nscali Posted June 24, 2007 Share #1 Posted June 24, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Now that Aperture suppports M8 DNGS "out of the box" I am interested to know who prefers Lightroom or Aperture. Like many, I was using Aperture exclusively until I got my M8 and then jumped to lightroom. Does anyone feel one of these programs porcess the M8 dng raw files any better? My gut feeling is that lightroom runs a bit quicker on all machines. (I am using a G5 quad PPC and Macbook Pro intel) Nicky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gwelland Posted June 24, 2007 Share #2 Posted June 24, 2007 I confess that I use both on very similar machines, previously a Quad G5/Powerbook 17 combo and now MacPro 8 way with 2x X1900XT cards and MacBook Pro 17in. The reality is that Aperture is very usable if you've got the right hardware and the workflow, in my view, is superior to Lightroom in some ways. However, Lightroom is definitely quicker on all of the above machines than Aperture. In my experience, noticably quicker. Aperture is the only app to support multiple screens though. From what I've heard, Lightroom 1.1 looks likely to address the most heinous omission in Lightrooms workflow capabilities - i.e. image/collection exchange between machines. If it works properly then this could be enough reason for me personally to return to Lightroom. On the flip side, I do find it easier & quicker to process a large collection of images in Aperture than Lightroom, especially where adjustments are minimal. I have found that I can recover some raw images with extreme tonal range better in Lightroom (vs both Aperture & C1), although that's the 1% of all images I process. I could do the same thing with Aperture if I process the raw through Photoshop ACR before import to Aperture too. It's still too early to determine whether the new Apple DNG support is better/worse than the hack for images. I have to admit that out of the camera shots processed via the hacked DNG profile rendered more to my liking compared to the new built-in profile. (I'm not a great fan of 'yellow' muddy greens!) That may change as I get more used to it and change my default adjustments to suite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted June 24, 2007 Share #3 Posted June 24, 2007 After having just adjusted 50 or so images previously imported into Aperture using the 'hack' to use the new profiles I have to say that I'm VERY happy with the new official Apple DNG settings. Slightly different but very pleasing rendition of M8 colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Milich Posted June 24, 2007 Share #4 Posted June 24, 2007 Nicky, I like Lightroom much better. I've used Capture One for years but bailed to Lightroom; it seems to make life easier when processing raw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinflash Posted June 24, 2007 Share #5 Posted June 24, 2007 You should also consider Adobe's Bridge 2 which is part of the CS 3 suite along with Photoshop 10. Except for Bridge's propensity to crash when interacting with Windows, it is a very good application for working with RAW files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted June 24, 2007 Share #6 Posted June 24, 2007 Lightroom as Apple still won't and probably will never support my DMR Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mondello Posted June 24, 2007 Share #7 Posted June 24, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Now that Aperture suppports M8 DNGS "out of the box" Nicky Hi Nicky, just to be clear, Aperture hasn't changed, M8 support was added in Mac OSX 10.4.10. On your hardware you should be fine with Aperture. I have both and use both but prefer Aperture in no small part because it supports dual displays. But I am always amused by these threads since both Lightroom and Aperture are available for free 30 day trials! Try them both and see what you think! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptruman Posted June 24, 2007 Share #8 Posted June 24, 2007 Nicky, I use Aperture and have been since last year when I switched from the Lightroom Beta to Aperture. At the time I did not have an M8 so support was not an issue. I personally felt the flow and feel of Aperture was nicer. Rather like comparing the handling of a Nikon DSLR and a Canon equivalent! I do not believe there is a huge amount between them although the twin screen configuration with Aperture really is great. I then bought an M8 earlier this year and was disappointed that it was not supported by OSX. So I applied the hack that has been discussed at length on this forum and despite the extra step was content using it. Now the M8 is supported by OSX I'm delighted. I am unlikely now to move back to Lightroom, even if I wanted to, as I have spent a lot of time making Aperture work the way I want it to. I am sure the settings I have adopted, the key wording and folder structures, integration with other OSX apps would take forever to switch. As I said above, for me it handles well, has not let me down and works. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscali Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted June 24, 2007 Thanks for all the replies. I have both applications but I find to take advantage of the image management/libraries of these apps you need to make a decision which way to go. Has anyone got a workflow (file management) that enables you to use both apps without getting confused as to where your files are? Thanks, Nicky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibogost Posted June 25, 2007 Share #10 Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks for all the replies.I have both applications but I find to take advantage of the image management/libraries of these apps you need to make a decision which way to go. Has anyone got a workflow (file management) that enables you to use both apps without getting confused as to where your files are? That's the real question, isn't it. Lightroom is easier to use for a number of RAW adjustment operations, but I don't think it holds a candle to Aperture's asset management capabilities. Of course, Aperture's also a resource pig. Anyway, I don't have any suggestions, just wanted to empathize with the sentiment :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted June 25, 2007 Share #11 Posted June 25, 2007 I used both for a number of months, but ended up preferring Lightroom. Aperture may still have the edge over Lightroom in certain aspects of development quality, like sharpening, but Lightroom is no slouch, and is much more peppy and lean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted June 25, 2007 Share #12 Posted June 25, 2007 I used both for a number of months and ended up using Aperture. Lightroom is snappier, but the better organisational side of Aperture, and much better printing of large images (A2 and above) finally convinced me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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