If I need to post-process, it will integrate with photoshop. This being said, I prefer combining photoshop with lightroom (would be similar with apperture) because I can do basic editing and raw conversion there, store my files, and organize them too. It will allow you to process photos with seemingly unlimited ability (quite unlike iphoto). Photoshop CS3 is a dedicated post-processing tool. To understand how the software differs look at your workflow.Ĭamera-> Card Reader -> Raw Converter (Photoshop CS3, Apperture, or Lightroom) -> Management (Bridge, Apperture, or Lightroom)-> Post-processing (Photoshop CS3) -> Printing/Output/Storage (Lightroom or Apperture). You should be comparing Apperture to Lightroom.
Thus, comparison with Adobe Photoshop is absurd. For example, Apperture is meant to be a basic workflow tool, raw converter, and file manager.
