Apple Aperture 1.5: Compare prices

By Lori Grunin on 30/04/2007

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The good:

Excellent retouching tools in a streamlined interface
Delivers great results
Integrated colour management

The bad:

No Windows version
Relatively steep hardware requirements
Limited Apple support options
Restrictive file-management system
No curves view or editor

The bottomline:

This raw work-flow application isn't the Holy Grail many hoped it would be, but Apple Aperture 1.5 could make life easier for photographers who need to cull, retouch, and output large numbers of photographs quickly and efficiently.

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Editors' rating:

7.6/10

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