Comments on: Lightroom 3 vs. Aperture 3

By: AskB

AskB — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:00:22 +0000

I currently own both, but use Lightroom as my main application. Reason is that I like it’s cataloging handling better. I import and tag photos with Photo Mechanic so Lightroom/Aperture is just for RAW and organizing. I find it a little troublesome if I import a card that include dates (my projects) from several dates and those dates already exists with other shoots. In Lightroom I can synchronize the folders and it will import the new photos, but with Aperture I will have to point it at every single folder and tell it where (which project) I want the pictures to go into.

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By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:34:37 +0000

Thank you, this was very helpful. I have decided to go with Aperture since I am a mainly deciding on which program to use for its organizing capabilities. Most reviews say that Aperture is more user friendly.
Thanks again!

By: James Campbell

James Campbell — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:52:57 +0000

I had both trials and went with Aperture 3 because of the interface. Everything just made sense. That is why I got a macbook pro in the first place and paid the premium price for it. Because it is how I would have designed it Great review.

By: Scott Kelby Wants Lightroom to be More Like Aperture

Scott Kelby Wants Lightroom to be More Like Aperture — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:35:31 +0000

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By: James

James — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:33:24 +0000

I ordered an Aperture 3 upgrade from Amazon for $88, including shipping. I was worried about all the negative on-line comments about corrupted libraries, taking forever to upload, etc. I was pleasantly surprised. My upgrade was going fine after about 5 hours, with 18,000 masters and 48,000 versions. The trick for me was to turn off faces and places, features I probably will never use. It runs faster than Aperture 2 and the brushes feature is a plus. I tried a free trial version of Lightroom several months ago, but just never liked it.

By: riffo

riffo — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:20:54 +0000

The biggest difference between the two for me is the interface. I used lightroom for 2 years, and I never really got used to it. I tried, I really did. When Aperture 3 came out, I downloaded the trial version. I watched some tutorials (not Apple’s), and I am flying baby! My wings are clipped no more!
I still use photoshop, mostly for extractions. And I believe I can still get the noise reduction and lens distortion tool once I upgrade to cs5.
I think it is unfortunate that the Aperture community is so small. There are tons of free tutorials, and educational content for Lightroom. Much less for Aperture.