Lightroom vs. iPhoto
Oct 28, 2014 12:56:30 #
I'm about due for a new computer and wondered if those of you familiar with Apple and Adobe products could give me some direction. I'm just getting serious about taking some photos and have purchased a new Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera. Should I stay with Microsoft PC and get the Adobe products (Lightroom, Photoshop). Or should I go with Apple and use iPhoto? Apple just introduced a new iMac 27" with Retina display. Will the Apple software do everything Lightroom does?
I produced the attached photo with an Olympus SZ-16 Point and Shoot camera and Irfanview software.
I produced the attached photo with an Olympus SZ-16 Point and Shoot camera and Irfanview software.
Oct 28, 2014 13:14:48 #
Fly_Boy
Loc: South East Michigan
Grandpa, Apple will be replacing iPhoto with a new application called Photos in the near future. We are waiting to see what capabilities it will have. The current iPhoto will not do everything Lightroom does. I have a 27in iMac that I am delighted with. Though, I wish I would have waited for the retina display. That will be a fantastic computer for editing photos. You can get the iMac, see if the new Photos app will meet your needs, if not Lightroom and Photoshop will run quite well on your Mac, as will many other photo editing applications.
Good luck with your choice and new computer.
BTW, that is a beautiful image of the barn and mountains.
Good luck with your choice and new computer.
BTW, that is a beautiful image of the barn and mountains.
Oct 28, 2014 13:16:39 #
iPhoto is being discontinued...I'd recommend Lightroom and as much RAM as you can get on your new Mac.
FYI, congrats on the EM1!
FYI, congrats on the EM1!
Oct 28, 2014 13:17:33 #
azphotobug
Loc: Scottsdale, Arizona
Grandpa in the mountains wrote:
I'm about due for a new computer and wondered if t... (show quote)
I have an iMac and I use iPhoto, Aperture and LR5.6. Adobe Lightroom 5 is available as a disc from many stores. It is totally compatible w/the iMac. Aperture and iPhoto are being revamped and Apple will bring out a new product pretty soon. That means that iPhoto and Aperture will not be updated. I transferred all my photos (13K+) to a LR catalog. LR works very similarly to Aperture. LR was developed for photographers. At least, that is what Adobe says. You can also use additional plug-ins w/it. Adobe sells a subscription to Photoshop CC and LR together for $9.99/month. You always get the newest upgrades but you do not have a physical copy of the programs. But as I said you can purchase a physical copy of LR5 from various outlets.
Oct 28, 2014 13:19:17 #
Oct 28, 2014 15:12:38 #
I'm trying to figure out where this is. Is this in the Tetons? If so, it doesn't look like the one barn that keeps popping up when I google barn+tetons.
Oct 28, 2014 15:35:16 #
SteveR wrote:
I'm trying to figure out where this is. Is this in the Tetons? If so, it doesn't look like the one barn that keeps popping up when I google barn+tetons.
Steve,
This is the back side of the Tetons (west) and the barn here is just east of Tetonia, Idaho. The mountains are all in Wyoming and I have a regular discussion with my three Idaho son-in-laws which side is the front.
Here are the more famous ones you are thinking of. #1 and #2 belonged to T. A. Moulton, and #3 belonged to John Moulton. These are on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, and are now owned by the park.
T. A. Moulton Barn, Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park
T. A. Moulton Barn, Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park
John Moulton Barn, Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park
Oct 28, 2014 15:41:54 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
iPhoto is being discontinued...I'd recommend Lightroom and as much RAM as you can get on your new Mac.
FYI, congrats on the EM1!
FYI, congrats on the EM1!
Fed EX just delivered my E-M1. I haven't been this excited for fifty years. :D :D :D
Oct 28, 2014 15:45:31 #
Grandpa in the mountains wrote:
Fed EX just delivered my E-M1. I haven't been this excited for fifty years. :D :D :D
Tiny (but solid), isn't it! Now go get those batteries charged!
Oct 28, 2014 20:02:18 #
Sheila
Loc: Arizona or New York
I change from PC to Apple a couple of years ago and never looked back. I use both Lightroom and Elements12 for processing raw files and IPhoto for quick work with jpegs. My camera has two cards and I use one for raw and one for jpegs. Understand a new photo program is coming to replace IPhoto but I would expect it to be similar with improvements.
Oct 29, 2014 06:06:55 #
Oct 29, 2014 08:03:06 #
If at all possible try and get into an Apple Store and prepare to be dazzled by the Retna 5K display. Stunning is the one word I'd use to describe it. No matter how much you magnify the photo, you can not see individual pixels.
iPhoto comes with the iMac and will do quite a good job of sorting and editing all your photos, JPEG, raw, whatever, and it does it seamlessly, plus it's included Free! It's not as powerful as Aperture but does do a great job.
iPhoto comes with the iMac and will do quite a good job of sorting and editing all your photos, JPEG, raw, whatever, and it does it seamlessly, plus it's included Free! It's not as powerful as Aperture but does do a great job.
Oct 29, 2014 08:43:24 #
PC have greater upgrade ability, more programs available, so to me... if you can pull a video card and replace it with a faster one... then you can upgrade your PC. Can you do the same for a Mac?
Oct 29, 2014 08:59:03 #
If you have a 4-5 year old pc, changing the video card isn't really much of an upgrade! You'd still have an older, slower processor and a slower hard drive. I can think of no program that runs on a pc that can't run on a Mac. You're right, on the iMac you can't change the video card, so you order it with the best card available. A new iMac configured just the way you want should keep going for years. The only thing you'll miss will be viruses, having to defrag your hard drive, things like that and in retospect I don't miss anything about a pc! Just saying.
Oct 29, 2014 09:29:26 #
drmjp429
Loc: CT
I have an imac desk top and a macbook pro and have both Photoshop and Lightroom on board . Both work very well with apple computers.
I agree that a brief wait for the latest software would be recommended if its coming soon. Hate to miss out on true improvements. Or you can always download the new if its just too long to wait. Apple is reluctant to tell exactly when things will be out.
I agree that a brief wait for the latest software would be recommended if its coming soon. Hate to miss out on true improvements. Or you can always download the new if its just too long to wait. Apple is reluctant to tell exactly when things will be out.
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