iPhone developer here. There are plenty of ways to get around this. * Wait another two days for OS4 to drop. I'm under NDA about OS4, but suffice it to say you

iPhone developer here. There are plenty of ways to get around this. * Wait another two days for OS4 to drop. I'm under NDA about OS4, but suffice it to say you can expect some api changes that will help. * Just roll your own file handling; don't depend on the Photo database. The app can pull from a webserver, etc. and totally bypass the CCK. Check out www.eyefi.com - it's pretty easy to integrate with their products. Maybe a little pricey, but if you're market is pro photographers, they're not going to whine about a $150 wireless SD card. Plus, you have the "wow" factor of magical wireless photo import. * Use one of your support credits. Apple has been known to waive restrictions for good apps in the past. * Memory issues can be worked around, just do all your calculations on disk. It's slower, but it's not the end of the world. If you depend on Quartz or something, that might require a rewrite; not sure how the existing Mac software is implemented.