Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

User profile for user: Sauermugg
Sauermugg Author
User level: Level 1
0 points

Aperture vs Iphoto - collecting pictures, duplicates etc

Hi


I`m going to collect pictures from different places, and save them in one place. I`m planning to use Aperture or Iphoto on my macbook pro. I will have all pictures stored on an external drive with reference from the app. I only have 256 GB on my macbook pro, so I`m kind of tightfisted on my ssd drive, So I will do all editing in the app.


  1. I want to make sure that duplicates are not imported. I just don`t want to do spend hours doing duplicate search afterwards.
  2. I want to have the opportunity to delete photos in the app, and not only the reference.. I`d like it to be a question like: only reference? also the original picture? yeah.. you understand
  3. I want an easy way to do basic editing (Aperture may be too complicated?)


S

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 20, 2014 12:49 PM

Reply
6 replies
User profile for user: William Lloyd
William Lloyd
User level: Level 7
21,311 points

Jan 20, 2014 2:09 PM in response to Sauermugg

1. Neither program is a magic bullet if you throw a bunch of garbage in there. You need to be conscious to not import many copies of photos; if you do, it will be up to you to clean up the mess. Neither Aperture nor iPhoto is a "self-cleaning junk drawer."


2. If you use referenced files, Aperture will ask you if you want to delete the original file off disk. I don't know that iPhoto supports the use of referenced files.


3. Aperture's not that complicated.

Reply
User profile for user: Sauermugg
Sauermugg Author
User level: Level 1
0 points

Jan 20, 2014 10:29 PM in response to William Lloyd

Ok, thanx, can I have my photos in dropbox, or isn`t that recomended, speedwise.


So the Aperture is like Fcpx, so I can have reference to different locations (Icloud, Dropbox, Flickr etc), and then make albums inside Aperture, without bothering where the file is located?


Is it easy to make collages and stuff inside Aperture?


If I store the pictures on an external drive, will I still see pictures, even if the drive is disconnected?


S

Reply
User profile for user: léonie
léonie
User level: Level 10
194,653 points

Jan 21, 2014 1:18 PM in response to Sauermugg

Ok, thanx, can I have my photos in dropbox, or isn`t that recomended, speedwise.


So the Aperture is like Fcpx, so I can have reference to different locations (Icloud, Dropbox, Flickr etc), and then make albums inside Aperture, without bothering where the file is located?

Sorry, it looks like I have to give you only bad news today.

You can have your referenced originals on external drives, but not on drives that are synced by other services. Don't store them in the cloud. Syncing by Dropbox, Flickr, FB can break the connection between the versions and the referenced originals. See: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library


The safest option would be to get yourself a small portable drive (or better two - one as backup) and store your Aperture library on that drive, or only the referenced originals. If you let Aperture create previews, you can still browse your Aperture library, even if the drive with the referenced originals is not connected. See: Aperture 3 User Manual: Working with Referenced Images


-- Léonie

Reply

Aperture vs Iphoto - collecting pictures, duplicates etc

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple ID.
Learn more Sign up