On Jun 20, 10:43 am, Wayne Knight wrote:


The Apple was just delivered this morning and I'm supposed to be in
Michigan fishing after tonight so I might not get to do much other
than plug it up and make sure it boots up before Sunday but it will be
nice to learn something new.

Thanks

This is just too funny, as this post could've been written by me back
in May. Been in the IBM/Intel/Microsoft camp since 1983/84 and I'm
typing this on my shiny-new 24" iMac.

Just been using Google for newsgroups right now, but for photo
applications, it depends on what you need. I have Photoshop Elements
5 on my Dell but went with Aperture on the iMac. I'm not big into
photo manipulation, rather I need photo organization and correction
(editing), which Aperture does better than Photoshop Elements. The
biggest Aperture advantage comes from how it handles RAW. If you
shoot in RAW, Aperture does not convert it to JPEG the way Elements
will. Rather it maintains the RAW image as a master, and any mods you
make are saved as RAW adjustment files. The master is never touched.
You can make as many of these adjustment files as you like, simply by
creating new versions. You're not duplicating the original RAW file
and chewing up space. When you need a JPEG, simply output the version
you like.

Go to Apple's home page and take the Aperture tour.

Peter