New Aperture and iPhoto Updates Provide Shared Photo Stream Support

[Akshay Masand]

Shortly after Apple released OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion and iOS 6, the Cupertino California company also rolled out updates for the consumer level iPhoto and the professional grade Aperture image organization and editing apps. The updates grant both apps access to Share Photo Streams., the iCloud-based service that allows users to share photos with any iOS, OS X, or PC user. Shared Photo Streams offers support for comments and notifications as well as a web-based client, which can come in pretty handy.

Aperture 3.4

Aperture users are now given the option to open a file in iPhoto if they choose to. Version 3.4 of Aperture weighs in at about 551 MB and can be downloaded directly through the Mac App Store or Software Update. The release notes for the updated version state the following:

What's New in Version 3.4?

• Adds support for Shared Photo Streams on OS X Mountain Lion
• A new File menu command can be used to open the current photo library in iPhoto
• Includes performance and stability improvements

iPhoto 9.4

Apple’s iPhoto version 9.4 also includes stability and performance enhancements, all while adding new card and calendar themes as well as a menu option to open an image in Aperture for further editing. Version 9.4 weighs in at about 757.61 MB and can be downloaded via the Mac App Store, the Software Update, and Apple’s Support Downloads page. The release notes for the updated version state the following:

What's New in Version 9.4?

• Adds support for Shared Photo Streams on OS X Mountain Lion
• Comments can now be added to photos after publishing them to Facebook
• New card and calendar themes have been added
• A new File menu command can be used to open the current photo library in Aperture (if installed)
• Includes performance and stability improvements

Source: Apple

[Mrteacup]

I really don't like the idea of auto uploading things to Facebook that makes me extremely uncomfortable. People don't realize how much your social profiles can reveal..