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> Better move to Lightroom or something similar. I don't want to rent software, and I don't want to install the dreaded Adobe installer. What other good altern

• mmarks 9y ago
  Capture One is an alternative, common with those using Sony Alpha
• rkuykendall-com 9y ago
  I was an big Aperture user too, and put off the move a long time. I installed and edited the same photos in everything. You either take the feature-set hit and switch to Apple Photos ( which does a great job with basic tweaks ), or you switch to Lightroom. Everything else is way below par. Your photos just won't anywhere near as good.
  • coldtea 9y ago
    Which presents an opportunity for someone like Pixelmator or Affinity to make a photo management app + their photo editing tools.
    • 4ad 9y ago
      Personally, I don't want a "photo management" app, I want an app that is very good at batch processing, works over NFS drives, and doesn't use "projects" and "libraries". Basically I want a GUI version of ImageMagick.
      • coldtea 9y ago
        Usually after one uses non-destructive editing (a la Aperture and Lightroom) everything else is like medieval times.
        • 4ad 9y ago
          Not me. Plus non-destructive editing does not preclude a non-IDE, non-library based workflow.
    • rkuykendall-com 9y ago
      Sadly, I don't think the market is that big. I think Lightroom is going to monopolize it unless they get really lazy.
• coldtea 9y ago
  Capture One Pro, and various subpar packages like ACDSee (I think they're still on Mac with a port). So, basically Lightroom.
  • 4ad 9y ago
    I'll try it again, last time I liked it even less than Lightroom.
• dingdingdang 9y ago
  Do think Darktable is the best bet unfortunately - donate/contribute/cross-fingers-hope-for-the-best!?