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Q: Come back Aperture please

Fotos is an app infantil, bad, very few professional. Apple is very wrong death Aperture, please come back.

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 16, 2015 10:57 PM

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  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 17, 2015 10:07 AM in response to Grancanarion
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    Apr 17, 2015 10:07 AM in response to Grancanarion

    If you are interested in doing anything serious with photos then your only choice according to Apple is to migrate to a non-Apple package to do it. All they are going to be offering is the toy, Photos, which emulates the iPhone on your desktop.

     

    I am looking at migrating to Capture One Pro 8. From what I have read it appears to be the Aperture 4 that we have been waiting for all these years. They have just added tools to it to help with the migration from Aperture. While this will not bring over everything from Aperture, it appears like it will be enough to make it worthwhile.

  • by notcloudy,

    notcloudy notcloudy Apr 17, 2015 10:30 AM in response to Grancanarion
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    Apr 17, 2015 10:30 AM in response to Grancanarion

    Grancanarion wrote:

     

    Fotos is an app infantil, bad, very few professional. Apple is very wrong death Aperture, please come back.

     

    I think it was on PBS news/interview shows -- pundits -- apple is setting itself up to be a certain type of platform - across tablets, TV, Phone, watches and don't forget games..

    To me that means they have been and will be getting rid of all high function robust software -- I guess it began when they dropped paint and database from Appleworks when converting to Iwork.

     

    As Allen stated in his reply - toys only.

     

    I have been using Photoshop -only purchased 2 version -- Photoshop7 and CS3 upgrade.   Photoshop CS latest offerings do not require you to shell out the big bucks in one shot - instead you pay a monthly license fee and upgrades to next level are part of the deal - you download the software - try it out for a month and if you decide not to subscribe - you cannot use the software - but you haven't paid for it.   That levels out Adobes income.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 17, 2015 10:46 AM in response to notcloudy
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    Apr 17, 2015 10:46 AM in response to notcloudy

    For me my past experience with Adobe has soured me for their products to the point that they were at the bottom of my list when I started the research on what to migrate to for my non-Apple replacement for Aperture.

     

    Surprisingly, at least for me, the Lightroom was coming far behind the others.

  • by notcloudy,

    notcloudy notcloudy Apr 17, 2015 11:04 AM in response to Allan Eckert
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    Apr 17, 2015 11:04 AM in response to Allan Eckert

    Allan Eckert wrote:

     

    For me my past experience with Adobe has soured me for their products to the point that they were at the bottom of my list when I started the research on what to migrate to for my non-Apple replacement for Aperture.

     

    Surprisingly, at least for me, the Lightroom was coming far behind the others.

    I only use photoshop and as my principle use was restoring family pictures (some are not 100 years old)  Photoshop turned out to be the best choice.

    I used a preview version that came with my first mac printer - before purchasing it -- full version had more options heal the pictures so very happy with purchases.    

     

    CS3 did not come with a printed manual - but you could purchase one & I did - so it made it easier to find what would/wouldn't work.

     

    (One of the news blurbs on whats new - did show the rank and file audience & I did notice some of them were not applauding the watch)

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 17, 2015 11:14 AM in response to notcloudy
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    Apr 17, 2015 11:14 AM in response to notcloudy

    I think the Apple Watch is an even sillier thing then Photos.

     

    One of my biggest complaints with Photoshop was the "clunky" nineties interface that it has. The other is way that Adobe has compartmentalized everything into some area to do different functions. Personally I prefer the more modern interface that is also more open and offers everything up front.

  • by notcloudy,

    notcloudy notcloudy Apr 19, 2015 9:32 PM in response to Allan Eckert
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    Apr 19, 2015 9:32 PM in response to Allan Eckert

    Allan Eckert wrote:

     

    I think the Apple Watch is an even sillier thing then Photos.

     

    One of my biggest complaints with Photoshop was the "clunky" nineties interface that it has. The other is way that Adobe has compartmentalized everything into some area to do different functions. Personally I prefer the more modern interface that is also more open and offers everything up front.

     

    Don't know what you mean by clunky vs modern -- when dealing with restoring an old photograph to pristine condition - Photoshop setup has options you need on its main screen. 

     

    I guess it depends what you are doing with an application and with what type of devices.   Personally don't like touch screens - and the giant icons they have spawned on the internet.

  • by Knightclick,

    Knightclick Knightclick Jul 19, 2015 2:26 AM in response to Grancanarion
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    Jul 19, 2015 2:26 AM in response to Grancanarion

    The abandonment of Aperture for an inferior program like Photos has cost me hundreds of dollars. Yes, I have been like a ping-pong going from DxO Pro to Lightroom to Capture One to try to bridge the gap. Nothing out there has both photo organization and editing all-in-one quite like Aperture. If you want to use DxO or other photo editing programs, there was a plug-in. If you wanted to lay out an album and produce a book, there was a way to do that. Easy. Now Apple has left semi-pros and pro photogs twisting in the wind and crossing our fingers for some solution where we can once again place all of our photos under one roof.

  • by Christian Baltaretu,

    Christian Baltaretu Christian Baltaretu Jul 20, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Grancanarion
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    Jul 20, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Grancanarion

    I want Aperture back to. I buy Capture One Pro...but it *****!

  • by Acetone.,

    Acetone. Acetone. Jul 20, 2015 11:35 AM in response to Allan Eckert
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    Jul 20, 2015 11:35 AM in response to Allan Eckert

    The Apple Watch is a fantastic bit of thinking from Apple

     

    Question at Apple HQ   . Were do make all our money.  Answer with iPhone apps and iTunes

    Question  How do we stop people moving from iPhones to rivals then.  Answer Make a very expensive watch that they want to keep for like, but only works if you have an iPhone.

     

    Lots of cheering at Apple HQ

     

     

    The thing is are Apple cutting their  Nose off to Spite their face.  What happens when Samsung Microsoft Blackberry bring out that absolute killer must have phone, Apple will say hey we can still sell computers, but nobody will want one because there is no useful software anymore. When I need to upgrade the computer what is the killer app that only runs on OS X that stops me buying a cheaper yet as powerful PC ??

  • by thekdog,

    thekdog thekdog Mar 23, 2016 9:22 AM in response to Grancanarion
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    Mar 23, 2016 9:22 AM in response to Grancanarion

    I have been an Aperture user, since day one and refuse to give it up!! I do not see why Apple would not bring it back, as it was one of the best, and still

    is far superior to some other platforms in certain areas. I will continue to hope and hold off an upgrade to either Capture one or Lightroom.

    I'm sure Aperture 4 could be released with a few updates and people would migrate back. I know many pro's who are unhappy with what they have been forced to work with. At this point I have stopped upgrading my computer, I import and catalogue on, into Aperture 3.. I refuse to move to Lightroom after knowing several unsatisfied pros' APPLE what where you thinking??? NOT about your customers....

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Mar 23, 2016 9:29 AM in response to thekdog
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    Mar 23, 2016 9:29 AM in response to thekdog

    Apple is not here.

     

    You are complaining to user like yourself who are unable to do anything at all about resurrecting Aperture since Apple has killed it.

  • by rogerfrommooresville,

    rogerfrommooresville rogerfrommooresville Apr 4, 2016 3:51 PM in response to thekdog
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    Apr 4, 2016 3:51 PM in response to thekdog

    I fully agree. I have tried all of the alternatives CaptureOne, Lightroom and Photos. None compare to Aperture in functionality on a Mac.

    I also don't want to be paying monthly fees for the rest of my life.

    I certainly hope  Tim Cook and Apple figure out a way to resurrect or come up with a new and  "Worthy" replacement for Aperture.

    So far they are batting Zero.


    Apple has let  all of us prosumers down in a big way!

  • by swilldi,

    swilldi swilldi May 16, 2016 4:43 AM in response to rogerfrommooresville
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    May 16, 2016 4:43 AM in response to rogerfrommooresville

    count me in for Aperture 4 ;-)

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 16, 2016 5:20 AM in response to rogerfrommooresville
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    May 16, 2016 5:20 AM in response to rogerfrommooresville

    I certainly hope  Tim Cook and Apple figure out a way to resurrect or come up with a new and  "Worthy" replacement for Aperture.

    So far they are batting Zero.

    We can't rely on that, even if we keep hoping and sending feedback.  Apple - Aperture - Feedback

    The time is running out, and we should use it to be ready for the worst case, Aperture gone without an adequate replacement  by Apple. After Apple stopped even the print products support for Aperture last month it is hard to ignore the writing on the wall. The next system upgrade could break the compatibility completely.

    1. Keep a complete backup of the last system that is running Aperture as a bootable clone on an external drive, including a backup of the libraries and the Aperture application.  This way you will be able to boot your Mac from a drive with Aperture installed and a compatible system, should the next upgrade break Aperture completely.
    2. Keep exploring alternatives and the migration path to these alternatives so you are ready to migrate, if there is no alternative left.

     

    Better safe than sorry. It will be as steep learning curve for any of the professional alternatives to Aperture.

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