Aperture 2

Streamlined interface that’s more accessible and intuitive.
Aperture 2 includes an all-in-one Inspector that consolidates the Projects, Metadata, and Adjustments panes and lets you switch between them simply by pressing W. Another convenience, the simplified Viewer and Browser setup lets you maximize screen real estate for your images.
Quickly locate images in the innovative All Projects view with project skimming (a la iPhoto Events). In fact, you can access your entire iPhoto library, directly within Aperture 2, to import selected events, albums, or individual photos using the iPhoto Browser. Choose Show iPhoto Browser from the File menu to reveal the browser.

Accelerated performance at every step of the workflow.
Thanks to an optimized database and a streamlined, more responsive user interface, Aperture 2 provides dramatically improved performance throughout your workflow.
The new Quick Preview mode, for example, provides rapid-fire photo browsing, letting you quickly compare, rate, and select images. You can create custom keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work. Or use the significantly improved search tools to conduct fast, pinpoint searches with extended search logic. Aperture also offers enhanced performance when making processor-intensive adjustments, such as Noise Reduction and Highlights and Shadows.
And because Aperture preps versions, masters, or whole projects for export in the background, you can save valuable time while continuing to sort, compare, or modify images.
 
Enhanced image processing.
Leveraging the next-generation RAW image processing in Mac OS X Leopard, Aperture 2 delivers images of astounding quality, offering superb color fidelity, increased shadow detail, reduced noise, and advanced highlight recovery. Realize the very best results from every image by applying new RAW Fine Tuning controls, adjusting RAW rendering on an image-by-image basis.
To improve and enhance photographs, use the new Recovery tool to pull back “blown” highlights. With the Vibrancy tool, you can selectively boost saturation without adversely affecting skin tones. Or pick up the soft-edged Retouch brush to quickly and easily remove blemishes, clean up sensor dust, or clone out unwanted elements.
For even more flexibility, take advantage of some of the plug-ins made possible by the powerful new plug-in architecture in Aperture 2. For example, make selective edits using the included Dodge & Burn plug-in (which supports a variety of brush effects). Or use third-party plug-ins, such as Nik Software's Viveza or PictureCode's Noise Ninja.
Aperture provides RAW support for the leading digital cameras and camera backs. It also supports DNGs made from the RAW files of most digital cameras.

Unprecedented integration.
Thanks to seamless integration with other Mac software, services, and Mac OS X, Aperture 2 saves you time and effort by reaching out to almost every application on your Mac. With a MobileMe account, you can take advantage of new support for MobileMe Gallery to create beautiful online portfolios — even allowing clients, colleagues, or friends to download JPEG or RAW originals complete with embedded metadata while you’re in the field. See a live MobileMe Gallery
Aperture also lets you sync your Aperture library to an iPhone or iPod. Or enjoy your photos on a widescreen TV in glorious high definition using Apple TV.
Tight integration with iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 means you can bring your photos to life in exciting ways: creating audio slideshows in iMovie, animated presentations in Keynote, or impressive digital portfolios in iDVD. In iLife, iWork, and applications such as Leopard Mail, you’ll find a media or photo browser that lets you browse the projects, albums, and Smart Albums in your Aperture library for images you’d like to use.

Minimum System Requirements
One of the following Mac computers:
- Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, Mac mini with an Intel Core Solo or Duo processor
- iMac with a 1.8GHz or faster PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
- Power Mac G5 with a 1.6GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processor
- 15- or 17-inch PowerBook G4 with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor
Memory requirements
- 1GB of RAM
- 2GB of RAM for Mac Pro
One of the following graphics cards:
- ATI Radeon X600 Pro, X600 XT, X800 XT Mac Edition, X850 XT, X1600, X1900 XT, 9800 XT, 9800 Pro, 9700 Pro, 9600, 9600 XT, 9600 Pro, 9650, HD 2400 XT, HD 2600 PRO, or HD 2600 XT
- ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, 6600, 6600 LE, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, 7300 GT, 7800 GT, 8600M GT, or 8800 GT
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 or FX 5600
- Intel GMA 950 or GMA X3100
Minimum operating system requirements
- Mac OS X v10.4.11 Tiger
- Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard
- DVD drive for installation
- 5GB of hard drive space for the application and sample projects
Recommended Configuration
- Mac computer with a 2.0GHz or faster Intel Core Duo processor or dual 2.0GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processors
- 2GB of RAM
One of the following graphics cards:
- ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition, 9800 XT, 9800 Pro, X1900 XT, X1600, HD 2600 XT, or HD 2600 PRO
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, 7300 GT, 7800 GT 8600M GT, or 8800 GT
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 or FX 5600