Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Aperture 2
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Mon Jan 5 09:58:59 2009
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Aperture doesn't make copies unless you ask it to, it just keeps the
settings and then applies them dynamically as required. Lightroom does the
same, now, I think and Photoshop CS3 does it with the Adjustment tools now,
automatically creating adjustment layers. They really are exploiting the
video cards' power these days (and a good thing).
The design of Graphical User Interfaces is the most difficult part of most
computer products although you'd never know it from what is being taught in
colleges/universities these days. Some of the finest examples of great
design are out in the iPhone segment where small screen real estate and the
touch interface require designers to really think about what they are making
and how it should work.

Cameras suffer the same problem and one only has to use a Canon compared to
the Leica DMR to know the difference. I loved the R8 as a film camera and
the DMR got the human factors right for digital. Unfortunately in the
features race the camera designers want you to adjust literally every little
feature and there are only so many buttons. Canon as way too many for this
guy. If I haven't shot with the 1Ds in a week I have to retrain! :-)

I hope the new Leica user experience will be elegant. My feeling is that the
European design ethic is vastly superior to the Japanese version of same.
Not that I'll ever be able to do more than hold one of the new Leica cameras
(and probably not even that), nevertheless I am hopeful they'll give someone
at Nikon and Canon a reason to work harder.

Adam

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:14 AM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:

>
>
> Thanks for the replies everyone.  I am trying to decide to stay with PSE6
> and iPhoto for my editing.  iPhoto is nice but seems to make copies every
> time you do something to the photo, plus even if you put it into a folder 
> it
> also keeps the original in the 12 month folder, if you take it out of the 
> 12
> month folder it also deletes the other folders with the photos also. You 
> end
> up with a full HD before you know it.  I do like the UI though.  The PSE6 
> UI
> is not as user friendly and is a pain to find a photo quickly.
>
>
> Gene-------------- Original message from "leo wesson" 
> <leowesson@gmail.com>:
> --------------
>
>
> > i downloaded the demo.  it's pretty nice and peppy....but lightroom does
> > more and i prefer the structure of lightroom and the way it interfaces
> with
> > dng files  with lightroom, i almost never need photoshop, with aperture,
> i
> > need photoshop more.
> >
> > leo
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:06 PM,  wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried Aperture 2 editor?  I am looking for comments both pro
> and
> > > con, or if you have compared it to Light Room.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gene
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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