Following the release of Aperture 3 on Tuesday, Apple's photography software for editing and organising images, the company has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0.
According to Apple, the update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09 for the following cameras and formats:
Canon PowerShot S90Canon sRAWCanon mRAWLeica D-LUX 4Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
The update is available via the Software Update mechanism of Mac OS X v10.5.8 or 10.6.2 and later, or as standalone updater.
A list of Mac OS X 10.6: Digital camera RAW formats supported can be found here.
A list of Mac OS X 10.5: Digital camera RAW formats supported can be found here.
Apple also introduced Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0. The update available here "addresses an issue affecting the playback of video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard," according to Apple's notes.
Apple introduced Aperture 3 on Tuesday, promising over 200 new features including Faces, Places, both first introduced in iPhoto ’09 and Brushes.
"Millions of people love using iPhoto to organise, edit, and share their digital photos," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, in a statement.
"Aperture 3 is designed for both professionals who edit and manage massive libraries of photos and iPhoto users who want to take their photos further with easy-to-use tools such as Brushes and Adjustment Presets."
Aperture 3 runs as a 64-bit application on Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Macs with Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Aperture 3 does not support PowerPC based Macs.
Aperture 3 costs 169, while existing Aperture users can upgrade for 79. Prices include VAT.
A downloadable 30-day trial version is also available from www.apple.com/uk/aperture/trial.
More information including full system requirements can be found at www.apple.com/uk/aperture.
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