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Q: Don't give up on Aperture

I think that giving up on Aperture and accepting its demise is not our only option, Aperture is by far the best digital photo application that Apple (or indeed any other software developer) have created and as such, must not be allowed to disappear.

If we all create a groundswell of opinion we can persuade them to reinstate this Rolls Royce of an application. Lets unite, and rise up to remind Apple that Adobe cannot be the provsole digital photo platform on the planet.

Posted on Sep 16, 2015 8:11 AM

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  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Dec 21, 2015 9:09 AM in response to freediverx01
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:09 AM in response to freediverx01

    freediverx01 wrote:

     

    Once again, telling a happy Aperture user to explore Lightroom is like telling a happy Mac user to explore Windows.

    Can you get the same things done? Sure. But if you're grown to love and appreciate a well-designed, Mac-native application you're in for some serious disappointment when you switch to Adobe's one-size-fits-all, everything-but-the-kichen-sink approach to workflows and user interface design.

    Do you have an alternative to offer?

  • by Gerald Gifford,

    Gerald Gifford Gerald Gifford Dec 21, 2015 9:17 AM in response to rodphoto
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:17 AM in response to rodphoto

    Apple is bugging the crap out of me to upgrade from Yosemite. (Wish I could turn off those reminders!)

     

    Has there been a clear answer about using Aperture under El Capitan? Does it impair any of Aperture's features?

     

     

    Jerry

  • by freediverx01,

    freediverx01 freediverx01 Dec 21, 2015 9:19 AM in response to Csound1
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:19 AM in response to Csound1
    Do you have an alternative to offer?

     

    If I did, I wouldn't be here venting my frustration at Apple.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Dec 21, 2015 9:37 AM in response to freediverx01
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:37 AM in response to freediverx01

    Why Apple, they have right to sell what they choose to make don't they?

  • by freediverx01,

    freediverx01 freediverx01 Dec 21, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Csound1
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Csound1
    Why Apple, they have right to sell what they choose to make don't they?

     

    Apple benefits from all the free publicity they receive when customers like me tell others how great their products are. The converse is also true, when unhappy customers share their negative experiences with others, in forums like this.

     

    Once again I am puzzled at your level of participation in this thread, given your previous admission:

     

    " I hate digital photography as a medium. It's for record keeping, no more."

     

    For you to opine on Aperture is comparable to an Amish person debating the relative merits of the latest iPhone model.

  • by Badunit,

    Badunit Badunit Dec 21, 2015 9:51 AM in response to AFS_BR
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:51 AM in response to AFS_BR

    Media Pro looks like a good management app. I'm curious how it works with non-destructive editing apps like Aperture?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Dec 21, 2015 9:55 AM in response to freediverx01
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:55 AM in response to freediverx01

    freediverx01 wrote:

     

    Why Apple, they have right to sell what they choose to make don't they?

     

    Apple benefits from all the free publicity they receive when customers like me tell others how great their products are. The converse is also true, when unhappy customers share their negative experiences with others, in forums like this.

     

    Once again I am puzzled at your level of participation in this thread, given your previous admission:

     

    " I hate digital photography as a medium. It's for record keeping, no more."

     

    For you to opine on Aperture is comparable to an Amish person debating the relative merits of the latest iPhone model.

    Real picture taking is best done on film

     

     

    What you want is for Apple to meet your needs as far as Aperture goes (and gone it is)

  • by freediverx01,

    freediverx01 freediverx01 Dec 21, 2015 9:54 AM in response to Csound1
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:54 AM in response to Csound1
    Real picture taking is best done on film

     

    Most professional photographers would beg to differ.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Dec 21, 2015 9:56 AM in response to freediverx01
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    Dec 21, 2015 9:56 AM in response to freediverx01

    Join the crowd.

  • by freediverx01,

    freediverx01 freediverx01 Dec 21, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Csound1
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    Dec 21, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Csound1

    Describe a single use case where shooting on film allows you to accomplish something impossible on digital.

  • by freediverx01,

    freediverx01 freediverx01 Dec 21, 2015 10:09 AM in response to Gerald Gifford
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    Dec 21, 2015 10:09 AM in response to Gerald Gifford
    Has there been a clear answer about using Aperture under El Capitan? Does it impair any of Aperture's features?

     

    So far the only unresolved issue I've encountered is with shared photostreams.

    Every time I try to share a large album, only a subset of the images are shared. For instance, one with almost 400 images only shows 192.

  • by AFS_BR,

    AFS_BR AFS_BR Dec 21, 2015 11:05 AM in response to freediverx01
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    Dec 21, 2015 11:05 AM in response to freediverx01

    Aperture is great for simple retouching/healing, has some great plugins like Noiseware Professional and does a very good job on converting some raw files and doing some adjustments like the auto enhance (fantastic) and lots of other things.

     

    For me, if some feature (like the keyword management) is below my needs, I just use another program to do this specific task and this is perfectly ok to me.

    Aperture does some cool tricks like smart albuns, albuns and a very decent version control. For sure its interface if by a large margin the best one.

     

    I'm not talking (and never talked) about quitting Aperture. Au contraire. But it's perfectly possible to use it along with other softwares, then you will be able to go beyond limitations of both.

  • by AFS_BR,

    AFS_BR AFS_BR Dec 21, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Badunit
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    Dec 21, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Badunit

    It's just a management tool. You can use it along with Aperture or whatever you want.

  • by AFS_BR,

    AFS_BR AFS_BR Dec 21, 2015 11:09 AM in response to Gerald Gifford
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    Dec 21, 2015 11:09 AM in response to Gerald Gifford

    No idea if it runs. But who cares ? You don't NEED do update to El Capitan. Just stick with Yosemite and ignore Apple.

  • by Gerald Gifford,

    Gerald Gifford Gerald Gifford Dec 21, 2015 11:27 AM in response to AFS_BR
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    Dec 21, 2015 11:27 AM in response to AFS_BR

    AFS_BR wrote:

     

    No idea if it runs. But who cares ? You don't NEED do update to El Capitan. Just stick with Yosemite and ignore Apple.

    Ignoring as much as possible is what I have been doing.

    I'm just getting tired of clicking the 'not today, bozo' link every day. OK, I added the word 'bozo', but that's how I feel. Some Apple engineer thinks I need and want their puny OS update. I shouldn't have to tell them day after day that I'm not interested.

    Has anyone had a negative experience from using Aperture under El Capitan?

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