January 30th, 2008PMA 2008 – Apple software predictions
The 2008 PMA photography show starts tomorrow, January 31st, and seeing I’m so good at predictions (NOT!) here’s what I see happening by tomorrow:
- Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Aperture 2.0 (or at least 1.6)
My reasons for thinking this is happening are simple and obvious, mixed with a whole lotta hope. Here are the facts:
- confirmation that Mac OS X 10.5.2 includes RAW support for the new Nikon D3/D300 cameral is included
- Aperture’s project manager’s post on Apple’s Aperture discussion board about said lack of RAW support
- time between releases – last Aperture release (version 1.5) was on 09/26/06, 16-months ago!
- the 2008 PMA exhibitor list, which includes Apple (they surely are NOT going to be showing the very same software they showed last year!)
So there you have it. There are some seriously pissed-off Nikon D3/D300 users out there and Apple has been rather mum about the whole thing, suspiciously mum if you ask me. I find it hard to believe that Apple simply doesn’t care, nor do I believe Apple would bother going to the 2008 PMA with nothing new to show.
I’ll be extremely surprised, and disappointed, if neither of my predictions come true by the time the show opens its doors tomorrow morning.
January 30th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Aha!
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6478954#6478954
February 1st, 2008 at 8:42 am
So, after day one with no announcements, what are your thoughts?
Like a great number of Aperture users, I’m seriously looking at moving to the different workflow. Apple’s ambivalence is becoming radiantly apparent.
February 1st, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Ugh, look like I was wrong…AGAIN! 🙁
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
More blogosphere coverage on the subject:
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/02/aperture-2-coming-maybe-next-week/
http://www.macworld.com/article/131894/2008/01/pma-apeture.html
http://www.bagelturf.com/files/a1531532c22f83b24fa3d66f819d9af0-1115.php
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
Here are a few of my favorite comments left on the DPreview.com discussion forum at:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1017&thread=26598542
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> Reportedly, they have no booth at all. Where their booth was supposed
> to be there is just a wooden wall.
Apparently RAW pictures of the booth design were sent to Apple for approval. Unfortunately they were taken on a Nikon D3 ….
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Based on Apple’s rental of a booth they didn’t use, and Joe Schorr’s “stay tuned” post, I’m guessing that the Aperture team has a release (big or small, who knows) that’s stuck behind an unexpected delay in the 10.5.2 release. Another reason to peel the RAW upgrades off the OS…
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January 2nd, 2009 at 2:03 pm
i love macs