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

Traverse said:
Is that subscription based? :(
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Lightroom is available as non-subscription product ($150 includes both Mac and Windows licenses), as part of Photography subscription ($10/month and includes both Photoshop CC and Lightroom) or Creative Cloud ($50/month).

Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised if the future major update to Lightroom would be subscription only.
 
It really bothers me that Apple is dumping on all their professional software. They are a huge company now and should be a force to be reckoned with! Instead they are letting Adobe have a monopoly.
 
Well I guess I have no choice but to switch over to Lightroom, its odd to see a company force its users over to the competition.

I absolutely can't stand the Lightroom interface though, it drives me crazy. If only the pixelmator crew went and released an app more geared to photo library management and essential edits
 
What is the competition like with Aperture? Is there a decent alternative?
 
elev8d said:
I'm guessing yes. I think Apple is moving out of the non-OS related software game. There wasn't enough support from outside developers for Apple hardware initially, but now there is, so Apple probably feels it doesn't need to create software for its user anymore. It's disappointing. I'd rather see them spin off those divisions and allow them to flourish on their own than just discontinue them.
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One problem is that all those developers making software for Mac also make it for Windows. Another is that Adobe seems to be flexing its market strength with its ripoff subscription service.
 
nutmac said:
Lightroom is available as non-subscription product ($79 includes both Mac and Windows licenses), as part of Photography subscription ($10/month and includes both Photoshop CC and Lightroom) or Creative Cloud ($50/month).

Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised if the future major update to Lightroom would be subscription only.
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Yes, especially now...
 
Not at all surprising. Disappointing, yes.

I don't do my editing in Aperture - but have used it for organizing. I'll probably continue to do so until either I can't because of software limitations and/or it wil no longer run on a future version of Mac OS. Then I'll switch to LR.
 
FREE iCloud Photo Library already exists?!

Just a question...

Doesn't iCloud Photo Library already exist?!

Currently I add photos in iPhoto to iCloud (privately) for the purpose of them showing up on my devices and ATV. (About 1,500 photos)

It does not count against my iCloud storage.

Am I misunderstanding something, or they are gonna start charging for something they are currently offering for free?!

Thanks!
 
coolfactor said:
No, they are not abandoning photo editing completely. But they recognize there's going to be a lot of upset people thinking that they are, so they are being proactive and providing graceful transitions to other options. It's a mature way to handle it. For many people, consumers and semi-pros, the new Photos app will be more than enough for their needs.

Apple is all about letting go of the old to make room for the new. Gotta respect that.
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Steve is rolling in his grave...
 
I find it hilarious that everyone is talking about Aperture and that nobody seems to care that much about iPhoto changing.
 
coolfactor said:
Apple is "having" users migrate to Adobe software, but rather providing a pathway should they choose to. Big difference there.
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Knowing Apple, if they had their own alternative, they'd only provide support for migrating to that and in fact would fight for it. Especially if the new one would require that the computer be built after 2011. ;) I can't think of the last time Apple provided support for migrating to alternative software, unless you count iWork-to-Office exporting.
 
Kebabselector said:
Seriously, try and understand what Adobe CC is.

1) it is not cloud based
2) apps are installed locally
3) that's it (apart from a monthly call home to check the app is licenced but that doesn't effect Lightroom if you bought it outright)

Biggest problem is that some idiot in Adobe thought it would be a good idea to have cloud in the name.
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Read my post. It has nothing to do with Adobe CC. It has everything to do with the new Photos app and iCloud photo storage. I know what Adobe CC is, thank you.
 
I'm glad I went all in with Lightroom and resisted the jump to Aperture. Apple is so bipolar with their professional line.
 
mono1980 said:
It really bothers me that Apple is dumping on all their professional software. They are a huge company now and should be a force to be reckoned with! Instead they are letting Adobe have a monopoly.
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Adobe is far from a monopoly. . . excluding maybe Photoshop.

Quark = InDesign
Avid = Premiere Pro
Motion = After Effects
ProTools/CuBase = Audition
Photo Mechanic = Lightroom

Etc.

The list goes on and more specialized software exists for apps like Flash and Dreamweaver.

Adobe does have a great business model going with the whole unification of the creative apps.
 
Blerg

Lightroom might be best for people who have the time to piddle around with individual photos all day, but I've always found Aperture to be perfect for quickly culling a large job then exporting the best for more serious editing in Photoshop.

I've still never figured out how to get Lightroom to show me just the rated images and all that what-not, at least when I have figured it out it takes 3 steps to Aperture's 1-step-right-on-the-screen-at-all-times.
 
Parasprite said:
I find it hilarious that everyone is talking about Aperture and that nobody seems to care that much about iPhoto changing.
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iPhoto is going from consumer to consumer, and Apple seems to treat iPhoto with updates that actually improve it rather than making it worse, so I'm not worried. iPhoto is also not mission-critical to consumers.

Also, the new one might finally have some new features. If whatever is next will allow you to merge iPhoto libraries, I will be extremely happy. About half the data on my hard drive is taken by a few of my mom's iPhoto libraries that have some but not all photos in common.
 
Does anyone read anymore?

"With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, enabling you to safely store all of your photos in iCloud and access them from anywhere, there will be no new development of Aperture," said Apple in a statement provided to The Loop. "When Photos for OS X ships next year, users will be able to migrate their existing Aperture libraries to Photos for OS."

You'll probably still be able to use the latest version of Apeture on your Mac, calm down.
 
Digital Skunk said:
Yeah that's going to bite.

I know you know the biggest hurdle is going to be generating all of those previews!
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I'm so pissed at apple, but I shouldn't be. I ignored the writing on the wall for so long, thinking they'll update it.

I've used LR before but I preferred the UI and library setup of Aperture.

I've already have the demo downloaded. Time to see how I can transition my data over.
 
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