Following their string of releases today, including iOS 5, OS X Lion 10.7.2, iPhoto 9.2, iWork for iOS and more, Apple has also updated Aperture ($79.99, Mac App Store), their popular image editing software, with iCloud capabilities (namely Photo Stream).
The updated version of Aperture now allows users to drag photos into their Aperture library to upload to Photo Stream, and you can drag multiple photos from your library (even entire events) to your Photo Stream. Photo Stream can be enabled in Aperture’s preferences.
If you don’t already own a copy, Aperture is available in the Mac App Store for $79.99 (Mac App Store). The full change log can be found below:
- Resolves an issue that could cause the “Loading” indicator to reappear in the Viewer when cropping a photo
- Aperture now automatically relaunches into Full Screen mode if the application was in Full Screen mode when last quit
- Pinch-to-zoom gesture now automatically activates Zoom mode in the Viewer
- Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in the Viewer
- Microsoft Outlook can now be chosen in Preferences as the application used by Aperture for emailing photos
- Fixes a problem that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to quit unexpectedly when using brushes to apply adjustments
- Loupe now correctly displays magnification levels between 50-100%.
- Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to display the incorrect color profile on externally edited images
- Import window now includes an option to delete photos from iPhone and iPad after they have been imported into Aperture
- The Lift & Stamp tool now displays the correct cursor icons when being used in Split View and Viewer only modes
