Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Dec 2005 21:02 UTC
"It saddens me to say that Aperture's innovations are only skin deep. If it could deliver on the promise of being both fast and produce flawless results, it would be the dream package. At this point it is an expensive and questionable alternative to Camera Raw, a free extension to Photoshop, and Adobe's Bridge which can batch produce better quality images in arguably less time. For $500 [EUR 425] (Photoshop itself retails for $750 [EUR 636]), there is no excuse not to be aware of professional needs like a high-quality sharpen tool, DNG exporting or more basic things like curves, a sampler tool for RGB pixel readings, or retention of EXIF data on output."
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RE: Critique is a good thing
by abcd on Mon 5th Dec 2005 23:38
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If I disagree with how any software company designs its software, does that automatically make my grievances an issue to be dealt with?
I think the point here is that the issues the reviewer had were really miniscule. The fact that he gave the product such a low score because of these small issues shows that he just set out to write a bad review from the start.
While I'm sure the software can be improved, that does not mean that the existing product is somehow flawed. I've used the software a couple times, and it is a genuinely good product.
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I'm an Apple fan, and I think the review was just fine. This is a professional product, and to gain acceptance of photographers which of all people are usually most serious about small details, Apple needs to address these issues. Hopefully they listen to the man.
While I like Apple software like OS X the best, they still have lots of room to improve. I trust that they will.