iMac Newbie, Part 3: Software dilemmas!

Rosana — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:58:02 +0000

Another post about my life as an iMac newbie. Today's topic: software dilemmas... What if there are several decent programs available? The hours I spent reading reviews and asking for advice...

You see. I'm not a professional photographer, but I am a serious hobby photographer. I have over 90.000 photos on my PC. And so far I never really took the time to import all of them into a program for editing and viewing. I ~~organized~~ kept trying to organize the folders myself. Note the try bit here... I need a proper program for easy editing and overview.

I did try Lightroom for some editing in the past, and I've heard good thing about it too. But now I also have the choice to get Aperture for Mac. Read below the positive/negative about both and maybe you'll understand my dilemma!

Lightroom is for both Mac and Windows. I like the idea of having the choice. Aperture is just for Mac.

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1

Tales — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:51:38 +0000

Apple just released "Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1" adding RAW support to iPhoto and Aperture with the Following cameras

This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras:

Hasselblad H3DII-50
Leica M9
Leica X1
Olympus E-P1
Olympus E-P2
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Pentax K-7
Pentax K-x
Sony Alpha DSLR-A500
Sony Alpha DSLR-A550
Sony Alpha DSLR-A850

Besides this update Apple recently also released an update to Aperture 3 which is supposed to fix the slideshow issues.

This update addresses an issue affecting the playback of video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard.

The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.

MacDesperate - Aperture

iMac Newbie, Part 3: Software dilemmas!

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1