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<blockquote data-quote="dynamo_31" data-source="post: 81428" data-attributes="member: 10181"><p>Found on another forum. Do you agree with what is said?</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><em><span style="color: #008000">Below is a non-extensive list of the strengths and weaknesses of each - at least what I've found so far (I'm running both Aperture 3.3.1 and LR4.1)</span></em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></span></span><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000">Aperture's strengths:</span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Project based management</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Improved/faster importing</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Option for both managed and referenced libraries (Lightroom only does referenced)</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Book printer options - Apple does an excellent job. There are also three other book printers that have plugins for Aperture</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Nik and OnOne plugins seem to work better/faster</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Retouching brushes</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Better OS X integration, integration with iCloud and iOS devices.</span></em></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000">Aperture's weakesses:</span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Lack of lens correction or custom camera profiles (plugin available for lens correction)</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">White Balance and Hightlight/Shadow, although updated, don't match Lightroom's capabilities</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Recovery slider not as effective as LR4's White/Black sliders</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Fewer presets available</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Stability - prior to v. 3.3.1, there have been some stability issues</span></em></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000">Lightroom's strengths:</span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Develop module has been updated. Highlight/Shadow and White/Black sliders have been reworked.</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Broader acceptace, more training and presets available</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Multiple book templates</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Print presets</span></em></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000">Lightroom's weaknesses:</span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><u><em><span style="color: #008000"></span></em></u></span></span></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">SLOOOOWWWWW - this is the biggest complaint (check the Adobe forums). Very slow switching between modules.</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Image/file/folder organization is confusing (use of Folders and Collections)</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Print module can be confusing</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Slideshow and Web modules have not been updated since v.2</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Adobe is slow to provide updates (took 3 months between original release and v. 4.1 to address a major problem with plugins not working).</span></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #008000">Heavily dependent upon Photoshop for retouching/editing</span></em></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dynamo_31, post: 81428, member: 10181"] Found on another forum. Do you agree with what is said? [LEFT][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Lucida Grande][I][COLOR=#008000]Below is a non-extensive list of the strengths and weaknesses of each - at least what I've found so far (I'm running both Aperture 3.3.1 and LR4.1) [/COLOR][/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Lucida Grande][U][I][COLOR=#008000] Aperture's strengths: [/COLOR][/I][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LIST] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Project based management[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Improved/faster importing[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Option for both managed and referenced libraries (Lightroom only does referenced)[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Book printer options - Apple does an excellent job. There are also three other book printers that have plugins for Aperture[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Nik and OnOne plugins seem to work better/faster[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Retouching brushes[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Better OS X integration, integration with iCloud and iOS devices.[/COLOR][/I] [/LIST][LEFT][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Lucida Grande][U][I][COLOR=#008000] Aperture's weakesses: [/COLOR][/I][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LIST] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Lack of lens correction or custom camera profiles (plugin available for lens correction)[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]White Balance and Hightlight/Shadow, although updated, don't match Lightroom's capabilities[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Recovery slider not as effective as LR4's White/Black sliders[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Fewer presets available[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Stability - prior to v. 3.3.1, there have been some stability issues[/COLOR][/I] [/LIST][LEFT][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Lucida Grande][U][I][COLOR=#008000] Lightroom's strengths: [/COLOR][/I][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LIST] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Develop module has been updated. Highlight/Shadow and White/Black sliders have been reworked.[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Broader acceptace, more training and presets available[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Multiple book templates[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Print presets[/COLOR][/I] [/LIST][LEFT][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Lucida Grande][U][I][COLOR=#008000] Lightroom's weaknesses: [/COLOR][/I][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [LIST] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]SLOOOOWWWWW - this is the biggest complaint (check the Adobe forums). Very slow switching between modules.[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Image/file/folder organization is confusing (use of Folders and Collections)[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Print module can be confusing[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Slideshow and Web modules have not been updated since v.2[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Adobe is slow to provide updates (took 3 months between original release and v. 4.1 to address a major problem with plugins not working).[/COLOR][/I] [*][I][COLOR=#008000]Heavily dependent upon Photoshop for retouching/editing[/COLOR][/I] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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