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Q: In Aperture you have highlight clipping. Is there highlight clipping in Photos?

In Aperture you have highlight clipping. Is there highlight clipping in Photos?

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Posted on Jul 17, 2015 3:42 PM

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Q: In Aperture you have highlight clipping. Is there highlight clipping in Photos?

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jul 17, 2015 4:02 PM in response to Trophy92
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    Jul 17, 2015 4:02 PM in response to Trophy92

    No, Photos has less adjustments than Aperture.

     

    You can reduce the highlights with the Highlights & Shadows sliders, but that is all.

    Have you revealed all the adjustments in Photos's Adjustment panel?  Click the blue "Add" at the top of the panel to add the adjustments you want. The advanced settings are hidden behind the disclosure triangles.  And the panel is scrollable, what you might miss, if you did not set the scrollbars to  show always.

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  • by Trophy92,

    Trophy92 Trophy92 Jul 19, 2015 8:24 AM in response to léonie
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    Jul 19, 2015 8:24 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks.  As i thought.  I only use exposure to adjust my images in Aperture and then take them into Photoshop.  Photos is a bit long winded having to export out as a Tiff first and no direct export to Photoshop. 

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jul 19, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Trophy92
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    Jul 19, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Trophy92

    You can continue to use Aperture as long as you have the current version 3.6

     

    LN

  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Jul 19, 2015 10:34 AM in response to Trophy92
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    Jul 19, 2015 10:34 AM in response to Trophy92

    Aperture will continue to work even with the next MacOS X version El Capitan, if we can go by the current Beta.

     

    The next version of Photos will support photo editing app extensions  to interface with external editors,  have a look at the El Capitan Preview.  Apple — OS X El Capitan

    That will making it easier to use external editors.

    New editing extensions let you go further with your photos.

    OS X El Capitan supports third-party tools that will be available from the Mac App Store and accessible right in the Photos app. Use multiple editing extensions from your favorite developers on a single photo, or use a mix of extensions and the editing tools built into Photos. From adding subtle filters to using beautiful texture

  • by Trophy92,

    Trophy92 Trophy92 Jul 20, 2015 3:52 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Jul 20, 2015 3:52 AM in response to LarryHN

    Thanks.  I use Aperture all the time and will do so until it stops working.  I just wanted to try out Photos for family pictures and sharing as you cannot share images in Aperture anymore using web galleries.

  • by Trophy92,

    Trophy92 Trophy92 Jul 20, 2015 3:54 AM in response to léonie
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    Jul 20, 2015 3:54 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks for the update.  I hope that Aperture will continue for many years as it is a great app.  Much better than Lightroom in my opinion. 

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Jul 20, 2015 4:14 AM in response to Trophy92
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    Jul 20, 2015 4:14 AM in response to Trophy92
    I just wanted to try out Photos for family pictures and sharing as you cannot share images in Aperture anymore using web galleries.

    What you can do in Aperture is using "Shared Albums". You can publish shared albums as a webpage and send the URL to your family and friends.  The webpages are only accessible using the shared URL.

    iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ - Apple Support

    Can I share with people who don't use iCloud?

    Yes. If you enable Public Website in the settings for your shared album, your photos will be published to a website that anyone can view in an up-to-date web browser.

  • by Trophy92,

    Trophy92 Trophy92 Jul 20, 2015 5:13 AM in response to léonie
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    Jul 20, 2015 5:13 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks.  I will give this a try. 

  • by Ziatron,Helpful

    Ziatron Ziatron Jul 20, 2015 11:09 AM in response to Trophy92
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    Jul 20, 2015 11:09 AM in response to Trophy92

    I hope that Aperture will continue for many years as it is a great app.  Much better than Lightroom in my opinion.

     

    Me too.    I have been trying out the photo application, "Lyn".   It Looks like a good alternative to Aperture and iPhoto.  And like Aperture, it has the ability to display Keywords under the Thumbnails.

  • by Trophy92,

    Trophy92 Trophy92 Jul 22, 2015 12:56 AM in response to Ziatron
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    Jul 22, 2015 12:56 AM in response to Ziatron

    Looks interesting.  I will look at this sometime.