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Mac Book Pro Editing Software (1 Viewer)
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There are many photo editing programs that will work on a Mac. Of more importance is which one suits you and your workflow.
If you shoot raw, you may feel some programs handle files from your particular camera better than others.
I have a Mac Book Pro and for many years I used Photoshop Elements. I still have version 11, but I recently got Lightroom and overall I prefer it.
Most programs offer a free (sometimes limited) download so you can try before you buy. That could be worth a go.
Malcolm
If you shoot raw, you may feel some programs handle files from your particular camera better than others.
I have a Mac Book Pro and for many years I used Photoshop Elements. I still have version 11, but I recently got Lightroom and overall I prefer it.
Most programs offer a free (sometimes limited) download so you can try before you buy. That could be worth a go.
Malcolm
Have you seen what you can do with iPhoto, which every Mac comes with?
Worth a look, if you haven't tried.
I use iPhoto's big brother Aperture (£59 from the App store), together with Google's Nik suite, which works for me, and a lot cheaper than Lightroom + Photoshop, which will cost you £8.99 a month rental for ever. Difficult (but not impossible) to buy a legal copy of Lightroom now - all Adobe software is moving to rental - although I'm sure there are plenty of hacked copies about. I also use Pixelmator and Photomatix with Aperture.
Aperture works brilliantly with both Canon an Fuji raw files.
But I am possibly facing a change to Lightroom when Apple drops Aperture, which it has announced it will do at some point, replacing both Aperture and iPhoto with a single new Photos app.
Worth a look, if you haven't tried.
I use iPhoto's big brother Aperture (£59 from the App store), together with Google's Nik suite, which works for me, and a lot cheaper than Lightroom + Photoshop, which will cost you £8.99 a month rental for ever. Difficult (but not impossible) to buy a legal copy of Lightroom now - all Adobe software is moving to rental - although I'm sure there are plenty of hacked copies about. I also use Pixelmator and Photomatix with Aperture.
Aperture works brilliantly with both Canon an Fuji raw files.
But I am possibly facing a change to Lightroom when Apple drops Aperture, which it has announced it will do at some point, replacing both Aperture and iPhoto with a single new Photos app.
I have and use both Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom on my Mac. Like both a lot, now that I am retired I won't be buying more upgrades - due to cost. I have friends that use Photoshop elements and others that use Aperture, both seem to be excellent choices.
McMadd
You should see the other bloke...
Beware Aperture however...
http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/27/ap...ture-and-transition-users-to-photos-for-os-x/
http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/27/ap...ture-and-transition-users-to-photos-for-os-x/
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MKinHK
Mike Kilburn
Can anyone suggest a good tool for resizing. As far as I can tell iPhoto does not offer this feature and it's essential for posting pix on BF.
Right now I re-size using Preview, which came with my MacBook Pro, and its doing a lousy job . . .
As I'm basically just a bridge camera happy snapper I'm not looking to spend lots on an expensive editing suite, so would welcome any recommendations on a cheap and cheerful re-sizer or suggestions for making Preview perform better.
Many thanks
Mike
Right now I re-size using Preview, which came with my MacBook Pro, and its doing a lousy job . . .
As I'm basically just a bridge camera happy snapper I'm not looking to spend lots on an expensive editing suite, so would welcome any recommendations on a cheap and cheerful re-sizer or suggestions for making Preview perform better.
Many thanks
Mike
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