Aperture 1.5.1 due today

A senior Apple director today at the PhotoPlus Expo revealed that the company will release Aperture 1.5.1 some time today, as well as a fully functioning demo of the post production photography software that will allow users to try out all aspects of the application. "The update comes from user feedback on our 1.5 release and focuses on performance improvements related to previews," said Kirk Paulsen, Apple's senior director of professional applications product marketing. The update also addresses general stability and reliability of Aperture, according to Paulsen, adding RAW support for the Nikon D80 and Canon XTI cameras. The demo version allows users to purchase Aperture from within the application, requiring only the entry of a serial number before resuming usage of the fully legal application. "We want to get Aperture in the hands of as many photographers as possible," Paulsen added.

by MacNN Staff