During the last evening, the Apple company released updates for the Final Cut Pro, Aperture and iPhoto applications, these updates having the role of making the applications compatible with the Retina Display available in the new MacBook Pro of the American company. Through these updates, Apple has also improved the performance of the applications, but in Aperture it has also implemented a whole list of new functions, which you can find detailed in the changelog below.
This update improves overall stability and is enhanced for the MacBook Pro with Retina display.
Included in versions 10.0.3 and 10.0.4
• Multicam editing with automatic sync and support for mixed formats, mixed frame rates, and up to 64 camera angles
• Broadcast monitoring with third-party PCIe and Thunderbolt I/O devices
• Advanced chroma keying with controls for color sampling and edge quality
• Media relink for manual reconnect of projects and events to new media
• Ability to import and edit layered Photoshop graphics
• XML 1.1 with support for primary color grades, effect parameters, and audio keyframes
• iPhoto can now open libraries from Aperture 3.3 or later
• AVCHD video is now supported
• The Description field now automatically expands as needed when entering text
• You can now flag a photo in Magnify (1-up) view by clicking a Flag icon displayed in the upper left corner of the photo
• Keywords and titles are now preserved when exporting files with embedded GPS location data
• A new Export option allows you to automatically organize exported photos into subfolders by eventThis update is recommended for all users of iPhoto '11.
• New unified photo library for both iPhoto (v 9.3 or later) and Aperture; no import/export required; Faces, Places, slideshows, albums and web sharing work across both applications
• Support for AVCHD video has been added
• Aperture now lets you use camera-generated previews for faster browsing of RAW files immediately after import
• Highlights & Shadows tool has been updated to deliver higher-quality results and work with extended range data
• A new Auto Enhance button has been added to the Adjustments panel
• White Balance tool now includes Skin Tone and Natural Gray modes to simplify color balance
• Auto button has been added to the White Balance tool for one-click color balancing
• Set Desktop command has been added to the Share menu so you can set a desktop background from within Aperture
• A new Manual option allows you to drag and drop projects to customize sort order in the Projects view
• New preference allows you to set the background brightness of the full screen browser
• Facebook, Flickr, and MobileMe albums are now displayed as thumbnails in the main window when accounts are selected in the source list
• Minor terminology changes, including "Original" instead of "Master" and "Info" instead of "Metadata"
• Source list includes a new "Recent" section, showing Last Import and recently-viewed projects
• Raw Fine Tuning is no longer displayed in the Adjustments panel by default
• Faces can now be named by dragging them from the Unnamed Faces browser to existing snapshots on the corkboard
• The Faces corkboard now includes a menu that allows you to set the order of face snapshots
• Newly designed monochrome source list and toolbar icons
• Addresses numerous issues related to overall performance and stabilityThe update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.
