Anyone still using aperture

Even though I still use aperture occasionally, I’ve moved to capture one pro. I liked aperture better, but what can we do.

The thing about using the photos app is, I don’t trust apple anymore. I can’t. They didn’t hesitate to drop a well established professional app without explanation, what’s to stop them from doing the same thing wuth photos whenever they feel like it.

So, even if the photos app were to gain feature parity with aperture (which I doubt), I won’t use it, because apple may do the same thing they did with aperture/iPhotos.

The only reason I have been buying Apple Computers are the professional applications that do not run on any other platform - Aperture, Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, and the good integration across devices.

Without superior native professional software I see no reason to buy the expensive Apple hardware any longer.

Same here. I suspect a lot of us are on the same page regarding the very sad state of the mac and pro software.

I wish they’d just spin off the mac and pro software division, so that they’re run by people who actually care.

léonie wrote:

The only reason I have been buying Apple Computers are the professional applications that do not run on any other platform - Aperture, Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, and the good integration across devices.

Without superior native professional software I see no reason to buy the expensive Apple hardware any longer.

Ditto and Amen!

TheCuerco wrote:

Same here. I suspect a lot of us are on the same page regarding the very sad state of the mac and pro software.

I wish they’d just spin off the mac and pro software division, so that they’re run by people who actually care.

Spectacular idea!!

The only problem is that Tim doesn't care so there will never be any who do.

Yes still using it exclusively on my iMac 27. Suits me fine. Does a good job with Nikon raw files. A bit disappointed with the raw files coming out of the FudjiFilm xt20. Not sure if it is the raw conversion or the conversion. I see jagged edges where it should not see them. Anyways, still happy about Aperture. Someone in the Mac community told me Photos is a lot better now, almost no difference with Aperture. After reading comments here, I’m starting to doubt.

tim eversince apple dropped aperture, professional photographers software, i have tried numerous times to find a replacement. i have taken courses on lightroom and studied it only to reassure my feelings that’s nothing could replace aperture. it is so user friendly and logical. could you PLEASE RECONSIDER RERELEASING IT. I MISS IT SO. I STILL USE IT AND HAVE NOT UPGRADED MY IMAC 27 inch desktop because i was afraid i could not keep using it. it is getting more and more difficult to use it. many problems but i assure you nothing can replace it . please reply if you read this

ps my web site is still run by iweb. go daddy supports it. once you make good software it is hard to find a satisfactory replacement. those two software applications have the apple magic of being so user friendly and unequal to any other replace

i can never get over the decision to drop aperture. could you please reconsider?

I agree with you... I have been a huge Apple fan for years, I even used to work for Apple for a time... but, I was hugely disappointed when they bizarrely just baled ship on Aperture (and I think it also was Final Cut)... I believe they've since gotten back on board supporting that, and I was hoping they would redouble their efforts to support Aperture again as well. Its terribly disappointing that we can't find another program to switch over too. I was sincerely hoping that On1 RAW would be a good answer, but its still slightly lacking as an all around answer... And I've considered even trying to get by with Photos, but Apple limits such things as the ability to Export more than 10 photos at a time... which hinders developers to create plugins such as the ability to upload directly from Apple Photos to SmugMug's photo sharing website.

I'm still using Aperture, though I boot into Sierra when I need to perform very detailed and meticulous brushing (Aperture frequently crashes under High Sierra when retouching and zoomed beyond 100%). Lately, I've been watching a ton of videos on using Affinity and have been very impressed with its capabilities for RAW processing and image editing, though the UI does not appear as seamlessly intuitive as Aperture. What it lacks, of course, is any DAM functionality, an area where Aperture still excels. The ability to compare multiple images at once, or quickly A/B compare two images taken of the same scene using a tripod is just so easy with Aperture. It makes me wonder how long I could continue using Aperture for asset management if, at some point, the editing functionality become unstable. Much of the DAM in Aperture is what I would call "straightforward software" that does not rely of graphic drivers and accelerators, where as editing and image manipulation is much more fragile as Mac OS evolves.

As others have opined, yes, I find it frustrating that Apple has pretty much abandoned pro photographers, while continuing to support audio and video apps. I suppose part of the blame come from the success of smartphones where "everyone is a pro photographer" and iPhones are built with features that make it seem as if the phone is doing all the image processing for you. I don't think the market for pro level photo software has changed, but as a slice of Apple's revenue it certainly has.

Martin, Your ideas and plans mirror mine so closely that it's almost scary.

I, too, am hanging my hat on Luminar though I must say I am a bit frustrated that Skylum has not met it's own deadline for bringing DAM back to photography.

However, I am hopeful that the delay means better software with fewer glitches and bugs.

Go Skylum!!

Hi Guys,

I am also a fellow sufferer of Apple's non-constant product philosophy.

I have lost all confidence in the konstants and foresight of Apple.

This is also a reason that I not will bought Final Cut Pro X e.g..

Despite everything, I have again bought a new iMac and will freeze it with Aperture 3.6. Thanks to the forum because of this information I saw 95% of a change, that Aperture is running with it and it is 98% good. Currently I'm testing On1 for 10 months, many things are good or better but the DAM feature is far from the effectiveness of Aperture.

Meanwhile, digital cameras are so good that 90% of my wedding pictures do not play a crucial role in RAW development, but the biggest time savings in DAM functionality are for the professional.

Thus, Aperture is still indispensable for me.

Hey guys in Cupertino, only with iPhones you can run the creek very fast and that can happen very fast. Think of Nokia. Already today, for example, Samsung better parts in terms of video compare to the iPhone and be sure the yellow fraction with 6Billion people makes it soon for half price, possibly 5% only less good.

I still using Apple Aperture. It still holding my 120,000 photos in the past ten years until today, it is still very stable, fast and handy. Keywords control, smart album, sync with iTunes and iOS are my favourite part. I also use Lightroom and Capture one for RAW editing, but using Aperture to organise all my final output as well as iPhones snap shots. I know LR and C1 offer similar function but not the way I love and cannot compare to Aperture. I still hoping Apple will release new version of Aperture someday, not "Photos" app.

Yes, I am still using Aperture. NOTHING I have seen comes close to the interface such as the moveable Adjustment pallet, especially in full screen view. The Repair/Clone Tool is far superior to what Lightroom offers.

I am currently using it on a Late 2013 iMac running Mojave and a Late 2017 MacBook Pro also on Mojave. I intend to keep using Aperture until something better comes along. Translation - I intend to keep using Aperture. Period.

Aperture 3.6 perfekt running till High Sierra 10.13. I bought an new iMac on beginning of July. On that time it was stiil installed High Sierra. I will never upgrade to any newer macOS on that Partion. Because Aperture doesn‘t run there without of errors. Maybe I create a 2nd partion where I install the newer macOS. During booting and press ALT switch between the systems. Please notice: If you upgrade to Mojave you not can go back on that maschine to High Sierra told me the second level support from Apple. parellel to Aperture i switching to On1 Photo RAW.

I’m still using Aperture…but could be almost time to switch. I got a new camera whose RAW files aren’t being converted in Aperture. Extremely sad about that. Opened in Lightroom (which I haven’t used in years), and…it’s horrible. I don’t know how to get the same results I was getting in Aperture.

Thinking about trying Capture One, now. Desperately wish for a time machine so I could go back and find a way to convince Steve to keep Aperture development going — forever!