Aperture's Iris Closing?
Think Secret is reporting that Apple has disbanded its Aperture development team, which leaves Apple's entry into the professional photography market in limbo.
The article associates many of Aperture's problems with poor application design. Aperture has been met with mixed reviews, with frequent complaints about the software's performance even on high-end Macs and sub-par RAW image handling. Adobe's Lightroom beta has also introduced competitive pressure and has received positive initial reviews, especially when compared to Aperture.
In the run-up to Aperture's November release last year, for example, sources report that responsibility for the application's image processing pipeline was taken away from the Aperture team and given to the Shake and Motion team "to fix as best they can."
The article associates many of Aperture's problems with poor application design. Aperture has been met with mixed reviews, with frequent complaints about the software's performance even on high-end Macs and sub-par RAW image handling. Adobe's Lightroom beta has also introduced competitive pressure and has received positive initial reviews, especially when compared to Aperture.
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76 months ago
this could negatively impact sales, so hopefully they double checked their sources on this story
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76 months ago
This story just "smells" wrong to me. I wonder whether this isn't a bogus leak from Apple, still attempting to shut down their Think Secret source.
76 months ago
yeah sales must be down. i guess nobody wanted a great photo program. shucks.
76 months ago
Since the Motion team's been involved, perhaps it'll become part of Final Cut Studio 6 :eek: :rolleyes:
Sounds like a re-org. The team was broken, needed fixing.
Sounds like a re-org. The team was broken, needed fixing.
76 months ago
Noo, please, I like aperture, and I like its output. I hope they contiue to support and develop it. I really like what they have already done.
76 months ago
i've not met someone who's actually used it and said it's a bad interface.
everyone that seems to use it seems to actually genuinely like it.
oh well. but if the shake/motion teams can do better, all well and good.
everyone that seems to use it seems to actually genuinely like it.
oh well. but if the shake/motion teams can do better, all well and good.
76 months ago
Aperture is a piece of junk software. I hope that Apple made them all walk out with their pants around their ankles to humiliate them for making such a mess of this app. I did the correct thing by apple, and they screwed me on an app that was simple iPhoto with a bit of extra guts.
Good riddance Aperture folks.:mad:
Good riddance Aperture folks.:mad:
76 months ago
Weren't they just promoting it? If true, this is a large turnabout. But perhaps it explains the price drop.
76 months ago
this could negatively impact sales, so hopefully they double checked their sources on this story
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You're the cheecky buggers who post this crap! :D
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