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Apple has made Aperture 3.3.1 available for download.
 
What's New in Aperture 3.3.1

• Fixes an issue that in rare cases could cause Aperture to hang or quit unexpectedly when upgrading libraries.

(Thanks Justin)

Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.14 is now available for download.
 
This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:

• Canon EOS Rebel T4i / 650D / Kiss X6i
• Sony Alpha SLT-A37

For more information on supported RAW formats, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4757.

Apple has released Aperture 3.3
 
What's New in Version 3.3

• New unified photo library for both iPhoto (v 9.3 or later) and Aperture; no import/export required; Faces, Places, slideshows, albums and web sharing work across both applications
• Support for AVCHD video has been added
• Aperture now lets you use camera-generated previews for faster browsing of RAW files immediately after import
• Highlights & Shadows tool has been updated to deliver higher-quality results and work with extended range data
• A new Auto Enhance button has been added to the Adjustments panel
• White Balance tool now includes Skin Tone and Natural Gray modes to simplify color balance
• Auto button has been added to the White Balance tool for one-click color balancing
• Set Desktop command has been added to Share menu so you can set a desktop background from within Aperture
• A new Manual option allows you to drag and drop projects to customize sort order in the Projects view
• New preference allows you to set the background brightness of the full screen browser
• Facebook, Flickr, and MobileMe albums are now displayed as thumbnails in the main window when accounts are selected in the source list
• Minor terminology changes, including "Original" instead of "Master" and "Info" instead of "Metadata"
• Source list includes a new "Recent" section, showing Last Import and recently-viewed projects
• Raw Fine Tuning is no longer displayed in the Adjustments panel by default
• Faces can now be named by dragging them from the Unnamed Faces browser to existing snapshots on the corkboard
• The Faces corkboard now includes a menu that allows you to set the order of face snapshots
• Newly designed monochrome source list and toolbar icons
• Addresses numerous issues related to overall performance and stability

Apple Aperture 3.2.4 is now available for download.
 
What's New in Aperture 3.2.4

• Improves stability on Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
• Addresses an issue that could prevent the Viewer from updating correctly after editing a photo using an external editor.

Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.13 is now available for download.
 
This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:

• Canon EOS-1D X
• Nikon D800E
• Nikon D3200
• Olympus OM-D E-M5
• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF5
• Sony Alpha SLT-A57

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.12 (download), adding Canon EOS 5D Mark III RAW image compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11. (thanks Mark)

Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.11 is now available for download.
 
Support for the Nikon D800 is the added functionality. The complete list of supported RAW formats can be found here.

The new Apple iPad 3rd Generation, with a greatly enhanced display, is now available on eBay. Otherwise, the "New iPad" remains unavailable online.

Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.10 is now available.
 
This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:
 
Canon PowerShot G1 X
Nikon D4
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ35
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ38
Samsung NX200
Sony Alpha NEX-7
Sony NEX-VG20
 
For more information on supported RAW formats, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4757.

Apple Aperture 3.2.3 can now be downloaded.
 
What's New in Aperture 3.2.3

• Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
• Addresses minor issues related to performance and stability

Included in Aperture 3.2

• Addresses compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5
• Resolves an issue that could cause the "Loading" indicator to reappear in the Viewer when cropping a photo
• Aperture now automatically relaunches into Full Screen mode if the application was in Full Screen mode when last quit
• Pinch-to-zoom gesture now automatically activates Zoom mode in the Viewer
• Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in the Viewer
• Microsoft Outlook can now be chosen in Preferences as the application used by Aperture for emailing photos
• Fixes a problem that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to quit unexpectedly when using brushes to apply adjustments
• Loupe now correctly displays magnification levels between 50-100%
• Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to display the incorrect color profile on externally edited images
• Import window now includes an option to delete photos from iPhone and iPad after they have been imported into Aperture
• The Lift & Stamp tool now displays the correct cursor icons when being used in Split View and Viewer only modes

The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X Version 10.0.3.
 
"Version 10.0.3 introduces Multicam Editing, Broadcast Monitoring, and more new features that extend the power and flexibility of Final Cut Pro X."

Apple has released Aperture 3.2.2.
 
What's New in Aperture 3.2.2
 
This update resolves an issue that could prevent auto-imported Photo Stream images from being displayed in the library after your Photo Stream hits 1,000 images.
 
For more information about this update see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4144
 
Included in Aperture 3.2
 
• Addresses compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5
 
• Resolves an issue that could cause the "Loading" indicator to reappear in the Viewer when cropping a photo
 
• Aperture now automatically relaunches into Full Screen mode if the application was in Full Screen mode when last quit
 
• Pinch-to-zoom gesture now automatically activates Zoom mode in the Viewer
 
• Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in the Viewer
 
• Microsoft Outlook can now be chosen in Preferences as the application used by Aperture for emailing photos
 
• Fixes a problem that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to quit unexpectedly when using brushes to apply adjustments
 
• Loupe now correctly displays magnification levels between 50-100%
 
• Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to display the incorrect color profile on externally edited images
 
• Import window now includes an option to delete photos from iPhone and iPad after they have been imported into Aperture
 
• The Lift & Stamp tool now displays the correct cursor icons when being used in Split View and Viewer only modes
 
The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.9.
 
This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:
 
Canon PowerShot S100
Nikon 1 J1
Nikon 1 V1
Nikon COOLPIX P7100
Olympus PEN E-PL1s
Olympus PEN E-PL3
Olympus PEN E-PM1
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ150
Sony Alpha NEX-5N
Sony Alpha SLT-A65
Sony Alpha SLT-A77
 
For more information on supported RAW formats, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4757.

Apple Aperture 3.2.1 has been released.
 
This update addresses the following issues in Aperture 3.2:
 
Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly at launch on Macs with Core Solo or Core Duo processors.
 
Addresses issues that could cause the Crop tool to switch to the incorrect orientation or resize incorrectly.
 
Resolves rendering issues when cropping images with Onscreen Proofing enabled.
 
Location menus are now displayed correctly on the map in the Places view when Photos is selected in the Library Inspector.
 
iPhoto 9.2.1 has been released.
 
What's New in iPhoto 9.2.1:
 
Addresses an issue that could cause iPhoto to quit unexpectedly on Macs with the 3ivxVideoCodec plug-in installed

iPhoto 9.2 supports compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5. This update also addresses minor stability, performance and compatibility issues, including:
 
• Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in Magnify (1-up) view
 
• Previously imported photos are now displayed in a separate section of the Import window
 
• Book/calendar themes and card categories can now be selected using a pop-up menu in the carousel view
 
• Resolves an issue that could cause some pages of books to print incorrectly
 
• Rebuilding a library now correctly preserves saved slideshows and books
 
The update is recommended for all users of iPhoto '11.

Aperture 3.2 supports compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5. This update also addresses minor stability, performance and compatibility issues, including:
 
• Aperture now automatically relaunches into Full Screen mode if the application was in Full Screen mode when last quit
 
• Pinch-to-zoom gesture now automatically activates Zoom mode in the Viewer
 
• Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in the Viewer
 
• Microsoft Outlook can now be chosen in Preferences as the application used by Aperture for emailing photos
 
• Fixes a problem that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to quit unexpectedly when using brushes to apply adjustments
 
• Loupe now correctly displays magnification levels between 50-100%.
 
• Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to display the incorrect color profile on externally edited images
 
• Import window now includes an option to delete photos from iPhone and iPad after they have been imported into Aperture
 
• The Lift & Stamp tool now displays the correct cursor icons when being used in Split View and Viewer only modes
 
The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.
 
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518

Apple has posted Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.8.
 
No Canon or Nikons listed this round.
 
This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:
 
• Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200
• Olympus PEN E-P3
• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G3
• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF3
• Samsung NX11
• Samsung NX100
• Sony Alpha NEX-C3
• Sony Alpha SLT-A35
 
For more information on supported RAW formats, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4757.

Epson has posted a Mac OS X Lion Support page.
 
"Welcome to Mac OS X Lion Support for Epson products. Here you can find out how to get drivers and other Epson software for your Epson product that work with Mac OS X Lion 10.7."

Apple has introduced several new products - and has discontinued the white plastic MacBook.
 
Apple MacBook Air
Apple Mac Mini
Apple Thunderbolt 27" Display
Apple OS X Lion is now shipping
 
More information from Macworld:
 
New Mac minis add Thunderbolt, lose optical drive
Apple brings Thunderbolt to its 27-inch display
Apple adds Core i5, Thunderbolt to MacBook Air
Lion arrives in Mac App Store

Apple has released Aperture 3.1.3. This update contains a long list of fixes and a few mostly gesture-related new features.
 
The Aperture 3.1.3 update is available for download or via the update function of the software.

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor 4.

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.7.
 
This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:
 
Fujifilm FinePix X100
Nikon D5100
Olympus E-PL2
Olympus XZ-1
Samsung GX-1S

Apple has released ProKit 7.0.
 
This ProKit Update fixes the following minor issues:
 
Improved support for PopOver style tooltips.
 
Improved support for Font Smoothing.
 
Addresses an issue with an unwanted gap between a menu and submenu.
 
Fixes leaks and improves stability for the color picker and timecode interface in Final Cut Pro and Motion.
 
Improved compatibility when importing assets from older versions of Soundtrack Pro.
 
Fixes an issue with the scrubber appearance in Logic Express and Logic Pro.
 
Addresses AppKit related crashes in Motion.
 
This update is recommended for users of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, iPhoto, Aperture, Final Cut Express, Logic Pro, MainStage, Logic Express and iAd Producer.

According to Macworld, Apple has announced Final Cut Pro X during the 2011 National Association of Broadcasters Show.
 
"Apple says Final Cut Pro X has been rewritten from the ground up, with support for 64-bit, a user-interface redesign, and a whole host of new features. The software takes advantage of core Mac OS X features like Cocoa, Core Animation, Open CL, and Grand Central Dispatch to speed up and fine-tune performance."
 
Read the rest of the article at Macworld.