Overview Photos for OS X - a standard photo editor that we deserve

Change in the OS X 10.10.3 already obsolete in the iPhoto Photos can be considered a major change in the system for quite a long time. Owners of Mac computers have at its disposal a professional and fast tool to work with its collection of pictures and integrated iCloud Photo Sharing and enhanced tool list Photos only made the necessary application, even for amateur photographer.

The first thing that catches your eye when you start novelty- minimalist interface and speed. If the old iPhoto braked on my fairly powerful MacBook Pro 15 "mid-2012 with the SSD-drive and 10 GB of RAM, it just flies Photos. Moreover, image editing then takes place in real time and works just instantly, even with large-sized photos.

The interface Photos nothing is superfluous, everything is in place and properly cataloged. By analogy with the "Gallery" in iOS, photos can be displayed sorted by year, collections and moments. Moving between these criteria is carried tweaks a la pinch to zoom. Additional ease of navigation, and add an optional sidebar that will be useful for users with a lot of albums.

iCloud and all that is associated with synchronization of photos between devices - a separate occasion to make a novelty primary application for working with photos. If you do decide to fork out and expand the base of 5 GB to a minimum of 200 GB, you get quick and easy tool to work with all the photos with the device using your account iCloud. By the way, it will cost you only 140 rubles a month. In the settings Photo Libary You can also turn offline save compressed copies of the original mode in order to save space. The owners of laptops with SSD have to evaluate this possibility.

Another advantage Photos - work with RAW-files and excellent editing tools. Their number has increased, and now the novelty can in many cases replace Lightroom. Customizable color, light, brightness, sharpness, sharpness, white balance and even levels per channel. Besides, Photos keeps a history of changes and at any time to return to the original version. If the shooting was in RAW + JPEG, the application prompts you to select from two source files.

Apple has got to leave all the standard application disadvantages for working with photos in the past. New fast, functional and comfortable, and for users, completely tied to the ecosystem of Apple's products, the program will be a real must-have. The app is now available to anyone who upgraded to OS X 10.10.3.