SoShootMe Loc: Batavia, NY

I just upgraded to Yosemite, apple's new os for my imac. Now my Aperture won't open--says it needs to be upgraded in the App store, which App store says it is no longer available. I sort of understand Apple deciding to deep six a fine program they have decided not to continue to support. But to make it unworkable on the new system seems shortsighted and quite frankly a pain in the pocketbook. I am converting all my aperture files to lightroom, but there are things I would still do in Aperture that are superior to Lightroom. So a warning to all hogs--if you want to continue to use Aperture, don't upgrade to Yosemite---unless I'm missing something.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Your discovery is not new and the demise of Aperture has been discussed in a number of threads in the last few months. It's unfortunate that Apple no longer supports this popular post processing program, doubly so because I understand it's replacement is far less capable. I'm an not an Apple or Aperture user, but I appreciate your frustration.

SoShootMe Loc: Batavia, NY

Yes, I have followed the discussion, which is one of several reasons I have moved to Lightroom over the past few months. But I figured we would be able to continue to at least use aperture, which contains many thousands of pictures. I am in the process of converting them to Lightroom now.
Regards,
Glenn

Basil Loc: New Mexico

Apple is catering to the selfie-stick crowd.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

Amen! They don't care about serious imaging in spite of the 12 Mpixel camera in iPhone 6 IMHO and all the "taken with an iPhone". :thumbdown:

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Aperture will still function in Yosemite. I forget the steps needed to do that, but if you use the search function at the top of the page I'm sure you'll find it.

SoShootMe Loc: Batavia, NY

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll work at it and figure it out.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

As a long time user of Apple, and will stay that way, one somewhat recent disappointment is their ""updating"" the OS, way too frequently.

I thought I was done with that when I left the PC world. Apple offered many positive things, including the stability of the OS. But, now that they change the OS almost every year, it comes at a price.

My personal assessment is: Before ""Upgrading"" your Apple OS, check around to find (a) what software you will lose, and (b) what pieces of equipment you will lose.

I have a new Canon printer behind me, and next to it is a perfectly operating Canon printer, be it 8 years old. But it works perfectly. But with Mavericks, I cannot use that Canon printer anymore. So I won't ""Upgrade" the OS on my one year old iMac. I refuse to lose more hardware or software.

Shame on you Apple.

RON 11 Loc: Pittsburgh

The message I received on my IMac was that I could not open Aperture while it was being updated. This went on for several hours and then, the next day, it came back on although there was no indication of any upgrade on Apps store. Sometime the Apple gods just seem to like to mess with us.

Dan Copeland Loc: Hamilton Ontario Canada

Typical Apple strategy they did it to Final Cut Pro and now Aperture. Upgrade the system then upgrade all your software. Upgrade your software and buy a new computer..That is why I use the PC now instead of Apple.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

C'mon, iPhone-ography is what it is. Apple devices take more pictures than all other cameras on earth! That cannot be a bad thing.

Photography is a visual language. Just as some people write and speak more eloquently than others, some people photograph more communicatively than others. Does using better tools make that easier? Are the results more satisfying? IT DEPENDS.

I have had and continue to use some of the most serious gear out there. But the most important camera I have is the one I have WITH ME. Increasingly likely, for most people, that is a smart phone. When I'm "intentional" about imaging, I'll pull out the "big guns". If I'm grocery shopping, I'll have my iPhone, should "breaking news" occur.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

You get about five years of compatibility out of an Apple computer, its OS, and the software that runs on that OS. Their thinking is that you need to upgrade everything about every five years to take advantage of the latest technologies.

In addition to the latest iMac, I still have, and use, a 1999 PowerMac G4, for software that is now abandoned. And yes, I have two of them, so I have a spare...

TLConner Loc: Haslett, Michigan

I have Yosemite 10.10.5 and my Aperture 3.6 opens and works just fine. So maybe you did miss something although I have not done anything special that I recall.

mackolb

With love and respect for others like me who have been using Macs for many years, the simple fact is that once Apple decided to abandon 32-bit architecture in favor of a more robust and capable 64-bit operating system, the only significant change was the abandonment of 32-bit software. The underlying library for Aperture needed updating by the OS and once complete, will do everything you expect it to do. Aperture is no longer available for purchase, but it still works and will continue to do so for as long as you use it. And Photos goes way beyond what iPhoto could go, including support for libraries that exceed 10,000 images, something that's happening now with the use of digital cameras. Not just iPhones, but Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Olympus, Leaf, and more. We capture more moments because the film is free and being able to manage large libraries comes at the small price of adapting to new ways of seeing them.
The observer's comment about buying a new Mac every five years certainly ought to resonate with those whose PCs last for three and will not run the most recent MS OS. My 2008 MacPro and my 2012 MacBook Pro Retina continue to run all of my software except MS Office 2004. Office 2008 and beyond work just fine. FCP 7 and FCP X work beautifully and the only reason I've moved from 7 -> X is that FCP X is faster, easier to control with frame-level accuracy and filled with all the extensible plugins that are available for Premiere.
Oh, one more thing. Apple doesn't charge for its upgrades! The Mac OS upgrades since Snow Leopard have been free and each update of FCP X has been free once you purchase for $299.
Where do MS and Adobe fit in that upgrade price structure?
Apple is very much into helping the customer leverage of their hardware purchases with ongoing upgrades/updates to assure speed, reliability, memory-management, power-management, safety/security, and overall performance. The only price the user pays for these features is the need to adapt.
If you hate adapting to take advantage of these features and more, then stick with the Commodore 64 or Atari, or IBM PC or Peanut running DOS.
This is not a flame; just a statement from an unapologetic Mac-a-holic since February 1984 who left DOS to create and work, not to "tweet the bios" to run faster. And, in the interest of full disclosure, I am an Apple employee who trains people in the integration and use of Apple products and software to enrich their lives and creative endeavors in photography and video. I love helping Windows -> Mac switchers, many in their 50s and 60s and older, discover the magic and hear them say: "I don't know why I waited so long - this is amazing!"
Taylor Swift: "Haters gonna hate."

lsimpkins Loc: SE Pennsylvania

Let me see, my Core i7 64-bit Win 7 machine was built probably 5 years ago. Still going strong and runs all my old and new software.


Maybe you need to stay in touch with the world outside of Apple. In case you missed it Windows 10 is FREE and was designed to run previous software, not just the latest. In addition, MS publishes updates at least monthly, and not all are bug fixes many are for usability improvements.

Funny, it came across as a flame. I have no problem with people who like and use Apple HW/SW. My problem comes when they stretch the truth about other alternatives in the name of supporting their point of view.