Best way to manage photos for a semi-pro

[mac mac mac]

Actually I have been using both Aperture 2 and LR 3 Beta for a few days now. Both programs are great, but I find Lightroom loads a lot quicker, maybe because it's running at 64-bit under Snow Leopard. And I also like the gray/charcoal background, and all the editing tools are there. In Aperture, some of the tools are hidden and you have to manually to have it shown.

That said, I like how Aperture integrates with iPhoto (and Vice versa), the way it manages the library, and you can easily order photo books upload it mobileme gallery. If Apple would improve on SPEED and make all the editing tools more readily available, I'll definitely go with Aperture. But at this point, like others have said, it's a personal preference. I think I'll play with it some more and decide. Thank you for all the inputs.

 

[Kronie]

Which is inaccurate for someone looking to buy the products. If you don't have any real experience with a product then it's bad to spread issues you think you've found, but haven't checked out.

No its not inaccurate at all. By default Aperture scans your library after you install and creates a copy of all your photos in its own little aperture library. But I'm sure you would know that with all your real experience.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

No its not inaccurate at all. By default Aperture scans your library after you install and creates a copy of all your photos in its own little aperture library. But I'm sure you would know that with all your real experience.

Of course it asks you and if you read the documentation you would know how easy you can manage your own photos with Aperture. And you would know that you can have Aperture move your photos to its library, instead of copying (which makes doubles).

 

[jsf8x]

Sorry but what is the difference between RAW? and other different picture qualities

 

[MSM Hobbes]

Sorry but what is the difference between RAW? and other different picture qualities

Raw = a digital negative, so that you yourself can fully control / manipulate the final image... and then create a JPEG, TIFF, etc from it.
JPEG = a digital file, one that your camera's built-in s/w (plus your settings) has built from the image captured.

http://blog.epicedits.com/2008/04/07/raw-vs-jpeg-a-visual-comparison/
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-vs-jpeg
http://www.digicamguides.com/learn/file-formats.html
http://photo.net/learn/raw/ [older dated article, but still interesting read]
...etc...