Corel Looking to Attract Aperture Users to AfterShot Pro 2 With $59 Pricing, Easy Migration

[Chupa Chupa]

You can make an argument that essentially replacing a moderately priced piece of software (Aperture) with a free piece of software (Photos) isn't good for the bottom line, especially if Photos really is designed with some measure of professional tools in mind.

Yes, but that argument fits better with a company who derives significant income from s/w. That's not Apple though. Its primary money maker is hardware and offering free s/w is a way to hook in customers that want a "ready to use, all s/w included" computer. Plus with Photos being intricately linked to iCloud it does provide Apple with an additional monthly revenue stream, something that neither Aperture nor iPhoto provided while also encouraging users to buy into the entire Apple ecosystem. That's a better scenario for Apple than getting $79 one time from a tiny % of its user base.

 

[carlgo]

"use of a more Aperture-like file system"

It's funny: back then when I evaluated Lr vs Aperture it was exactly this which put me off: Aperture's attempt to hide the photos "somewhere in the filesystem" (among other factors such as import and overall speed - even back then Aperture just felt "sluggish").

So glad I did the right choice back then But am sad that another competitor is gone

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Judging from forums it seems vast numbers of users never figured Aperture out. Do even 50% of users have it set up correctly for their situation? What percentage of help calls have to do with Aperture?

It makes a great deal of sense, and I once proposed doing this, for Apple to offer an easy way to import photos, provide basic organization and tools, but make it easy for third-party apps to be integrated. Apple would have to keep up with the cameras being recognized as they are introduced, but not much else.

 

[freeuser]

I will give Corel AfterShot Pro 2 a try

but I am used to Lightroom in the moment.

The big question is, will Lightroom 6 be cloud only, or not? Any information on this? Thx! If Adobe will focus on cloud/rent only, than I'll switch over.

 

[jndm]

I doubt very many pros (or even advanced amateurs) are going to want to trust Corel with their photos. With Apple covering the lower end with Photos, I don't see why many would choose this app in-between that and Lightroom/Capture One/Bibble/DXO/etc.

Corel Aftershot = Bibble Pro, they bought it in 2012.

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I did not know that. That's really good to hear.

Is there any migration tool from Lightroom? (in case it goes subscription-only)

In Lightroom you can save metadata to XMP and then import into Aftershot. You will have keywords and other metadata, you will loose editing.

 

[InuNacho]

but I am used to Lightroom in the moment.

The big question is, will Lightroom 6 be cloud only, or not? Any information on this? Thx! If Adobe will focus on cloud/rent only, than I'll switch over.

I'm in the same boat, if they switch to subscription and my next camera isn't supported by 4 or 5 I need to find an alternative.