[X4U] Aperature vs. Lightroom & Photoshop CS

[Jeff Carruthers]

On Dec 20, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:

>>> Thanks!  This is just what I was looking for.
>>
>> I figured. :)
>>
>>> It looks like the better program for me is Aperture.
>>
>> You can test drive them both. I personally like Lightroom much  
>> better.
>>
>> -- 
>> Shawn King
>
> I have three areas I'm looking at.
> 	1. Organization
> 	2. Performance
> 	3. Manipulation of images
>
> It sounds like Aperture wins at #1, but Lightroom wins at #2 and  
> #3.  That
> makes this a rough choice.  I need to look into freeing up some  
> disk space
> and installing the demo's.
>
> I really don't want to move off of iPhoto '08, but I keep running into
> problems with it.  It feels like I've reached the point where it is  
> time to
> move to something better.  Still who knows, demoing Aperture and  
> Lightroom
> might convince me I'm better off staying with iPhoto '08.  One thing I
> really do not want to do right now is start looking at a computer  
> upgrade,
> as I would much rather upgrade my Camera instead.  Other than  
> iPhoto '08 and
> Adobe GoLive CS, I am happy with my current software and hardware.
>
> Zane


Zane: in my experience, the biggest obstacle with Aperture is that it  
has high video card requirements. If your current machine (and video  
card) can't meet the specs, it won't work. I had a G5 iMac which I  
assumed would have the horsepower to work with Aperture and it  
flunked the video card requirements. (Any of the current line of  
intel macs will work with Aperture.)

Lightroom is much less demanding and will work well under both PPC  
and MacIntel machines, although a newer machine will make the  
experience much more enjoyable.

Of the two, Lightroom may therefore the better option for you. Be  
aware that both programs have a much steeper learning curve than  
iPhoto -- they are really design for professional or prosumer  
photographers who have or need a rigorous workflow. One of the pluses  
is that they do store images in a much more intuitive (and  
manageable) fashion than iPhoto.

You will still need Photoshop or Elements to make any adjustments to  
your photos.

Like Shawn, I prefer Lightroom.

Jeff

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