How do you smooth skin texture?

I can easily smooth skin texture in iPhoto by using the noise reduction slider. Use of this in Aperture seems to have no effect on the skin texture. I am using a trial version of Aperture 2.1 to see how it compares with Photoshop Elements 6. In PE I can easily apply a Smart Blur filter to achieve the same effect, but I personally like the results in iPhoto better. Does Aperture 2.1 lack some of the capabilities of iPhoto???

version 2.1 comes with it, yes ...
right-click on an image and choose edit with -> dodge and burn ...
this will open a version in the D&B plugin ... it actaully has dodge, burn, blur, desaturate, saturate, and others ...

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Hi,
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Regards Peter

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You can switch the color chip to black to undo a mistake then back to white to continue.
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...to use a Path then add a Stroke style, so that it remains editable? .....
-Noel
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