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Apple to Release Aperture 2.1

Apple has released Aperture™ 2.1, which features new architecture enabling third-party software plug-ins.

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Apple has released Aperture™ 2.1, which features new architecture enabling third-party software plug-ins. The open plug-in architecture will let one use specialized third party imaging software right from within Aperture.

The new version includes; Apple-developed plug-in, Dodge & Burn, which adds brush-based tools for dodge (lighten), burn (darken), contrast, saturation, sharpen and blur. Over the coming months, third party software developers will deliver image-editing plug-ins for localized editing, filters and effects, noise analysis and reduction, fisheye lens correction and more.

"The image quality in Aperture 2 has won over the most demanding photographers," said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Product Marketing. "Now, thanks to our open plug-in architecture, users can access an entire industry’s worth of imaging expertise without ever leaving Aperture."

Aperture 2.1 is available immediately as a free software update to current Aperture 2.0 users. Full system requirements and more information on Aperture can be found at http://www.apple.com/aperture.

Apple is working closely with key developers to bring the most requested plug-ins to Aperture such as:

  • Nik Software’s Viveza plug-in, powered by U Point technology, which provides a powerful, precise and easy way for photographers to selectively control and adjust color and light in their digital images;

  • PictureCode’s Noise Ninja plug-in that delivers advanced high ISO noise analysis and reduction;

  • Digital Film Tools’ Power Stroke plug-in that features a simple, stroke-based interface to quickly mask and intuitively perform targeted adjustments;

  • The Tiffen Company’s Dfx plug-in that provides an expansive suite of creative filters and effects;

  • dvGarage’s dpMatte plug-in, which is a high performance chroma key tool for creating seamless composites, and the HDRtoner plug-in that enables the selection of multiple photos to create a single high dynamic range (HDR) image; and

  • Image Trends’ plug-ins that include Fisheye-Hemi to quickly and effortlessly correct fisheye lens distortion, ShineOff which automatically removes shine from faces and PearlyWhites that automatically whitens and brightens teeth.

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