Aperture for the masses?

It took a long time to get here, but the new Aperture release looks like it’s been worth waiting for. A bunch of new features like selective (non-destructive) dodging and burning, 64-bit architecture with the additional memory capacity that it brings with it, together with the introduction of adjustment presets and something resembling Photoshop’s curves functionality are all things I’ll use daily.

But it’s not all rosy. You see, Aperture 3.0 seems to have brought with it a few teething problems that are a good reminder to us all that the early adoption of new technology and business critical systems don’t mix.

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