Can Aperture lay one image on top of another?

Remember the days of sandwiching two negatives and printing them as one image?
OK, most of you who can answer me were not born then. But that's what I want to do with two files—can Aperture do this for me?
Thanks,
Ben

Unfortunately, no.
You will need a program that can composite (typically with layers and transparency capabilities) so one image can show through another to varying degrees.
The most expensive option is Photoshop full version ($700) and the least would be Gimp (which is free).
Note - there are many other programs between the above price range including Photoshop Elements which will easily do the trick and more.
Editing this one to add that Pixelmator looks like a promising app and is available as a trial at their site:
http://www.pixelmator.com/
They also have a sneak peak of Pixelmator 2 which a new purchaser can purchase the current version from the Mac App Store for $29 and will receive Pixelmator 2 as a free upgrade when released.
http://www.pixelmator.com/sneak-preview/
I would suggest giving this one a try before looking at Photoshop or Gimp.

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