Actually this is a question about Aperture

I know this post is in the wrong place, but I though someone discussing iPhoto might have some info on Aperture....
I am VERY excited about the new product I see APPLE are advertising called Aperture. This is just what I need. I am not a professional photographer. But I am a surgeon who uses photographs extensively - both in treatment planning and in professional presentations. The extensive archive functions are excatly what I and other colleagues have been looking for for quite some time now.
BUT ---- Does anyone know what will be the compatibility of these RAW files with Powerpoint and with the Adobe CS programs that I use in making presentations and in creating figures for publication??????
This is a key issue that I want understand before I drop $500.00 on this program

Dr. Rontal
I share your enthusiasm for Aperture (see my post in this forum on Aperture and RAW files). I would have to think, from what I've picked up off Apple's Aperture website, that if you saved your finished files in JPEG format they will work fine in Powerpoint. JPEG files are pretty universal. I noticed in that site that Aperture is advertised as working with Photoshop 7 (and I think CS), so you shouldn't have any problems there, either.

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Several Questions about Aperture Problems

Having used Aperture for some time, and being a Mac user since 1985, I have a list of questions about Aperture that I need help with.
1. Periodically operating the sliders will make an image turn black. Sometimes this is early in a session, sometimes late. Various workarounds will bring the image back, but once this starts, quitting seems the only option. Can anyone help me with why this happens and how to stop it?
2. About 20% of the RAW files from my supported camera display the Unsupported Image Format error screen. These files operate perfectly in the manufacturers software and in other image management software that does not use the OS RAW libraries. Can someone help me with the cause of this and the solution (not a "workaround" but a way to make it stop happening).
3. ALL of my RAW files from my supported camera, when I try to lift metadata, return the error message that there is no metadata to lift. But in fact, the metadata inspector displays metadata. How can I stop this from happening and experience normal metadata lifting?
4. When I use the DNG format from my supported camera, a great many EXIF fields do not display, such as lens data. Can someone help me with DNG files, since these never generate the UIF error screen (cf. #2 above) as the manufacturer's RAW files do. I'm forced to use DNGs to have all my shots, but the EXIF data is not fully displayed.
5. Today I opened Aperture and no previews would display. Aperture froze while updating thumbnails. I'd not done any non-routine edits or imported any unusual files or formats. Aperture then would not quit. Is it safe to attempt to restart Aperture?
6. At times Aperture slows to the point of not working at all. Long pauses simply in trying to enlarge the selection circles for redeye removal, for example. What would cause Aperture to slow down without warning at any point in the workflow? How can I experience a more consistent operating speed from Aperture.
7. How do other image management programs like Lightroom compare on these points? Is Aperture typical or should I seek a change in my workflow, improvement in my hardware, or some adjustment in my installation?
Info: MacBook Pro, 4 GB RAM (apple), 320 GB drive, 45 GB free on drive; library of 3800 images. Fewer than 12 projects.
Thanks for your assistance.

n #3. It looks like you're absolutely right on this. I went back and checked on photos I'd edited and there was the altered metadata. +Many thanks for dispelling that concern!+ I love being a happy camper. Check that one off the list!
On 1, I've followed the black-screen issues and pretty much all we know is that a workaround exists--usually selecting the crop box restores the picture, but a lot of times it blacks out again. Having used Apple products over 25 years, all of which was in my adult professional life, I haven't seen Apple willing to just let users tolerate an irritating "workaround." I think this is something that needs fixing.
On 6--I don't understand how the rotational speed would produce erratic performance issues. I can go a month of reasonable performance, and then suddenly things bog down. Also, if that is the reason, this really ought to be part of the System Requirements, or at least, a recommendation. Maybe it is already--I should check to be sure. I confess this is one aspect I had not thought about.
Thanks so much for thinking about these. I love my Apple products and have owned almost every generation of Mac since the "Fat Mac" (512K RAM! 800Kb Floppies!) and hate to stare at the screen and think I've been given a truly poor product--not in my DNA--but these things break my heart.
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Question about Aperture slide shows

Question about Aperture slide shows. How can I eliminate banding in a blue sky when photos are displayed in Aperture Slide shows?

What kind of banding? Do you have a screenshot?
It could be jpg compression related, I think the previews are all jpgs.

Question about Aperture and NEF...NEF conversion to match embedded jpeg

I just bought a D3 and will be getting Aperture soon. I understand that Aperture will not utilize the in camera settings in a NEF file (white balance, vivid and saturation, etc), and that the Nikon software will utilize the camera settings in the NEF file during the conversion process. I also understand that the NEF file has an embedded JPEG for thumbnail and preview, and this embedded JPEG is processed in the camera using the in camera settings. So, if Aperture was able to automatically compare the embedded JPEG to the raw NEF image, it could then create, or reverse engineer the conversion settings to match all of the in camera settings. Maybe this has been talked about before, I don't know. Does anyone else have and idea about this? Thanks
-Eric

Oh..OK I'm glad there's been talk about this. Maybe this would be a cool feature for Apple to put into future Aperture technology.
-e

I'm guessing this is a question about codecs?

Hello potentially helpful Premiere Pro gods, and thank you in advance. I'm on a timeline and Google is not being helpful.
The following is regarding Premiere Pro CS6
I am trying to do something that should be simple. I know it is possible. For future reference, here is one of a million examples of what I'm trying to do (this video won't mean much until you read the rest): Shatter Me Featuring Lzzy Hale - Lindsey Stirling - YouTube
Specifically, I have a video, about 5 and a half mins long (same length as the one above).
The original files (taken using Dxtory / Lagarith codec), before they get exported by PP (below, left) are clear and readable. The one exported with the supposedly-lossless Lagarith codec (below, middle) is almost half-decent, but still well below my goal standards. The H.264 "YouTube HD 1080p 29.97" (below, right) is pitiful and unusable. Note: These screenshots are unedited but taken from a bigger picture.
My question is simple: How do I get a 5.5-minute-long video of (or very close to) the quality of the below-left picture from Premiere Pro to YouTube? The video I linked to above (professionally-made) has achieved this, and I would like to achieve it also. On that note, how does a 2-hour-long Hollywood video of perfect 1080p crystal-clear quality fit into a 12GB file, when 30 seconds of my (very basic) file exported with the far-inferior Lagarith codec sports a file size of half a GB? That is a size of 1GB per min, which would add up to 120GB for a 2-hour long film, ten-times the space Hollywood takes up in half the quality.
The second big problem is this: The frame rate noticeably decreases when the video is exported, regardless of what frame rate I set, and regardless of what codec I use. I need smooth video like the video linked-to above, and like what is in the original files.

I'm thinking we can narrow down the problem here, and I'm going to take your (very helpful) explanation step-by-step:
Steven L. Gotz wrote:
I don't understand why you recorded at 1280X1080. The Pixel Aspect Ratio of 1.5 is not something I have even seen recorded before. Or maybe you just made the sequence wrong? Or did you actually record that way?
I have never recorded anything in 1280x1080. The source is in 1920x1058. (I recorded the window, not the whole screen, so maybe that's why its not 1080?) Below is the Windows info I see about the source files. Notice 30fps and a 1920 width. From what you're saying, its definitely looking like I made the sequence incorrectly, but I'll get to that below.
...as it is, your sequence indicates a pixels that is not square, and you are asking the software to create square pixels out of it. The quality suffers when you do that. Once you record it that way, create your sequence by right clicking on the imported media and selecting new sequence from clip. That way the sequence will perfectly match the media.
I totally understand the square pixel concept. I never knew you could create a sequence by right-clicking the source file. That sounds way better and easier than trying to match everything manually.
Next, pick a frame rate. If you record at 23.976, export at 23.976, not 29.97. If you want to export at 29.97, then record it that way.
Now to address the encoding settings. I don't remember when the bug appeared or went away, but you are possibly running into the VBR 2-Pass bug. Use a VBR 1-Pass and bump up your bitrate to over 20Mb/s. Set the target for 20 and the maximum to 25. The encoder will use what it needs to do the job. Just give it the permission by setting it to 20 and 25. The frame size of 1920X1080 really requires more bits to describe the action properly.
If you have a lot of movement in a video, the distance of the keyframes, the frames that have all of the information, as opposed to reference information, should be put closer together than every three seconds or so. Whatever frame rate you use, put the keyframes that close together. Either 24 or 30. The current setting of 90 is fine for most things, but not fast action.
I created a sequence via the right-click method and re-did the export settings. How do these look to you? Do I need to export to a Height of 1058 instead of 1080 if my source carries that height?

How do I customize Adobe Acrobat Standard DC or Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to do what I'd like? Actually this a multiple-question inquiry.

Note, I was unable to find a "How TO", Tutorial, or FAQ relevant to the following questions.
For instance, how do I easily append to an existing PDF with minimum clicks (which I could do with an earlier version of Acrobat Standard)?
I'm using a 30-day trial of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to scan documents and in certain situations, append to existing PDFs.
I'd prefer to trial the Adobe Acrobat Standard vs. Pro DC because that's what I intend to purchase. I'd prefer to not get accustomed to Pro if Standard is very different.
1. After selecting Edit > Preferences and specifying certain defaults, most take effect as suspected but some do not, like the one's I'm going to elaborate on below. Why?
2. Alternatively, is there a Tool or a way to create a local customized Profile and default to that Profile to avoid having to repeat the following steps?
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File
> Create
   > PDF from scanner
     > Custom scan
       > Color Mode: Black and White
       > Append to existing file
         > Browse
           > Select file
             > Scan
This is a cumbersome task to repeat each time I'm ready to scan. Using an earlier version of Acrobat Standard, I'd simply double-click the PDF I wished to append to,
Acrobat would default to the appropriate scanner, and know that I wished to append to an existing file without me having to select that option. Presently it doesn't appear to be that easy/simple.
Perhaps it is (or can be with guidance). Please assist.
3. Please find attached the following snapshots/images... CORRECTION, IF ADOBE SUPPORT CONTACTS ME ABOUT THIS, I'LL GLADLY FORWARD SCREENSHOTS.
   Meaning, there does not appear to be a way to include screenshots on Forums.
3a See Error. Is there a way to get a more accurate description of the error (i.e., turn on debugging etc.)?
3b When Creating a PDF, the prompts still seen after clicking "Configure Presets" and changing Color Mode from AutoDetect to Black and White. Why?
3c Custom Scan Input, where I changed Color Mode from AutoDetect to Black and White and why I must also tell Acrobat to append AND to browse to a pre-defined default location?
4. Must I be "Logged in" to use the product? The first time launching it, I was prompted to login using the credentials used to create the account and download the product. Now when using the product it appears to be automatically "Logged in" or online. I would prefer to use it in an "offline mode" if there is such a thing.
5. Once the product is purchased, what are my support options? Can questions be answered or issues resolved with a phone call or are they limited to the Acrobat Forum(s) and/or Adobe Communities? Even after clicking "Ready to contact us? Start here." I'm only given the Forum option (over and over) vs. Chat vs. Email Support etc.
If I've posted these inquiries to the wrong Forum or Discussion, if prudent, please collectively relocate them. Regardless, please advise. Thanks!

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Question about Aperture Presets

I've been using Aperture 3 for a few years now and have collected a number of adjustment presets. I was wondering if there is a way of finding out by looking at a any particular version which preset might have been used on that image? It's easy to tell if adjustments have been made to any image, but not if the adjustments made were part of a preset or not. I know I can lift and stamp any adjustments, but sometimes I'd like to know what preset was used to make a particular version. As an example, I've recently been using VSCO Film presets with some pretty good results, and often times I'll go back to a particular image and I can't tell if the adjustments I made were part of a VSCO Film preset and which particular preset was used. Is there a simple way of finding this out? Does anyone else think this would be a good thing to be able to find out?
Thanks.

I use Keywords for external editors (PTLens, PS, Hugin, various Nik tools, etc.), but I would advise you to think hard on whether you want to use them for Adjustment Presets. As Frank pointed out, the Preset is in no way absolute: it's simply a collection of Adjustments, any one of which can be disabled, changed, or deleted. It's simply a way to batch-apply Adjustments.
All the information you need to know about what you've done to create a Version from a Master is directly in front of you: the Bricks and their settings as shown in the Adjustments tab of the Inspector. You can likely tell at a glance if you started with your VSCO Preset.
You might get part-way to your goal by creating Smart Folders that filter for Images that have all of the Adjustments used in your Preset. Of course the grouping "these Adjustments are included in Preset X" is not likely to be unique.

This is a question about iTunes version 10.5

Hello,
I am running iTunes on several Mac computers (ppc and intel) with version 10.4, as well as my iPhone/iPad. I am being frequently prompted on the computers to upgrade from version 10.4 to 10.5.
However, I do NOT want to use iCloud to store or sync any music. Each of my machines has their own iTunes library, and I am not interested in sharing. So, my question is: If I upgrade from 10.4 to 10.5, will I be required to use iCloud? Is there a way that I can run 10.5 but NOT perform any music sharing with my other computers, iPhone or iPad?
I use Mobile Me frequently. I have not upgraded to iCloud for any other sharing functions.
I realize that once I upgrade iTunes to 10.5 - I probably cannot go back to 10.4. So, I need a clear answer about the above concern before I attempt any upgrade.
Thank you,
Dale

iCloud signup and use is completely optional. You don't even need to open an iCloud account to run iTunes 10.5 or any of your devices, nor use iCloud if you have an account. I have iTunes 10.5 and do have an iCloud account, but I don't use it for anything other than the Find My iPad service.
Regards.

Question about Aperture library size

I am storing my photos on a secondary drive. However, my Aperture library is just as large as the original source folder even though I am not copying the images into the library.
Shouldn't the library be smaller since it only references the images from another location?

If you changed the size and quality of your preview settings, it's not enough to just "Update Previews". You will have to DELETE the old previews and generate new ones.
(That's what my findings where)
To my understanding, previews are used
- if you use the Aperture "Quick Previews" functionality
- for synching with your e.g. iPhone
- in the Media browser dialog of e.g. iWork applications
(am I correct and complete?)
In my first days of Aperture 2 I increased the size to unlimited and the quality to 12, since "of course" I wanted to see the best possible quality of my pictures.
Now I learned that previews are not used in normal Aperture workflows, so I reduced the size to the lowest possible value of 1280 and the quality to 12.
This way I reduced the size of my library (30k JPEG photos, all referenced) from 108 GB to 33 GB.

This is a question about the iTunes Store. I have the correct artist, title, composer, and album name for a song popular in the 1970's. The store's Advanced Search feature can't find any of the information. How can I get Search to find the song I seek?

What can I try if the store's Advanced Search strikes out trying to find the song I want?

Perhaps the song is not available in MP3 format, or isn't available in the iTunes Store, or simply not available in your country. (A Norwegian band's first album from the 1980s became available in MP3 format only in April 2012; an example that not everything is automatically is available in MP3 as soon as possible.)
... and before any wag says, or even thinks "it", yes - the Norwegian band's album is very good! (Still waiting for their second album, from 1982, though!)
You may be surprised at how often a song or album is not available because of "contractual problems" - in other words, someone's being greedy, difficult, or both. (Another album I like, from a UK band of the 70's, was unavailable for a long time because - and I'm quoting the band's leader - "the copyright owner wanted too much money for the album to be on CD.")
You could try looking for the song in other stores. If it's not yet available anyhwere, you'll just have to be patient. You could try contacting the band via any websites they have, and asking them about it's availability. What's the song? Perhaps I (or soemoen else) might be able to confirm it's availability on MP3 from another source.

Question about Aperture behavior on cropped photos

Hello everyone,
If I crop a photo in Aperture 3, and then click on the "Auto level" button, will the "auto level" stuff be applied relatively to the whole photo or only to the cropped photo (just like in Photoshop) ?...

That's not really how I'd want it to work. If you had some portion of a picture you were cropping out precisely because it was, say, so bright white and washed out, and then wanted the rest of the picture to be auto-balanced based on the more appropriate range of shades and colors, you'd want it to be ignoring the part you cropped away. I haven't had a chance to play with that exact scenario though, but if what you say is true, what is the solution to a scenario like that? Round-trip it to PS to really crop away the unwanted part?
Duncan

Printing question about aperture

When you make adjustments to an image in aperture and then print it, which picture prints, the original or the adjusted image?

Thanks for the info. I have a poor quality color printer and the image did not look all that different from the original. I thought I would ask before I upload my images to a good lab and spend some serious money only to be disapointed. Now I don't have to worry.

HI THERE! this is a question about installing.

The procedure entry point GetlogicalProcessorInformation....... bla bla bla/
I sae this ThreeTimes.
What is the reason?
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Hi,
Is this XP SP2/SP3. If not, please try updating to one of those service packs. According to adobe.com, Dreamweaver CS6 minimum req. is XP SP2.
Since this is also a Dreamweaver issue, you might find more help in that product forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver
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A question about DNS subdomain

This is a question about DNS subdomain.
The DNS server for the parent DNS domain is dns1.ours.com.
The DNS server for the child/sub DNS domain is bee.child.ours.com.
Configurations on dns1.ours.com:
File: db.ours.com�F
@IN SOA dns1.ours.com. postmaster.ours.com. (
10051215 ; sn
86400 ;refresh
7100 ;retry
777600 ;expire
126000 ) ;min
@ IN NS dns1.ours.com.
dns1 IN A 210.x.x.15
�c
[color=Blue]child.ours.com. IN NS bee.child.ours.com.
bee.child.ours.com. IN A 210.x.x.10[color]
I did not changed anything in named.conf.
Configurations on bee.child.ours.com:
File db.child.ours.com:
@ IN SOA bee.child.ours.com. test.child.ours.com (
10051215 ; sn
86400 ;refresh
7100 ;retry
777600 ;expire
126000 ) ;min
@ IN NS bee.child.ours.com.
bee IN A 210.x.x.10
test IN A 210.x.x.x
File named.conf:
options {
directory "/var/named";
zone "." {
type hint;
file "master/db.cache";
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "master/db.0.0.127";
zone "x.x.210.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "master/db.child.ours.com.rev";
zone "child.ours.com" {
type master;
file "master/db.child.ours.com";
#nslookup
Default Server: 210.x.x.10
Address: 210.x.x.10
// bee.child.ours.com: the DNS server for the child/sub DNS domain: child.ours.com
www.ours.comServer: 210.x.x.10
Address: 210.x.x.10
*** localhost can't find www.ours.com: No response from server
//failed to resolve A records in the parent domain, but can resolve A records in its own domain and other domains on the Internet.
set type=ns
ours.comServer: 210.x.x.10
Address: 210.x.x.10
Non-authoritative answer:
ours.com nameserver = dns1.ours.com
Authoritative answers can be found from:
dns1.ours.com internet address = 210.x.x.15
//find the DNS server for the parent domain
> server 210.x.x.15
// dns1.ours.com: the DNS server for the parent DNS domain: ours.com
Default Server: dns1.ours.com
Address: 210.x.x.15
test.child.ours.comServer: dns1.ours.com
Address: 210.x.x.15
*** dns1.ours.com can't find test.child.ours.com: No response from server
//failed to resolve A records in the child domain, but can resolve A records in its own domain and other domains on the Internet.
set type=ns
child.ours.comServer: dns1.ours.com
Address: 210.x.x.15
Non-authoritative answer:
child.ours.com nameserver = bee.child.ours.com
Authoritative answers can be found from:
bee.child.ours.com internet address = 210.x.x.10
//find the DNS server for the child domain
> server 210.x.x.100
// a public DNS server on the Internet
Default Server: [210.x.x.100]
Address: 210.x.x.100
set type=a
www.ours.comServer: [210.x.x.100]
Address: 210.x.x.100
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.ours.com
Address: 210.x.x.72
//find the A record in the parent domain
test.child.ours.comServer: [210.x.x.100]
Address: 210.x.x.100
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: test.child.ours.com
Address: 210.x.x.x
//find the A record in the child domain
I wonder why. It is BIND v8.2.2.
Thanks.

Hi AAnotherUser_,
Based on your description, the internal domain name is different from the external domain name, and the web server is hosted internally. And the goal is that the internal user can
access the web server by using an URL which include the MyCorp.com.
In this scenario, internet users access your domain name by connecting to the WAN IP address of your router. However, to make the internal users access the website, you would need
to create the external domain name as a zone on your internal DNS server.
After creating the DNS zone, right click the zone you created, choose New Host Record.
Type in the hostname, such as ‘www’, and provide the internal private IP address of your internal web server.
For more details, please refer to Ace’s blog below, the
Scenario 2: Different Internal and External but you are hosting the webserver internally
http://blogs.msmvps.com/acefekay/2009/09/03/split-zone-or-no-split-zone-can-t-access-internal-website-with-external-name/
Best Regards,
Tina

Less dumb follow-up question about super/sub classes in WDJ?

This is a follow-up question to the question which Maksim answered in this thread:
Dumb question about super/sub classes in WDJ
Question:
Is there any kind of weird C++-like statement that you can put at the top of a WDJ module to force the module to interpret any reference to superclass A as a reference to some specific subclass B of A ???

David,
1. Java has no preprocessor, so C++ tricks are not available. Also I would not recommend such tricks even in C++ if you don't want to turn your colleagues working with same code into personal enemies.
2. The phrase "easier to create a WDJ custom class loader " makes me smile. First, it's not that simple to interfere WDJ class loading scheme. Plus custom class loaders is not trivial Java topic per se.
3. The problem "replace all A-s with B-s" is typically solved using one or another GoF creation patterns, like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_factory_pattern">Abstract Factory</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_method_pattern">Factory Method</a>. You may use them with custom class loader, if you really want to
By the way, all UI controls in WD are created using Abstract Factory (role played by view). So you may use this as good example.
Valery Silaev
SaM Solutions
http://www.sam-solutions.net

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