Testseek.com have collected 21 expert reviews of the Apple Aperture 2.0 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Aperture 2.0.
April 2008
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The editors liked
Faster all around thanks to better thumbnail caching
Quick Preview and non-modal workflow
Streamlined interface with fewer panels and its more customizable for particular workflows
Vibrancy tool is very good
Better RAW conversion than Aperture 1.5...
Moves faster
Looks leaner
And has better adjustment tools
Across the board speed improvements
Streamlined interface
New tools like Vignette
Definition
Vibrancy
And others.
Interface
Processing tools
Organising and search functions
Fast Quick Preview mode
Price
The editors didn't like
Still shrunken open/save dialogs and UI text
Still has problems with combination of sharpening and noise reduction
Still no network support for Vaults
New highlight recovery needs a leg-up from other tools
Demanding system requirements for best performance
Limited support for some cameras
RAW support linked to OS upgrades.
Not as intuitive as Lightroom (you’ll need to read the manual)
Aperture makes a bold claim to be a total post-production application for photographers´ - but, remarkably, it doesn´t disappoint. Aperture has consistently fallen in price since its launch a few years ago (Aperture 1 cost around £350, whil...
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Published: 2008-07-24, Author: Alex , review by: macworld.co.uk
Improved user interface, a significant speed increase and an in-built retouching brush
Lacks Flickr and web album uploaders
Before Aperture 2, there was a case for choosing Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom, especially if not using a particularly high-powered machine. Photographers working under both Windows and Mac might prefer Lightroom’s cross-platform compatibility...
Abstract: Apple Aperture 2 is the most innovative RAW-conversion and storage program available on the market, and is the package designed with the complete workflow of the professional photographer most clearly in mind. Apple was the first company to introduce ...
Lower price, Quick and efficient, Pleasant interface
Few new features
Aperture is a Mac-only program, but anyone using a PC might want to keep reading, just to see how Apple approaches image cataloguing. The features in Apple Aperture 2 are much the same as those in Aperture 1.5 and, for that matter, Lightroom. Images ar...
Abstract: The first version of Apple’s photo management and manipulation tool Aperture showed a lot of potential but was marred by one major flaw: it was slow even on an up-to-date Mac. This was made worse when Adobe released Lightroom, an application that ra...
Abstract: Apertures brief history has not been a glorious one. Version 1 was followed by an update which addressed its flawed Raw converter. Then the 1.5 variant met with widespread disappointment from existing users, anticipating a big-number upgrade.
Aperture hat mit der 2.0er Version einen großen Sprung nach vorne gemacht. Dem Hauptkritikpunkt an 1.0 / 1.5, der mangelnden Performance bei der schnellen Durchsicht von Bildern, wurde in 2.0 sehr effektiv Rechnung getragen (Schnelle Vorschau). Damit...
Abstract: Det är mycket som är sig likt i den nya versionen av Aperture. På gott och på ont. Om vi ska ta de goda nyheterna först, så är gränssnittet som var ett av de bättre bland marknadens råformatskonverterare kraftigt förbättrat. Det är i ärlighetens namn ...
