Apple Aperture 1.1 has a host of features tailored to digital cameras that just hit the market. Most new models have higher ISO sensitivities now, so the new version of Aperture includes an automatic noise compensation tool. More cameras are including RAW file shooting as well; the 1.1 version of Aperture includes a new set of algorithms that decodes RAW files with better accuracy.

A version 1.1 - that sounds more like real production quality to me.

Maybe one day soon, I'll upgrade to OS X 10.4, and be able to give Aperture a go. Pity they don't release a time-limited version for wary folk like me to give a go, without having to shell out the shekels....