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Apple Aperture...

Originally posted by: Modeps
My problem is that I've been using Photoshop for so long, why would I switch?
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i didn't take the tour, but my guess is that there are features in this program that photoshop is lacking.
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
My problem is that I've been using Photoshop for so long, why would I switch?
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It's not supposed to replace photoshop, its purpose is totally different.

Did you not take the tours? Read? 😛
 
Originally posted by: sleepmachine
Originally posted by: Ciber
Originally posted by: Czar
mac only and 500 bucks

no thank you
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Maybe i'm crazy, but $500 doesn't seem so bad.
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for professional software i suppose it's not.

photoshop isn't exactly selling for much less either
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true but I'm willing to spend that money on a tried product which is up to version 8+, not for a first version program
 
Originally posted by: Czar
Originally posted by: Ciber
Originally posted by: Czar
mac only and 500 bucks

no thank you
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Maybe i'm crazy, but $500 doesn't seem so bad.
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yeah you are crazy 😛

fork out some more cash for the mac you probably need 😉
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Already have one.

Office costs more than this and i use it a hell of a lot less than i see myself using something like this. I guess i just like the idea of having a final cut pro type thing for my photos.


I use photoshop which costs more and i find it to quite tedious to work with and not very intuitive, but it's also overkill for what i need to do with it.

I think this thing is being aimed at pros to manage their images in and then they can use photoshop if they need to do any hardcore processing to some of the images. Or people like me that will be happy with the editing features it has and mostly have no need for everything photoshop has to offer.



Check out this link, it shows how Aperture works together with Photoshop.

Apple: Aperture not a Photoshop competitor.
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
My problem is that I've been using Photoshop for so long, why would I switch?
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You wouldn't, its for people who need to process huge amounts of photos, beyond the capabilities of photoshop.
 
yeah, i was quite disappointed. not that i do much post processing.. still learning.. but for $500.. apple.. shoulda done some homework
 
from ars:

t saddens me to say that Aperture's innovations are only skin deep. If it could deliver on the promise of being both fast and produce flawless results, it would be the dream package. At this point it is an expensive and questionable alternative to Camera Raw, a free extension to Photoshop, and Adobe's Bridge which can batch produce better quality images in arguably less time. For US$500 (Photoshop itself retails for US$649), there is no excuse not to be aware of professional needs like a high-quality sharpen tool, DNG exporting or more basic things like curves, a sampler tool for RGB pixel readings, or retention of EXIF data on output.

I'd like to get excited about things like instant books and the light table, but if the base technology in Aperture is flawed, it can't be the high-end imaging hub it wants to be. The quality of Aperture's RAW converter is bad, and for an application that's selling point is iterative nondestructive RAW editing, that's like building a house on a plate of Jello. It doesn't matter how nice the Ming vase looks next to the Fabergé eggs, or how fast the place heats up; it's all built on a bad foundation so the chances of anyone wanting to live the good life there are next to none.

It is also disappointing to see form beat out function here, but hopefully this will be Apple's software equivalent of the G4 Cube. They have only themselves to blame: they set themselves up for a big fall by attempting to dig themselves a chunk of the pro market by purporting to have the lossless holy grail of imaging. The trouble with that is they obviously didn't have the engineering or expertise in RAW processing to pull it off or, if they did, they chose not to include it because of speed constraints due to Core Image. For things like the 8-bit TIFF export problem, which can be fixed with a 1.01 update, it's not a complete dealbreaker but Aperture's faults are many and can't be fixed overnight.

Maybe by 2.0 Apple will have the foundation sorted out. At this stage Aperture is a big, expensive misfire and considering the hefty price tag, I can't think of a reason to recommend it. Reading this review, you may think I sound jaded, but I am genuinely angry for those who shelled out US$500 for a program that promised professional results and failed to deliver. Thanks for coming out Aperture, now get off the stage.
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Damn
 
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