Aperture 2.0 and library sharing

I am wondering if there is a feature like that seen in iPhoto for sharing
your library amongst networked computers allowing access to photos on your desktop from your laptop. I am often putting presentations together and working on my laptop but need photos that reside on the desktop in my office. The new iPhoto Sharing feature allows for this and I am wondering if there is something similar in Aperture 2.0.

I think it is 2 different things you are asking.
Watbat wants to access photos (actually just previews) from a remote Aperture library the same way, he can access a remote iPhoto library. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be possible so far, at least not with Apple software. I think too, Apple should address this. In general the media browser of one Mac should be available on all Macs within a network. I'd be happy to be told, that I'm wrong, so anybody who knows a trick, please share with us.
The only thirdparty app being able to do this seems to be PHPture, but it is unclear, whether it works with Aperture 2. And it is browser based, which some don't like.
What you ask, is to open and work with the same Aperture library from different Macs. I think, this should be possible already. Didn't try this with time capsule, but it is no problem, to open the Aperture library sitting on my MacBook from my G5 Quad and work with it by simply dragging the mounted library onto the Aperture icon. As time capsule is nothing more than a network share, I expect, that it works too. The only danger is, if you try to access the library simultaneously from two or more MACs. I think Aperture is blocking this. If not, you might end up with corrupted database..
Peter

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My main Library of Aperture on my main HD is 120GB and my backup Vault on my external HD is 116GB. Do I want to "replace the contents of my Vault with the contents of my Library"? Unfortunately I also have on my external HD another another OS with a tiny library that is tiny 2 GB, how do I know which library Aperture is talking about? In the Aperture GUI my Vault show only 22GB. Confused, please help. No libraries show up on my GUI Aperture window so what should I do? and why don't the vaults match in size?
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Hi Joe.
Every Image has a Master. The Master is the file that you imported into the Library. If the Master is stored in the Library, it is a Managed Master. If the Master is not stored in the Library -- it is stored elsewhere on your system -- it is a Referenced Master.
You can easily filter for either. In the Filter HUD, add the Rule "File Status" and select "Managed" or "Referenced" from the drop-down settings.
(Added the following paragraph.)
Thus to find all Images which have Managed Masters, use the above filter on your "Photos" container at the top of the Library tab of the Inspector. To convert them to having Referenced Masters, select them all and execute "File→Relocate Masters".
New Masters created by Aperture when you use the "Edit with {External Editor}" command or the "Edit with Plug-in" command should be stored in whatever Finder folder holds the Master of the Image. IOW, when Images with Referenced Masters are edited with the external editor or a plug-in, the new Master should also be Referenced, and should be located in the same Finder folder as the Master of the Image that was selected for editing. Is your system behaving differently? This is easily checked by using either of the commands and then using "{right click}→Show in Finder".
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ACSLS and library sharing

What is the method to share a library (without partition) between 2 backup servers (TSM and HP Data Protector) with ACSLS? Thru the user access control? Volumes needs to be assigned to a different pools for each application?
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We are using ACLs to share a SL8500 between 3 TSM backup servers. Access is granted at volume level, so it does not matter if you use different pools. However, we did not define scratch pools at ACSLS level because can bring issues with re-used media.

Copying Hard Drive and Library

If I have one external hard drive -- with all my Aperture Export projects and Library copied on to it, and then decided to back THIS hard drive up onto another hard drive, will my projects and library copy and be functional on the second one?
I'm concerned if it wasn't copied straight from Aperture whether it will be functional.
Thanks!

They'll be all functional, the Library is in fact a folder (you can see its content by Ctrl+click on it and select Show package content)
If you want to test the Library backup just go to Aperture's preferences and select the new Library location.
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Library sharing to Aperture and sync to iPad by iTunes

My question is: I had updated iTunes to 10.6.3, iPhoto to 9.3.2 and Aperture to 3.3.2. Since there are the new Library sharing feature. I tried to use Aperture sharing the iPhoto Library and edited photos that including crop and color adjustment. After I switched back to use iPhoto, all edited photos preview perfectly. However, all edited version of photos hasn't been synced to iPad when I used iTunes sync my iPhoto Library, the photos keep in original version unless I edited in iPhoto again. Does anyone has the same problem and knew how to fix it?

I'm not sure I understand.
If you open Library A in Aperture, that's the library available for syncing in iTunes.
Switch to Library B and that's the one available in iTunes.
Same is true of iPhoto.
So, what I'm trying to find out is if the problem syncing persists regardless of which app is offering the Library to iTunes.
As for the two different libraries: you could do the same with one Library, two keywords and a couple of Smart Albums. Or just by choosing to sync specific Projects.
What format is the External Disk?
Regards
TD

Ask Apple for better iPhoto (Aperture) Library sharing!

*Some Background...*
My wife and I each have our own Mac and iPhone and we share a digital camera. Between the three camera devices we snap a lot of photos and we want easy access (over the network!) to each other's photos so we can both maintain a shared library. iPhoto 8.1.2 (iLife '09) allows some rudimentary sharing, but it's very basic and not centralized. So, all photos are accessible only when both Macs are on the network and iPhoto is running on each. If you search for "iPhoto sharing" in the forums or Google you'll see a LOT of people have the same needs.
http://www.google.com/search?q=iphoto+sharing
*My Humble Suggestion...*
How do I think iPhoto should work? You should have an option of establishing a "Master iPhoto Library". Either locally to share among users of the same computer or on the network for users to share between multiple computers. Whatever photos are added to a user's iPhoto Library may optionally be merged into the Master Library for all to see/edit etc. If the user wants they can move them to the Master or copy them (to retain their own version for editing as they see fit). They may also copy from the Master to their local library if they have a MacBook and want to take them on the go...
If Apple truly wants to provide a digital "hub" for it's users, they must provide this sort of sharing for their services. Families share contacts, photos, calendars, movies and music. This concept should be applied to iTunes, Address Book, iCal, Aperture etc.
+If you agree with this or have any of your own ideas please post here and PLEASE let Apple know+ ==> http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html
*Some forum posts/articles on suggested iPhoto Library sharing workarounds...*
http://bit.ly/aqh2Qv
http://oreil.ly/cBasBE
http://bit.ly/jA3NV
http://bit.ly/88yVbL
http://bit.ly/9lCqPq
http://bit.ly/7Vmmyq
http://bit.ly/bZz58Y

By all means make a feature request. Absolutely nothing will change unless you do.
But some points to ponder:
As I often point out when this one comes up, averaged out of the cost of iLife, iPhoto is a $16 application. For that you get a lot - and with a bit of work, you can even do much of what you want to do - but you don't get everything.
There are apps that will do as you want. They start around the $200 mark.
As to specifics:
You should have an option of establishing a "Master iPhoto Library".
Easily done.
Either locally to share among users of the same computer
Put it in the Users/Shared Folder.
or on the network for users to share between multiple computers
Go out an buy a NAS device. Put the iPhoto Library on a disk image formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) stored on the NAS. On a NAS it will not require another computer to be available. You might even be able to put in an USB HD attached to an Airport device.
Whatever photos are added to a user's iPhoto Library may optionally be merged into the Master Library for all to see/edit etc.
You can do this - along with all versions, metadata etc - with iPhoto Library Manager.
If the user wants they can move them to the Master or copy them (to retain their own version for editing as they see fit).
You can do that with either iPhoto Library Manager or basic iPhoto Sharing.
They may also copy from the Master to their local library if they have a MacBook and want to take them on the go...
Ditto.
Regards
TD
ps. Some of these links are well out of date. For instance, with iPhoto 09 there is no longer a need to manipulate ACLS to share Libraries. One of those links is labelled "10.4 only" and you need a minimum of 10.5.6 for iPhoto 09.
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Aperture 3.3 and iPhoto 09 Library Merge

Ok. First, I think I really screwed this up. After taking advice from someone on how to go about splitting my 101GB iPhoto Library into multiple smaller libraries organized by year, I purchased Aperture for the purpose of splitting the iPhoto library into multiple libraries as well as for the photo enhancement capabilities.
My iPhoto 09 v8.1.2 library is 101GBs and resides on an external drive. I purchased and installed Aperture 3.x (where x is < than 3) and pointed Aperture at my iPhoto library. If I'm understanding this right, Aperture imported the database of photos, projects, and such but left the photos in the iPhoto library. Unbeknownst to me, the default location for my Aperture library was on the local drive in Pictures. I began importing photos from cameras that I thought were going into the iPhoto library rather than the local Aperture library; I didn't understand the way Aperture handles photo files before I began this undertaking. The local Aperture library grew to 26GBs very quickly. I moved it to the external drive and then the 3.3 update happened. Now, I am concerned about the path I started down.
Am I following good advice or not at this point? How do I combine these two libraries most efficiently? Can I just start exporting each of the different years in my iPhoto library to new smaller Aperture libraries? Do I need to upgrade the iPhoto library to v9.x first? I want to keep the photos in each smaller library rather than have them reference another library. Any help is appreciated.

Norbert, I cannot find the post you are referring to.
Have you had the problem with Aperture 3.6? This is surprising, since the Aperture 3.6 released is supposed to fix this bug, see the release Notes: Aperture 3.6 Release notes
Aperture 3.6 Update
Adds compatibility with OS X Yosemite.
Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture performance to slow down while browsing through images with onscreen proofing enabled.
Fixes an issue where Aperture could become unresponsive in rare cases when adding to a shared photo stream.
Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture to unexpectedly quit when using the Write IPTC Metadata to Originals feature.
Aperture no longer displays the alert, “This library has been opened with a newer version of Aperture.” when using Library First Aid with libraries previously opened in iPhoto.
Do you remember, which of the presets in Library/Application Support actually is causing the problem, since deleting all of them is causing a lot of work to restore the custom settings? It would be great to know the specific file.

ICloud Photo Library and Family Sharing

Does anyone know how the iCloud Photo Library and Family Sharing accounts interact? I'd rather not have to specify what to share with the rest of the family if I don't have to.

Each family member has their own Apple ID, but uses the main one for purchases. It seems to make sense that each AppleID could have its own Photos library, but I can't find anything in the support area that says this to be the case definitively. I want each family member to have their own Photos library that syncs between their iPhone and their ID. I hope that's how it works.

I would like to download my iTunes library onto a mac mini running OS 10.4.11 (and iTunes version 9.0.2), or transfer it from my macbook air, running OS 10.7.5. Tried downloading direct from iTunes and file sharing, but neither is working.

Hello apple support community! I'm trying to download my music purchases from iTunes onto my old Mac Mini. It runs OS 10.4.11 and doesn't have the capacity to upgrade to a newer OS. When I ask iTunes to check for available downloads, it says there are none. I have tried updating the iTunes software (version 9.0.2) but it can't connect to the server, even though I am on a wireless network. I've tried using home sharing and file sharing with my macbook air, but neither are working. Grateful for any suggestions!! The only thing I really use this mini for is music, so really hoping to be able to get my music purchases on there. Thanks.

Thanks, Jim, for taking the time, but the reply is unfortunately vague in the exact area of my confusion! "you need to copy that file to your new computer..." Well, the Import/Export instructions make it seem as if the two computers should be able to communicate this file thru wifi, but that's the linkage I can't seem tocreate with Import/Export. Should I instead email a copy to myself (thats what applecare suggested)? Copy it to and from a thumb drive? But then place the file where? And the article was helpful, but should I be trying to move the Library file or the Library.xml file (as iTunes Help suggests)? Sorry to be so clueless about it...I suppose I buy Apple in the hopes of not having to think about this stuff, which approach seems not to be serving me well. Thanks again for your time!

Vista and iTunes shared library - Admin vs. Standard User

Here's a good one.....I am the administrator of the family's Vista desktop computer, my kids are Standard Users. When I log in to the computer and bring up iTunes, I am able to see and access our shared library of music on our Synology DS207+ NAS. When either of my kids log in and bring up iTunes, the DiskStation appears on the left side underneath 'shared' but when they click on it, they are not able to access the music. A dialog box appears with the following message: 'the shared library "Disk Station" is not responding (-39). Check that any firewall software running on either the shared computer or this computer has been set to allow communication on port 3689.'
Their Standard User accounts can access the music on the NAS through mapped drives and windows explorer.
I am running CA (Computer Associates) Security Center and the firewall has the same rules in place for all of our logins. Here is the strange thing, when I change their account type from Standard User to Administrator, they are able to access the shared library of music, no more dialog box with that message. I change their account type back to Standard User and again, they are not able to access the music, and they get that message again.
When I am logged in and enter the 'netstat' command, I see the following entry under foreign address:
NAS:3689 Established
When the kids are logged in, I see the following:
NAS:microsoft-ds Established
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- disabled (not uninstalling) tcpip v6.
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- file and printer sharing is off on the administrator account, and is off on the standard user(s) accounts, but enabling it does not allow access to the library.
- uninstalled Bonjour but once I do that, I cannot see the shared library anymore.
- upgraded Bonjour to the latest version but still no success.
If anybody reading this has other suggestions, please respond.

I actually followed this, but I still had problems that I listed above. Is there any way that when you make changes to one account (even if there is only one main account where changes are made), the changes are automatically (or at least easily) applied to the other user accounts?

I have an iPhoto library with only Jpeg's in it. I just installed Aperture 3.5 and imported several RAW photos. Shouldn't I now have an Aperture library?

I have an iPhoto library with only Jpeg's in it. I just installed Aperture 3.5 and imported several RAW photos in Aperture. Shouldn't I now have an Aperture library?

Should I create an Aperture library and import all of my photos from iPhoto to the new Aperture library? Then delete my iPhoto library entirely? Just trying to get my library structure correct from the get-go as I plan to shoot only in RAW.
That is not an easy question. There are still a few glitches with the unified library approach. For example, the new iWork applications will not yet show the Aperture library in the Media Browser, only the current iPhoto library. If you are using iWork with your photolibrary, keep it an iPhoto library.
And it is unclear, what will happen, when Aperture or iPhoto will be upgraded to newer versions. Right now you need the latest iPhoto version to be able to upgrade older iPhoto libraries, if you want to open them in Aperture. So probably you will need to upgrade iPhoto as well, if you keep your library an iPhoto library, when both Aperture and iPhoto will be upgraded to Aperture 4 and iPhoto 12.0 or similar. In the long run it will be safer to convert the library to an Aperture library, if you do not want to keep updating iPhoto, but that can wait.
If you want to convert the iPhoto library to an Aperture library, back up your iPhoto library.
Then create a new Aperture library (with File > Switch to Library > Other/New ) and then import your iPhoto library into Aperture using the command "File > Import > Library" and select your iPhoto library.
You will need plenty of space on the drive with the new library. Merging a library into another one will temporarily a lot of working space and may take a long time - several hours for a large library, without visible progress.

Can I use both iPhoto and Aperture on the same library?

I like some of the features of iPhoto (like faces and places) but prefer to work in Aperture for its rich tool content. Is there any way I can use both iPhoto and Aperture on the same library? Or, import images from Aperture into iPhoto?
Thanks much!
John

I think you may have answered a question I have with the above, but to be sure here is what I would like to do. I currently have iPhoto09 with about 50,000 pictures in it, which seems too much for it to manage. I would like to use Aperture, which I understand is better for managing a large number of photos, but still have iPhoto available to make slide shows, etc. for our AppleTV. Would the process you described above work for that?
Thank you

Is there a way to have two iTunes music libraries: a library on my computer and a shared library on a NAS server (cloud box)?

I would like to know if I can have two iTunes music libraries: a library on my computer and a shared library on a NAS server (LaCie CloudBox). I want to have some music files on my computer and a larger collection of songs with cover art on a shared CloudBox (NAS server) so that also my family members can listen to the music on the Cloudbox. Is there a way to do this?
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You may need to register your camera with the the launch service database again, see this post by Alan Roseman: Re: Aperture 3 preview of raw file greenish
There is a "typo" in the command given in the link above, so read also the following posts on how to correctly enter the command and how the fix is supposed to work
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Post back, if this does not help.
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Aperture seems great when it works but is updating my library of 6000 pictures regularly for no apparent reason and this at a speed of one picture every two seconds. The computer is a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 and should be able to cope but the fans are running at top speed and Aperture is completely blocked. Aperture also freezes and aborts when I try to add music to my slideshows. Can the face recognition function be turned off? It seems to be running most of the time and I was wondering if it could be slowing the processes down. All pictures have been imported in their current (Lightroom based) location.

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