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Originally Posted by bbusybookworm
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I'm really curious to see how lightroom is, that as while I have Gigs and gigs of Photos in both Jpeg and RAW, I manage them all manually, which can be a bit of a pain, when managing multiple versions of the same photograph.
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Apple's rival to Lightroom,
Aperture, might also be worth a look-see. It too has a
30-day free trial. Rumours are that a significant update to it may be imminent, perhaps held off pending the recent Snow Leopard release. I use Aperture extensively, enjoying its image-management (I tend to use "keywords" a lot, and then "Smart albums" from that) and "multiple versions" of photos (with non-destructive edits), rarely having to go to an external editor for further post-production. There are numerous "plug-ins" you can buy for it too, including the popular ones (eg. Sharpener Pro, Genuine Fractals, Noise Ninja, PT Lens), though I have yet to purchase any.
I recently had these three printed by a decent online printer:
(uploaded 1821x2578 pixels printed at 8x12")
http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/ma...?g2_itemId=216
(uploaded 2040x2888 pixels) printed at 10x14")
http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=92
(uploaded 5303x3744 pixels) printed at 25x18")
http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/ma...?g2_itemId=260
and all post-production was done in Aperture. (FWIW, the external editor I'd go to if I needed it is
Gimp)
Cheers,
Marc