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I don’t usually go around reviewing software all that much but i think it’s the one thing that i should start doing before my blog become a waste land. After a week of using Aperture 2, I feel that there is something about Aperture 2 i really enjoy and need to be told, here are my Aperture 2.x review:

1. Although adjustment and retouching tools are still not on par with those of Lightroom 1.3, my initial tests show that the generated image quality is much higher than the latter.

2. I like the fact that Aperture has inherited the display system events to suit your iPhoto library. With just mouse over to see a parade with all the images by clicking and holding down the Control key specify the main image we want to use. Nor do harm to the library has been optimized to allow us to move from one project to another and search through hundreds of thousands of images almost instantaneously.

3. Now about the speed. It is not only obviously faster compared to the previous version of 1.5, but also most other photo software I’ve tried as well such as Capture One, Lightroom, ACR and DPP.

From Aperture 1.0 and 1.5 with an iMac Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2.16 GHz and 2 GB RAM, were hardly capable of displaying images at a decent speed. Now Aperture version 2 the displaying of photo files is not only instantaneous but, the exporting process is also faster. Impressive indeed. Sometimes, the process bar goes too fast to catch with your eyes. Exporting to TIFF or JPEG to RAW in Aperture 2 has pretty much the same speed as saving JPEG image in Photoshop CS3.

4. Another good news, is that you get directly integration between Photoshop, Gimp and Aperture. Aperture starts and immediately opens the selected photo. Then there was the integration of the grandiose plugins mentioned by Nik Software, which you can then also start directly from Aperture. When processing by external programs or plug-ins will also not be changed but the original or a copy of the edited image in the database.

5. I use Aperture to manage my photos, they are in the Aperture database internal or her location in the database is linked, as you would like. A big advantage is that the originals never and in no way be altered. The original is in the database and the changes you made to your photos with Aperture are saved separately.

Another important thing you should know about Aperture is that, Aperture 2 is somewhat remote RAW support built into Mac OS X. Until now, the support of new cameras added to the operating system itself but now, users of version 1.5 will be forced to upgrade to 2 in order to process the RAW files natively cameras like the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Nikon D3 and D300 or Sony A700. Still, Apple’s website shows some contradictions that I did not make clear whether this problem only affects those who are still using Tiger, or if users of the 1.5 in Leopard will also be affected.

Moreover, Apple has expanded the possibilities of the Aperture development kit for creating editor plugins (and not only export so far), which could result in future (depending on the interests of developers) in the incorporation of filters simulate different film types, increase the options for conversion to black and white, or add borders, popular tools such as advanced photographers brushes to overexpose or underexpose and, even more interesting, noise reduction systems.

Finally i would say that Aperture 2 includes all the tools and most common use for processing images and powerful enough for professional. Although, Aperture can be a little too difficult to use for amateur photographers but that isn’t gonna stop you is it?

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