Re: Aperture
Re: Aperture
- Subject: Re: Aperture
- From: Richard Wagner <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:23:21 -0700
The problem I seem to be seeing is the Photographers I know
don't want to commit to Aperture because of its shakey start and
uncertain future.
That, but perhaps an even bigger barrier is the proprietary database
structure and the inability to export TIFs with metadata intact.
Photographers are VERY hesitant to get locked into a proprietary
system at this point in the game, where the capabilities/quality of
RAW converters are continuously improving and where there is still a
quality vs workflow compromise for most pro shooters.
In the recently released OpenRAW survey of over 19,000 photographers
(www.OpenRAW.org), it is clear that the ideal RAW software package is
not on the market.
From Chapter 3 and its associated Highlights...
• 43% of respondents indicated that Adobe Camera RAW provided the
best image quality, while 49% rated it best for their workflow needs;
• 24% named software from their camera makers as providing the best
image quality, but only 14% said this same software provided the best
workflow;
• 14% indicated that Pixmantec RAW Shooter products delivered the
best image quality, and 10% reported that it gave them the best
workflow;
• Similarly, 13% indicated that Capture One gave them the best image
quality, while 9% rated it best for workflow;
• Although only 1% of respondents rated Aperture highest for image
quality, 12% indicated that it provided the best workflow;
"The differences in percentages of respondents that report a given
software product provides the "best image quality" versus "best
workflow" is, to a significant degree, an indication that respondents
believe they must make tradeoffs to achieve their personal goals (or
those of their clients).The desire for software that combines "best
image quality" and "best workflow" is a source of frustration that we
believe is reflected in the opinions expressed in response to other
questionnaire items."
From the survey data, there are over two and one-half times more
respondents who believe they must sacrifice the best image quality in
order to obtain the best workflow than believe they must give up the
best workflow in order to obtain the best image quality. This
comparison reveals that one quarter of all survey respondents believe
that they must make a tradeoff between best image quality and best
workflow in their own photography.
--Rich Wagner
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