Aarkeus

I understand that NeoFinder works well and supports AP format. But, I'd rather wait than transfer all photos from Apple Photos to, say NeoFinder, and then transfer again to Serif's DAM.

I currently use Media Pro from Phase 1. It used to be called iView Media Pro before it was purchased first by Microsoft and then by Phase 1. Unfortunately neither of these two companies has done much in the way of further development of the product. It is an excellent DAM but has the downside that it does not support Afphoto or Afdesign files; also it is still 32 bit software. I read the other day that sometime in the next couple of years Apple is likely to require that all applications are 64 bit and therefore it will no longer be  possible to run Media Pro unless in a VM.
Then, a week or so ago I discovered a DAM product called Neofinder (Mac only) which is 64 bit and which does support Afphoto and Afdesign files. The cost for a single user licence is $40 but before you buy you can download a free trial version. Unlike Media Pro there seem to be regular new releases of the product. I recommend that you give it a try.

It was not a thought to be as criticism on your post. I'm just looking positive forward to see what they come up with. At present, there is nothing out there which satisfies my needs, especially with AP file format.

Wait until 2020 to expect something about the DAM they are working on.
Best regards!

Hi @Aarkeus,
I suggest you have a look here:
 
 
 

Cropping in the Develop Persona is destructive
Cropping in the Photo Persona is non-destructive so you need to Rasterise it for it to become destructive

Glad it worked for you.

When you do a crop it is non-destructive
Extending the canvas will reveal the rest of the image you had previously cropped
To prevent that happenning Layer > Rasterise the image after cropping it, then do the canvas resizing
 
PS In the new 1.7 betas you have to use Layer > Rasterise & Trim