Input
- Import images directly from cameras and storage devices
- Compact Flash I, II and Microdrive
- Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo
- Secure Digital, MultiMedia, and SmartMedia cards
- xD Picture cards
- Drag files in from any volume (preserves Finder folder hierarchy)
- Browse and import directly from iPhoto library
File Formats
- Native RAW import and editing from leading dSLR cameras (see camera model listing)
- CRW, NEF, TIF, CR2, OLY, DNG(1)
- Compatible with all major still image formats
- JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, PDF, PSD(2)
Photo Management
- Work with thousands of projects
- High-performance database
- Organize photos into projects and albums
- Include up to 10,000 “master” images per Project with as many “versions” as needed
- Create albums from any combination of images
- Combine photos from multiple projects into albums
- Search using Smart Albums based on metadata queries
- One-click archival and backup
- Backup to multiple drives concurrently
- Aperture tracks backup status and location of all images
Image Processing
- Non-destructive image processing
- Master image becomes locked digital negative
- Create alternate versions without using extra disk space
- Tweak RAW Decode setting using Fine Tuning controls:
- Boost (reduce/increase image contrast>
- Sharpening
- Chroma Blur
- Auto Noise Compensation
- Choose either the Aperture 1.0 or 1.1 version of the RAW decode on an image-by-image basis to produce the best-quality images
- Use Color Meter to sample pixel values in RGB, CMYK, or LAB anywhere in an image
- Photographer’s “Essential” non-destructive editing tools
- Exposure
- Histogram
- Crop
- Highlights & Shadows
- Sharpen
- RGB Channel Mixer
- Levels
- White Balance
- Straighten
- Red-eye Correction
- Noise Reduction
- Modify and suspend adjustments at any time
- Dust, spot, blemish, red-eye, and patch tools
- Lift and Stamp tool to copy and paste adjustments
- Use Stacks to manage alternate versions
- Seamless Photoshop integration
- One-click export directly into Photoshop as .PSD or TIFF
- Native support for flattened or single-layer .PSD files
- Manage Photoshop-generated image versions
Compare & Select Tools
- Stacks
- Group sequences of shots together
- Automatically group bursts and bracketed shots
- Manually stack alternate shots
- Collapse entire shoots down to selects
- Full-screen workspace for comparing images
- View multiple images side-by-side
- Simultaneously zoom multiple images
- Compare Mode for selecting shots
- Digital Loupe tool for magnifying images
- Digital Light Table for organizing images and creating comp layouts
Output
- ColorSync color managed output
- On-screen soft proofing
- Specify size and resolution of exported images
- Embed ColorSync and ICC profile data during file export
- Embed IPTC metadata during file export
- Expert local printing
- Images
- Customizable contact sheets
- Light Table comps
- Proofs
Specify size and resolution of exported images
- Gamma adjustment
- Black point compensation
- Order color-managed prints online
- Integrated layout and authoring tools for web
- Integrated layout and authoring tools for books
- Fully customizable template library
- High-resolution book printing
- One-click .Mac web publishing
User Interface
- Professional interface designed for photographic work
- Color-neutral UI palette
- Adjustable background luminance
- Customizable window layouts
- Variable size thumbnails
- Heads-up displays, tools, and controls
- Full-screen mode for single or multiple displays
Metadata
- Comprehensive IPTC and EXIF metadata support
- View, extract or add any metadata
- Define custom metadata sets
- Customize display of metadata throughout entire workflow
- Add metadata automatically to batches on import
- Embed IPTC metadata on export
- Powerful Query tool for searching, sorting and sifting
- Lift and Stamp tool for copying and pasting metadata
- EXIF Metadata Tags
- Version Name, Image Date, Make, Model, Master Pixel Size, Aperture, Shutter Speed, Focal Length, ISO Speed Rating, Aspect Ratio, Orientation, Depth, Color Space, Exposure Mode, Flash, Serial Number, Lens Minimum, Maximum Lens, Lens Maximum, Color Model, Profile Name, Badges, Capture Day of Month, Capture Day of Week, Capture Hour of Day, Capture Month of Year, Capture Year, EXIF Version, Flash Pixel Version, Pixel Height, Pixel Width, Software
- IPTC Metadata Tags:
- Caption, Keywords, Credit, Copyright Notice, Object Name, City, Province/State, Country Name, Special Instructions, Byline, Category, Date Created, Headline, Source, Action Advised, Audio Duration, Audio Out cue, Audio Sampling Rate, Audio Sampling Resolution, Audio Type, Byline Title, Contact, Content Location Code, Content Location Name, Country Code, Digital Creation Date, Digital Creation Time, Edit Status, Editorial Update, Expiration Date, Expiration Time, Fixture Identifier, Image Orientation, Image Type, Language Identifier, Object Attribute Reference, Object Cycle, Object Type Reference, Original Transmission, Originating Program, Reference Date, Reference Number, Reference Service, Release Date, Release Time, Sub-Location, Subject Reference, Supplemental Categories, Time Created, Urgency, Writer/Editor
1. DNG files must be generated by the Adobe DNG Converter, with the "Convert to Linear Image" option turned off, and created from RAW formats that are otherwise already supported by Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later.
2. Aperture maintains (but does not display) layer and alpha channel information in PSD files.
