Apple Aperture

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews
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• 9 stars

  This is the only application that would make me move 100% to APPLE.

  by jasonbeckett on March 16, 2006

  Pros: Amazingly intuitive towards photographers, clever workflow, stunning results.

  Cons: Only available for APPLE.

  Summary: I am always switching between MAC and PC in my work life, but have never felt motivated to switch completely to MAC (mostly because the PC can do almost everything ...

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  Summary: I am always switching between MAC and PC in my work life, but have never felt motivated to switch completely to MAC (mostly because the PC can do almost everything as well, if not cheaper). That all changed with APERTURE.
  
  This program is amazing, and knows exactly how I want to work as a photographer. Before the digital revolution, working with photos was an organic and tactile adventure, but the digital world pulled the images out of my hand and into the computer (and things were never quite the same), but all of that is changed.
  
  The greatest element of this program is how it handles photos and edits. Instead of holding a different file for every variation (taking up a ton of space on high-res images), the program keeps the key strokes, and applies them to the original as you call them up. This makes moving, adjusting and managing many combinations of photos much faster and reliable (plus, you always have your original file untouched).
  
  Another great feature is how the program will let you stack images for easy access. This is an excellent options when you are dealing with 100’s of very similar photos and you want them organized and indexed in a particular way. No more shuffling through endless folders of random pictures.
  
  There are so many great features I can’t name them all here. But I will admit, this is the first program that APPLE has produced that made me sit up and look long and hard at APPLE as my main computer, just so I can use this program everyday.

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  8 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Great first version of hopefully upgradeable product though it could be improved

  by J-Sin on January 29, 2006

  Pros: Awesome interface, easy quick options, whether editing, vieiwing, or rating.

  Cons: could use more editing options such as color burn and dodge tools

  Summary: For a photographer, i am a student myself, this product is great for organizing and editing photos. To seperate it from an improving iphoto i feel that apple should add ...

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  Summary: For a photographer, i am a student myself, this product is great for organizing and editing photos. To seperate it from an improving iphoto i feel that apple should add more options as far as editing is concerned. If, for instance an area of the picture is just too dark, i dont want to remove all shadows to lighten it, i feel a simple dodge or burn tool would help with this. Hopefully it will be upgraded so i can do that soon.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 4 stars

  extremely serious scalability issues - not iPhoto replacement

  by canoeberry64 on March 28, 2006

  Pros: nice organizational, image editing tools, etc.

  Cons: Unbelievably slow on Dual 2.5Ghz 3Gb RAM powermac

  Summary: The image editing tools are fine. The management tools are very good in theory, but in practice have scalability issues the likes of which I have never EVER seen before....

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  Summary: The image editing tools are fine. The management tools are very good in theory, but in practice have scalability issues the likes of which I have never EVER seen before.
  
  If you have a large iPhoto library you're looking to import (e.g., around 10k images) you will be sorely disappointed. Imagine, if you will, trying to edit the brightness of an image and having the application hang for minutes at a time before the first pixels changes color. There are plenty other situations where Aperture hung for HOURS at a time and I just had to Force Quit the application. These are the kinds of things that happens all the time in Aperture. More RAM or CPU will hardly help because it's more about how the application was structured and makes uses of its database than anything else. Believe me on this - I know what I am talking about.
  
  Aperture 1.1 is supposed to address these issues but unless it's a 100x improvement we're in for a disappointment. iPhoto 6 is much faster than iPhoto 5, and while it's RAW image handling is bordering on stupid, it's still a pleasure to use in comparison to Aperture.
  
  I use it on a per-shoot basis, do the RAW conversion, export the photos to a folder and then import those photos into iPhoto. Then I delete the aperture photo library and start again with the next roll. What I really wanted was my money back but now I am forced to hope they can fix the performance problems.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 3 stars

  Meh, Apple just stole the idea of Adobe Bridge.

  by Adamness on March 19, 2006

  Pros: Does simple, non destructive photo retouching.

  Cons: Expensive and with out the capabilities of Bridge+Photoshop.

  Summary: So here is a blatant example of how Apple stole an idea. Adobe introduced the Bridge with CS2, and a few months later, Apple came out with Aperture. Lame.
  
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  Summary: So here is a blatant example of how Apple stole an idea. Adobe introduced the Bridge with CS2, and a few months later, Apple came out with Aperture. Lame.
  
  It does indeed work well. Just as good as Adobe Bridge, but when you but Aperture, it's all you get. For that money, you're better off sticking with Photoshop.

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  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Great, But RAM Hungry

  by Shempster on March 16, 2006

  Pros: Intuitive UI, Simple RAW integration, decent documentation

  Cons: RAM hungry, experiencing a lot of crashing, minimal editing capability

  Summary: Although I am not a professional photographer, I do take a lot of photos, and use a Nikon D70. I've been looking for something a bit more robust than ...

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  Summary: Although I am not a professional photographer, I do take a lot of photos, and use a Nikon D70. I've been looking for something a bit more robust than iPhoto -- mainly for better keywording, and the ability to handle several thousands of photos.
  
  Aperture fits the bill, and is a great program. After I ran the Aperture checker, it informed me that I needeed to upgrade to at elast 1GB of RAM on my 17" powerbook.
  
  After the RAM upgrade, the software installed . I usually run it with Photoshop CS2 open, along with several other apps, and it performs OK. Sometimes it's a bit buggy when I'm cropping images, or in full screen mode, but it must be due to the RAM.
  
  So far I'm very happy. I like how it handles RAW images, and never edits the original. I've only been using it for about a month, so I haven't begun to experience all it offers, but so far the keywording, rating, sorting, and manipulation is very good. When I need to get into more advanced editing, I go right over to Photoshop.

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• 10 stars

  Never thought I needed such a program until I used it.

  by Waam on March 16, 2006

  Pros: Think iPhoto vs. life before iPhoto. But Pro.

  Cons: Very hungry, but runs great on PowerMac G5s

  Summary: I cant believe it. i never thought i would need to use everyday, until i fired it up - and now - WHALLA. I use this as much as iTunes....

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  Summary: I cant believe it. i never thought i would need to use everyday, until i fired it up - and now - WHALLA. I use this as much as iTunes.
  
  think iPhoto and then life before iPhoto. BIG DIFFERENCE.

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  0 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

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