Aperture

Features

• Complete RAW support from camera to output
• Master image files (RAW or otherwise) may be kept in place on import or migrated into the Aperture library
• RAW Fine Tune, allowing version of RAW decode to be managed over time and conversion parameters adjusted
• Many image adjustment tools including specific color retouching, a luminance based edge sharpener, and spot repair
• Project management, with extensive metadata and searching support
• Autostacking, a way to group photos based on the time between shutter clicks
• Stacks (for grouping photos) and Versions (for making multiple working copies of the same image)
• Multiple display spanning
• Loupe, allowing viewing of images at zooms from 100% to 1600%
• Light Table, a type of freeform workspace
• Native Adobe Photoshop support
• Nondestructive image editing
• Customizable printing and publishing
• Supports importing from Compact Flash I, II and Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, SmartMedia, and xD Picture cards
• Ability to simultaneously zoom and pan multiple images
• Reading and input of IPTC metadata