Aperture vs Lightroom

[iunspoken]

Hey guys,

This topic is probably not new. But I'm in a dilemma nonetheless.

I like Aperture because of it's tight integration with the whole Mac interface and other applications as well.
But I also like Lightroom, more for it's nice Web Gallery feature. Though I have to admit I just got started with Lightroom.

Anyhow, I doubt I'll be migrating from Aperture to Lightroom, give my library's size... But is there a way to use my photos concurrently with both applications? I don't want to have both Aperture and Lightroom referencing the photos, that's just confusing to the application, the photo, and me.

Any comments?

[pkhunter]

Aperture works fantastically with Flickr and Picasa. Which web gallery? I can't imagine anything better than Flickr in terms of unlimited storage, the superb slideshow, the pro community, etc. I tried Lightroom. It's nice. But Aperture on the OSX platform is unbeatable imho.

[roofies]

i presume u are on an Intel Mac?

Aperture crawls on a G4.

Cause of that i am using Lightroom and am loving it.

=D

[pkhunter]

Yes I am on an iMac, so that kind of speed is a non issue. On a G4, man you need to upgrade -- regardless of whaever photo management suite you use

[iunspoken]

Yeah, I'm on a MBP... I do upload my files to flickr and what not, but it'll also be great to have a separate gallery for say... clients? on a privatized server...

[roofies]

Originally Posted by pkhunter Yes I am on an iMac, so that kind of speed is a non issue. On a G4, man you need to upgrade -- regardless of whaever photo management suite you use

hahah...

i guess i have to upgrade sooner or later, but all my G4s still serving me well and i am sorta used to the speeds they are running at.

Cutting thru RAW files from a 15MP camera can be abit of a pain sometimes, but guess till the day i am poisoned by working on a more current machine, my G4s are good enough for me.

=D

oh ya, one thing about Aperture i do prefer, are the 3rd party plugins.

Can;t wait for them to do the same for lightroom

[zan82]

Aperture - plugins make Aperture very useful. Viveza is a very powerful tool. The inbuilt vignetting tool is also nice.

Lightroom - Modular system now, able to use your own identity plate to replace the "lightroom" logo which makes it seems personalized. Similar to PS.

[Octarine]

Originally Posted by roofies oh ya, one thing about Aperture i do prefer, are the 3rd party plugins. Can;t wait for them to do the same for lightroom

Have you checked out Lightroom Exchange?

[roofies]

Originally Posted by Octarine Have you checked out Lightroom Exchange?

hey!!

thanks lots..

=D

lightroom still rocks...G4 or not.. hahaha

[soeypixels]

Originally Posted by Octarine Have you checked out Lightroom Exchange?

tks for sharing