Pro photographers take a look at Aperture

Aperture isn't out yet, but already there is a fairly comprehensive overview of the product by a couple of real life photographers, who haven't been paid by Apple. There is lots of great info in the overview, some of which went right over my head (I'm not photo buff). The most interesting thing, to me, is the fact that Aperture's Library (the central file repository) will be more akin to what we know as a 'package,' i.e., a file that looks like it is a single file but is, in fact, a number of files and directories bundled together. A hint of what is to come for iPhoto perhaps?

Also of note is the concept of a 'Vault,' which is basically a section of the Library that you have set aside and saved to a different location. The Library still contains the original RAW image, but the Vault has a copy that is updated every time the Library original is. Nifty.

I can't do the article justice, so go ahead and read it for yourself.

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