Aperture 2.0 – Photo editing gets even better
I have been an Aperture user since version 1.0, when things were really rough in the world of Apple’s photo editing. Since then, each update update has been a welcome improvement over the previous.The last update to version 1.5 made for a fairly solid photo editing / management environment. At that point, I really did not have any complaints, other than I thought tethered shooting would be a great addition.
However, am just a hobbyist, so it is not a necessity for me. When version 2 was announced, I spent plenty of time pouring over the new features and the new interface. The new simplified interface is a welcome improvement for maximizing the UI space. This time around, they also threw in tethered shooting! I haven yet to use the feature, but fear not, I will be using it very soon (in the next couple weeks).
On top of those changes, I was impressed by the detail recovery in highlights, the new vibrance control, and the detail control. In the end, the feature that most impressed me was the 2.0 version of RAW. I have actually gone back and re-worked several photos, just because I wanted to see how the new raw conversion would handle those original images. I was repeatedly impressed.
All those capabilities have rounded out a really nice improvement to the Aperture software. It is definitely worth the upgrade.
