If you have a camera that writes a RAW file that is currently unsupported by Aperture, you may not be entirely out of luck. First, it is very likely that the team at Apple is busy trying to come...

Most of the time I don’t have a lot of noise in my images. Partially that’s because of the cameras I use, and partially it’s because I try to make sure not to underexpose images. I rarely use ISOs higher...

Last week Nik Software announced a new Edit plugin for Aperture called Sharpener Pro. I have spent the past week testing this plugin and I have one thing to say--get it! This plugin is by far one of the most...

I’ve still not had time to sit down and analyse the editing plug-in SDK properly, but as far as I know the plug-in can request the RAW file, not just an Aperture-rendered TIFF. In theory, this means that camera manufacturers...

There's been some interesting conversation, bordering on FUD, about Aperture's Edit Plug-In architecture, saying that it really provides no advantages over using an external editor. Micah Walter, whom you may recognize as a contributor to this blog, has published a...

Noise Ninja 2.0 was just released for Aperture 2.1 as a plug-in. This is a welcome addition since Noise Ninja enjoys a reputation as being one of the better noise removal products in the industry. I gave it a test...

Last week I wrote about a new edit plugin for Aperture called Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software. I am still having a great time using this plugin. I read some of your comments and am trying to find out...

It’s Saturday afternoon and I am having a blast experimenting with the new edit plugin from Nik Software called Silver Efex Pro. I downloaded the trial as soon as I heard it was available and it is really addictive....

There are numerous 3rd-party export plug-ins for Aperture that you can try. A lot of them are free, but many are available as 15-day trial demos. There are also trial versions that are available for longer periods of time, but...

The first plugin for Aperture was released in the v2.1 update last week. Apple developed it to augment the regular adjustment tools. To access it go to Images > Edit With and choose Dodge and Burn. IMHO, that’s not the...

If you haven’t already noticed, Aperture 2.1 has just shipped and is available for download via Software Update. Aperture 2.1 has some really important updates and added features. This isn’t a minor bug fix but a major update to Aperture....

There has been so much going on in the Aperture plugin world that I have been swamped trying to keep up with it all over at AperturePluggedIn.com. I have finally got a number of update posts up there, but there...