Apple Pulls iPhoto and Aperture From the Mac App Store
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Posted April 10, 2015 at 11:41pm by iClarified
Apple has pulled iPhoto and Aperture from the Mac App Store following the launch of Photos for OS X.
The new Photos app launched as part of OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. While the app is considered a 'vast improvement' over iPhoto, Aperture users will miss some of the professional image editing features they're accustomed to.
If you're an Aperture user you can still use the app and access it from your list of purchases; however, it will no longer be updated and you may want to consider a switch to Lightroom. Adobe updated Lightroom with an integrated Aperture and iPhoto import utility as of version 5.7.
If you've tried the new Photos app, let us know what you think of the application in the comments!
[via Emily]
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the best are the users commenting to relax because it is the first version. NO NO NO, it is not the first version, Apple has having Software for photos over their intere life, this is the poorest release for a Photo software they have done until now. It looks 100% like iOS version, that is good just for pack the photos together in a catalog NOTHING ELSE. did they fire the Aperture team? and reduce the people in iPhoto? that is what it seams, just personal schrinking
So what? I'm one of those that have kept aperture and iphoto in case photos isn't ready to have me use it to its full potential, but once it's updated (in which we all have patience for can we not) I'm ready to dump iPhoto's and aperture.
Not impressed, and cannot use IPhoto without updating it from the App Store (It is not on the App Store)
I cannot sort my large library by title (I renamed all my photos in each event by a specific title) - sorting by date is no use
I also cannot select whether to view hidden photos or not.
Not impressed with the 'missing' features, being able to manually add location in particular and the ability to sort is somewhat limited compared with iPhoto (and Aperture). OK for those of us who still have iPhoto until (if?) Apple return the functionality. For those buying new Macs they may well be in for an unpleasant surprise. One of the most annoying things with Apple - fanfare for the new product but no warning as to what's left out from the old. At best I'd consider this iteration a 'beta' and will stick with iPhoto until this App has missing functionality added back.
It's only the first version. I don't see how it can be wrong. I meant give it a break this is only the beginning like a fresh new 1st generation of it.
Oh my god. Photos has become The New iTunes match. I hate it. My whole 128gb has come to a standstill. And I turned I cloud photo sharing off but can't remove the pics from my device. Horror
Hello Brownest, If you select and image and then apply a command i to the image you will see the meta-data of the selected image. If you need to adjust data and time along with location details select Image from the menubar and then select Adjust Date and Time. Photos will import the metadata from your iPhoto Library or your combined iPhoto / Aperture Library. Hope this helps.
Serious bug / deficiency: many photos import with the wrong location metadata. Cannot edit or delete location metadata. What's that about? Not sure about the interface yet. Cannot tell whether it will be easier or harder to keep large numbers of photos organized.
Brian, you can either keep the original photos on your Mac or optimized versions if storage space is at a premium which means keeping the originals in the cloud. This is your choice and by the way your Photos library does not have to be in your Pictures folder it can be on an external drive.
i sure hope this doesn't mean that I MUST upload all 40K of my photos to iCloud because that means I will be in big trouble! Is there anyway to keep the photos stored locally on your device or computer as we have in the past?
my biggest lament concerning photos is no longer having the choice of which photos, albums or events to sync across my devices. Photos all or nothing approach is a far cry from the flexibility I enjoyed with either iPhoto or Aperture. Even with optimized storage turned on Photos still managed to fill my 64gig iPad full of photos to the point that a performance issues where felt with the iPad. I had no choice but to go back to my previous syncing method. I feel a little more application maturity is required with Photos before I will give it another chance. Pity I was really looking forward to Photos!
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