Apple Aperture stops support for the new Photos application on OS X

Last night it was reported that kupertinovtsy refuse dalneshem develop their own applications processing photos on OS X of Aperture in favor of a new program Photos, which will soon appear in the new OS X Yosemite. About it reports The Loop. In addition, Apple intends to continue to develop iPhoto application.

New photo supplement for a desktop operating system from Apple was the presented at WWDC 2014But it will not be available immediately with the release of OS X Yosemite. His arrival is expected in early 2015.

Here's how Apple commented edition of The Loop his position:

With the release of the new Photos application and start the Photo Library iCloud, which allows for maximum convenience store photos in the cloud storage iCloud, we stop supporting Aperture. Users will have the opportunity to transfer your library from Aperture in a new application.

Note that Aperture does not receive serious upgrades since 2010, the year when it was announced the third version of the program for professional image processing. She received support for 64-bit OS, the functions "Faces" and "Places" to help organize your photos conveniently. The main competitor is considered Aperture Photoshop Lightroom from Adobe.

At the same time, kupertinovtsy made it clear that will continue to support and develop their programs for professional work with sound and video Logic Pro and Final Cut.