Press release: Apple’s Newly Released Aperture 2.1 Showcased At Gulf Photo Plus

Magnus · 4th May 2008, 16:54

Apple IMC ME Press Release:

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Arab Business Machine Ltd (ABM), Apple’s representative for the Middle East and sponsors of Gulf Photo Plus Exhibition 2008, held a workshop on Aperture™ 2.1, Apple’s upgraded integrated workflow tool for photographers. The newly released version from Apple was showcased at the workshop by guest host, photographer David Nightingale, at this year’s successful Gulf Photo Plus Exhibition 2008.

Aperture™ 2.1 introduces an open plug-in architecture that makes it easy for photographers to use specialized third party imaging software right from within Aperture. Available today as a free software update, Aperture 2.1 includes the 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.”

“To date, maybe two percent of my photographs needed to be touched up outside Aperture,” said John Stanmeyer, founding member of the VII Photo Agency and contributing photographer for Time and National Geographic magazines. “Now that I can dodge and burn right within Aperture’s new plug-in, I can’t imagine when I’ll have to open any other application to tone my images.”

ayham · 5th May 2008, 10:01

Hey Magnus

Thanks for this Thread, sure I have missed that workshop because of a conflict between workshops.

so can you tell where to find that workflow tool and the Dodge & Burn plugin?

Thanks

Magnus · 5th May 2008, 10:34

Images > Edit with > Dodge & Burn.

ayham · 5th May 2008, 11:00

thanks
it's really a great tool that you can apply more than one effect with a brush...

and what about the workflow tool?

Magnus · 5th May 2008, 11:24

They mean that Aperture is the workflow tool.

ayham · 5th May 2008, 11:32

I see

well I'm learning everyday about this great tool "Aperture"

Magnus · 5th May 2008, 11:47

Great, I see a demo at an EMUG meeting coming up

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5th May 2008, 10:01	#2 (permalink)
ayham Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 32	Hey Magnus Thanks for this Thread, sure I have missed that workshop because of a conflict between workshops. so can you tell where to find that workflow tool and the Dodge & Burn plugin? Thanks

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Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 9,255	Images > Edit with > Dodge & Burn.

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ayham Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 32	thanks it's really a great tool that you can apply more than one effect with a brush... and what about the workflow tool?

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Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 9,255	They mean that Aperture is the workflow tool.

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ayham Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 32	I see well I'm learning everyday about this great tool "Aperture"

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Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 9,255	Great, I see a demo at an EMUG meeting coming up