iPhotos update to Photos, grrrrrrr

[icyrus]

I have found the editing tools in Photos to be very basic, and almost identical to their iOS app.

Admittedly I don't edit a lot of photos but I found the controls to be reasonably complete:

http://imgur.com/A8vITod

What is missing that iPhoto had?

I really don't like their "less is more" approach to everything they have been producing. Some areas have seen improvements, but there have been a lot of features taken away.

Like I said, my guess is that Photos is going to be getting more frequent updates to add new features, just like FCPX did.

I did a brief google, and found a big issue is the ability to hide pictures in the new Photos app. Apparently hidden pictures are moved to a new album for all to see. I haven't used this, but for someone that doesn't want their kids looking at pictures not appropriate, it would be a major issue.

Personally I would use an entirely different library for this use-case.

I know at the moment it is optional, but this drive towards the use of iCloud is also annoying.

On the other hand for people like my parents this is a fantastic feature. Gone are the days when I have to worry if they are using their Time Machine drive to properly back things up.

 

[Lord Flacko]

Strange, my Mac has both iPhoto and the photos app installed and working.

 

[bwana]

Strange, my Mac has both iPhoto and the photos app installed and working.

You must have had the most recent version of iPhoto already installed when you upgraded to 10.10.3.

 

[Lord Flacko]

You must have had the most recent version of iPhoto already installed when you upgraded to 10.10.3.

Is that so ? Either way i would have been unaffected, I don't actually use iPhoto for anything other than storing and viewing photos once in a blue moon.