Ubermind

Übermind, Inc. is a Seattle-based technology/professional services company providing custom enterprise solutions to a wide-range of regional and national clients. In 2003, Übermind became one of the few companies in the United States to offer WebObjects training 1. Starting in 2007, the company again expanded its focus and began offering a line of image export plug-ins for Aperture; in 2008, Übermind entered the mobile application development market and introduced several popular iPhone apps, including iLightr 2; and continued in 2009 to expand into the Android 3 platform with the re-implementation of iLightr 4.

Plug-ins

Übermind has developed a line of critically-acclaimed, easy to use Aperture plug-ins5. Seven have been listed as Featured Downloads at Apple.com, with six being chosen as a Staff Pick.6

Currently, there are seven Aperture plug-ins and three iPhoto plug-ins available for download.

Aperture Plug-ins

• Maperture Pro (Featured Download / Staff Pick) - Geotag 7 and reverse geocode 8 images either manually or via a tracklog file
• Maperture (Featured Download / Staff Pick) - Embed GPS geotag 9 metadata in your images
• ÜberUpload for Aperture (Featured Download / Staff Pick) - Uploads files to a remote server using FTP or SFTP
• Aperture to Picasa Web Albums (Featured Download / Staff Pick) - Manages Google's Picasa Web Albums accounts from within Aperture
• Aperture to Archive (Featured Download / Staff Pick) - Creates digital archives of selected files in Disk image, Tar Bzip, Tar Gzip, and Zip formats
• ApertureToFileMaker (Featured Download / Staff Pick) - Propagates a FileMaker Pro database with images from an Aperture library
• ApertureToGallery (Featured Download) - Manages Gallery albums from within Aperture

iPhoto Plug-ins

• ÜberUpload for iPhoto - Uploads files to a remote server using FTP or SFTP
• iPhoto to Picasa Web Albums - Exports to Google's Picasa Web Albums accounts from within iPhoto
• iPhoto to Archive - Creates digital archives of selected files in Disk image, Tar Bzip, Tar Gzip, and Zip formats

Mobile Applications

• iLightr Realistic, responsive virtual lighter available for iPhone, iPod Touch & Android platforms. Was included on Fortune 500 list "Top Ten Must-Have iPhone Applications" 10 iLightr on Twitter
• Rick Steves' Europe Personal tour guides for your iPhone or iPod Touch led by world famous travel guru Rick Steves.

External links

• Seattle Times review of Rick Steves' iPhone apps
• TechFlash review of Rick Steves' iPhone apps
• MacNN review of Maperture Pro
• Rich Creamy Goodness review of Maperture Pro
• Macworld review of Maperture
• The Map Room review of Maperture
• O'Reilly review of Maperture
• O'Reilly review of ÜberUpload for Aperture
• O'Reilly interview about Aperture plug-ins
• Aperture Users Professional Network review of ApertureToGallery
• Aperture Users Professional Network review of Aperture to Picasa Web Albums
• www.PhotoshopTutorials.ws review of Aperture to Picasa Web Albums
• MacWorld article on Aperture to Picasa Web Albums
• FileMaker review of ApertureToFileMaker