I am currently engaged with a free trial of Adobe Elements and have some concerns. I am about to start playing with Lightroom CC. I feel I am spinning my wheels. Perhaps there's a consensus out there for replacing Aperture. Does anyone know what this is?
iMac, iOS 10.1.1, Aperture V 3.6
I am averse to paying a monthly fee for use of Lightroom
I confess I don't quite get that. For $10 per month or thereabouts you can get both LR Classic and Photoshop (a combined value in excess of $700), always up-to-date. Nothing is locked in. You can still access you images (but not edit them further) even after the subscription lapsing. It's remarkable value.
I have no doubt that CaptureOne, DxO PhotoLab and OnOnePhoto Raw are as good at processing images as LR is, and in the case of CaptureOne and Photolab, probably better, but none are as good at managing the images. Mylio is close on the management side but no match on the processing side. However it is designed to be used with other processors very easily, so, for instance, I use a combination of Mylio for management and Photolab for processing, and it's quite seamless.
All of these apps have free trial periods. Make a quick collection of say 500 images, download the apps in turn and experiment. See what results you get, and what is to your liking and budget.
Thanks for pointing this out. I will certainly look into Affinity as an option, including their pending Photo Database app.
You mean that Lightroom is also a kind of one-stop operation? (I have only stepped into Lightroom this morning for about an hour and still have to find out how it works.)
Which Lightroom were you referring to - Classic or CC. I have a free trial for CC.
Classic but the one-step work flow you describe works in both
Allan, you would still fall inside my 20% non-buyer group as, say a conscientious objector. You may howver, have reason to assert that this group is bigger than 20%.
has anyone had experience with ON 1? if so what is verdict?
A lot of people end up at Lightroom. But it's by no means the only option. As to which to choose really depends on the kind of photographer you are, what you shoot, volume you shoot and so on. Apart from those mentioned
OnOnePhoto Raw 18
DxO PhotoLab
Mylio
PhotoSupreme
are all worth checking out. It's worth noting that neither Luminar or Affinity are replacements for Aperture, more external editors.
There is no "fit". Aperture is a Digital Asset Manager, with non-destructive Rawprocessing. Affinity is a pixel photo editor. They are different kinds of application. It's the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop - no asset management on one, no layers in the other and so on.
You can set affinity as an external editor in Aperture.
It’s the second time this week someone mentioned GIMP to me. With your endorsement, Leonie, I will certainly take a serious look at it.
Best option for an Aperture replacement?
