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Apple's Photokina event has started
Apple's special event at Photokina is underway. At the moment they are discussing the transition to Intel (which went smoothly) and heralding Aperture as the 'ultimate darkroom.' More info as we get it.
As we suspected, Aperture is the star of the show. Testimonials from a number of photographers are being played, and they are all heralding Aperture as super cool.
Apple has just introduced Aperture 1.5. More details to come.
Aperture 1.5 has a new library system with better support for external storage, DVD's, as well as RAID. This should make a lot of Aperture users happy. iLife integration is also new, with support for a plugins framework. Plugins for Gettyimages, iStockPhoto, Flickr are included with more on the way. The magnifying function has been improved and one can now magnify images up to 1600%. The XMP format is now supported for exporting image data. You can get information about a photo without the RAW file being available to Aperture (i.e. it is on a disconnected external device). iPod integration is also new to this point release (you can store photos on your iPod).
The biggest piece of news for current Aperture users is that this will be a free upgrade, and it will be available this week.
And the event is over. A very special thanks to MacNotes.de for there wonderful coverage.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
HS said 10:47AM on 9-25-2006
Nice, finally SOMEONE that is reporting!! Thanks!
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Alistair Hutchinson said 10:53AM on 9-25-2006
Aperture 1.5! It better be on software update soon :)
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Zeromus said 10:57AM on 9-25-2006
C2D MBP's?
Plx?
:'(
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Xip said 11:01AM on 9-25-2006
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rudoe said 11:04AM on 9-25-2006
i dont think ne MBP because the store is still online.
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Alistair Hutchinson said 11:06AM on 9-25-2006
Looks like more zoom levels, iLife integration, plugin architecture are all coming :D:D
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Howard Berry said 11:07AM on 9-25-2006
Thank goodness someone is reporting this.
Here's hoping the rumours about updated MBPs are true...
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Trey Copel said 11:07AM on 9-25-2006
Thanks for the info guys!
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tom said 11:09AM on 9-25-2006
why is their no live coverage anywhere
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Russell said 11:11AM on 9-25-2006
#5 - they dont have to take the store down to add one new product
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Mitch said 11:11AM on 9-25-2006
Thank you so much for the updates! Can't wait to get the update (better be free!)
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Alistair Hutchinson said 11:12AM on 9-25-2006
lol I'm gonna burn out SU at this rate. Checking every five minutes.
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David Buell said 11:15AM on 9-25-2006
Here's a link to the german site mactechnews.de, translated from Google. They appear to be on-site.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mactechnews.de%2Findex.php%3Fid%3D14542&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
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mr. dave said 11:21AM on 9-25-2006
Really, would a .5 update release be free? Perhaps if Apple is hoping to keep people on the ship I suppose it would be free. But how often is a .5 release a freebie?
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mungler said 11:23AM on 9-25-2006
i guess we killed that site...
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James Grove said 11:26AM on 9-25-2006
Main question, is it a downloadable upgrade for V1.1 users or a buy in a box job?
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TeamTwentySeven said 11:27AM on 9-25-2006
I'm not so sure the whole "store still being up" is a telling sign. I know they have brought it down in the past, but Aperture 1.1 is still the version for sale.
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Alistair Hutchinson said 11:29AM on 9-25-2006
I'm hoping it's a downloadable update, I just bought Aperture 1.1.2 :(
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Joel said 11:33AM on 9-25-2006
C'mon C2duo!
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cybercultivator said 11:34AM on 9-25-2006
Hey, this is it?
A special event for +0.5 minor version up for one s/w product is pathetic.
Jobs must have hidden something in the back stage...
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