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Apple Ending Development on Aperture as Upcoming Photos App for OS X Will Replace iPhoto

Genuinely surprised by this announcement - I really thought we'd see an Aperture X, as we saw a Final Cut Pro X.

It's possible that Apple left updating Aperture so late that they literally lost their pro photographers. I waited and waited and waited until I couldn't wait any longer. I moved to Aperture and I was astounded at how much faster it was, while offering far better adjustments.
 
JD92 said:
Genuinely surprised by this announcement - I really thought we'd see an Aperture X, as we saw a Final Cut Pro X.

It's possible that Apple left updating Aperture so late that they literally lost their pro photographers. I waited and waited and waited until I couldn't wait any longer. I moved to Aperture and I was astounded at how much faster it was, while offering far better adjustments.
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The problem I have with moving to Lightroom is the fact that soon it's going to be a subscription only application whereas I psychically own Aperture and like you say the workflow is so quick, really disappointed tonight :(
 
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Apple will no longer continue development on its professional photography application, Aperture, reports The Loop. Instead, the company is working on the Photos app for Mac that it introduced during the Worldwide Developer's Conference. The Photos app, which was shown off only briefly during WWDC, will combine with iCloud Photo Library, replacing both Aperture and iPhoto. While Photos will allow users to store, search, and edit photos via the cloud on Apple devices, it is unlikely to include the more robust, professional-oriented tools found in Aperture.

Aperture, which has long lagged behind competing software like Lightroom from Adobe, saw its last major version update to 3.5 on October 22, 2013, and since then, the software has seen just one last minor update. One of the major complaints about Aperture has been its infrequent updates, and many users have wondered if and when Apple would release Aperture 4. With no plans to continue development, professional photographers will want to find another solution, such as Lightroom.

According to TechCrunch, Apple will continue to provide compatibility updates to allow Aperture to run on OS X Yosemite, but development will stop. Apple is also working with Adobe to create a transitionary workflow to help users shift to Lightroom.

Article Link: Apple Ending Development on Aperture as Upcoming Photos App for OS X Will Replace iPhoto
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Not shocking news. I've always preferred Aperture and will stick with it of the time being. Combined with Nik and Photoshop Elements, I've been quite content. I'm interested to see what Apple ends up offering with Yosemite, then I'll re-evaluate my requirements. As a prosumer, something tells me Apple will offer a solution that cover most of my bases.
 
I have faith, and I am in it for the long haul. I see nothing wrong, with scraping the current iteration, and starting over from scratch. Yes, we have seen what has happened with FCPX, they started over, but look at it now. Sometimes it's better to start over from the ground up.
 
charliex5 said:
Oh my god. I JUST bought Aperture this week. Any one think I could get a refund?
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Just use it for the amount of time an average version of Aperture lasts. Once it seems that it's lacking the features you crave, switch to Lightroom. Which by the way, will have been updated by then. :)
 
Damn it! :mad:

I'm really pissed now. I don't like the direction Apple is heading. Everything has to be streamlined, catered for the mass market, soccer moms only and has to be able to run on iPhones, too. Now everything is about superficiality it seems. I can't wait how the guy in the tight shirt is going to praise his design of the upcoming bezel phone :mad:

They killed of Final Cut to replace it with the toy that FCP X is, ditched the MBP 17", etc. And now Aperture. Thank you very much. :mad:

I tried Lightroom several times already, because if saw the writing on the wall, but Aperture suited my workflow and I liked the Library functions way better than Lightroom.

Apple is hoarding tons of cash. They can build an effing space ship but they can't employ software engineers to support some bad a$$ Software for the advanced prosumers and professionals? Or offering some niche hardware, with top of the line specs for the crazy ones, the rebels and the misfits?

Apple is slowly becoming the McDonald's of the tech world. Sorry for the outburst! I am upset! :mad:
 
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I am angry about this!
I have used Aperture since version 1. I have been resisting moving to Lightroom.
Was just about to go nuts and splurge on a new Mac Pro and raid system to house my Aperture workflow.
I don't want to move to Adobe!
I guess Aperture will still work for another year or so till they drop OS support.
Going to go cry now
 
I bought Aperture a few years ago and used it for awhile. Then I discovered Pixelmator and stopped editing in Aperture. Then I stopped using Aperture altogether in lieu of Pixelmator, iPhoto, and iMovie. I just hope that Apple is not shepherding everyone into "the cloud". I see the whole "cloud" thing as "NSA Approved"...:eek:
 
Photos.app + extensions and we're good to go.

If Photos.app can provide the meta-structure and library organisation features then any developer can create a plug-in.

If it:
deemphasises speciality stand-alone image editor ecosystems,
removes barriers to entry for image editors as extensions
harmonises image editing and managing workflows across OSX and iOS
facilitates non-destructive, high quality plugins

then bring it on
 
Sadly my next computer will not be a Mac. I've used Macs for over 10 years and these recent changes/directions have turned me off to the brand and company. If the company wants to dumb down the experience for all the iOS converts, I don't want any part in it. You know it's done when they cancel their professional users. What's next? Film and music?

It sucks but I welcome the change.
 
mozumder said:
DATABASES are meant to organize data, and Aperture/Lightroom took that approach.
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Filesystems are there to organise files, photos are files, you use a filesystem to organise files which is what aperture does.

Aperture also uses metadata which is fine to be managed by a database.

Just don't confuse the two
 
JBunkers said:
You apparently haven't used FCPX lately, then. Sure, they fumbled the initial release, but it's pretty awesome now with the updates they've made.
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I've seen about ten posts in this thread with this exact type of spin for FCPX, pages, keynote etc. How many times does apple get to fumble releases, leave out basic features and still get a pass?
 
I'm loving the idea of being able to shift all my photos into iCloud. I had Aperture but it was just a waste of time and money for me as I don't do hardly any editing of my photos.
I cannot wait until Apples new iCloud starts and I can drop all the other storage sites I use. If it costs me $100-$200 a year for the storage this is cheap as I can purchase computers will little storage drives and save a heap of money and worry.:cool:
 
Island Dog said:
You can still buy LR5 without a subscription.
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Can you provide a link to where you can buy Lightroom 5 outright? I can't seem to find it. The main drive is to the creative cloud version, but I've managed to add an Upgrade to my cart, but not an outright licence.

(I already own LR5, but am just interested to see whether you can still actually buy it outright if you're not upgrading from an earlier version).
 
This truly stinks

After supporting Aperture for years, Apple now throws us Aperture supporters to the nemesis Adobe for high end photo service. I am totally bummed.

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celticmagick said:
Sadly my next computer will not be a Mac. I've used Macs for over 10 years and these recent changes/directions have turned me off to the brand and company. If the company wants to dumb down the experience for all the iOS converts, I don't want any part in it. You know it's done when they cancel their professional users. What's next? Film and music?

It sucks but I welcome the change.
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Why welcome this change?? Giving in to Adobe and their subscription service doesn't seem to serve any purpose.
 
I don't know how it compares to similar applications on Windows but iPhoto is slow junk. It does not even have the import from camera view in full-screen mode, which makes it confusing to use. I hope whatever replaces it will be more responsive and less convoluted.
 
Doc69 said:
I can't imagine the new Photos app will do everything Aperture does, since it will replace iPhoto. This development is not good for Apple's Pro users./QUOTE]

Why not if it does everything that Aperture does. Please explain..
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Let's face it

Apple is becoming a toy company. Apple is not for professionals, they don't care about that segment of the market... they haven't for some time now. It's all about the iPhone/iPad and apps and making OSX look more like iOS. Final Cut Pro was made a useless product, now Aperature is going away. Mark my words, Apple is going to start producing its own chips and move away from its unix base and everything in the future will just be iOS.
 
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