Apple has released a significant pair of updates for their popular photo management and editing apps, iPhoto and Aperture. The update brings new features to iCloud’s Photo Stream feature, including making it easier to delete photos from your Photo Stream, and exporting Photo Stream photos directly from each app’s File menu.
The updates also include various bug fixes and minor tweaks, as well as improved support for RAW images within Photo Stream. The release notes for each app can be found below.
What’s New in Version 9.4.3
- Photos can now be deleted from My Photo Stream by dragging to the Trash
- Photos can now be exported from Photo Stream using the Export command in the File menu
- RAW images manually imported from My Photo Stream are now editable
- Fixes a bug that could cause manually-rotated photos to appear unrotated when shared to Photo Stream
- Addresses an issue that could cause iPhoto to quit unexpectedly while syncing to Facebook
- Resolves an issue that could cause calendar text to appear at the wrong font size, resulting in order cancellation
- Fixes an issue that could cause books to have an incorrect number of pages after rearranging two-page spreads
- Includes stability improvements
What’s New in Version 3.4.4
- Addresses an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly during image import
- Nikon P7700 RAW images are now displayed correctly in the Import window
- Thumbnails with version names longer than 250 characters are now displayed correctly
- Fixes an issue that could cause multiple warning dialogs to appear when web albums are synced after waking from sleep
- Addresses an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when uploading photos to Photo Stream
- Shared Photo Stream invitation lists now scroll correctly
- Includes stability and performance improvements
The updates are available now through Software Update via the Mac App Store. Looks like a solid round of improvements!
