Aperture 2.1 Includes Support for Edit Plugins

March 28th, 2008

Just shipped this morning, Aperture 2.1 includes support for Edit Plugins as well as a slew of new updates and features. Click here to see the full press release and documentation.

Apple has also posted a nice tutorial video outlining the use of their pre-packaged Dodge and Burn plugin. If you have already done the upgrade to 2.1 you can try out the plugin for yourself by selecting an image, and then choosing Images->Edit With->Dodge and Burn.

This plugin will allow you to make selective area adjustments to your images using a specialized dialog box. Once you click save, your image will be saved as a new TIFF file and stacked along with its original Master image.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to hear the news of a whole new array of plugin possibilities. At Aperture Plugged In we will continue to collect these new plugins as they appear so you can find them easily and stay current with updates and news.

In fact we are creating a new category for Edit plugin on this site. I am sure that in the weeks to come we will begin to see all sorts of Edit plugins that Aperture users have been dreaming of ever since Aperture 1.0 shipped over two years ago.

I for one have to admit, the first plugin I would have asked for was a Dodge and Burn tool. This feature is something that has been missing in Aperture and was one of the primary reasons I needed to round trip to Photoshop. Now it’s built right in!

Aperture 2.1 includes a number of other important additions and bug fixes. I am really impressed by the speed and frequency of these updates. It really seems like Apple is putting a great deal of resources into this product and that is always a good thing.

As soon as the new SDK ships I will be sure to update this site with information for developers interested in creating Edit Plugins. But for now, if you are trying to find out more info, please use the following email address: aperturedeveloper@apple.com, and be sure to join the Aperture Dev Mailing list here: Aperture Dev List

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5 Responses to “Aperture 2.1 Includes Support for Edit Plugins”

  1. Lorenzo Strambi Says:
    March 28th, 2008 at 7:13 am

    Nice! Waiting for good edit tools so ;)

  2. Alexander Says:
    March 28th, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Die Supperted Plugins für den Mac, erweisen sich mehr als schwierig, da dort noch eine richtige Betriebssystem “Implantierung” fehlt. Meine Meinung.

  3. Erik J. Barzeski Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    I remain disappointed that the edits are not non-destructive. And will each plugin add a new TIFF file? Why couldn’t Apple add a sort of “layering” mechanism to preserve the edits and keep just the one master image?

  4. Micah Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    Well, I have to say in Apple’s defense - - they are heading into new territory with this plugin architecture. I’m sure there are many technical reasons why they couldn’t make this a non-destructive type situation at a first go. I also know that they listen to user feedback and I am sure they are working in that direction, so we shall see where they end up going.

    But for now, we at least have a very powerful toolset, that can be greatly expanded, even if we have to make the occasional extra TIFF file…. :)

    -m

  5. Brent Says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    I, too, regret that none of the plug-ins I’ve seen so far work on raw files–are non-destructive. I will wait until they do.

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