Keep in mind that even if you keep Aperture running, you can’t use newer cameras. Apple stopped updating raw support.
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Apple Says Aperture Won't Run in Future macOS Versions After Mojave
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And Apple is out of ideas when it comes to their photo software. You will soon be unable to access your previous work on Aperture. How is that different from Adobe constantly updating their software,
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Working for how much longer through?
I haven’t paid Apple a penny for photo software since 2014 and I can still open my library and view my adjustments. If I kept a machine running Mojave, I could continue doing so indefinitely.
If I were on a subscription, I would need to keep shelling out every month just to keep access to old data even though it isn’t my primary tool any longer.
If you were on a subscription they would be updating the software. They won't charge you for outdated software, that would just be stupid. Adobe is in the business to make money, so they will keep their apps up to date. Apple doesn't care about old apps anymore. They just let them sit and rot away.
Do you honestly think Adobe will stop making Photoshop or Premiere?
Apple is not getting out of the hardware business, they are supplementing it with services revenue - most of which depends on their hardware ecosystem.
Given that, based on many public metrics (photos posted on various sharing and social media sites, as examples), the iPhone is the number one camera in the world, I do not think they need to buy anyone if they saw a reason to enter the market. Again, no one has given any reason that it would make any sense for them to bother entering a small, and declining market. I am pretty sure that Apple makes more profit on accessories than Canon makes on everything.
I look forward to seeing a wedding photographer using an iPhone to take all of the pictures.
Future proofed for what? Six months, years, decades, centuries? Nothing is future proofed forever.
You’re looking to maintain valuable videos forever with software that came bundled free on your computer, hasn’t been updated in years and won’t run on future computers? No, you can’t reasonably rely on any level of future proofing in relation to Photo catalogs.
We have an a7s, and have been waiting on an a7s mark III to upgrade. We mostly use it for video, so it has been fine. Planning to get a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, and a new mid-range cinema sometime in the near future as well.
Been really happy with the a7s.
Not accurate, I have Lightroom Classic CC 2019 installed on my computer right now.
Sure, but only once. And I will be able to use it for many years and it won’t stop working unless Apple updates Mojave.
I cannot recall what I paid for Aperture and when but I know it was and still is worth the money.
It will have been discontinued for over 5 years when the next version of macOS stops supporting it. There were never that many users, and there are now even fewer of them. Supporting old 32-bit code that slows things down and makes upgrades more difficult does not make any sense. This move benefits the vast majority of users (by focusing resources on things they use). If there are a small number of people (even if they are very dedicated), still using this discontinued product Apple is giving them even more notice that they need to make other arrangements.
I remember listening to Steve explain why Apple was killing OpenDoc and Cyberdog, because they were a waste of Apple’s resources. This is exactly the same.
Lightroom allows you to store your photos in any way you want and to overlay that with multiple virtual catalogs that can arrange them in any other way you want, too. e.g. animal photos by date and/or location and/or phenotype and/or kingdom.
Also keep in mind that there is a huge difference between a professional user = some who uses a certain software to help him earn money and home users. Everything I do for work I can first of all deduct from taxes and also have a very different needs that justifies the expenses. Also most probably a professional uses the software a lot more often.
I use Aperture for home use maybe once a month. Some month a lot more often, some month not at all. Depends.
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Some - Of course. Also doesn’t matter because obviously this time many are unhappy.
I really struggle to understand Apple business decision around the Mac and Mac Apps in general.
That’s unfortunately true in particular with RAW. I use Canon cameras and the have a RAW converter. Maybe Image capture does the job as well. But in that case one needs to store only JPEG in Aperture which would be fine for me.
Funny, I don't recall asking for a lecture on future proofing, bro. Obviously no file format remains relevant forever, but since you're apparently unaware, the container Photos uses for its library contains all the files in their original formats (JPEG, MP4, RAW etc). There, you learned something today, so I guess this wasn't entirely a waste.
If you think Aperture "stunted my (your) development as a photographer" then you're not a pro, either.
I’m running classic right now. It exists. It’s a separate app with a separate name and is not going away anytime soon.
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Pricey but worth it if your subject is moving.
Rumor is the a9ii is coming very soon. Hopefully that will knock the a9 price down even further.
The a9ii probably won't be announced until either this winter or early 2020.I’m running classic right now. It exists. It’s a separate app with a separate name and is not going away anytime soon.
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Pricey but worth it if your subject is moving.
Rumor is the a9ii is coming very soon. Hopefully that will knock the a9 price down even further.
It was initially a pro app. It was there before LR hit the streets. Apple abandoned it and it became less and less of a pro app.
Your media is fine -- just make sure you are backing it up properly. Photos stores those files but doesn't mess with their format. If at some point current formats give way to new ones, there no doubt will be conversion utilities you can use.