Suhit Gupta
03-28-2008, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9905394-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20' target='_blank'>http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-99...g=2547-1_3-0-20</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple has added image-editing plug-ins for its Aperture photo editing software as part of a new release of the product. Aperture 2.1 is a free download for those already running Aperture 2.0, which was released in February. The addition of support for third-party plug-ins gives Aperture users a way to use specialized editing tools not supported by Apple inside the application. The new release is basically a software development kit for Aperture developers, and has been expected since the release of Aperture 2.0. It comes with one Apple-developed plug-in called Dodge & Burn, but other developers such as Nik Software, PictureCode, and Digital Film Tools are expected to bring their plug-ins to Aperture over the next several months, according to Apple. Support for plug-ins is something that Adobe's Lightroom--Aperture's nemesis--has had since last year, but development of image-edting plug-ins for Lightroom has taken some time."</em></p><p><img border="0" alt="" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/dht/auto/1206716613.usr14.jpg" /></p><p>I figured this would be welcome news to all our Mac readers. Unfortunately I have not used Aperture yet but my girlfriend just bough a Macbook Pro so I am looking forward to giving it a whirl. Any words of advice or cute tips when using it?</p>