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<blockquote data-quote="PeterJP" data-source="post: 1207619" data-attributes="member: 196172"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No matter what DAM program I use, or even if I do it manually, I'll have to spend a lot of time. Aperture can also use the files by reference, I understood, so that may be an option in case I want to keep my directory structure. But frankly, I prefer having a really good program that takes over my files. I have no emotional attachment to the way the photos are structured now, as I have no structure and multiple copies to boot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Actually, I wouldn't mind using 2 programs: one for sorting and one for editing. If that improves the overall ease of use & ease of finding back photos (e.g. I want any photo of my dad in the last 3 years). But I don't have the cash to pay for Adobe Creative Suites or other programs >€500.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure, but learning is part of the fun, no ? I've had plenty of different computer systems since I started in 1984 and if I would've had the money, I would've had several more (Mac, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, NeXT, to name a few).</p><p></p><p>A more rational reason: MacOS ships with several practical programs out-of-the-box: there's Address Book and iCal, but also several more advanced like Time Machine and iPhoto. When I had a PDA, I could boot up the machine and start working immediately. Unfortunately, no PDA ever gave me decent surfing/word processing/photo editing capabilities. I tried to replicate this with a netbook, but they're too limited. I looked at a lot of tiny laptops, but I know that it'll take me a long time to replicate on Windows what I get out-of-the-box with MacOS. Also, the really decent PC hardware is usually the same price or more expensive than the MacBook Air 11.</p><p></p><p>I'm not claiming I know in advance that everything will work out great immediately. But I've gone through a sufficient amount of new systems to realise that I should learn how the Mac works before ditching it. Most well designed systems have a certain elegance to it and it's actually rewarding to dive in and find out how certain things are implemented.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, the layout bit is a shame. But I guess it's normal. Because Word is just a word processing package and not a layouting program, it makes no sense to expect any real layouting to expect to Word. It's like expecting Word to export to plain text with all features retained <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Peter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PeterJP, post: 1207619, member: 196172"] Hi, No matter what DAM program I use, or even if I do it manually, I'll have to spend a lot of time. Aperture can also use the files by reference, I understood, so that may be an option in case I want to keep my directory structure. But frankly, I prefer having a really good program that takes over my files. I have no emotional attachment to the way the photos are structured now, as I have no structure and multiple copies to boot :D Actually, I wouldn't mind using 2 programs: one for sorting and one for editing. If that improves the overall ease of use & ease of finding back photos (e.g. I want any photo of my dad in the last 3 years). But I don't have the cash to pay for Adobe Creative Suites or other programs >€500. Sure, but learning is part of the fun, no ? I've had plenty of different computer systems since I started in 1984 and if I would've had the money, I would've had several more (Mac, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, NeXT, to name a few). A more rational reason: MacOS ships with several practical programs out-of-the-box: there's Address Book and iCal, but also several more advanced like Time Machine and iPhoto. When I had a PDA, I could boot up the machine and start working immediately. Unfortunately, no PDA ever gave me decent surfing/word processing/photo editing capabilities. I tried to replicate this with a netbook, but they're too limited. I looked at a lot of tiny laptops, but I know that it'll take me a long time to replicate on Windows what I get out-of-the-box with MacOS. Also, the really decent PC hardware is usually the same price or more expensive than the MacBook Air 11. I'm not claiming I know in advance that everything will work out great immediately. But I've gone through a sufficient amount of new systems to realise that I should learn how the Mac works before ditching it. Most well designed systems have a certain elegance to it and it's actually rewarding to dive in and find out how certain things are implemented. Ah, the layout bit is a shame. But I guess it's normal. Because Word is just a word processing package and not a layouting program, it makes no sense to expect any real layouting to expect to Word. It's like expecting Word to export to plain text with all features retained :D Peter. [/QUOTE]
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