When they both came out I was trying to cut down the number of programs it took to edit, LR would import and rename in one step, while Aperture it was 2 steps. So I went with LR, but there are aspects of Aperture that I really like... John
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Rick Burnett <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose that organization isn't the best word to describe what I'm > talking about, but I dislike the "modules" interface of LR, and visually > prefer Aperture. I like that I can drag a picture from browser view in > Aperture to my desktop without having to go through the steps of exporting > like I need to in LR. Integration with OS X is nicer in Aperture, and it's > quicker and easier to share files with my wife's Macbook Air because I > generally shoot in RAW, and the previews generated by Aperture are good > enough for her on that machine. > That said, there are three major drawbacks to Aperture for me that LR > handles better. > 1. the aforementioned speed > in editing (browsing is better because of the quick preview feature) > 2. LR can write the keywords directly to the file. This is huge for me > because it makes my photo organization transferable to other programs, even > if the edits aren't. > 3. Text searching is better in LR. If I have photos tagged with mom and > sister, in LR I can type "mom sister" and see all photos with both > individuals in them. It's not as easy in Aperture (although it is in > iPhoto!) > > Rick > > On Aug 4, 2009, at 2:50 PM, John Stone wrote: > > Rick, > > What's the difference in Aperture's and LR organization? I use LR, after > Aperture didn't do a couple of things I needed, of course now Aperture does! > John > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Rick Burnett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have one of the new 2.8Ghz Macbook Pros with 4GB RAM and 512mb VRAM. >> On it Aperture still seems sloooow. >> I've gone back and forth between it and Lightroom because there are >> aspects of both that I like. Lightrooms performance on this machine blows >> away Aperture, but Aperture's organization and workflow keep pulling me back >> in. >> Should this machine be able to properly handle a program like Aperture? >> Moving sliders around in adjustments mode is very slow, unlike doing so in >> Develop mode in LR. >> >> I would be able to deal with the lagginess of Aperture if it could do a >> few of the things that LR can, like import as DNG and write metadata and >> keywords to the file (a big issue for me). >> >> I've managed to come up with a workflow that uses both of the programs, >> but it would be nice to just use one. Currently, I import my RAW files as >> DNGs using LR and store them in my Pictures folder in a >> Year>Year-Month>Month-Day structure (2009 > 2009-07 > 07-14, etc.). All >> keywording is done via LR and saved to the file. >> Then imported into a new project in Aperture (all the keywords are >> recognized), and edited there (even dealing with the slowness, because >> browsing is so much better in than LR). >> >> Anyone have any suggestions to improve this workflow, or to speed up >> Aperture, or a way to have Aperture write the keywords to the actual files >> (without having to export then re-import the files)? >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> > > > -- > U-2 & SR-71 web page > > http://www.blackbirds.net > > Those who would sacrifice Liberty for Security deserve neither -Benjamin > Franklin > > Read the Constitution - It's Interesting! > http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html > > Blog: http://johnsstone.tumblr.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > -- U-2 & SR-71 web page http://www.blackbirds.net Those who would sacrifice Liberty for Security deserve neither -Benjamin Franklin Read the Constitution - It's Interesting! http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html Blog: http://johnsstone.tumblr.com/
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