Lightroom versus Aperture

Well, I am now diving into Lightroom 1.0, and I will be importing, managing, processing and outputting my images from my most recent safari on both Lightroom 1.0 and Aperture. I think this will be a great exercise for me, as I will be able to make a decision once and for all regarding my platform going forward. I was very happy that Lightroom 1.0 ships with a spot/dust removal tool, as well as a basic 'stacks' functionality (I thought Apple owns the patent to that?). Since I have a new Mac Pro desktop with dual 2.5ghz dual core CPUs, as well as 5GB of RAM, performance in my environment should be about as real as real can be. No hypothetical statements like 'if had a faster computer' will make it into my final analysis.

Other than preparing from my upcoming Galapagos workshop (1 last spot is available if you are interested), my main goal will be importing and categorizing my entire library over the next few months. I also need to get my Photoshelter library up to speed with ecommerce capabilities, which shouldn't be a big task once my images are organized.

Comments

[joshli]

IP: 199.67.138.153EMAIL: joshliphoto@gmail.comURL: http://www.joshli.comHmmm... There is an Export API for PhotoShelter for Aperture... Is there one for Lightroom? :)

[Caroline Sellke]

IP: 69.142.243.127EMAIL: caroline@photoshelter.comURL: http://www.photoshelter.comHi JoshLi,

There is not yet a direct export tool from PhotoShelter to Lightroom, because Lightroom has not yet released their API. When they do, we will certainly write a plug-in for direct export - stay tuned! :)

Thanks,Carolinecaroline@photoshelter.com

[Caroline Sellke]

IP: 69.142.243.127EMAIL: caroline@photoshelter.comURL: http://www.photoshelter.comNope, there is not yet an integration with Lightroom for direct export to PhotoShelter, but this is because Lightroom has not yet released their API. As soon as this information is available, we plan to create a plug-in for direct Lightroom-to-PhotoShelter export.

Stay tuned! :)

- Carolinecaroline@photoshelter.com

[Andy]

IP: 70.240.124.165EMAIL: andybiggs@gmail.comURL: http://www.andybiggs.comAt the end of the day, the Photoshelter upload tools are just fine, too. The direct export from Aperture or Lightroom is an added bonus, but not something I am keeping on my requirements list.

Thanks for the info, Caroline!

Andy