Phowto » workflow http://www.phowto.com The photography how-to site Mon, 17 May 2010 20:29:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Should I switch to Lightroom from Aperture?http://www.phowto.com/should-i-switch-to-lightroom-from-aperture/ http://www.phowto.com/should-i-switch-to-lightroom-from-aperture/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:14:44 +0000 Mike http://www.phowto.com/?p=941 I’ll start right off and say that when I first decided to use Aperture rather than Lightroom (version 2 of both had been recently launched), Aperture’s workflow, organisation and modeless way of working won me over. Sure, Lightroom allowed for more manipulation of images, but I didn’t do a lot of that beyond traditional darkroom-style tweaking of exposure/contrast, but the workflow was very clunky, to the extent that it hindered my productivity.

Fast-forward to the present day, and although I have been using Snow Leopard for months, Apple still haven’t fixed the strange performance issues that Aperture has on this version of OS X. Everything can be fine, then all of a sudden it’s like wading through mud. I am not the only one who is experiencing this – Apple’s own support forums are full of people in a similar situation, but, as is Apple’s way, there is never any official comment. Apple could be nearly finished on Aperture 3, with astounding features and performance. Or they could have abandoned it, due to the pressures of developing this year’s iPhone/Tablet/OS X. The point is, all we are left with is rumour and gossip.

Adobe, on the other hand, are masters (compared with Apple) at generating buzz around the next version of Lightroom, with public betas and lots of interaction with the community.

While I am typing away, I am importing my 11,000 images into Lightroom 3 Beta. I shall “have a play” with Lightroom, and see how it copes performance-wise in comparison to Aperture. One thing I need to suss out pretty quickly is how to organise my photos in Lightroom, and how to tag them as efficiently as possible. If anyone has any tips on that, please let me know.

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