Time to upgrade from IPhoto

Morgan Conrad · 09-07-2008, 07:24 PM

Does Lightroom do sort of the same things, only more / better?

(Or, if anybody knows an easy way to get IPhoto to only import the JPEGS, not all the NEFs (unless I really want them), please tell me!!!)

Thanks

[not Steve] Trac · 09-07-2008, 07:41 PM

Carlos · 09-08-2008, 12:27 PM

Just purchased my first mac and soon will begin to rearrange my photo library from the old PC and external HDs combo. Followi9ng that I'll be ready to really get a taste of post processing.

Could someone chime in. What would be the firts logical step beyond iPhoto? Aperture? Lightroom? Photoshop? How are these redundant, or are they not?

Sorry for all the noob questions. I think it will be much more useful to have answers from the photo-oriented crowd, instead of the mac/pc debating people.

TIA!

[not Steve] Trac · 09-08-2008, 12:49 PM

iPhoto is really good for basic image management, album creation, ordering prints and photo books, etc. and is super easy to use. Editing tools are very, very basic.

Aperture and Lightroom are competing products. I've only used Aperture, but it's basically iPhoto on steroids. It probably has only 10-20% of the post-processing capabilities as a program like Photoshop, but they are the most frequently used features. So, people are finding they need Photoshop less often. Sorting pictures and comparing versions of pictures in Stacks is a very powerful feature in Aperture. I'm sure Lightroom has similar features.

Photoshop is still king for hard core editing. That hasn't changed.

I think that if you are familiar with iPhoto and Apple's products, give Aperture a shot. If you are familiar with Adobe's products, give Lightroom a shot. Either way, if you want to do any serious amount of post processing, you're gonna need Photoshop either way.

PDXA4 · 09-11-2008, 07:42 AM

I recently purchased Aperture for our relatively new iMac and like it so far, but honestly I have not had enough time to really get into it so I have much to learn...

Wrinkledpants · 09-16-2008, 06:16 PM

Aperture is great for taking a crappy picture and editing it to make it look natural. But if you want to get really creative with the image, you might feel constricted with Aperture. That's what I have photoshop for, but it's last in my workflow.

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[not Steve] Trac AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 20,179	did you consider Apreture? It's like iPhoto on steroids. __________________ 13093 81851 67241 99156 19361 16431 108985 63493 95375 25190 18302 77158 42239 78580 84073 115358 25537 40423

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Carlos New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 195	Ditto Just purchased my first mac and soon will begin to rearrange my photo library from the old PC and external HDs combo. Followi9ng that I'll be ready to really get a taste of post processing. Could someone chime in. What would be the firts logical step beyond iPhoto? Aperture? Lightroom? Photoshop? How are these redundant, or are they not? Sorry for all the noob questions. I think it will be much more useful to have answers from the photo-oriented crowd, instead of the mac/pc debating people. TIA!

09-08-2008, 12:49 PM	#4
[not Steve] Trac AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 20,179	Here's my take: iPhoto is really good for basic image management, album creation, ordering prints and photo books, etc. and is super easy to use. Editing tools are very, very basic. Aperture and Lightroom are competing products. I've only used Aperture, but it's basically iPhoto on steroids. It probably has only 10-20% of the post-processing capabilities as a program like Photoshop, but they are the most frequently used features. So, people are finding they need Photoshop less often. Sorting pictures and comparing versions of pictures in Stacks is a very powerful feature in Aperture. I'm sure Lightroom has similar features. Photoshop is still king for hard core editing. That hasn't changed. I think that if you are familiar with iPhoto and Apple's products, give Aperture a shot. If you are familiar with Adobe's products, give Lightroom a shot. Either way, if you want to do any serious amount of post processing, you're gonna need Photoshop either way. __________________ 13093 81851 67241 99156 19361 16431 108985 63493 95375 25190 18302 77158 42239 78580 84073 115358 25537 40423

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PDXA4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Bay Area Posts: 19,709	Also is one wants Aperture, purchase it on Amazon as they have really good pricing for it... I recently purchased Aperture for our relatively new iMac and like it so far, but honestly I have not had enough time to really get into it so I have much to learn... __________________ original PDXA4 2003 D2 S8 2008 mkV GTi 2006 NC MX-5 former: 2003 A4 Avant 2000 A4 several mods

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Wrinkledpants AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,802	I would agree. I used iPhoto. Now it's Aperture for most tasks, and Photoshop for the big jobs. Aperture is great for taking a crappy picture and editing it to make it look natural. But if you want to get really creative with the image, you might feel constricted with Aperture. That's what I have photoshop for, but it's last in my workflow. __________________ 02 S4 Avant 6MT Pearl K04s - GIAC 3- Bosch 5 Bar FPR 710N Samco TBB Piggies 034 Street Engine and Tranny Mounts APR Snub Ecodes Hoen Yellow Fogs AWE Boost Gauge 35% Tint Euro Wiper Arms DICE V1 Yakima and Thule living in harmony.

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