Apple Aperture 2 - Manual (Page 13)

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Introducing Aperture
Aperture is a powerful and easy-to-use digital image
management system that can track thousands of digital
images and provides the advanced photographer with
high-quality image management and adjustment tools.
Designed for the needs of professional photographers, Aperture is an all-in-one
post-production tool that provides:
 An advanced RAW workflow: From capture to output, you can work with your images
captured as RAW files, without having to first convert them to another format before
viewing, adjusting, organizing, or printing them. Aperture supports RAW formats
from leading digital camera manufacturers (including Canon and Nikon).
 Flexible image management: An open library structure lets you store photos
anywhere you want. You can have Aperture either store image files in the library or
simply link to image files in their current locations. You can also have Aperture link to
your iPhoto Library without copying the images into the Aperture library. Aperture
can work with photos stored on any number of hard disk drives and other storage
media. You can catalog and search for images that are stored on multiple hard disks,
including offline volumes, CDs, and DVDs.
 Professional project management: Aperture allows you to manage thousands of
projects and provides flexible organizational tools, comprehensive metadata support,
and powerful search tools that let you find files instantly.
 Nondestructive image processing: Designed to protect your images from the moment
they’re imported, Aperture identifies your original images as digital “masters” and has
built-in safeguards to help ensure that you don’t accidentally overwrite or modify them.
 Versatile printing and publishing: Working directly with your RAW images, you can
create color-accurate prints, custom contact sheets, stunning websites, and unique
bound books with tools that are intuitive and powerful.