Why I’ve Moved To Apple Aperture
Apple, Photography November 13th, 2006As many of you know from this post, I’ve taken the plunge on a Canon 350D DSLR recently. After I’d been taking shots for the first couple of days iPhoto just didn’t seem to cut it for editing photos anymore. I had moved up from the consumer Sony CyberShot to a professional Canon DSLR, so why not the software too?
I promptly downloaded the Aperture 30 day free trial, installed it, and moved my iPhoto library over (which I must ad was very simple and swift, thumbs up Apple!)
What do I like about Aperture that iPhoto doesn’t offer?
- Versioning
I love the ability to create as many versions of any image without effecting the original image.
- Stacks
Now I have the DSLR I can take up to 3 frames per second, stacks are a great way to manage these images taken in rapid succession.
- Advanced Editing Tools
I love the ability to edit RAW images with super attention to fine details, Aperture allows me to edit images 50 times more powerfully that iPhoto.
- Edge Sharpening
Ah, this falls under the advanced editing tools, but edge sharpening is a life saving tools. What I have images of the sky I dont want the whole thing sharpened, just the foreground, otherwise the image looks grainy.
Aperture 1.5 is avaliable for a free 30 day trial here. IF you like it and decide to purchase, you will be able to download the 1.5.1 update which includes many enhanced features on common tools such as the loupe, plus a slightly enhanced application speed.
Regarding performance? I’m running an iMac 17″ Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz with 1.5GB of RAM, and Aperture runs super smooth.
Overall, I’m very happy with Aperture, expect a more in-depth review, and lots of posts with Aperture tips. Maybe even a little series of video podcasts in the future, along with a review of the Canon EOS 350D.
What do you use to manage your digital images, and why do you like it?
November 13th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
I use iPhoto regularly and religiously. The only thing I’ve been dissatisfied with are its editing capabilities. They’re too limited.
So, after reading your post, I’ve decided to try out Aperture myself.
November 13th, 2006 at 10:37 pm
You’ve missed the best feature of Aperture which is non-destructive photo editing. Tweak and touch-up your photos all you want knowing that at a moments notice, you can return to the original untouched version.
November 13th, 2006 at 10:55 pm
@Derek
“I love the ability to create as many versions of any image without effecting the original image.”
same thing, just worded it differently.
November 13th, 2006 at 11:21 pm
Erm, Derek, I don’t think he did:
“I love the ability to create as many versions of any image without effecting the original image.”
November 14th, 2006 at 12:22 am
I’ll give Aperture a try once I get a computer that’ll run it.
Derek, I think he didn’t mention that because iPhoto has that too, and the review was about things Aperture has over iPhoto.
November 14th, 2006 at 2:01 am
Hey Glenn,
I found out about your site from Michael Yurechko. Nice work. Once I get a mac I will try out Aperture.
November 14th, 2006 at 2:30 am
I suggest to try out Adobe Lightroom too. It has lower system requirements and is the only option on my old Powerbook 12″ 867Mhz :-(
Anyway, it’s a great piece of software. Highy reccomended !
November 14th, 2006 at 2:39 am
hmm I use iPhoto. But it’s kinda slow, maybe because I have only 512MB of Ram. I’m going to upgrade soon.
Although I’ll have a look at Adobe Lightroom.
November 14th, 2006 at 5:09 am
I’ve tried Aperture. But it requires vastly higher system requirements compared to Adobe Lightroom.
From my usage of Aperture, I would have to say that it’s a really great professional photo manipulation software though.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:47 am
I use Aperture and I’m very pleased with it as well.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:01 am
Glenn! :) Congrats on the purchase of Aperture. It is indeed a great application, as can be expected from Apple. Some video podcasts sound great as I would love to see/hear about your new 350D.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:20 am
I use iPhoto too since I only have an iBook G4. I did download the trial version but it’s pretty slow even if I have 1.5GB of RAM…Still, it’s a great application for both cataloging and image editing.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Personally, I use Photoshop CS. I am downloading Aperture and see how it works out. I have a G4 PB with 1 gig of ram, I hope it works well.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Good luck with everyone who’s giving it a run, be sure to let us know how it goes.
November 27th, 2006 at 10:11 am
BUT it is computer hungrey, needs almost top of the middle range an that sounds like bucks t spend, look forward t reading more after you have used it a while.
June 4th, 2007 at 3:23 am
As a faithful Apple user for 6 years, I migrated straight from iPhoto to Aperture. Enjoyed the interface as well as all the amenities it had to offer but I still felt that I was missing something.
After a while, I gave Adobe Lightroom a chance and it ended up being the best transition ever. Works seamlessly with PS3 and can’t say the same about Aperture.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
apparently it needs one 1GB of RAM to install …
so my MacBook Pro is like out …
So moved on to Lightroom …
Works great … !!!
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