Life after Aperture

I stopped using Aperture for new projects earlier this year and have switched to Photo Supreme for metadata/cataloging and DxO for raw conversion. I like that Photo Supreme provides a solid capability for writing metadata to images—its database is only there for speed. Photo Supreme also provides a limited ability to extract metadata from the Aperture library and link it up with photos provided they're referenced.

Going forward, my plan is to convert my managed library into a referenced one and export processed versions of all of my images. I can then re-process them in DxO as needed. My architectural and high-ISO shots are about to start looking much better!

This is really a sad day. Apple really has time and time again abandoned the Pro customer, who supported Apple thru the hard dark days of past. Now we are supposed to use consumer grade applications to compete? This is a kick in the face, after all the support, training, etc.. one spent in Aperture, we waited so long for a new version and it is a shame we are left out in the cold. Can't believe I now have to buy Adobe Lightroom. 😠😟

I thought it was quite funny that the backdoor announcement said pros shouldn't worry about Apple's devotion to their other "pro" products. I'm sure they're all feeling comfortable right now...

Yes, I'm pretty sure that Logic and Final Cut customers are wondering when they will face the firing line next...Apple hasn't exactly been devoted to the professional community for a while. Even the trash can Mac Pro seemed like a grudging update after years of life support. Apple's culture of secrecy has never meshed well with the professional/IT community, which relies on stability, road maps and long term support.

worst case ever for a pro photographer, who has terabytes of files. terrible!!!

So, is there a comprehensive guide to migrating to lightroom somewhere?

Here's one I've seen before, which begins with some of the most discouraging words I can imagine: "Moving your workflow from Aperture to Lightroom is not difficult, and it doesn’t mean losing all the keywords and other metadata you’ve entered in Aperture. It just requires a little bit of thought and care."

http://lightroomsolutions.com/articles/migrating-from-aperture-to-lightroom-wher e-do-i-begin/

For potential replacements for Aperture visit the The DAM Forum - Index - The DAM Book. It has sub forums for the top DAM (digital asset management) apps including Media Pro 1 which I use.

I migrated from Aperture to Lightroom a few years ago and never looked back. Adobe's Lightroom/Photoshop combination works well for my needs; additionally, I also use Capture One Pro 7 as an alternative since I will not subscribe to Adobe's CC.

Although there are many DAMs out there, it's hard to avoid the Lightroom omnipresence... And now that there will inherit legions of po'd Aperture users they may start improving their UI experience a bit.

My hope is that Apple's new photo app retains the organizational assets found in Aperture and iPhoto. It wouldn't be the perfect solution but I'm prepared to use two apps: an image editor with robust adjustment tools and whatever the photo app is called in Yosemite for archiving and sharing.

If anybody has a good pro/prosumer app like Aperture (or Lightroom) sans the subscription to recommend please do chime in here.

Re "My hope is that Apple's new photo app retains the organizational assets found in Aperture and iPhoto."

Good luck with that ... most new tools are thin in the features department

"Good luck with that ... most new tools are thin in the features department"

I'm not exactly sure what you mean there...I'm assuming that the new photos app from Apple with be thin in the tool dept. Thus the need for a pro image editor.

The Aperture Community is converting to a Adobe LR support community.... LOL

Can anyone tell if ALR is running on Windows smoother then on Apple HW?