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Aperture 2

Way ahead of the competition

Written by CC from Ottawa

Oct 19, 2008

There are several amazing features about this product that makes it the best in its class (for quick photo edititng and organization). First of all, its interface is extremely clean and well organized so that it makes it very easy for the user to find everything that he needs. Also, this product has great features for organizing your phtots and finding them very quickly, viewing your photots in full screen mode and making quick but important adjustments to your photos. Overall, their is nothing tht compares to this product. Plus, it is virtually bug free and works the way you would expect an apple product to work. Keep up the good work apple!!!!

559 of 631 people found this useful

Aperture 2

Worth and useful for photographers

Written by VC from Brooklyn

Oct 2, 2008

I am an amateur photographer, and this has proven to be more useful to me personally than iphoto w/more functions in terms of its software specializes in filing, comparing, editing, exporting your work. In a metaphor it's a cabinet that holds all your pictures in an orderly manner; it allows you to lay it out on a light table digitally, photoshop is there to polish the specifics of individual pictures. It's worth an investment.

564 of 652 people found this useful

Aperture 2

Excellent program for any serious hobbyist

Written by MP from COLORADO SPRINGS

Oct 11, 2008

iPhoto on steroids! The seamless integration with iPhoto and intuitive design are ingenious! I've been using this for a few months now and have been amazed at how well the non-destructive photo editing features work. The exposure correction options, for example, work much better than iPhoto alone. Some features I even prefer to use over the equivalent in Photoshop CS3. The only disappointment is the gee-whiz stuff like making greeting cards, but then you can use iPhoto (which has a few more built in designs) for that type of thing anyway.

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Why I didn't I look at Aperture sooner?

Written by AD from Highlands Ranch

Apr 12, 2009

I never took much of a look at Aperture until the number of photos I had started approaching the 10's of thousands. I needed a better way to get a grasp on managing them. A number of pro photographer buddies kept insisting I should take a look at Aperture. They kept telling me how wonderful it was for managing photos, but I wouldn't listen.

Finally a couple of weeks ago I became frustrated with my current management system. I downloaded the demo and became enthusiastic about it. Needless to say I purchased Aperture 2 and signed up for Apples One to One. I have been working with the trainers to learn it better and the more I learn the more I like Aperture.

Now I just keep kicking myself for having not taken a look at it sooner.

188 of 210 people found this useful

Aperture 2

A happy Windows-based photographer has seen the light...

Written by RT from Harleysville

Dec 8, 2008

I was a happy Windows-based photographer that spent a considerable amount of time perfecting my work flow on a Vista machine. I had all five of the applications I used in my work flow "streamlined" and was getting good results.

In September I won a contest to shoot with pro photographers in Grand Teton National Park and learn Aperture. I had recently purchases an iMac to do some iPhone development so I could "play" with the software.

Fast forward three months. All of my photography (actually all of my computing) is now on the Mac and managed through Aperture. My work flow went from five apps to one, my time to turn-around images has fallen by 70% and the quality of my work is vastly improved. Best of all, I'm making considerably MORE MONEY using this setup.

Nothing, since the switch to digital, has changed the way I shoot, process and output images more than my switch to Aperture. It's simply THAT GOOD.

139 of 151 people found this useful

Aperture 2

Aperture 2 is awesome.

Written by SN from Myrtle Beach

Apr 6, 2009

If you have ever had to struggle with photoshop or any other photo editing program you will immediately fall in love with Aperture. All of the tools are right there at your fingertips literally one or two clicks away, and its all contained within the simple clean layout with the trademark apple style. Editing photos has never been smoother.

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Excellent

Written by RV from Louisville

Jun 17, 2009

I find Aperture to be a fantastic photo editing software program. Please don't think it's Photoshop because it not. I find it does great job with RAW conversion. I also use the B&W conversion with added plugins for great results.
Much easier to use than PS.

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Aperture 2

Impressed

Written by DM from Brandon

Aug 8, 2009

I have been using LightRoom for almost 2 years, and tried Aperture about 6 months ago, I didn't give it enough time. LightRoom has been getting slower and slower the more I use it, I really like the additional tools like gradient shading, but I wanted to give Aperture another shot. I bought Aperture a week ago, and I am very impressed as I really gave the software a work out, I love it. I really do get better results faster in Aperture, and I can make edits at any point in my workflow, something that cannot be done in the LightRoom modules. Truly every aspect of Aperture is excellent, from RAW 2.0, all the way to printing (I love the full screen editing), I even like the Web and book creation, more editable than iPhoto for book layout. I uninstalled LightRoom, all I need is Aperture and Photoshop for all my photography editing and output. Great producr, really brilliant. (Now if Apple will just get camera RAW updates out a little quicker).

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P3 - Picture Perfect Photo's

Written by DL from San Diego

Dec 25, 2008

I just got Aperture 2.0, (I have not used Aperture 1.0 before) and believe that after viewing all the tutorials that I can now use it to "tweak" my photo's and share them in a whole new way!

This is a "Serious" powerful application (the box is heavy with multiple disc's) and even though the tutorials make it look simple; i know, (for me) that it will take some "quality time" to absorb all the "power of it's Force" as I strive to become one with Aperture 2.0 to better correct/share my photo's..
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Apple is wise to provide an ever increasing number of these tutorials; the better Apple help us "learn" Aperture 2.0, the more folks will seek it's Power to make their photo's look professional!

Look out Adobe/CS/Photo Shop; Aperture is HOT & MUCH EASIER TO USE!

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Great App plus Plugins

Written by MT from Calgary

Jun 16, 2009

Hi

After using Adobe (windows) for a few years I dumped my PC and bought an iMac. I got Aperature and bought the NIK complete collection plugins ($300 for those). These work extremely well together and do just about everything you could imagine. If you ever did any work in a darkroom in B&W then will think you went to heaven with NIK Silver Effex & Aperature. I can create awesome shots with this - what could Ansel Adams have done with this! Works very well with RAW. For indoor sports I use Aperature sand Dfine (from NIK) to remove noise in low light.

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A couple of minor limitations .. easily overcome.

Written by WH from Mission

Mar 8, 2009

This is an extremely versatile program. It handles raw images with ease. Adjusting the "levels" histograms is superior to adjusting curves ... it makes more sense to me. A limitation I found is in regard to text. I often include text within my images. This software allows me to run PS Elements within Aperture which completely solves my text problem. Similarly, perspective control can also be done on PS (from within Aperture). Numerous useful plug-ins are available. Try the trial version ... enjoy.

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Aperture 2

Great App

Written by LM from Dallas

Oct 18, 2008

I have dove in with both feet and feel the software is more than I expected. From an amateur's perspective, I find that it does what I need it to do, however I have started looking at Plug In's for extra capabilities. I recommend watching some video podcast for shortcuts and explanations as the software is intensive and comprehensive. Some of the things you can do with other software programs are not done with the same type of key strokes or menu logic. But there does seem to be a real good reason for most everything. I like this program a lot. The more you use it, the better you get at putting just the right finishing touches on that once in a lifetime shot.

74 of 85 people found this useful

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Good to go!

Written by CK from Alexandria

Sep 19, 2008

User friendly GUI and awesome keyword searching capability. Probably the best $100 you can spend for storing mass quantities of photos.

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Great Program for Photo Management

Written by MS from Honolulu

Oct 18, 2008

I really enjoy the simplicity of the program for organizing photos into projects and being able to quickly enhance or correct the photo. There are great options that are easy to find and make sense. I also enjoyed all the Podcasts available on iTunes that showed how to use the features. I highly recommend this product.

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A Hundred times better than Photoshop

Written by CC from Sarasota

Oct 12, 2008

Aperture is an amazing product. I am able to edit a photo in 30 seconds! You can also create web galleries in a matter of minutes. A great way to share pictures with friends and families. Aperture is a superior product, and I recommend it to anyone that takes pictures.

58 of 74 people found this useful

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Impressive...

Written by PS from CHICAGO

Nov 17, 2008

Just playing with adjustments on sample images that come with this program, I'm amazed!! Easier than photoshop and very powerful. Can't wait to get this thing in action on my holiday project, digitizing my film negatives! Not too worried anymore about how they will come out of the scanner...

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Great product!

Written by RF from Northlake

Apr 10, 2009

I am beginners of photo editing and until now I'm still learning this product I've been having few of other product I use before and so far this is the best! One thing I found so very useful was the one that it will upgrade the quality of your image, when i say upgrade meaning like if your image has a 2.5MB after doing some edits from aperture then importing it to iphoto most of my image from 2.5 went up to 9MB to 10MB! its amazing! we all know that jpeg photo degraded its quality everytime we open and save them but aperture enhanced it not just by look but by quality! Now im not worried about my old photos of losing their quality. There's still a lot of amazing thing from this product for me to discover! I only have it for a month now and I'm addicted to it!
Two things I cannot do yet and I'm not sure if it will work for me is the tethering. My canon XSi wont capture any picture when i try the tether. and also when I shot JPEG+RAW photos after i downloaded it comes out blank and says unsupported! but thats not a bog deal i have other software that can hundle it if I realy need to shoot JPEG+RAW images. all in all great product! pricy but worth the money.

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Aperture 2

face/places

Written by TS from Aptos

May 9, 2009

Aperture is one of my favorite programs and its great how it links right into iDVD. The editing tools are great and easy to use. It would be very nice to the iPhotos faces and places added to its features though

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