jajberry Posted March 18, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 18, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Forgive my naivety; I know that the M9 comes bundled with Photoshop. If I use iPhoto's editing software am I committing treason and not getting anything near the quality out of my delicious new M9 that I would with the (way more complex) Photoshop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mby Posted March 18, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 18, 2010 The M9's bundled with Lightroom, not Photoshop; Lightroom is comparable to Aperture from Apple, the Pro-sibling of iPhoto. - The latter three focus on photo/file management with iPhoto being the most consumer-oriented one with the least options, but still a great product! - Photoshop is not for photo/file management but for editing a single photo. No difference in fundamental .DNG/camera support between Aperture and iPhoto though, as this is embedded in MacOS X... Best regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted March 18, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 18, 2010 Certainly, you are not committing any kind of treason. Iphoto is a great software, with great archiving capabilities, but aperture is professional in many ways, one of which is indestructible editing (it keeps a history records of your steps) and many other addons that can be purchased -should you need them ofcourse. But iphoto is cool and fast and now comes also with face recognition which is another tool fo sorting photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sprow Posted March 18, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 18, 2010 iPhoto works just fine but I would strongly recommend converting to Aperture 3. The conversions (I'm assuming you are shooting in DNG) are quick and the ability to alter things like white balance, convert to B&W, and retouch (for example) are really excellent. In setting it up, there is an option to import your iPhoto library. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted March 18, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 18, 2010 Definitely a thread that belongs to the Digital Post Processing Forum! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschollmd Posted March 18, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 18, 2010 As others have said here, iPhoto is a fine program. It will do the job if you're requirements aren't professional. That said, even if you are a serious amateur (like me), Adobe Lightroom is well worth the time to learn. It is far simpler than Photoshop - geared specifically to the needs of photographers. And since Lightroom comes bundled with the M9, it's a great excuse for jumping into Lightroom. Aperture is great, too but my personal leaning is toward Lightroom. Honestly, it's also a very easy program to learn if you take the time, and far more powerful than iPhoto in the editing department. there are countless Lightroom tutorial websites and some excellent video tutorials, as well. One personal favorite is Lightroom Killer Tips. I am not affiliated with it in any way. I just enjoy it and find the tips useful. Another one I love is Lightroom for Digital Photographers. Between these two websites alone and their video tutorials you will find yourself an expert in no time. So that's a long answer to your question but, yes, you can stick with iPhoto but you may be depriving some of your photographs of their fullest "development" potential. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajberry Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted March 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you everyone for your comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted March 19, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 19, 2010 ........ countless Lightroom tutorial websites and some excellent video tutorials, as well. One personal favorite is Lightroom Killer Tips. Chris Thanks Chris: tried this – never knew you could open image from LR to CS on the Mac with command/e. So, a useful site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggs Posted March 19, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 19, 2010 Forgive my naivety; I know that the M9 comes bundled with Photoshop. If I use iPhoto's editing software am I committing treason and not getting anything near the quality out of my delicious new M9 that I would with the (way more complex) Photoshop? iPhoto uses the same engine as Aperture, so you are getting the best quality conversion out of Aperture. Have a look at the RAW converter tests on the web, Aperture is streets ahead of Lightroom (which suffers from moire and colour artifacts). iPhoto is so easy to use, enjoy! Daniel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsjxyz Posted March 20, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 20, 2010 just want to share my workflow with iPhoto: Import and back up the dng using Bridge CS4 Browse and choose the selection using Bridge Edit minor, crop, color correction using ACR CS4 from Bridge Save Batch of JPGs to a temporary folder Import that temporary folder (drag to iPhoto) to iPhoto So my iPhoto only archieving the end selections. While all the backup goes to external hardisk just for the sake of backup. JSJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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