Neat Image plug-in for Aperture for Mac OSX

Version 7.0

Performance improvements: the first GPU-accelerated version of Neat Image plug-in for Aperture

• CUDA support: faster noise reduction using modern CUDA-compatible GPUs (on Intel Macs)
  For example, on NVidia GTX 470 Neat Image is about x2.5 faster than on Intel i7 and x3-x7 faster than on Intel i5 or Core2 Duo
  
  
• Multiple GPU support: Neat Image works even faster with two or more CUDA GPUs
  
  
• CPUs and GPUs working together: Neat Image can use CPUs and GPUs at the same time for even faster processing
  
  
• Automated optimization of performance settings for multi-core, multi-CPU and multi-GPU systems
  * Built-in performance optimizer in Neat Image Preferences
  * Built-in benchmark to measure image processing speed on specific hardware

More improvements

• Smart Profile: automatically uses two different profiling methods and selects the better resulting profile for more accurate noise reduction
  
  
• Redesigned graphics elements throughout the plug-in
  
  
• Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest Nikon cameras:
  D7000, D3100, P500, P300, P7000, S8100, etc.
  

Version 6.1

• Graphical noise profile equalizer is now available in Advanced mode
• Manual fine-tuning of noise profile is now also available
  
  
• Improved image viewer:
  • Several alternative viewer modes are now available
  • Adjustable viewer brightness to make noise in very dark or very bright areas more visible
  • Preview is automatically prepared and updated, either in the whole visible image area or in manually-selected image area
    
    
• Built-in Calibration Target is now available in plug-in
• Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest Nikon cameras
• Several minor bugs are fixed