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 enlarge | From: Apple
Category: Software
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $147.99
You Save: $51.01 (26%)
New (11) from $147.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 64
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Operating System: Macintosh
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5.1 x 0.7
MPN: MB673Z/A
Model: MB673Z/A
UPC: 885909193608
EAN: 0885909249695
ASIN: B000BX5IKI
Release Date: February 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Aperture Vs Nikon Capture NX2 October 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used the trial version of Aperture and Nikon Capture NX2 back to back for about a month. Both are great programs and I believe I would be happy with either. Ultimately I choose Aperture for its familiar interface and believe Apple will continue to ensure compatibility with OSX for a long time to come. Nikon support is excellent but their new proprietary RAW format that works only with Microsoft Windows took me by surprise. Not that I am affected because so far the new RAW format is only on their point and shoot cameras, I still felt slightly betrayed and uncertain what the future relationship with Apple will be. I figure no matter what happens I will still be able to use the same software to catalog and edit my photos.
Graduated from iphoto October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Quick access to photos for very easy modification. Much more editing, organizing, and viewing options then iphoto and is worth the $$. Iphoto was too basic plus it did not provide and option for use with an external editor like PT Lens. I have used Photoshop Element, ACDC and like Aperture the best.
 Only average. A disappointment October 15, 2008
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought Apterture to help manage and provide advanced editing to my photos. I am also a user of Adobe Photoshop CS3.
Aperture's Pluses:
- larger database for photos than iphoto
- slightly enhanced editing tools
- better selection of online books to purchase
Aperture's Negatives:
- Overly high system requirements when not necessary
- Bloated and creates its own directory of photos (so it gets duplicates from iphotos) - what a waste of hard drive space
- editing tools are not very good
- Slow
- Overall a major disappointment
If you use iphoto, Aperture is a minor improvement. You get a larger index (where iphoto has a tendency to freak out at 5000 photos or so). Editing tools are only marginally better. Nothing great. If you do editing - save the $200 and use it to buy Photoshop CS3.
The only positive is that it has better 'photo books' that you can purchase and are custom to Aperture - typical of Apple's closed environment.
This product is only 2 stars at best. Major disappointment.
I tried others and chose Aperture October 3, 2008
I tried Lightroom 2, Capture NX and Aperture. They are all very good programs but I chose Aperture because of it's ease of use and intuitive user interface. I'm able to make some striking images and repair images that would seem to be a lost cause. The huge number of 3rd party plugins is just a bonus.
 It's not Photoshop but it is VERY good... September 24, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Aperture 2.1.1 is Apple's considerable step up from iPhoto that lets hobbyists do much more in the way of digital editing. Having used (and dismissed) Aperture 1.0, this new version was a welcome and overdue improvement. Aperture operates very similarly to iPhoto -- it has a library, projects, folders, etc and has all the Mac ease of use. Creating slide shows and books are flawless and simple.
The greatest ease of use, however, is in mid-level photo editing. One can handle workflow in a completely manual format or can rely on Aperture's impressive auto editing options. The interface is intuitive and easy to use. However, for the experienced Photoshop user or anyone needing to do serious photo manipulation and detailed editing -- especially those functions involving masking and color filtering -- they will find Aperture to be a little light on abilities. To be fair, this is not the intended use of this program. It is intended for the competent hobbyist wanting to do more than remove red-eyes but is not wanting to open and learn (or re-learn) Photoshop for the two or three times a year he or she might need it.
This is a good, inexpensive program and for most tasks I have used it for, is more robust and easier to use than either Elements or Nikon Capture.
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