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   'Take Control of Your Digital Photos,' Chapter 9

   Jeff Carlson

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Move Photos from iPhoto to Aperture or Lightroom

   In Chapter 3, Choose a Photo-Management Application, I laid out my
   criteria for a good photo-management application. And if you remember,
   iPhoto didn't fare well: it handles offline images poorly, its support
   for metadata is shallow, and its limited export capabilities are
   frustrating.

   It also happens to be widely used'which is why I've included iPhoto
   throughout the book, despite its limitations. iPhoto is a
   well-intentioned application that unfortunately hasn't progressed to
   match modern photo-management needs. If you've decided that you're
   ready to move to a better tool like Aperture or Lightroom, this chapter
   will guide you.

   What about moving to Photoshop Elements? Although the Elements
   Organizer is more capable in many ways, it's not a significant
   improvement over iPhoto (in fact, its inflexible smart-album
   replacement, 'saved searches,' are a downgrade). If you're going to put
   the work into moving your iPhoto library, do it to a significantly
   better application such as Lightroom or Aperture.

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