Aperture 2 is a powerful photo management and post production image editing software for Mac,that is aimed mainly at professionals.For a windows layman,Aperture is essentially like picasa on steroids.It includes several features to manage workflow and make life a lot easier for professionals who ordinarily shoot tons of pictures.
In terms of image editing the software has functionality that is akin to developing film in a studio,i.e post production touch ups such as hue,tint,white balance and exposure rather than full-scale image manipulation offered by suites such as photoshop.The ease of use comes across right from the installation.Both Mac newbies and fanboys alike will find the software pretty intuitive.The software handles EXIF data and RAW files well.You can create smart albums from multiple parameters that allow you to filter down to the exact photos that you want.Once you have a set of images,you can work on them in different ways;be it a light table or comparing them side by side.
Loupe is very useful tool in this regard that essentially mimcs magnification.The heads-up display brings the projects,Metadata,and adjustments panes together in one tabbed pane for easy access.The application imports very well from a camera,but importing from folders was quite a pain as it didn't recurse sub-folders automatically.Still,such minor irritants aside,this software is a must have for a professional photographer as well as any Mac user who has more than a cursory interest in photography and a great deal of money to spare
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