If anyone uses Capture One and then PS CS2, and is satisfied with tat combination, would you think Aperture is worth a look? Allan Nashua, New Hampshire www.nebirds.com Steve Self wrote: >> OK, let me put it this way, why would I want "Aperture" instead of >> "Adobe Photoshop CS2"? > > Well, once you view the Aperture QT intros, and if nothing stands out > to you as superior to PS then I would say that you don't need it. I > don't see it as a replacement, as Aperture (ver 1) has no layers and > cannot do the creative aspects of image making. > > But it looks way superior to PS when it comes to dealing with images/ > photos from a professional standpoint. I would still use PS as an > external editor and creative collage application. ANd then use > Aperture as my main Photo collector. The book compositing alone seems > really useful. And the web site gallery function seems very useful. >