First Look: Aperture 2.1

Apple released Aperture 2 earlier this year with more than 100 new features, and priced it at $199 ($99 to upgrade). To sweeten the deal, Apple recently released version 2.1, which gives users still more features, but also third-party support.

All it took was a cryptic message in Apple's Aperture forum last month for Aperture upgrade speculation to hit a fevered pitch. The vague post by an Apple senior product manager asked users to "stay tuned" for an upgrade that included support for more...