The enemy in Cupertino

28 Jun 2014 20:41:33

Derek Wright

Aperture has been abandoned, to be replaced with an iPhoto replacement ap that will be a IOS type as well as an OSX ap.

There will be support for Aperture in Yosemitte (the next variant of OSX)

This is not good news and is getting a lot of angry comment on the Apple discussion forum.

Yet again Apple have shown that you cannot base a workflow or business on an Apple product. Be warned.

Aperture was a good differentiater from Windows as OSX had Aperture as well as Photoshop and Lightroom, now there is only the Adobe windoze apps that have an alien user interface.

Illegitimate children.

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

28 Jun 2014 22:02:42

Roy Rainford

Interesting news Derek thanks but am not sure what you mean by this comment, "now there is only the Adobe windoze apps that have an alien user interface". Photoshop is available (on subscription now) but my old copy of CS5.1 continues to be a useful part of my workflow and I rate Lightroom very highly. Life wouldn't be the same without that!

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

28 Jun 2014 22:58:41

Derek Wright

The user interface used by Adobe on the Mac is more akin to standard windoze aps, the Aperture UI is definitely a Mac UI.
The Adobe application does not appear to exploit the Mac builtin functions. In some cases it duplicates Mac functions in a rather crude way.

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

29 Jun 2014 12:37:21

Euan Williams

Hi Derek and Roy. For a really awkward interface try the open source, free, (and much appreciated at least in the Windows and Linux non-pro world) GIMP.

The real misery is not Apple's software direction change (a few details of the new iPhoto/Aperture conglomerated Photos app were revealed during the WWDC 2014 keynote here.)

Adobe has changed from purchased Perpetual Licence to Subscriptions which has a few 'advantages' such as latest version always on tap and no lump sum to purchase, but a great many disadvantages some of which are outlined here.

To paraphrase (and reverse) Lord Wellington: "I don't know what effect these changes will have upon Adobe's bottom line, but, by G.., they screw mine".

For Members general information:
Members with access to a Mac running Snow Leopard or earlier, (for the PPC emulator Rosetta) or a PowerPC Mac may like to know about this CS2 Licensing discussion.
and here too.

CS2 includes (old versions) of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc. (but sadly not Lightroom)

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

29 Jun 2014 16:31:57

Derek Wright

Hi Euan

Re GIMP - been there, done the demo, bought the Tee shirt. It is about on a par with Photoshop for GUI design. Actually GIMP has now become quite Mac friendly and usable.

However Aperture is not a Photoshop device it is a Digital Asset Manager and photo workflow tool, taking in Raw image files and movie segments and producing edited viewable and printable image files that can be built into websites, photo books, slideshows with integrated movie segments as well as being printed as part of the Aperture program.

If I was looking for a Photoshop alternative I would be investigating and learning Pixelmator which promises to be a good PS replacement on the Mac.

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

29 Jun 2014 16:56:41

Roy Rainford

Thanks for comments Derek and Euan. Interesting info and links. For my needs, PS and Lightroom will take some beating but I will not be going on subscription.

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

30 Jun 2014 11:00:28

Eric Jervis

There is also rage at the perfidy of Apple in Examug, on the subjects of (so far) Aperture and Numbers.

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

1 Jul 2014 13:28:29

Derek Wright

I think the best strategy for Aperture users is to stay on with Aperture and see what the new application can do.
Unless Apple sabotage Aperture by removing things from OSX, Aperture should continue to run for many years.
During this period see if new Apple ap will meet your needs, if not, start examining the other products and then when jumping to the new ap do not attempt to migrate over, just do a Zero day experience - all new pictures on your new chosen product. Access your legacy images via Aperture, even if it means you have to keep a Mac at a down level OSX to keep Aperture running.

This will be my strategy - I may die before I am forced to jump - who knows.

Re: The enemy in Cupertino

1 Jul 2014 23:49:55

Euan Williams

Outside Apple little is known about the new "Photos" app, although there are some collected crumbs here.

Apple kept their new software development language (Swift) completely under wraps until the WWDC keynote. Unlike iPhone 6 body part 'leaks' maybe we will hear little until early 2015 when some significant Yosemite apps are due.

Personally I guess that the new extensibility that Yosemite promises will bring some interesting developments integrated as plug-ins rather than as separate utilities. Developer response to this and Swift has been pretty positive.