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For me it's aperture. I like the interface better than lightroom, and I don't want to pay a monthly fee to have access to my photo library which I only add to

by skohan 6y ago

For me it's aperture. I like the interface better than lightroom, and I don't want to pay a monthly fee to have access to my photo library which I only add to once in a while. It's a shame because it's a great piece of software, and even the UI doesn't feel dated, but I just won't be able to run it if I upgrade.

DanCarvajal 6y ago
Might want to look at Capture1 at this point.
- adwww 6y ago
  The UI is way worse than either Aperture or Lightroom, but the editing is powerful, and you can download the full version for free if you have a Fuji or Sony camera, IIRC.
  - joking 6y ago
    It’s a capped version with some missing functionality (like layers), but it’s still a great piece of software.
xoa 6y ago
For what it's worth, Aperture, iPhoto and iTunes can be made to run in Catalina. People figured out last year what hacks were needed and there is a tool called Retroactive that will automate the steps: https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive Got some discussion on HN [1] about 3 months ago amongst other places, cool bit of sleuthing in the vein of efforts to get versions of macOS running on Macs older than officially supported. Personally I'm somewhat resigned to needing VMs to run certain older software, with a big one for me being Creative Suite CS6. Like you I have no interesting in buying into Adobe's subscription lock-in. But it's nice that some stuff can keep running without that layer for a while longer. Hopefully it'll still be possible in 10.16. ---- 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22454069 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22454069
- SSLy 6y ago
  For a modern, subscription-less alternative to CS6 look at serif's affinity suite (no direct lightroom equivalent there though)
jimsmart 6y ago
There's a fix tool/hack to run Aperture on Catalina, called Retroactive. https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive It also works for iTunes and iPhoto. Sadly it won't fix any of the other known Catalina issues, of course! ;)

by skohan 6y ago

DanCarvajal 6y ago

Might want to look at Capture1 at this point.

adwww 6y ago
The UI is way worse than either Aperture or Lightroom, but the editing is powerful, and you can download the full version for free if you have a Fuji or Sony camera, IIRC.
- joking 6y ago
  It’s a capped version with some missing functionality (like layers), but it’s still a great piece of software.

xoa 6y ago

For what it's worth, Aperture, iPhoto and iTunes can be made to run in Catalina. People figured out last year what hacks were needed and there is a tool called Retroactive that will automate the steps: https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive Got some discussion on HN [1] about 3 months ago amongst other places, cool bit of sleuthing in the vein of efforts to get versions of macOS running on Macs older than officially supported. Personally I'm somewhat resigned to needing VMs to run certain older software, with a big one for me being Creative Suite CS6. Like you I have no interesting in buying into Adobe's subscription lock-in. But it's nice that some stuff can keep running without that layer for a while longer. Hopefully it'll still be possible in 10.16. ---- 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22454069 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22454069

SSLy 6y ago
For a modern, subscription-less alternative to CS6 look at serif's affinity suite (no direct lightroom equivalent there though)

jimsmart 6y ago

There's a fix tool/hack to run Aperture on Catalina, called Retroactive. https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive It also works for iTunes and iPhoto. Sadly it won't fix any of the other known Catalina issues, of course! ;)