Wow! Apple has release a really cool professional photo platform called Aperture. Aperture allows real time editing in RAW format as well as versioning so you never lose your master documents. Take a look at the specs below:
Apple: Input
* Import images directly from cameras and storage devices
o Compact Flash I, II and Microdrive
o Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo
o Secure Digital, MultiMedia, and SmartMedia cards
o xD Picture cards
* Drag files in from any volume (preserves Finder folder hierarchy)
* Browse and import directly from iPhoto libraryFile Formats
* Native RAW import and editing from leading dSLR cameras
o CRW, NEF, TIF, CR2, OLY, DNG
* Compatible with all major still image formats
o JPEG, TIFF, PICT, BMP, PNG, TGA, PSD(1)Photo Management
* Work with thousands of projects
* High-performance database
* Organize photos into projects and albums
* Include up to 10,000 ???master??? images per Project with as many ???versions??? as needed
* Create albums from any combination of images
* Combing photos from multiple projects into albums
* Search using Smart Albums based on metadata queries
* One-click archival and backup
* Backup to multiple drives concurrently
* Aperture tracks backup status and location of all imagesImage Processing
* Non-destructive image processing
* Master image becomes locked digital negative
* Create alternate versions without using extra disk space
* Photographer???s ???Essential??? non-destructive editing tools
o Exposure
o Histogram
o Crop
o Highlights & Shadows
o Sharpen
o RGB Channel Mixer
o Levels
o White Balance
o Straighten
o Red Eye Correction
o Noise Reduction
* Modify and suspend adjustments at any time
* Dust, spot, blemish, red-eye, and patch tools
* Lift and Stamp tool to copy and paste adjustments
* Use Stacks to manage alternate versions
* Seamless Photoshop integration
o One-click export directly into Photoshop as .PSD or TIFF
o Native support for flattened or single-layer .PSD files
o Manage Photoshop-generated image versionsCompare & Select Tools
* Stacks
o Group sequences of shots together
o Automatically group bursts and bracketed shots
o Manually stack alternate shots
o Collapse entire shoots down to selects
* Full-screen workspace for comparing images
* View multiple images side-by-side
* Simultaneously zoom multiple images
* Compare Mode for selecting shots
* Digital Loupe tool for magnifying images
* Digital Light Table for organizing images and creating comp layoutsOutput
* ColorSync color managed output
* On-screen soft proofing
* Embed ColorSync and ICC profile data during file export
* Embed IPTC metadata during file export
* Expert local printing
o Images
o Customizable contact sheets
o Light Table comps
o Proofs
* Gamma adjustment
* Black point compensation
* Order color-managed prints online
* Integrated layout and authoring tools for web
* Integrated layout and authoring tools for books
* Fully customizable template library
* High-resolution book printing
* One-click .Mac web publishingUser Interface
* Professional interface designed for photographic work
* Color-neutral UI palette
* Adjustable background luminance
* Customizable window layouts
* Variable size thumbnails
* Heads-up displays, tools, and controls
* Full-screen mode for single or multiple displaysMetadata
* Comprehensive IPTC and EXIF metadata support
* View, extract or add any metadata
* Define custom metadata sets
* Customize display of metadata throughout entire worfkflow
* Add metadata automatically to batches on import
* Embed IPTC metadata on export
* Powerful Query tool for searching, sorting and sifting
* Lift and Stamp tool for copying and pasting metadata
* EXIF Metadata Tags
* IPTC Metadata Tags
Pretty nice! I’ll be sure to get it when I’m ready for a new Powerbook.
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