Like iPhoto and Lightroom, images are imported into a library, and you have the option of storing them in the library along with the application’s database (all of which exist in a self-contained “package” file) or in their original locations within the file structure.
Aperture can process RAW, JPEG or TIFF files, and stores all adjustments as metadata within the application’s database, so images remain unchanged. Multiple images are handled as a “project” rather than on an individual basis as they are in Photoshop. This makes processing in Aperture extremely efficient.
The interface design is clean, yet sophisticated and robust.
You can apply 22 different adjustments which include the following: retouch, red eye correction, spot & patch, straighten, crop, flip, chromatic aberration, devignette, noise reduction, white balance, exposure, enhance, curves, highlights & shadows, levels, color, black & white, color monochrome, sepia tone, sharpen, edge sharpen and vignette. These are located in a pane to the left of the image preview, and can be added and removed at will, similar to Photoshop’s layers. Additional “layers” can be added for most adjustments, and the effect “painted in”.
In addition to these, there are also 14 “Quick Brushes” adjustments that are be painted in by default. These include: skin smoothing, dodge, burn, polarize, intensify contrast, tint, contrast, saturation, definition, vibrancy, blur, sharpen, halo reduction and noise reduction.
Adjustments can be “lifted” and “stamped” to apply to other images, or presets can be made that can be applied to multiple images.
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