Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Digital Lifestyle
Images, Graphic Design, and Digital Photography
iPhoto replacement - Aperture vs. Lightroom
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TattooedMac" data-source="post: 1591099" data-attributes="member: 101749"><p>To put it simply, Aperture is a Managed Library (or you can choose Referenced). But as a managed Library, all you Photos are in 1 place, in the aperture.lib . . . . Simple and effective.</p><p></p><p>To expand on this, the organisation of setting a Project and then having a defending file structure Project>Folder>Album . . . And as I said above, being a Managed Library its all in one place, making it easier to look for a image through Finder.</p><p>As well : <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When it comes to storing your original image files (RAW, JPG, TIFF,), Aperture offers two options: referenced and managed. Referenced is similar to Lightroom, where your images live in folders on the hard drive, and the library/catalog simply references their paths. With this approach, you always have direct access to the image files and can browse the folder structure using the Finder.<br /> <br /> Managed, on the other hand, moves your original images into the Aperture library so you don’t have to maintain separate folders. While both approaches have benefits, I prefer the Managed option, which is unique to Aperture. It shields me from doing any file management and the cognitive load of folders cluttering up my hard drive. All I see in the Finder is a single “.aplibrary” file. That “file” (technically a package) contains everything Aperture needs — my original files, edited versions, metadata, post-processing edits, keywords etc. There are no XMP “sidecar” files, versioned JPGs, TIFFs or anything anywhere else on my Mac, which helps keep things simple. It also makes backing up relatively straightforward because there’s only one “file” to worry about.<br /> .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The contents of your Aperture library can be browsed when you’re browsing for photos in any Mac app.<br /> .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This file system integration is automatic and just works. You can directly use your photos in any app (Apple or 3rd party) without exporting them out of Aperture first<br /> .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can access your photos from the Desktop and Screen Saver System Preferences<br /> (<em>With Lightroom, you first have to export photos out as JPEGs, and store them into some temporary folder before using them in other apps. This creates clutter and requires file management, which I would rather avoid.</em>)<br /> .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">iTunes can automatically sync your Aperture library with an iPad and iPhone. You can either sync the entire library, or selected projects, albums and even smart (dynamic) albums. There are no intermediate steps required.<br /> (<em>iTunes also does some intelligent RAW to JPG conversion so that a couple hundred gigs of my Aperture library (over 5,500 photos) somehow magically fits comfortably on my 32 GB iPad</em>)<br /> .</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I can easily watch any of my images on my TV via Apple TV and Airplay straight from the Photos Widget and is great when your showing a client (They love to see there images on a 55" LED HDTV) or you have the family around for a get together.</li> </ul><p></p><p>All in all, as posted above, I would love the Aperture File system and the LR Develop Module and that would be a perfect App for me. But it says it all in the top most item in the list . . . <strong><u>Managed Library</u></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TattooedMac, post: 1591099, member: 101749"] To put it simply, Aperture is a Managed Library (or you can choose Referenced). But as a managed Library, all you Photos are in 1 place, in the aperture.lib . . . . Simple and effective. To expand on this, the organisation of setting a Project and then having a defending file structure Project>Folder>Album . . . And as I said above, being a Managed Library its all in one place, making it easier to look for a image through Finder. As well : [LIST] [*]When it comes to storing your original image files (RAW, JPG, TIFF,), Aperture offers two options: referenced and managed. Referenced is similar to Lightroom, where your images live in folders on the hard drive, and the library/catalog simply references their paths. With this approach, you always have direct access to the image files and can browse the folder structure using the Finder. Managed, on the other hand, moves your original images into the Aperture library so you don’t have to maintain separate folders. While both approaches have benefits, I prefer the Managed option, which is unique to Aperture. It shields me from doing any file management and the cognitive load of folders cluttering up my hard drive. All I see in the Finder is a single “.aplibrary” file. That “file” (technically a package) contains everything Aperture needs — my original files, edited versions, metadata, post-processing edits, keywords etc. There are no XMP “sidecar” files, versioned JPGs, TIFFs or anything anywhere else on my Mac, which helps keep things simple. It also makes backing up relatively straightforward because there’s only one “file” to worry about. . [*]The contents of your Aperture library can be browsed when you’re browsing for photos in any Mac app. . [*]This file system integration is automatic and just works. You can directly use your photos in any app (Apple or 3rd party) without exporting them out of Aperture first . [*]You can access your photos from the Desktop and Screen Saver System Preferences ([I]With Lightroom, you first have to export photos out as JPEGs, and store them into some temporary folder before using them in other apps. This creates clutter and requires file management, which I would rather avoid.[/I]) . [*]iTunes can automatically sync your Aperture library with an iPad and iPhone. You can either sync the entire library, or selected projects, albums and even smart (dynamic) albums. There are no intermediate steps required. ([I]iTunes also does some intelligent RAW to JPG conversion so that a couple hundred gigs of my Aperture library (over 5,500 photos) somehow magically fits comfortably on my 32 GB iPad[/I]) . [*]I can easily watch any of my images on my TV via Apple TV and Airplay straight from the Photos Widget and is great when your showing a client (They love to see there images on a 55" LED HDTV) or you have the family around for a get together. [/LIST] All in all, as posted above, I would love the Aperture File system and the LR Develop Module and that would be a perfect App for me. But it says it all in the top most item in the list . . . [B][U]Managed Library[/U][/B] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Digital Lifestyle
Images, Graphic Design, and Digital Photography
iPhoto replacement - Aperture vs. Lightroom
Top