See how Aperture lets you import, manage, and enhance
your photos in one simple, integrated workflow.
Import images in a flash. Manage them like a pro.
Pop a memory card filled with new images into your card reader and Aperture gets right to work, instantly displaying thumbnails and offering intelligent 
ways to add copyright, captions, keywords, and other metadata as you import them. You can also import images from hard drives, optical media, even iPhoto.
Shoot tethered.
Connect a camera to your Mac via USB or FireWire and save the photos directly in an Aperture project.
Store your images wherever and however you like — directly in Aperture, on external drives, even on huge 
network storage devices. Aperture keeps track of every photo. Organize photos logically in projects, folders, albums, and Smart Albums. Aperture also provides powerful tools for adding metadata to images, making them easy to find long after you import them.
The value of metadata.
Use powerful tools to add ratings, copyright, captions, and other metadata to images. With Aperture, you can search for virtually anything — even specific image adjustments.
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Importing Basics
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Tethering
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Rating Images
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Filtering and Searching
Make selects quickly and easily.
Jim Richardson
on storytelling
See how the photographer crafts stirring visual stories using Aperture.
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Using Quick Preview
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Using Compare Mode
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Using the Loupe Tool
You’ve added hundreds of new photos to your Aperture library. Now you need to review them all and pick the very best — your selects. Aperture lets you edit photo shoots using tools such as Quick Preview mode for rapid-fire image review and Compare mode for viewing two or more images side by side. With Aperture, you can even zoom and pan multiple images at once for tight comparisons before making a pick.
Using the Loupe.
The versatile Loupe magnifies images from 50 to 1600 percent. Use it to compare details in similar images.
Review and rate hands free.
To speed your way through a big project, use arrow keys to cycle through your photos and number keys to rate them.
Turn your good photos
into beautiful images.
With your favorite shots selected, it’s now time to use Aperture’s adjustment tools to make your best photos look even better. Aperture takes you way beyond the basics of straightening, cropping, and improving exposure.
Use the new Vibrancy and Definition tools to create beautiful photos with enhanced detail and saturation. Or darken the corners of your image with the Vignette tool. Copying adjustments from one image to another is simple using the Lift and Stamp tool. And since all adjustments are nondestructive, you don’t have to worry about damaging your original master images. Aperture never touches them.
Make selective color adjustments.
Use the enhanced color controls to select a hue. Then make perfect spot adjustments with Luminosity and Saturation sliders.
Recover lost detail.
Powerful new tools, including Highlight Recovery and Black Point, let you salvage images you might once have discarded.
Bob Davis on
adjustments
See how Davis uses the new adjustment tools to perfect his images.
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Using Vignette and Devignette
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Using Lift and Stamp
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Recovering Highlights
Take the final steps
and showcase your best work.
Sara France on
creating books
France shows you how easy it is to design exquisite custom books.
Flexible export options
With every photo looking picture perfect, it’s time to present your best work to others. Use one of the export 
plug-ins in Aperture to send your photos to Flickr — or SmugMug, Gallery, Zenfolio, or Picasa. Send them to colleagues via Mail. Include them in iLife or iWork documents. Or make them “to go,” syncing them to iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV.
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Exporting versions, masters, and projects
Publish online.
Aperture offers fully integrated MobileMe Gallery support, so you can publish a portfolio using your MobileMe account in minutes. You can even use your password-protected MobileMe Gallery to deliver photos, letting others download JPEG or original RAW files directly from your site.
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Creating a MobileMe Gallery
Your book. To order.
Aperture provides all the tools you need to create custom-designed books in small, medium, and large formats. You can place, resize, rotate, and mask photos, so your book looks exactly the way you want. For a professional touch, include a full-bleed, wraparound dust jacket on your next hardcover book. Then place your order without leaving Aperture.
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Making Books
Printing prowess.
The latest printers from Canon and Epson support 16-bit printing. And so does Aperture, letting you produce high-quality prints with smoother gradients and better color fidelity. The new Print dialog also features a print sharpening slider for fine-tuning sharpness without wasting paper. Ready for pro-quality prints? You can order prints — up to 20 by 30 inches — directly from Aperture.
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Making Prints and Contact Sheets
