Q: What are the future plans for Aperture?
This is simple. I purchased Aperture because iPhoto wasn't meeting my needs. Now Aperture is being replaced and the reviews out there say that Photos doesn't have the tools I want either.
How long do I have the right to use and download copies of Aperture for my computers?
What are the plans for Photos in integrating the features used by people who paid extra for Aperture?
I am not a professional photographer, but use an SLR and it is easy to take 'too many pictures'. One I take a picture, I keep it if the quality is OK. Keeping it doesn't mean I want to pay extra to back it up, and it certainly doesn't mean I want it on every device I own. I want to use stars, keywords, and projects (any name of this feature is fine with me) to organize my collection. I don't just want to find a picture by the date it was taken, but of course that is the most common search. I want to have pictures with 2 stars or better in smart folders that I would like to share on my various devices. I use a Smart Folder for that today.
I am upset that the product has lost is support. I have saved libraries that are counting on a working program to read them (I have lost pictures in some obscure format in the '90s). I spent money on a product expecting to own it for many years, but may not be able to download it for a new computer purchase in 1 year. I'm not yet sold on the cloud, and this is why.
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), and a Mini computer as well
Posted on Jan 3, 2016 12:01 PM