Apple Released Aperture 1.1 with Universal Binary and Reduced Price at $299

Apple today released Aperture 1.1, a significant update to its all-in-one post production tool for photographers that runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. According to Apple, Aperture 1.1 features dramatically improved RAW image rendering and a new set of advanced RAW adjustment controls. It also delivers impressive speed gains on any Mac including desktop performance on a MacBook Pro with image adjustments and searching up to 4x faster in Apple's tests.

At a new lower price of $299, Apple has made Aperture much more affordable for many other photographers. Those who bought Aperture 1.0 at the original $499 price can get a $200 coupon that is redeemable at the Apple Online Store by visiting this Web page. [Bill Fox]