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Apple Aperture 1.5 Keeps Amateurs In Mind

Apple Aperture 1.5 Keeps Amateurs In Mind

Postby rippinchikkin » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:03 am

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By Candace Lombardi
September 25, 2006, 4:39 PM PT

Sorry, no iPod camera as of yet. On Monday, however, Apple Computer did unveil Aperture 1.5, a new version of its photo-editing software, at Photokina, the biennial imaging trade show in Cologne, Germany.

People who own at least Aperture 1.0 will be able to download a free upgrade to Aperture 1.5 in English, French, German or Japanese "later this week," according to the Aperture site. Aperture 1.5 will be sold for $299 in the U.S. through the Apple online store, Apple retail stores and other authorized retailers.

Aperture software, which has been available for some time, was previously viewed primarily as a program for managing the workflow of large batches of raw images, something of particular interest to professional photographers and serious hobbyists. Due in part to competition from Adobe's free Lightroom beta, Apple lowered the price of its April release of Aperture 1.1. The new features in Aperture 1.5, however, indicate a shift in the software's possible direction.

Its integration with programs like iLife '06 and iWork '06, and its new ability to sync to iPod via iTunes 7, indicate that Apple may purposely be opening the software's target to the average hobbyist, who may now have an entry-level digital SLR and a need to process raw images. The product is still mainly geared toward the professional.

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