Apple released Aperture 1.5.3

Aperture is the first all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Built from the ground up for professionals, according to Apple Aperture offers an advanced RAW workflow, professional project management capabilities, powerful compare and select tools, nondestructive image processing, and versatile printing and publishing. The 1.5.3 update is available as a stand-alone file from this Apple Web page.

What's New in this Version 1.5.3:

Aperture 1.5.3 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including:

• Generation of thumbnails for adjusted images
  
• Entering and exiting Full Screen mode
  
• Working with large sets of keywords in the Keywords HUD
  
• Restoring from a vault

Among the specific issues that have been addressed:

• Previews now update properly when images are sent to an external editor.
  
• Leaf Aptus 22 and Aptus 75 images are now imported with the correct orientation.
  
• When folders are imported as projects, the folder structure is now correctly preserved when identically named subfolders are included in the hierarchy.
  
• Reconnecting referenced images that have been externally edited now works more reliably.
  
• Setting the ColorSync profile in the Aperture Print dialog now correctly suppresses color management settings in the Mac OS X Print dialog.

We do not have Aperture so we can not test this update for you. [Bill Fox]