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Reviews of Apple Aperture 3.0

Testseek.com have collected 39 expert reviews of the Apple Aperture 3.0 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Aperture 3.0.
Award: Most Awarded April 2010
April 2010
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent full-view mode with great added control
  • Extremely useful brush adjustment tools for precise edits
  • Handy preset Quick Fix modes with cool live preview
  • Interfaces with third-party plug-ins from premium album companies
  • Runs as a 64-bit application on Mac OSX Snow Leopard on Macs with Intel Core 2 Duo processors
  • Maskable edits for most adjustments
  • Multiple adjustment instances
  • Excellent metadata handling and embedding
  • Places and Faces features are smartly implemented
  • Better library and RAW/JPEG management
  • Curves adjustment with arbitrary points and custom vi
  • New editing tools
  • Including Brushes
  • Let photographers do everything within Aperture. Places feature displays images on maps and lets you search by location. Many useful updates and additions. Takes advantage of 64-bit hardware. Overhauled slideshow tool works with video.
  • Simple
  • Clean interface. Excellent photo-organization tools
  • Including Places and Faces (geo-tagging). Excellent camera raw import. Brush-on adjustments with edge detection. Tethering.
  • 64-bit support
  • Brushes
  • Adjustment presets
  • Quick Brushes
  • New adjustments such as curves
  • Brushing in adjustments
  • Better RAW processing.
  • Impressive powerful and simple to use

The editors didn't like

  • Continuing bug issues including nagging program hang-ups
  • Faces and Places technology mostly a novelty
  • Could use more HD editing capabilities for HD-DSLRs.
  • Still some graphics instability problems in version 3.0.3
  • Interface can still feel heavy
  • Edge masking needs more control
  • Verdict
  • So good that I'd put up with the crashing to use it
  • Brief slowdown can sometimes happen even on powerful Macs. Faces feature can also be sluggish.
  • Resource intensive. No history window to see previous actions. No geometry correction. No Windows version.
  • No new tools
  • Requires a fast computer to run optimally
  • Faces can bog down the system
  • Some users have reported troubling bugs
  • Inability to group brushed-in adjustments.
  • Overly simplistic in places for advanced users

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  Published: 2010-01-01, review by: about.com

  • Abstract:  Aperture 3 is a workflow tool for amateurs and professional photographers. It allows them to organize images, retouch and enhance images, share images with others, and manage the photo printing process. That's quite an undertaking, but after working wi...

 
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  Published: 2013-07-12, Author: Rod , review by: techradar.com/au/

  • Unified library formats, Some improved tools, New Auto Enhance tool
  • Uninspiring grey interface

 
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  Published: 2013-03-28, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au

  • The combination of Aperture and iPhoto is just about all that the average photographer could want. Input is not restricted to RAW files – it handles all formats produced by digital cameras. The interface is attractive and the free pdf user manual is brill
  • Cataloguing, naming and generally managing files is not intuitive. You do need the manual to get the best out of the program. The web gallery construction module is quite basic compared with either Lightroom or Adobe Bridge but it can be improved with thi
  • Photoshop can be designated as the external photo editor in Aperture so it can be as well integrated into either PS or PS Elements as Lightroom is. If your photo collection is in a mess and you have lost track of particular images Aperture is a good tool...

 
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  Published: 2013-03-27, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  DateMarch 27, 2013 - 11:59PM (0) Read later Aperture is Apple's RAW image processor and file manager; it competes with Adobe Lightroom but undercuts its price by $100. Like LR (and Adobe Camera RAW), it is a RAW image processor and also an a...

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  Published: 2013-03-27, review by: brisbanetimes.com.au

  • Photoshop can be designated as the external photo editor in Aperture, so it can be as well integrated into either PS or PS Elements as Lightroom is. If your photo collection is in a mess and you have lost track of particular images, Aperture is a good too...

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  Published: 2010-03-01, review by: impulsegamer.com

  • Abstract:  As the digital photo phenomenon continues to expand like a red dwarf imploding, Apple has added a plethora of new advanced features to one of their most accessible photo manipulation software packages, Aperture 3. And unlike the relatively simplistic i...

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  Published: 2010-04-27, Author: Russ , review by: pcworld.co.nz

  • Abstract:  Apple has finally updated its pro photo management app, Aperture, to version 3, and there’s something in this new release for every level of photographer (as long as you use a Mac, there is no Windows version) – Apple says Aperture has over 200 new fe...

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  Published: 2011-01-01, review by: EISA.eu

  • Abstract:  Apple Aperture 3 is a winner when it comes to organising your pictures in a smart and effective way. Thanks to face detection and GPS tagging, this software package makes it very easy to index, sort and retrieve your photographs by searching for the pe...

 
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  Published: 2010-05-07, review by: computeractive.co.uk

  • An impressive photo workflow tool that’s good for professionals and those making the move from a lower-end program...

 
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  Published: 2010-05-07, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Aperture is Apple's professional-level photography software.All Mac computers come with the home-centric iPhoto software installed, which is used for organising, cataloguing, editing and sharing photos, but those who need more from their software can m...

 
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