OnOne has released an updated demo version of their upcoming product release, Perfect Layers. I’m going to do a follow up post tomorrow, because I used the demo on a photograph last night in Aperture and loved it, but I already had a photo queued up for today, which will go up momentarily. However, I did not want to wait until tomorrow to share this news.

I’m excited because the earlier demo version only supported Lightroom, but now they have added Aperture support, and I’m an Aperture user.  Basically, what this product does is add the ability to use layers and masking in both of those programs. This means that photographers who use those programs have one less reason to leave them and use Photoshop, and maybe one less reason to ever buy Photoshop (or at least you might be able to skip the occasional Photoshop upgrade).

If you already own OnOne’s Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, you’ll get Perfect Layers as a free upgrade, which is pretty awesome. If not, you can add Layers and Masking capability to both Aperture and Lightroom by buying Perfect Layers for the pre-order price of $99.95. Once released, its regular price will be $129.95.

You can also use the coupon code MGARBOWSKI to get 15% off any regular price purchase at OnOne’s site. So if you think now is a good time to get the entire Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, or if you are reading this after the promo phase for Perfect Layers ends, you can take advantage of the discount.

There is a lot of additional useful information over at the OnOne site, where you can download the demo, watch several video tutorials,  or place a pre-order. Plus, come back tomorrow, when my regular daily photo posting will show an image I created using the product, and I’ll explain how I used it and how it sped up my workflow.