Apple updates Aperture

Apple has released Aperture 3.4.5 to bring unmentioned “stability improvements” as well as addressing different issues involving external memory cards. Some of the fixes include remedying the issue of Aperture shutting down unexpectedly when deleting items from a camera or memory card post-import and allowing memory cards to be ejected correctly when using the Delete Items option after import.

It is a 549MB update available through the Mac App Store or through direct download from Apple’s support site. New users can purchase the prosumer photo editing app for $79.99 here.

Become an instant comic book artist with Halftone 2

Take your meme-generating skills up a notch and make full-blown comic strips out of your photos with Halftone 2, the sequel to the iPad app, Halftone.

With Halftone 2, you can create multiple page layouts, write stylish captions and customize them with professionally-designed fonts, as well as add the occasional WHAMS, BAMS, and POWS. Share your masterpieces with your friends and upload them on your favorite social network sites and other cloud-based services. Halftone 2 is a free app and can be downloaded on the iTunes store.

Jazz 1.1 for iOS Creates Infinite Photo Styles

GG Filmz today is pleased to announce Jazz 1.1 for iOS, an update to their powerful photo editor that easily generates a limitless number of looks for your photos. Developed by award-winning visual effects director, Ray Giarratana, Jazz improvises on any photo, offering four new interpretations at a time, at the touch of a button. With its 16 powerful filters, users can tweak any image-processed photo to achieve nearly any desired look, save their own style presets, quickly compare examples of before and after, and share or save photos.

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