Apple has tweaked its latest Aperture release and has also added a 30-day free trial of the software for download on its website.
An Apple representative at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York said that the update is a as a result of user feedback on version 1.5. It addresses issues including reliability and performance in Keywords, Loupe, Cropping, Previews, Metadata presets, Versions, File Renaming, iPhoto Library Import, and Watermarks.
In addition, Apple has released a trial version of 1.5 that provides all the features of Aperture for 30 days free. Notes on the download page explain that the download does not include sample images or the tutorials that ship in the box.