hier ein sehr ausführlicher review über aperture...
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/aperture.ars
der satz "Aperture produces sub-professional output when compared to most industry-standard converters", zum thema bildqualität, düfte allerdings für viele ein absoluter showstopper sein :?
und weiter gehts:
"This isn't something that can be fixed overnight either. Adobe's Camera Raw and other programs like Capture One have been years in the making and unless Apple buys up some quality RAW technology and drops it into the 1.5 update, you're not going to see Aperture rival the professional RAW apps any time soon"
leider lässt die aktuelle version von aperture es nicht zu externe raw konverter zu benutzen, denn lässt man die bildqualität ausser acht, ist aperture ein sehr attraktives werkzeug.
dementsprechend fällt auch das fazit aus:
"I'd like to get excited about things like instant books and the light table, but if the base technology in Aperture is flawed, it can't be the high-end imaging hub it wants to be. The quality of Aperture's RAW converter is bad, and for an application that's selling point is iterative nondestructive RAW editing, that's like building a house on a plate of Jello."
Pros
* Well organized interface
* Professional looking full screen mode and slideshow
* Nondestructive live edits and versioning without using a ton of hard drive space
* Good rating system and easily accessible powerful search field
* Red eye filter works well
* Professional-quality Highlight and Shadow filter
* Nice sepia tone and multi-channel monochrome filter
* Well-thought-out Stacks feature for organization
Cons
* Tiny fonts and reverse type throughout the interface are hard on the eyes
* Column view only for import and no file extensions in import pane
* Cannot edit base EXIF and IPTC data
* Poor RAW conversion
* Strips EXIF data on file export
* Extremely slow batch metadata editing
* No DNG export
* Has only the most basic sharpening and noise reduction tools
* The loupe tool doesn't tell you what zoom ratio you're at
* No curves adjustment
* Buggy 8-bit TIFF export
* The spot tool is very basic compared to the spot heal in Photoshop
* No way to save edits or to apply them to more than one image at a time
* No per-pixel RGB information
* Inaccurate histogram
* Many outstanding bugs
* Price for the performance
"At this stage Aperture is a big, expensive misfire and considering the hefty price tag, I can't think of a reason to recommend it."