Those in the "prosumer" market, who are considering purchasing Aperture as a replacement for iPhoto, might be interested to hear that Aperture does not import movies. Unlike iPhoto, Aperture does not import movies from cameras or from an existing iPhoto database. This was rather surprising to me, as I expected Aperture to be an enhanced version of iPhoto.
Granted, it makes sense that Aperture wouldn't support movies, as professional photographers are unlikely to use them. However, those in the semipro market, looking to transition from iPhoto to Aperture, might be expecting that functionality -- I know I was.
Now that I've purchased Aperture, I have the problem of needing to import photos from my camera to Aperture and then importing my movies (and possibly my photos again?) to iPhoto. Eek!
Michael.
Granted, it makes sense that Aperture wouldn't support movies, as professional photographers are unlikely to use them. However, those in the semipro market, looking to transition from iPhoto to Aperture, might be expecting that functionality -- I know I was.
Now that I've purchased Aperture, I have the problem of needing to import photos from my camera to Aperture and then importing my movies (and possibly my photos again?) to iPhoto. Eek!
Michael.