Seriously people, can't you go whine about MBPs in another thread ? I rarely complain about off topic posts in threads but I'm making an exception for this one!
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Apple Releases Aperture 3 With Faces and Places Tagging Features
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I just downloaded the trial. I have been using A2 for a while now and immediately I can see that A3 is a whole lot faster when editing! This is great because I almost stopped using A2 because it had such poor performance on my mid 2009 MBP. Thanks APPLE!
Oh and people stop bashing stuff that you haven't tried out. It seems like if a story is not about what people want they immediately mark it negative and write bashing comments.
Oh and people stop bashing stuff that you haven't tried out. It seems like if a story is not about what people want they immediately mark it negative and write bashing comments.
Seriously, people are unhappy about this? WOW! Because you were expecting/wanted something else and didn't get it? Grow up!
Looks like an awesome update to Aperture. Now if only the 'free trial' email I received wasn't blank.
Looks like an awesome update to Aperture. Now if only the 'free trial' email I received wasn't blank.
Nondestructive dodge and burn? Worth the $99. Easy.
I'm glad they finally have a real curves option now, the other way was just too clunky for me. I think I'll finally be able to use Aperture completely independant of LightRoom now.
I'm glad they finally have a real curves option now, the other way was just too clunky for me. I think I'll finally be able to use Aperture completely independant of LightRoom now.
only time will tell if its a quality update. Good features though, I'm pleased and a little underwhelmed though. From what I've heard on the net, they've been working on this update for a solid year. If that is the case, I would have like to see features that could have leaped frogged LightRoom. As it stands they only caught up to LR and given the fact that LR is being updates, could possibly mean that LR will once again extend its lead
It seems a lot faster. But.. Two issues so far!!
It says: Processing Items, and it seems to take awhile...
I don't fully understand why, iPhoto doesn't do this. I don't think?
And then when I went to import my iPhoto Library it came up with this message: (Note Aperture 2 did it fine!)
Insufficient space: Blah Blah Blah... 939540847 MB of space needed.....!
My iPhoto library is only around 12GB..
I don't know if this is a bug/glitch/error or not!
Other than that, pleased.
It says: Processing Items, and it seems to take awhile...
I don't fully understand why, iPhoto doesn't do this. I don't think?
And then when I went to import my iPhoto Library it came up with this message: (Note Aperture 2 did it fine!)
Insufficient space: Blah Blah Blah... 939540847 MB of space needed.....!
My iPhoto library is only around 12GB..
I don't know if this is a bug/glitch/error or not!
Other than that, pleased.
The fact remains that photographers use a tiny fraction of Photoshop. If Apple had added layers and masks instead of or in addition to nondestructive brushes, they could've changed the landscape and taken on Adobe. It wouldn't need to be all the bloatware that Ps has become; just add a few cherrypicked features.
And just because it would be in there wouldn't mean everyone would have to use it.
I think people are baffled that Apple is investing all the developer hours into what they feel are non-pro features like faces -- when they could've been adding something with more meat; say, for example, layers and masks. Add me to that list. <sigh>
As I said earlier, the fact that this is an incremental, not monumental, upgrade means that nobody will push Adobe to innovate with Lr or Ps. And that means more Flash-based panels and more of a decidedly un-Mac-like interface.
LR users are falling out of their chairs in hysteria over Aperture3. It's still a consumer app designed for the kiddies that have outgrown iPhoto.
There is still NO HISTORY log associated with editing in this thing. You can't undo a change one step at a time.
Neither has anybody else in the Pro market.
I guessing that Aperture 3 was completely recoded in Cocoa, which was a big task. With that out of the way, maybe we will see a more aggressive update schedule. Either way, Apple Pro apps have the advantage of integration throughout the product lines, and for me, that is a serious advantage.
All in all, not a bad release, and it foretells iLife and FCS on the horizon.
That's a completely ridiculous statement. I'm a pro and I love the addition of faces. Sure it's not applicable to every shoot but it sure can prove usefull. If you don't need the feature, don't use it!
Oh and I sure can use Places ! That's a wonderfull feature that I've been wanting in Aperture ever since they introduced in iPhoto.
I'm probably not pro enough, eventhough I make a living of off photography.
Since A3 is 64-bit, if I have a Intel MB with SL, what would be the differences in speed compared to A2?
Drastic?
Barely noticeable?
Thanks.
Drastic?
Barely noticeable?
Thanks.
Oh brother! Can we please have one thread in which people don't hijack it with their short-sided and thoughtless hatred of the iPad, which isn't even out yet? Gah!
Back on topic. I can't wait to try out A3 later tonight. Seems like a really good update.
64-bit does not, in itself, mean it will be any faster at all. That said as Aperture is Cocoa and 64-bit Cocoa has an optimised ABI I would expect some improvement (perhaps noticeable). More noticeable is the ability to use more than 4Gb of RAM so there will be less read from disk which is slow (if you have more than 4Gb of RAM).
Of course Apple have improved the codebase so it's faster: read the import stuff specifically.
I'm sharing an opinion. It's what forums are commonly used for amongst other things. No need for name calling.
I'm sharing an opinion. It's what forums are commonly used for amongst other things. No need for name calling.
Agreed, let's just have a ince little debate.
God, I've been waiting for this update now for ages. I specifically was waiting for Faces and Places. Half of my keywording is spending time identifying where a picture was taken and who's in it, so this is huge.
Also huge is the ability to import GPS data into tracks rather than having to have a GPS enabled camera-- I was using some crappy tool (*ahem* GeoPhoto) to do that and now hope Aperture does a reasonably good job.
Now if it would just remember to charge my GPS batteries for me...
Now, if Aperture would just update alongside iPhoto rather than right before the next iPhoto, I might spend less of my year frustrated that the kids get something useful that the grownups can't use.
Also huge is the ability to import GPS data into tracks rather than having to have a GPS enabled camera-- I was using some crappy tool (*ahem* GeoPhoto) to do that and now hope Aperture does a reasonably good job.
Now if it would just remember to charge my GPS batteries for me...
Now, if Aperture would just update alongside iPhoto rather than right before the next iPhoto, I might spend less of my year frustrated that the kids get something useful that the grownups can't use.
There are a lot of really, really nice features in this update. Curves much? From the looks of it, this should really replace the need for PS in the vast majority of cases.
However, Apple broke support for 16 bit greyscale TIFFs a few updates ago (and then claimed that it was never an intended feature). Seeing as I primarily work with scans of black and white film, this is kind of a show stopper.
Trial's coming down now... I really hope I'll be able to use it with my files, otherwise I guess I'll have to make the jump.
However, Apple broke support for 16 bit greyscale TIFFs a few updates ago (and then claimed that it was never an intended feature
). Seeing as I primarily work with scans of black and white film, this is kind of a show stopper.Trial's coming down now... I really hope I'll be able to use it with my files, otherwise I guess I'll have to make the jump.
Ummm ... I worked in a dev shop closely affiliated with Apple and was told by Apple in no uncertain terms in 2002 that Carbon was a dead-end for development. I'm sure Adobe got the same lecture at least once between 2002 and 2008 when Apple decided to not update Carbon for 64-bit. The only gripe Adobe can make is that Apple had indicated Carbon would get 64-bit support to them, so Adobe thought they could continue to skate by on their aging codebase for a few more years.