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iPhoto replacement - Aperture vs. Lightroom
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<blockquote data-quote="akaJules" data-source="post: 1591459" data-attributes="member: 304764"><p><strong>I prefer Lightroom over iPhoto</strong></p><p></p><p>kliles,</p><p></p><p>I too struggled with iPhoto and have recently moved over to Lightroom, with no regrets. Here is my process, I hope it helps you to make an informed decision. I'm a hobbyist photographer, and take the organization of my photo memories very seriously.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Research</u></strong>: I watched lots of free YouTube videos on Lightroom photo importing and organization, BEFORE downloading the program. My favorites are:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOC6I9ZhFhQ" target="_blank">Importing Photos Part 1 - LauraShoe1</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56liHterHLs" target="_blank">Importing Photos Part 2 - LauraShoe1</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QC62axwq3o" target="_blank">How to Keyword - LauraShoe1</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--FC4q-VjY" target="_blank">How to Organize Photos - lynda.com</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm6OroP6CAU" target="_blank">Organizing Photos - B and H / Tim Grey</a> - 2 hours long but worth my time</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF2RMd3L83w" target="_blank">10 Things for Beginners - Terry White</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OmfMzYjujE&list=PL1EC5A63268601F19" target="_blank">Importing and Organizing Your Images - Julianne Kost</a></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><u>Lightroom vs. iPhoto</u></strong>: I think LR is far superior to iPhoto, just in photo organization. Add in all of LR's additional features, and it was a smart move for me.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Importing 70,000 Images</u></strong>: I had over 65,000 images I had organized in a Windows-only program, and have wanted to get away from using any Windows-only programs if I can help it. I exported my images from that program, and keywords were kept intact. Yay! I had also accumulated over 6,000 images from using iPhoto less than a year. I have now imported all of my images into LR, and it was easy work. I downloaded LR's trial just two weeks ago and am grinding away at sorting through my images, deleting duplicates or unwanted photos, adding/changing keywords, etc. I'm a hobbyist photographer, and my photos mean everything to me.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Download Free 30-Day Trial</u></strong>: Download LR for free, and try it out! Make sure it's going to work for you!</p><p></p><p><strong><u>How Lightroom Catalogs Work</u></strong>: <a href="http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/lightroom-catalog-basics.html" target="_blank">Adobe Website</a></p><p>"A catalog is a database that stores a record for each of your photos. This record contains three key pieces of information about each photo:</p><p>• A reference to where the photo is on your system</p><p>• Instructions for how you want to process the photo</p><p>• Metadata, such as ratings and keywords that you apply to photos to help you find or organize them"</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Database</u></strong>: LR is simply a database that stores a record of your photo's location on your computer. Changes to photo locations, folder changes and creation, and locating duplicates is smooth and simple in LR. This makes the most sense to me. I don't like the way iPhoto put my photos in its own folder structure, which I found out when I went to locate them to move into LR.</p><p></p><p>I hope this is of some help to you, best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="akaJules, post: 1591459, member: 304764"] [b]I prefer Lightroom over iPhoto[/b] kliles, I too struggled with iPhoto and have recently moved over to Lightroom, with no regrets. Here is my process, I hope it helps you to make an informed decision. I'm a hobbyist photographer, and take the organization of my photo memories very seriously. [B][U]Research[/U][/B]: I watched lots of free YouTube videos on Lightroom photo importing and organization, BEFORE downloading the program. My favorites are: [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOC6I9ZhFhQ"]Importing Photos Part 1 - LauraShoe1[/URL] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56liHterHLs"]Importing Photos Part 2 - LauraShoe1[/URL] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QC62axwq3o"]How to Keyword - LauraShoe1[/URL] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--FC4q-VjY"]How to Organize Photos - lynda.com[/URL] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm6OroP6CAU"]Organizing Photos - B and H / Tim Grey[/URL] - 2 hours long but worth my time [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF2RMd3L83w"]10 Things for Beginners - Terry White[/URL] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OmfMzYjujE&list=PL1EC5A63268601F19"]Importing and Organizing Your Images - Julianne Kost[/URL] [/LIST] [B][U]Lightroom vs. iPhoto[/U][/B]: I think LR is far superior to iPhoto, just in photo organization. Add in all of LR's additional features, and it was a smart move for me. [B][U]Importing 70,000 Images[/U][/B]: I had over 65,000 images I had organized in a Windows-only program, and have wanted to get away from using any Windows-only programs if I can help it. I exported my images from that program, and keywords were kept intact. Yay! I had also accumulated over 6,000 images from using iPhoto less than a year. I have now imported all of my images into LR, and it was easy work. I downloaded LR's trial just two weeks ago and am grinding away at sorting through my images, deleting duplicates or unwanted photos, adding/changing keywords, etc. I'm a hobbyist photographer, and my photos mean everything to me. [B][U]Download Free 30-Day Trial[/U][/B]: Download LR for free, and try it out! Make sure it's going to work for you! [B][U]How Lightroom Catalogs Work[/U][/B]: [URL="http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/lightroom-catalog-basics.html"]Adobe Website[/URL] "A catalog is a database that stores a record for each of your photos. This record contains three key pieces of information about each photo: • A reference to where the photo is on your system • Instructions for how you want to process the photo • Metadata, such as ratings and keywords that you apply to photos to help you find or organize them" [B][U]Database[/U][/B]: LR is simply a database that stores a record of your photo's location on your computer. Changes to photo locations, folder changes and creation, and locating duplicates is smooth and simple in LR. This makes the most sense to me. I don't like the way iPhoto put my photos in its own folder structure, which I found out when I went to locate them to move into LR. I hope this is of some help to you, best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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