LR tools compared to aperture

[stump4545]

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which tools in LR are known to be superior to that of aperture?

 

I heard the recovery slider is a big improvement over aperture's highlight recovery.

 

anything else that stands out?

 

thinking of making the switch.

[Jeff S]

This is like asking about Nikon versus Canon.

 

Each will have his/her own preferences. And some will combine either of these with Photoshop and/or other third party software.

 

One can certainly experiment by downloading on a trial basis. Unless you have a particular concern, however, I think the best results come from sticking with a system you find user friendly, and learning to extract as much as you possibly can from it.

 

For me, that's been LR, which like other software, is continually improving. LR 4 offers improvements that have lead me to stop upgrading PS. I like that Adobe continues to refresh the product based on user feedback.

 

Jeff

[stump4545]

thanks Jeff.

 

thinking about switching since aperture does not have lens correction built in and more importantly does not support monochrom yet.

 

 

LR doesnt allow you to remove objects from a photo correct? only photoshop?

 

(like lightpole that is way distracting. happens once in a while).

[Jeff S]

There's a cloning tool for small objects, but not nearly the flexibility as PS, especially for larger objects. I don't deal with the latter issue, however, preferring to address that at time of capture. That's a good example of different strokes for different folks.

 

Jeff

[tobey bilek]

LR is getting better but does not replace PS yet. soon

[Guest malland]

which tools in LR are known to be superior to that of aperture?...

Having previously preferred Aperture to Lightroom, after starting to use LR4.3 seriously with the M-Monochrom, I find that the following are substantially better in LR than is Aperture:

 

—Blacks and White sliders (especially Blacks)

—Exposure

—Highlights and Shadows

—Clarity

 

Also, the LR Adjustments Brush provides for much better control over burning and dodging than Aperture. On the other hand, I much prefer the general user interface of Aperture to that of LR, as well it's file management features — but that doesn't make up for what I see as the clear superiority of the post-porcessing and adjustments tools of LR.

 

For Ricoh GRD files, I found that the LR raw conversion results in better resolution and better colors than that of Aperture. On the other hand for Ricoh M-Mount files, I found the raw conversion of Raw Photo Processor (RPP) to be much better than than those of Aperture and LR, producing clearly better resolution and colors, the latter were particularly good using the KR film preset. I should note, note, however, that the raw conversion and colors of LR were in my view substantially better than those of Aperture, while falling short of those of RPP. For Ricoh M-Mount files, my choice would be to do raw conversion and overall processing in RPP, followed by some further adjustments in Aperture.

 

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[Paul J]

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Pretty much all adjustments are better in Lightroom I've found. I do get better base result in Aperture though. It's just that it's limited for what you can do with it relative to Lightroom.

[stump4545]

after playing with LR 4 for a bit, wow it is more powerful for post processing (soft proofing, lens correction, grain, graduated filter)

 

but for image organization,cleaner interface, ease of backup with vaults and managed libraries aperture to me is still better.

[doolittle]

thanks Jeff.

 

thinking about switching since aperture does not have lens correction built in and more importantly does not support monochrom yet.

 

 

LR doesnt allow you to remove objects from a photo correct? only photoshop?

 

(like lightpole that is way distracting. happens once in a while).

 

I wouldn't have thought lens correction that much needed with M lenses - more of a feature for zooms etc which need it more? I am not up to speed on this though!

 

LR does have some cloning tools, they just aren't anywhere near as featured as the PS ones. I think you can get third party plug ins to do cloning also. Photoshop Elements otherwise along with Lightroom as the budget option.