Apple released Aperture 2.1, adding an open plug-in architecture that makes photographers to use specialised 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.
Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery for viewing on the web, iPod touch and Apple TV.
Aperture 2 is available at Rs. 9300 S Apple Authorized Resellers. Owners of previous versions of Aperture can upgrade to Aperture 2 for just Rs. 4,700.
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