Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Bertemes - Net

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to encounter; Adobe and Apple have met the challenge successfully. But this is not to
say that these two products have all the answers. Far from it. You can equip yourself
with software that is even more powerful by acquiring best-of-breed solutions in each
of the different categories, from downloading to printing.
Where Lightroom and Aperture have scored heavily is in convenience, in what might be
called the input/output ratio. This is the amount of time you need to invest in learning
your way around the product compared to the rewards you get from using it. Like all
multifaceted software they set a learning curve, but it is one that is well worth climbing.
The aim of this book has been to indicate, wherever possible, what other software
deserves the reader’s attention and whether or not it may be worthwhile learning how
to use it. Time is in short supply for a busy photographer who needs to travel, take pictures,
do the processing, bill clients, and have enough time left over to catch up with
what else is going on in the world. Software developers would do well to bear this in
mind. In Lightroom and Aperture, they have clearly taken it to heart.