export RAW images, Aperture 1.5 automatically exports the associated IPTC data and ratings, storing them in an industry-standard XMP sidecar file. Advanced Colour Controls - The new Colour adjustment controls in Aperture 1.5, let you fine-tune colour with much greater precision than previously possible. Hone Images with Edge Sharpen - When it comes time to sharpen images, you can now reach for Edge Sharpen. With luminance-based sharpening applied in three passes, it delivers results of the highest quality.

Plus much more... Speed Metadata Entry with Presets - A great time-saver, Aperture 1.5 lets you create pre-filled IPTC presets for copyright, captions and other fields. A Loupe... with On-screen Controls - Making a great tool even better, Aperture 1.5 offers new Loupe options, including on-screen controls. Create Adjustment Presets - Find yourself making some adjustments over and over again? Now you you can save individual exposure or white balance adjustments as presets in the Adjustments Inspector and Adjustments HUD. Once saved, they can be quickly applied whenever needed.