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Unprecedented Integration.
Thanks to seamless integration with other Mac software, services, and Mac OS X, Aperture 2 saves you time and effort by reaching out to almost every application on your Mac.
With a MobileMe account, you can take advantage of new support for MobileMe Gallery to create beautiful online portfolios — even allowing clients, colleagues, or friends to download JPEG or RAW originals complete with embedded metadata while you’re in the field.
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Enhanced image processing.
Leveraging the next-generation RAW image processing in Mac OS X Leopard, Aperture 2 delivers images of astounding quality, offering superb color fidelity, increased shadow detail, reduced noise, and advanced highlight recovery. Realise the very best results from every image by applying new RAW Fine Tuning controls, adjusting RAW rendering on an image-by-image basis.
To improve and enhance photographs, use the new Recovery tool to pull back “blown” highlights. With the Vibrancy tool, you can selectively boost saturation without adversely affecting skin tones. Or pick up the soft-edged Retouch brush to quickly and easily remove blemishes, clean up sensor dust, or clone out unwanted elements.
For even more flexibility, take advantage of some of the plug-ins made possible by the powerful new plug-in architecture in Aperture 2. For example, make selective edits using the included Dodge & Burn plug-in (which supports a variety of brush effects). Or use third-party plug-ins, such as Nik Software's Viveza or PictureCode's Noise Ninja.
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All the other stuff. Technicals Specifications.
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Input
- Import images directly from cameras and storage devices
§ CompactFlash I, CompactFlash II, and Microdrive
§ Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo
§ Secure Digital, MultiMedia, and SmartMedia cards
§ xD-Picture cards
- Import from multiple cards simultaneously
- Drag in files from any volume (preserves Finder folder hierarchy)
- Browse and import directly from iPhoto library
- Capture images directly from tethered Nikon and Canon cameras1
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Compare and Select Tools
§ Group sequences of shots
§ Automatically group bursts and bracketed shots
§ Manually stack alternate shots
§ Collapse entire shoots down to selects
- Full-screen workspace for comparing images
- Viewing of multiple images side by side
- Simultaneous zooming of multiple images
- Quick Preview mode for rapid-fire image browsing
- Compare mode for selecting shots
- Digital Loupe tool for magnifying images
- Digital Light Table for organising images and creating comp layouts
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Minimum System Requirements
- One of the following Mac computers:
§ Mac Pro
§ MacBook Pro
§ MacBook Air
§ MacBook
§ Mac mini with an Intel Core Solo or Duo processor
§ iMac with a 1.8GHz or faster PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
§ Power Mac G5 with a 1.6GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processor
§ 15- or 17-inch PowerBook G4 with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor
§ 1GB of RAM
§ 2GB of RAM for Mac Pro
- One of the following graphics cards:
§ ATI Radeon X600 Pro, X600 XT, X800 XT Mac Edition, X850 XT, X1600, X1900 XT, 9800 XT, 9800 Pro, 9700 Pro, 9600, 9600 XT, 9600 Pro, 9650, HD 2400 XT, HD 2600 PRO, or HD 2600 XT
§ ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
§ ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
§ NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, 6600, 6600 LE, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, 7300 GT, 7800 GT, 8600M GT, or 8800 GT
§ NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 or FX 5600
§ Intel GMA 950 or GMA X3100
- Minimum operating system requirements
§ Mac OS X v10.4.11 Tiger
§ Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard
- DVD drive for installation
- 5GB of hard drive space for the application and sample projects
Recommended Configuration
- Mac computer with a 2.0GHz or faster Intel Core Duo processor or dual 2.0GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processors
- 2GB of RAM
- One of the following graphics cards:
§ ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition, 9800 XT, 9800 Pro, X1900 XT, X1600, HD 2600 XT, or HD 2600 PRO
§ NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, 7300 GT, 7800 GT 8600M GT, or 8800 GT
§ NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 or FX 5600