On Jun 21, 7:47 am, Peter wrote:

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.

And this just in:

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9732769-7.html

Personally, I don't frequently shoot in RAW.

If you don't, keep in mind that the version of iPhoto that came on
your machine has a fairly robust (for the casual digi-cam user) set of
image manipulation tools (and image sharing tools as well.) You may
not need anything more than iPhoto if you are siimply taking snaps.

And Wayne, if you need any help with that beautiful machine of yours
(and you probably won't, it'll be more like feature discovery
questions), feel free to contact me.

Bill