Hi,

My name is Anders and I'm the CEO of Brattoo Propaganda Software. I know it has been a long time since my last email and many of you have emailed me and asked me why. There are three reasons: Apple’s upcoming macOS 10.15 Catalina with Photos 5.0 has required much of my attention (more about that later), I’ve been on parental leave and finally medical reasons. At the age of 45 I’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease which has made me think about values and what is important. One thing that is important are those emails and all the positive feedback I receive from you, it makes me warm. So, with that said let’s carry on with this newsletter although it is a bit shorter than usual. 

macOS 10.5 Catalina – be ready!

Soon, Apple will release macOS 10.15 Catalina, which comes with some news. First we have Photos 5.0 which might look fairly similar to previous versions of Photos, but it is much faster and the backend and database is completely new. We have dived deep into this and are currently working on making Duplicate Annihilator and Photos Tagger compatible with Photos 5.0. However, there are some indications that the Photos database might differ between libraries. Therefore, I would like to get in contact with those of you who already use the beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina and Photos 5.0. Your input will enable me to figure out if the Photos database differ between libraries. If you are willing to participate in this please reply to this email.

Duplicate Annihilator has been compatible with iPhoto, Aperture and Photos for 15 years, and we will make it compatible with Photos 5.0 as well. 

macOS 10.5 Catalina – the death of iPhoto and Aperture

So it seems to be true this time, iPhoto and Aperture will no longer work in a macOS10.15 Catalina. If you are still using iPhoto and Aperture and plan to upgrade to macOS10.15, then you should start to think about your choices and what to do. Stay with iPhoto/Aperture, upgrade to Photos or something else? Please let me know of your thoughts.

This newsletter and previous letters

Several of our readers have requested that we resend previous emails so that they could catch up on earlier tips and information. All previous emails are available online in our Newsletter section at https://newsletter.brattoo.com

The free apps section

As I have mentioned in previous letters we have received requests on how to automate some tasks in Apple Photos or tasks related to photos. Those tasks might be tedious to work out manually but are easy for us to solve. The apps include a tool to set the Photos Titles based on filename (with or without file extension), a tool to copy and apply GPS coordinates between photos and finally a utility to set the correct file dates on image files based on the photo date stored in the metadata within the image files. You’ll find all our free apps at https://free.brattoo.com.

Upgrades

Finally I would just like to tell you that our upgrade discount for Duplicate Annihilator for Photos is still available. For only $4.95 you can upgrade any old Duplicate Annihilator license to Duplicate Annihilator for Photos and for just one dollar ($1.00) more you can upgrade any old Duplicate Annihilator license to the Duplicate Annihilator Toolbox including a family pack! This means that you get five licenses for you and your family for all versions of Duplicate Annihilator including iPhoto, Aperture, iOS and Photos for only $5.95.

Get the upgrade from: https://upgrade.brattoo.com

Thank you for your time, I hope that you found this email informative. If you have any feedback, suggestions, questions or ideas then please reply to this email. I read all emails and reply to them in person.

Best Regards,
Anders, CEO and Founder, Brattoo Propaganda Software