Although, there are several photo management apps for Mac operating system, but, the best one, according to my opinion is the application of Lyn which can be a very easy replacement of iPhoto. Although, the application of Lyn is a bit more costly, but the versatility it offers is far better than what Apple is offering.
The application is especially designed to be compatible with Mac OS X platform and has been tagged to be of $20. The features of this application are as follows:
- Has the ability to load up images to virtually of any size.
- Feature of slideshow or fullscreen.
- Holds the ability o provide a progressive display on a single as well as on multiple computers.
- Multi threading options so as to benefit from multicore CPU’s.
- Converting and rename of batches.
- Presets that are user defined as well as complete IPTC editing included.
- Also quite compatible with (HDR) High Dynamic Range images such as the TIFF float along with OpenEXR and Radiance.
- Navigation of the images with the help of Magic Trackpad or the Apple Remote Control.
- User defined places.
- Easy browsing of Aperture, iPhoto as well as Lightroom libraries which is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and higher versions.
- The feature of a non-destructive editing for the purpose of image transformation.
- Flickr, Facebook, Picassa and 500px Web Albums sharing which is also compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and later.
The Upside
The application of Lyn is a very versatile photo management program which works as per the user wants it to. If you are a user of the iPhoto application and are willing to make a switch, the app can also read out your iPhoto library as it is. However, if your requirement is to simply view a structure of the folder that is running currently on your drive, the application of Lyn also has the ability to handle this function also. If you want to manage your photos, this can also be done quite well. All in all the application has several beneficial aspects. If you want to place your images at any other place, the application also has a deep integration with online services such as the FaceBook, Picassa as well as Flickr so that these images can be shared out very easily. The best part of this app is that it loads up the image previews in a very fast speed which is very useful for those people who have a large collection of images.
The Downside
The application does not hold much downside. Lyn manages your pictures, have a speedy interface as well as it integrates with every web based service. What is absent is however, are one of those special features that are made part of the iPhoto app. Lyn does not hold the feature of facial recognition or the organization by making use of the Apple’s event structure. Moreover, the user also cannot make an order of cards, books and other products directly via the application. So, if you are concerned about these aspects, then iPhoto might be the option and if you are not, Lyn is the app worth trying.
