Anyone have Aperture 3 experiences?

Corbab · Corbab #1 (**permalink**)

02-11-2010, 04:53 PM

I currently have Aperture 2 and love it. From what I've read on the Apple website, and from what I've seen people saying, it sounds amazing. I don't have a massive library at the moment, but I expect it to grow quickly. I've got a MBP (Sept. 2009), 2.53 processor, and 4GB RAM.

Can anyone reccomend it or provide any opinions?

Davanw · Davanw #2 (**permalink**)

02-12-2010, 12:20 PM

I just installed it last night but haven't had a chance to explore it much. I've been a Photoshop kind of guy. I tried Aperture 2 but went back to Photoshop just because it was more familiar to me.
I'd also like to hear some opinions, rants and raves, about A3.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #3 (**permalink**)

02-12-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Corbab

I currently have Aperture 2 and love it. From what I've read on the Apple website, and from what I've seen people saying, it sounds amazing. I don't have a massive library at the moment, but I expect it to grow quickly. I've got a MBP (Sept. 2009), 2.53 processor, and 4GB RAM.

Can anyone reccomend it or provide any opinions?

Wasn't Aperture 3 just released like 2-3 days ago? Maybe it's a little early to ask for recommendations or opinions so soon.

Just a thought,

- Nick

Davanw · Davanw #4 (**permalink**)

02-12-2010, 01:56 PM

I'm currently importing my iPhoto library. Pretty slick so far. Reading through the list of 200+ New Features has me sold already. lol

bsdubois00 · bsdubois00 #5 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 03:24 AM

I love to Flickr and Facebook integration - so far I'm leaning towards this over LR2

chas_m · chas_m #6 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davanw

I just installed it last night but haven't had a chance to explore it much. I've been a Photoshop kind of guy. I tried Aperture 2 but went back to Photoshop just because it was more familiar to me.

Neither Aperture nor Lightroom are intended to replace Photoshop. They are intended to complement it as kind of an add-on image management and light touch-up solution.

martyp · martyp #7 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 06:07 AM

As Chas had said Aperture and Lightroom are mainly used to organise and sort your photos and the built in RAW processor means you can do a lot in one app.

If you want to start manipulating an image (add objects, change skies etc) then you would use Photoshop after you've post-processed the photo in either app.

I find myself using Photoshop less with Lightroom as almost everything you need can be done with the RAW processor and the built in tools.

Downloading the trial for Aperture 3 at the moment, I am hoping it is 64-bit and runs faster than Lr 2.6 as it seems a little sluggish at times. Not sure Aperture can offer the same feature set as Lr yet but I hope so as I would rather use the Apple app.

MissMurder · MissMurder #8 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bsdubois00

I love to Flickr and Facebook integration - so far I'm leaning towards this over LR2

I was actually very disappointed with the flickr integration, since it exports whole sets only (even if you export only one image, it automatically creates a set on flickr for it).

B&O · B&O #9 (**permalink**)

02-15-2010, 08:10 AM

I am loving it. I have pretty much switched from LR2. I need to get on a shot so that I can test it for real.

Corbab · Corbab #10 (**permalink**)

02-15-2010, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoo3

Wasn't Aperture 3 just released like 2-3 days ago? Maybe it's a little early to ask for recommendations or opinions so soon.

Just a thought,

- Nick

Just a thought, I was hoping for first impressions or some big pros/cons.

Corbab #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 13, 2009 Posts: 306 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB DDR3, 250 GB HDD, 10.6.4	02-11-2010, 04:53 PM I currently have Aperture 2 and love it. From what I've read on the Apple website, and from what I've seen people saying, it sounds amazing. I don't have a massive library at the moment, but I expect it to grow quickly. I've got a MBP (Sept. 2009), 2.53 processor, and 4GB RAM. Can anyone reccomend it or provide any opinions? Just a stupid kid with a computer, so take my advice with a grain of salt if that makes a difference to you.
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B&O #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 18, 2007 Location: Brit in Tokyo. Posts: 745 Mac Specs: MBP i7, Mac Mini & iPhone 3G.	02-15-2010, 08:10 AM I am loving it. I have pretty much switched from LR2. I need to get on a shot so that I can test it for real. MacBook Pro 2.66Ghz i7. Mac Mini 2.26Ghz C2D iPhone 3G 16GB iPad 3G 64GB Check out my flickr
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Davanw #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 137 Mac Specs: 15" MBP	02-12-2010, 12:20 PM I just installed it last night but haven't had a chance to explore it much. I've been a Photoshop kind of guy. I tried Aperture 2 but went back to Photoshop just because it was more familiar to me. I'd also like to hear some opinions, rants and raves, about A3.
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Davanw #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 137 Mac Specs: 15" MBP	02-12-2010, 01:56 PM I'm currently importing my iPhoto library. Pretty slick so far. Reading through the list of 200+ New Features has me sold already. lol
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bsdubois00 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 07, 2007 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 21 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.2 gHz Dual Core	02-13-2010, 03:24 AM I love to Flickr and Facebook integration - so far I'm leaning towards this over LR2
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martyp #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2008 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 638 Mac Specs: 27" iMac, 3.4GHz i7, 20Gb, 3TB HDD, OS X 10.8	02-13-2010, 06:07 AM As Chas had said Aperture and Lightroom are mainly used to organise and sort your photos and the built in RAW processor means you can do a lot in one app. If you want to start manipulating an image (add objects, change skies etc) then you would use Photoshop after you've post-processed the photo in either app. I find myself using Photoshop less with Lightroom as almost everything you need can be done with the RAW processor and the built in tools. Downloading the trial for Aperture 3 at the moment, I am hoping it is 64-bit and runs faster than Lr 2.6 as it seems a little sluggish at times. Not sure Aperture can offer the same feature set as Lr yet but I hope so as I would rather use the Apple app.
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