josh_standon Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Does anybody know of a good review of Lightroom and Aperture that reviews the current versions of each product? I plan to download each and try them out for myself, but I have found that the experienced users often will notice things, that I miss since I don't use the software every day (somehow I still have to go to work to earn a living!) So they often point out things that I would not discover or consider during the review time the software gives us. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuryan_thomas Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I'm not aware of any side by side comparisons in the same review, but Ars Technica has reviewed each product separately. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-2-review.ars http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/aperture-2-review.ars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 >>> but I have found that the experienced users often will notice things, that I miss since I don't use the software every day (somehow I still have to go to work to earn a living!) One major thing that steered me away from Ap was the way it handled localized brush corrections; such as dodge/burn, etc. That operation is critical for me - I had to drop into photoshop previously with Lightroom 1 - which irked me for something that usually needed a 10 second adjustment to lighten a face, or burn down a background. When dodging/burning with Aperture, a large TIFF file is first rendered from the RAW image. You can then paint the dodge/burn edit with a brush. When you're though dodging/burning, those edits are baked into the TIFF file - forever. The result is you now have an extra TIFF file hanging around that's large, and you can't go back (either 5 minutes later or 5 months later) to modify or slightly change that edit - you have to start fresh. With Lightroom 2, localized brush edits (and there are seven of them) are non destructive. They work as modification instructions on top of the RAW file. No large TIFF needs to be rendered (which incurs a delay at the time, and needs to be archived with the RAW). And, any time you want to go back and either change previous local adjustments, or add new ones, you just do it. Easy... www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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