Derby Chang wrote:
Juey Chong Ong wrote:
On Apr 27, 2006, at 10:09 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
I'm not terribly interested in mac software, since I don't use it.
But I am interested in design processes and quality controls as a
part of my day job. I think someone at Apple took their eye off the
ball with Aperture. You can learn a lot when things go wrong. I
wonder where I can read more on what did go wrong.
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0604aperture.html
The UI does look nice though (even if the Ars Technica review says it
has serious problems).
For another perspective on the ThinkSecret article, read John Gruber's
take in Daring Fireball. Apparently someone at Apple didn't read Fred
Brooks:
http://daringfireball.net/2006/04/aperture_dirt
http://daringfireball.net/2006/05/more_aperture_dirt
[Note: I'm an Authorized Apple Business Agent (and I'd be very happy
to sell you a Mac. :-) ). However, I'm not an Apple employee. The
following are my personal opinions.]
I don't use Aperture yet -- although I thought the demos at Photo-Plus
last year were impressive, I had little use for it since it didn't
support Pentax RAW. I also read the biting review at Ars Technica.
I think Apple has taken the criticism seriously. If you look at the
negative points in the reviews, you'll notice in the version 1.1 specs
that many of them have been addressed. There's a supposedly improved
RAW processor. They've added support for DNG and Pentax RAW (the specs
list a Pentax "*1st D" which I think is a typo). You will still need a
Mac with good graphics to use it, and I think this will limit its
appeal at least in the short term. It won't install on computers that
don't meet its minimum specs.
I look forward to getting my NFR copy and try it out.
--jc
Ah...the mythical man-month strikes again. Thanks for the links
D
They've fixed the fairly easy issues to address. IE limited RAW & DNG
support and RAW quality. The fact that the backend is thoroughly
mis-designed won't be fixed until 2.0 at least. And until it has support
for offline storage, multiple libraries (or at least libraries which can
span volumes) and for RAW files to be maintained outside of the Library
as well as within the Library it will simply be a more capable iPhoto
rather than the Pro App it claims to be. The UI is great, the
performance is unimpressive on all but the hottest hardware and the
backend design is only suited to a low-end consumer app like iPhoto.
-Adam
