Aperture is a software program for Mac OS X announced by Apple Inc. at a New York media event on October 19, 2005, designed to assist professional photographers in post-production work. It became available in November 2005.
Aperture 2.0 was released on February 12, 2008 with a reduced US price of $199. This can be compared with the $499 price tag of version 1.0. Apple claims more than 100 new features are included in version 2.0 and cites the main enhancements as follows.
Streamlined interface.
Enhanced performance due to database optimizations and interface improvements.
Enhanced image processing with updated RAW support.
Improved integration with Mac OS X, .Mac and various software packages including iLife '08 and iWork '08.
Support for editing plug-ins, including Apple's own dodging and burning tool (Aperture 2.1)
