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Re: Aperture ?

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On 2015-03-26 10:11:10 +0000, rcp27g@gmail.com said:

> On Wednesday, 25 March 2015 23:31:54 UTC+1, Lewis  wrote:
>> Okay, so one time? In band camp? bob <rcp27g@gmail.com> was all, like:
>>> On 2015-03-25 16:30:44 +0000, nospam said:
>> 
>>>> In article <meuncq$83m$1@dont-email.me>, Erilar
>>>> <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I know this has been mentioned here. I may(long story) find myself with it
>>>>> ere long. Is it really a useful photo editor?
>>>> 
>>>> nowhere near as useful as lightroom (or as fast), but none of that
>>>> matters anymore since it's been discontinued.
>> 
>>> How do people feel about darktable?  I have a hard-core open-source> > 
>>> friend who uses it, but I've never had a go myself.
>> 
>> Like most Free software clones of other packages it is designed for
>> religious zealots who have a moral objection to using the source of the
>> clone. That means that it, like the others, makes many compromises
>> because it's user-base is unwilling to switch to the better software.
> 
> While I wouldn't use quite such strong language, that description fits 
> the friend in question who uses it.  While this description fits some 
> open source projects, there are others that are sufficiently good that 
> there is no particular need to pay good money for closed source 
> alternatives (for example nobody pays money for a closed source web 
> browser or email client anymore because the open source ones are good 
> enough).  Without having the time or expertise to try this particular 
> option, I was just interested in which of the two camps it falls into.
> 
>> Darktable is a pale and distant imitation of Lightroom. Even I would
>> never use it willingly, and I really do very little with photos.
> 
> I personally am very wary of the moves Adobe is making to essentially 
> make its creative suite software into software you rent rather than buy.

Your are certainly correct to have been wary regarding Adobe's Creative 
Cloud model. I was. However, if you take a closer look you will 
discover that for those of us who are using a Photoshop workflow and 
who have been on the upgrade treadmill for years, the CC Photography 
Program @ $9.99/month is a bargain.

In my case. I got my first lesser versions of PS (PS LE) bundled with 
scanners & printers. My first full edition was PS7, then the leap to CS 
which was a full $599 not an upgrade. After that I paid $199 each for 
upgrades to CS2, CS3, CS5, & CS6, that brought my investment in 
Photoshop to about $2200. Then add Lightroom into the mix with LR Beta, 
LR @ $299 and an upgrade to LR2 for $99.

Now I pay $9.99/month ($120/year) and I get the latest updated versions 
of Photoshop and Lightroom, plus 20GB of cloud storage and 
conlaborative & showcase web space with Behance. Then there is the 
integration with the mobile apps which has been an unanticipated bonus, 
particularly with Lightroom Mobile which I have on my iPad & iPhone. 
With my iPhone, I have one Lightroom collection folder set for "Auto 
Import" so all iPhone shots go to that folder and are automatically 
synced to my desktop Lightroom.

I am more than satisfied paying the $9.99/month for what I get from 
Adobe. I have bought Pixelmator, and I have gone through trial & beta 
versions of many other photo editers. I have GIMP installed to fire up 
every 6 months or so to remind me why I don't use it. None of those 
other apps comes close to providing the functionality and ease of 
workflow that I get using Lightroom + Photoshop via the Creative Cloud 
for that mere $9.99/month.

...and I know there are those who live for the free & cheap, and there 
are those who might bee trying to make ends meet, but compared to what 
Adobe software & services cost 3 years ago, the various Creative Cloud 
applications are a bargain.


-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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Aperture ? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-03-25 16:22 +0000
  Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-25 12:30 -0400
    Re: Aperture ? bob <rcp27g@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 21:02 +0100
      Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-25 16:07 -0400
      Re: Aperture ? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-03-25 20:22 +0000
        Re: Aperture ? tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-27 01:58 +0000
          Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 19:17 -0700
            Re: Aperture ? Me, myself and I <baiheli.pip.li@xs4all.nl> - 2015-03-27 08:27 +0100
              Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-27 01:25 -0700
            Re: Aperture ? tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-27 07:34 -0700
              Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
            Re: Aperture ? tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-28 05:14 +0000
              Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-28 14:25 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-30 12:33 -0700
          Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
            Re: Aperture ? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-03-29 20:46 +0000
              Re: Aperture ? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-29 18:53 -0400
              Re: Aperture ? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-04-01 10:31 +0000
      Re: Aperture ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-25 22:31 +0000
        Re: Aperture ? rcp27g@gmail.com - 2015-03-26 03:11 -0700
          Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 11:02 -0400
            Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 15:29 +0000
              Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 11:57 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 16:02 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 12:23 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 16:39 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 13:32 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 18:12 +0000
          Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 08:28 -0700
            Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 15:57 +0000
              Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 12:00 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 16:38 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 10:04 -0700
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 17:33 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 13:51 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 18:17 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-28 14:02 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 11:02 -0700
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 18:44 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-28 14:11 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-26 13:32 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 19:37 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-28 14:24 +0000
              Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 09:24 -0700
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 16:50 +0000
            Re: Aperture ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-26 17:02 -0400
          Re: Aperture ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-27 00:05 +0000
          Re: Aperture ? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-03-26 20:24 -0400
            Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 19:00 -0700
              Re: Aperture ? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-03-26 22:34 -0400
              Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-27 04:02 +0000
                Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-26 21:24 -0700
                Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-27 14:15 +0000
            Re: Aperture ? Me, myself and I <baiheli.pip.li@xs4all.nl> - 2015-03-27 08:24 +0100
              Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
            Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:10 -0400
    Re: Aperture ? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-03-25 21:41 +0000
      Re: Aperture ? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-25 17:53 -0400
      Re: Aperture ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-25 22:14 +0000
      Re: Aperture ? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-03-25 18:37 -0400
      Re: Aperture ? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-26 12:28 +1300
  Re: Aperture ? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-25 09:35 -0700
  Re: Aperture ? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-25 10:47 -0700

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