Michal Ždanský Last week it was revealed that Apple will stop developing its Aperture app for professional photographers. Although it will still receive a minor update for compatibility with OS X Yosemite, no additional functions or redesign can be expected, Aperture development will be completely finished, unlike Logic Pro and Final Cut. However, Apple is preparing a replacement in the form of the Photos application, which will take over some functions from Aperture, especially the organization of photos, and at the same time replace another photo application - iPhoto.
At WWDC 2014, Apple showed off some Photos features, but it's not entirely clear what professional features it will include. So far, we could only see sliders for setting photo attributes such as exposure, contrast, and the like. These edits will automatically carry over between OS X and iOS, creating one consistent iCloud-enabled library.
One of Apple's employees for the server Ars Technica this week revealed a few more tidbits about the upcoming app, which will be released early next year. Photos is supposed to offer advanced photo searching, editing and photo effects, all at a professional level, according to an Apple representative. The app will also support photo editing extensions that Apple demonstrated in iOS. In theory, any developer can add a professional set of functions and extend the application with the possibilities that Aperture had.
Apps like Pixelmator, Intensify, or FX Photo Studio can integrate their professional photo editing tools into Photos while still maintaining the structure of the photo library organization. Thanks to other applications and their extensions, Photos can become a feature-packed editor that is not comparable to Aperture in many ways. So everything will depend on third-party developers, what they enrich Photos with.
ok...light at the end of the tunnel after the bad news about the end of Aperture.
I like how Pixelmator approached this fact:
http://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2014/07/01/bye-aperture-hello-photos/
jn .. but in the end, if you don't need PS directly, I think pixelmator could be enough as a substitute for more advanced functions ..
I would like a high pass filter
see that pixelmator link above .. just send them a suggestion at info@pixelmator.com and if he still can't handle it, he'll definitely be happy to complete it :))
Hmmm, interesting solution. We'll see.
We'll see how it turns out, and then we'll take a look at Lightroom, for example :-).