Aperture 2.1 Adds Open Plug-in Architecture [Updated]

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Apple announced the immediate availability of Aperture 2.1 on Friday. The update for the professional image editing and management application added a new plug-in architecture that supports third-party adds ons for specialized application features.

Along with support for third party plug-ins, the update included Appleis Dodge & Burn plug-in with brush-based tools for dodging and burning images, adjusting contrast and saturation, and applying sharpen and blur effects.

The new version also improved overall stability and performance, and addressed issues with importing and exporting, printing, Quick Preview, All Projects view, image adjustments, and books.

Aperture 2.1 is priced at US$199. The update is free for version 2 users and is available via Software Update.

[This article has been updated with additional information about the Aperture 2.1 update.]

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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