Apple's Aperture will complement Photoshop

Apple's introduction of Aperture, its new digital image editing software designed for professional photographers, will complement Adobe's Photoshop software, not replace it, according to some professional photographers. Despite this, some believe that the new software from Apple has the potential to cut into Adobe's profits. Software analyst Chris Swenson said "Apple is Adobe's most serious competitor in the creative space. They create amazing software." Kevin Connor, director of product management for Adobe's digital imaging products said "it's clear Apple is positioning this as complementary to Photoshop," according to a report from Ziff Davis Internet. Apple touts Aperture's "seamless Photoshop integration," which will include one-click file export to Photoshop, native support for flattened or single-layer .PSD files, and management of Photoshop-generated image versions.

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