Aperture 2 is here

Let's just say it: Aperture 2 is here - and boy are some of us here at TUAW excited. Amongst the news, the full-price of the application has dropped to just $199 US, with the paid upgrade being just $99. That's down from the previous full price of $299 -- a price currently retained by competitor Adobe Lightroom (we'll see how long that lasts).

New features include:

Quick Preview mode -- 'for rapid-fire photo browsing'
re-engineered database for the application to allow Quick Preview touted to be snappy even with half-million-image libraries.
an all-in-one heads-up panel for Library, Adjustment and Meta-data controls.
a selection of new tools: Recovery for blown highlights, Vignette & Devignette, Definition , Vibrancy and Repair and Retouch
.Mac Web Gallery integration
and 'All Projects' view, not dissimilar to iPhoto '08's 'Events' view
improved RAW decoding

The new version is available to buy in the US online store now, and undoubtedly heading to other international online stores soon, though the Aperture site has ~~yet to be updated to reflect the changes~~ now got the low-down on the new features.

Thanks to all those who sent this in!

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Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/02/12aperture2.html

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artifex

I've got a friend who bought Aperture when it came out, who decided Lightroom was better and switched when it came out. Can't wait to see a review comparing the latest Aperture and Lightroom. Until then, anyone who has experience with both latest versions care to make notes?

February 12 2008 at 7:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

J.Stone

So after all this waiting can someone let me know if v.2 runs any faster on non intel PPC.(Dual 2.3 G5) I know all the issues with video cards, I'm running a 9650 which is the best I can do since they discontinued the x800, so you don't need to explain it all. v1.5.6 sucks up massive amounts of cpu, even with 6 GB of memory, so any improvement would encourage me to upgrade as I use it for most of my photography work. It's often frustratingly slow with large projects I need to get to clients fast. Any info is helpful. Mahalo in advance.

February 12 2008 at 1:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dan

but still no chromatic shift correction...

February 12 2008 at 1:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tom Craft

Has anyone figured out if it plays nice with Time Machine???

February 12 2008 at 12:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Brad W

Anyone got a running trial of it yet?

It's a much needed improvement to the UI. In 1.0 there was just too much going on at once.

Here's the features list: http://www.apple.com/aperture/features/100.html

February 12 2008 at 12:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Christian

the trial keys they're sending out are for 1.5.6.

Nice Job!

February 12 2008 at 12:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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tms ruge

Check again... It worked properly on a second download

February 12 2008 at 12:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

So I tried to install the trial version, and got an error telling me I have to have Mac OS 10.5.2.

So look forward to a new update to OS X today as well.

February 12 2008 at 11:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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David

10.5.2 was released yesterday.

February 12 2008 at 12:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

tim

i think a huge deal is TETHERED SHOOTING!!!!

February 12 2008 at 11:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

I also said this on Engadget:

Prices:
Full: $200
Upgrade: $100
Recent Purchase Upgrade: $10

February 12 2008 at 10:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dan S.

Clicking the "Buy Now" link on the Aperture software page, or the Aperture featured item in the US Higher Ed store results in:
"Sorry... The item you have selected is currently not available from the Apple Store.

Please note that Apple cannot guarantee availability of any product."

February 12 2008 at 10:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply