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Consider this firmly on my wishlist come Christmastime: not only has Apple just upgraded Aperture to version 1.5, but Frasier Spiers has announced the first beta of an Aperture version of his excellent FlickrExport plugin (I consider the iPhoto version of FlickrExport an unconditional must-have for iPhoto/Flickr integration, along with Ken Ferry’s Keyword Assistant).
Even better, the educational pricing for Aperture is just $150 — half off the standard retail of $299.
It’s not a critical need, but it’s definitely a wishlist item. So pretty…
Please note.
Educational versions of Aperture cannot be upgraded at a later date.