Dodge This
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 5:32PM I made fun of Apple for releasing a version of Aperture that was a blatant "me too" response to Lightroom's most-admired features. So in fairness I now must point out that Aperture, while still lacking some key image editing features that make Lightroom my choice, has leaped ahead in two key areas:
Available today as a free software update, Aperture 2.1 includes the Apple-developed plug-in, Dodge & Burn, which adds brush-based tools for dodge (lighten), burn (darken), contrast, saturation, sharpen and blur. Over the coming months, third party software developers will deliver image editing plug-ins for localized editing, filters and effects, noise analysis and reduction, fisheye lens correction and more.
Lightroom, your turn for a "me too!"
EDIT: Right on cue! See comment below from a mysterious "John" who may just be John Nack of Adobe.
Reader Comments (6)
The Dodge & Burn plug in environment (!) was way beyond what I expected. Very impressive, as a plug-in and an API.
Aperture 2 addressed http://allanwhite.net/index.php/blog/comments/aperture_vs_lightroom_on_the_precipice/" REL="nofollow">nearly all the issues I had last year. I feel good staying with it for now.
Some important specifics on the workflow are http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-9308-9356" REL="nofollow">here.
As and ye shall receive; LR's leaping ahead will commence momentarily. :-)
If that's http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/" REL="nofollow">the John that I think it is, this is exciting news indeed!
very nice, there is nothing like competition. Just like FCP driving Avid/Premiere to get off their fat asses, LR and Aperture competing right from the beginning will drive each other to keep on coming up with new features.
Yep, it's me. :-)
The http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/04/lightroom_2_the.html" REL="nofollow">Lightroom 2 beta just went live, and there's quite a big difference relative to Aperture in its approach to selective image editing. Enjoy!
Way ahead of you homie. :)