De update heeft betrekking op onderstaande aandachtspunten. Apple raad alle Aperture 3-gebruikers aan de update te installeren. Versie 3.0.2 is te downloaden op de support-website van de fabrikant.

• Upgrading Aperture 1.x and 2.x libraries
• Importing libraries from iPhoto or from earlier versions of Aperture
• Importing hierarchical folders of photos into a library
• Adding names and confirming matches in Faces
• Reordering snapshots on the Faces corkboard
• Creating and saving print presets
• Duplicating metadata presets
• Adjustments using Curves, Straighten and Retouching
• Navigation of photos in the Viewer using scrolling
• Importing ratings, color labels and GPS data from XMP sidecar files
• IPTC metadata compatibility
• Deleting photos when emptying the Aperture Trash
• Exporting versions and libraries