Apple Updates Aperture To 3.1.3

Apple has just released an update for Aperture right ahead of tomorrow’s expected launch of OS X Lion. The update brings a long list of improvements, bug fixes, and last-minute tweaks to make sure it is ready for Lion. Read on for the full release notes:

From the release notes:

This update supports general compatibility issues, and also addresses overall stability and performance. Minor issues addressed include the following:

– Improves reliability and performance when syncing web-published albums
– Slideshow exports are now handled as a background operation
– Crop tool now correctly supports use of gestures to define crop size
– Gesture support can now be enabled or disabled in Preferences
– Fixes an issue that could cause a blank sheet to display when placing a book or print order
– Published MobileMe, Facebook and Flickr albums now appear in a Web section in the Projects Inspector
– Shift-clicking snapshots on the Faces corkboard now allows you to make contiguous selections
– Metadata presets are now correctly applied to imported audio files
– Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when trimming audio in full screen mode
– Resolves various issues when adding names to Faces using accented, Japanese, Korean or Simplified Chinese characters
– Improves stability when browsing video clips
– Addresses reliability of library repair and rebuild
Full details on the update, which weighs in at 292.02 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later, are available in the release notes.

The update is available via Software Update, as well as through the Mac App Store.

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.