Aperture 3.0.2 available...

Apple just released Aperture 3.0.2. See [this article|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518] for detailed information. Get it from Software Updates or [direct download here|http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1006].
There is also [iMovie 8.0.6|http://support.apple.com/kb/DL859], an update said to improve reliability when working with videos from Aperture.

Thanks for the heads-up. For those too lazy to click through, here is the list of changes:
This update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas. The key areas addressed include:
Upgrading Aperture 1.x and 2.x libraries
Importing libraries from iPhoto or from earlier versions of Aperture
Importing hierarchical folders of photos into a library
Adding names and confirming matches in Faces
Reordering snapshots on the Faces corkboard
Creating and saving print presets
Duplicating metadata presets
Adjustments using Curves, Straighten and Retouching
Navigation of photos in the Viewer using scrolling
Importing ratings, color labels and GPS data from XMP sidecar files
IPTC metadata compatibility
Deleting photos when emptying the Aperture Trash
Exporting versions and libraries
The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518

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Aperture tomorrow's application available today

On these boards there seems to be a lot of complaints regarding the performance of Aperture. I think a lot of it is due to the fact that people do not realize how ahead of its time the application really is. Aperture is the fist imaging application to leverage the power of a graphics card to perform its RAW conversion and image processing. In fact it is surprising that no one has done this as yet.
Image processing is one of the few computational tasks that lends itself to highly parallel processing ie; the image can be broken up into small pieces, each piece processed individually and the recombined for the final result. Not surprisingly graphics cards are highly optimized for this type of processing with each card being able to process several of these little pieces simultaneously. The number of pieces that a card can process is defined by the number of “pixel pipelines” the card has. The fastest card to date the ATI X1900 has 48 of these pixels pipelines compared to the hot card last year at this time the 9800 Pro which only has 8 pixel pipelines. If this processing was not done by the graphics card the maximum number of simultaneous processes would be 2 on a dual core or perhaps 4 on a quad.
As a result of leveraging the power of the graphics card Aperture is able to do RAW conversion and image processing in Real Time. This is a quantum leap in image processing. All the other applications allow you to make approximate adjustments on a low-res version or on a portion of the image. Once you have picked the adjustment the application then goes off and processes the whole image at full resolution while you wait. Aperture does the whole image, at full resolution in Real Time.
The other major change is that with such fast processing Aperture is able to make all adjustments to the original RAW image. There is never any destructive processing on the image. Eg. Prior to Aperture one of the golden rules was always perform sharpening last. This was due to the fact that sharpening is destructive to the image and if you wanted to make a change after sharpening you would have to hope that you had saved the version prior so that you could go back. With Aperture all these rules are out the window. You can sharpen first, then adjust shadow highlight and then exposure as all adjustments are recalculated from the original RAW each time a change is made…in Real Time. Sharpening is not the only destructive process that is done to an image. In Photoshop you can use ‘Adjustment layers’ for some changes that are non destructive but any change that is not available as an ‘adjustment layer’ you can assume is destructive.
Prior to Aperture besides the odd game there really were no applications that took advantage of the processing power of the graphics card. As a result, in general, Macs were equipped with relatively low end video cards. The chart below shows the approximate performance of some common video cards. All performance numbers are from PC testing and are only approximates as not all on same motherboard.
Card...................Memory................Pixel................3DMark 2005
......................Bandwidth (GB).........Pipelines ..........1024 x 768 (Approx)
9600............... 6.4...............................4....................1800
6600(LE)...........16.............................. 8.....................2000
6600GT............16...............................8.....................3000
9800Pro ...........21.............................. 8.....................2600
X1600..............12...............................12...................5000
X800XT.............32.............................16....................6000
X1800XT...........48.............................16....................8000
7800GT.............38.............................20....................7000
X1900.................?..............................48..................10000
As can be seen the standard card that Apple provides even in the PowerMac G5 the 6600 is relatively low end. However it appears things are changing as the new Intel iMacs (consumer grade machines) have the X1600 which is no slouch.
The other thing to note is that last year this time the hottest cards were the 6600GT and the 9800Pro. As can be seen in only 1 year their performance has been eclipsed. We can assume that ATI and NVIDIA will keep on pushing the envelope which will result in cards getting not only faster but cheaper. Currently the biggest demand for these high end cards is PC gamers, 3D animation and some CAD, however with the release of Vista the demand should greatly increase as the minimum recommended card for the full Aero experience is high end with at least 512MB. The increase in card production for Vista should greatly assist in driving down prices. At least we can be thankful to uncle Bill for one thing
As we can see Apple is poised with an application that takes advantage of the cutting edge in technology. So while it may seem a lot today to spend $300 to purchase an Aperture optimum card if you hold on that same card will be $200 in six months and probably $100 in a year. Also in a year should you feel you need a boost in Aperture performance you do not need to purchase a whole new computer. Simply an upgrade to the latest video card should result in a significant performance increase.
While Aperture is the first application to see graphic card based optimization I would not be surprised to see other applications following suit. My guess is if not Lightroom or CS3, CS4 will have at least some filters graphics card optimized. I am also sure this same technology will be used in Final Cut to make more transitions real time.
Comments welcome.

<...>
Let's take a specific example. Open a 12MB Canon 5D
RAW file in both applications and apply Shadows &
Highlights, then immediately scroll around the image
fully zoomed to see the effects (check for noise,
etc.). This is a fairly typical digital darkroom
task that works fine in Photoshop after the initial
few-second hit while it computes the final image.
Smooth scrolling after that. Aperture? A spinning
beachball o' death -- for 90+ percent of current
users. This is NOT the "application of the future",
but rather the "doorstop of today".
Not for me, and I have an older computer.
To more exactly recreate your scenario I downloaded a 5D RAW from here:
http://www.jirvana.com/rawlarge/canon5d
And used that. Granted both Shadows/Highlights were a bit jumpier than I normally see (as I work with imported TIFF files) as was scrolling - but not once did I see the beachball at all.
Lightroom by comparison (same file) felt a little faster adjusting, but it's kind of a pointless comparison since it also decreased the image resolution by a factor of four while doing so making live preview less useful as a feature since I had to wait for the image to clear up before I could really see what happened. Scrolling was smoother but still jerky.
Look down there at my specs and tell me they are so unreasonable to be working with a really large RAW file. I don't even think I'm in that upper 10% of Mac users right now.
And exactly which piece of information from Apple was
supposed to make it possible for people to stand a
chance at "realizing" this? Oh, that's right, those
"recommended" hardware specs. How silly of them to
trust the literature and the box.
I would say however the recommendations fail mostly for the 6600 - as I said some people are happy with Aperture on a 12" TiBooks. Some people like you are suffering using Aperture on a fairly powerful computer while at the same time some people struggle to find cracks so that the can install and use Aperture on computers that are below even the minimum specs, so it's a hard thing to say what should be on the list and what shouldn't since people buy the software for different needs.
<...>
For Quake 4, yes. For what Aperture's doing? No
freakin' way. I've done what Aperture's (or Core
Image, depending on how they broke it out) doing with
SIMD instructions and it works just fine.
You are underestimating what is going on there, and Aperture is trying to do it through a general purpose API, not hand tuned assembly. I am pretty sure there are some inefficiencies in all the layers there which will get baked off over time, Aperture is really the first app to make heavy use of Core Image.
Why should Aperture not suffer as greatly at the
hands
of a less dedicated processor?
My point exactly, thanks!
?? - I was actually saying that Aperture would downgrade just as much running on the CPU only as a video-card dependent game would, as it is equally dependent on the specialized features of the video card to perform well.
Have you ever heard about newer video cards
removing features?
Yes.
Not to the extent that API's cannot work around it. I'll admit that was hastily penned.
<...>
It'll suffer if Core Image has to start emulating
things.
So give us an example of something Core Image is doing that may have to be emulated in the future?
Although you walk a fine line complaining the CPU can easily do the same work while at the same time complaining that API performance will downgrade if the API has to switch to use the CPU...
It's not doing that in the case of the 6600 card.
Perhaps its speed-detection routines need
recalibration?
I think you'd see Aperture run an order of magnitude slower by running using only the CPU instead of the GPU.
Actually I think you could even test it. There may be debugging features in the dev kit (perhaps even the same profiler tools you were using) that let you disable use of the GPU by CoreImage and see how well it works.
<...>
Hmm. How big are your RAW files? Shadows &
Highlights is the worst one on the 6600 -- delays are
in the TENS of seconds. This is especially
problematic when trying to scroll around within an
image.
As I said I don't even see a beachball on the 5D files, it's just a little jerky. Normally I work with TIFF files directly which I'll grant are faster than working with RAW.
Any my card is roughly half again as slow as the x800XT card according to the only Core Image tests I've seen on both cards. I think I could say that working with 5D files using a x800XT would in fact be pretty reasonable.
I'm not sure how to note that some power users may
be not be
happy with some cards while other users will
Given this is a "professional" application, who
exactly would be a NON-power user? And trust me,
unless you do ZERO adjustments in Aperture you will
eventually be "unhappy" (understatement of the year)
with the performance on a 6600 card.
Actually I think the people using out-of-spec laptops (or perhaps any laptops) are using it for comparison features more than adjustments, until they get back to a desktop. For that use it would work well even with fairly poor video cards.
Not everyone uses Aperture for the same things.
I do think that card might be there just because
it's shipping
with the Powermacs
Oh, well, that makes it okay to mislead customers
then.
You seem to have missed how that was a critique on my part. I didn't say it was right, just what I thought might be going on there.
On the other hand as we noted your card should behave about as well as my card, I really don't understand what is going on there unless the 6600 drivers and/or CoreImage support is really, really poor.
<...>
But MY point (and the point of many disappointed
Aperture customers) is that HIS point is completely
specious and irrelevant. While Apple's goals are to
be lauded, and even appreciated in a "think tank"
type environment, they chose to unlease this product
upon WORKING PROFESSIONALS. They made promises and
created high expectations. They failed to fulfill
some very critical ones. That is ALL that matters
right now to most people.
<...>
I don't see your point as fully valid because it IS working for many people today, yes it's a subset of the Apple community but it's not as if everyone was let down. In your case you obviosuly were, but in other cases people got what they expected. I did. After seeing the previews I got exactly the software I was expecting.
Those defending Apple are blinded to seeing or even
acknowledging this point, much less conceding it.
Problems cannot be fixed until they are acknowledged
and Apple fan boys (not saying you are one!)
attacking people on for being unsatisfied with
Aperture and finding it unusable for one reason or
another are not helping the situation.
I sympathise with people in your situation, where you have a computer that really should be capible of running the software at full tilt but cannot.
However many such people don't just vent and move on. They must come and post EVERY time someone actually says they like the software. After about ten or twenty of the same comlaints for the same user, I have to say - we get the point. It's obvious the software is doing you no good. Get a refund, I think anyone who complains loudly enough to Apple can do so though they don't make it easy.
I don't know if that is the case for you as I don't really follow posting history. But I would say it's perfectly valid to correct posters that over-generalize problems and make people think that ALL users suffer from them when they do not. I only post corrections when I see that to be the case - if people want to complain about specific setups that's perfectly valid and helpful to potential purchasers. What is not helpful is making an x800XT user stay away from the software thinking the experience is going to be a nightmare when in fact it would be far better for them.
Similarly, telling these upset customers "See, you
just need to ignore your pain and appreciate how
GRAND AND WONDERFUL Apple is for "seeing" the future!
All hail Apple!" is also pointless. It may be
informative, but it doesn't take away any of the
sting and it doesn't get them a refund and (worst of
all) doesn't suddenly make Aperture usable.
It's not saying that at all. It's just saying that Apple put a lot of thought into the software and is really leaning heavily on some leading edge technology, so give them some slack and recognize that in just a year or two the performance concerns will not really be there for newer users and possibly for some older ones. It may not help now but it's pointing out these problems are more short-lived than they would appear, and that the approach is sound (which I still think it is). Some people seem to think that Aperture performance problems are simply unsoluable, and the original post addresses that.
<...>
Well, hopefully the PCI-X cards come soon. In the
meantime I'll just continue to disagree with the
assertion that the 6600 is a "low-end" card. I run
some REALLY SOPHISTICATED software on that card on my
Windows PC. There's no excuse why it can't handle
something like Aperture, which is CHILD'S PLAY by
comparison.
<...>
I'm not saying low-end either, more like mid-range. I consider my Radeon 9800 to be bit dated at this point as well and the 6600 is around the same level of performance.
I'm not saying they aren't. The wrong track they're
on is being lazy writing software -- the super-wazoo
card is NOT NECESSARY for Aperture. Heck, you even
say yourself that your lowly old ATI video card is
running it in realtime. I think the developers just
didn't test the application with the 6600 (and
probably several other cards).
I do wonder if that is the case (6600 testing). However I don't think they are being lazy exactly - I think they simply focused more effort in getting the Core Image API the way they wanted it and less on tuning actual cards.
Given the timeframe of software release I'll bet most of the developers were working with Quad G5's though, not the newer dual-core models... probably rectified by now although perhaps they just all jumped to prototype Intel Powermacs (or whatever they will be).
This is a shame,
since that's what they sell as the default in
Powermacs. On a positive note, this is why I expect
this problem to be fixed. Now that developers are
aware of the performance issues on the 6600, plus the
fact that they've sold a lot of them, leads me to
believe (hope) my performance issues will melt away
(like butter, even!) with the next point release.
Please, please, please...
I have the same hope. You'd think it would be a focus of Aperture though since as you say that card is default on all new Powermacs and they would seemingly want the software to shine there.
I wonder how much they are reliant on the nVidia driver performing well though, to that extent their hands may be somewhat tied.
<...>
So how about giving the application away for free
until it's good enough to be sold at retail? Why
does everybody cut Apple slack on this when it's an
EXPENSIVE and PROFESSIONAL application? Are those
same apologists as forgiving when they have to wait 6
months for updates to their favorite game to make it
playable? Of course not. So why are they THAT
demanding on a $40 application and yet so forgiving
on a $500 too? It makes absolutely no sense to me.
<...>
But the application is ready for prime time for some users. Some of the early bugs were glaring to be sure but it's definitely a very solid applciation at this point, especially when you look at Lightroom and use the two apps for any length of time. Aperture really is a finished product with a fair amount of polish to it when you look at all the little things it handles well and the detail that has gone into it.
That's the only option available to some people --
anyone with a PCI-X video card, for example. The
more interesting question is why do others choose to
attack these customers and defend Apple? Who screwed
who here, for goodness sake? Some people really need
to back off on their koolaid intake...
My goal is simply to clarify on what confgurations people may see problems - and where they may not.

Aperture import automator workflow available

I recently put together an Aperture import workflow in Automator which I thought other people might find useful, it can be downloaded with instructions here:
http://tonyswash.info/ImportPlugin.zip
What this does is act as a plug-in for Image Capture. When you plug in your camera and Image Capture launches this plug-in is available. When selected it will:
Copy some or all of the images in your camera to your hard drive
Prompt you for a name for the images (i.e. wedding, vacation etc)
It will then produce sequential numbered files list based on the name you entered (i.e. wedding-0001, wedding-002, etc). The default setting is to start from 1 but you can start from any number.
It will then launch Aperture
It then prompts you for a new project name (which is the default setting or you can select an existing project) into which it will import the images. You can also select so that the Images copied to your hard drive (ie those not in Aperture) are deleted
It will then close Image Capture
It will then eject your camera
Hope this is useful to someone
Duel G5 2.5 Powermac and MacBookPro Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Yes, I found this out today. Any Finder Workflow that I start with "Get Selected Finder Items" does not work. Hope they fix this soon ...that's an important one to work.

HT4007 Is Aperture 3.4.3 available as an upgrade to existing Aperture licence-holders?

I have Aperture 1, and Aperture 2.1.4. Can I upgrade to Aperture 3.4.3 with a discount therefore, or do I have to buy a brand new licence?

Since Aperture is sold from the AppStore, there are no longer Upgrade licences available, sorry. But Aperture from the AppStore is much more moderately priced than the previous retail Aperture versions have been.
Regards
Léonie
Added: If you are going to upgrade from a very early Aperture version, read the "Additional Information: A note on upgrading ..." in this document:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518
and be sure to keep a backup of your original library and of the Aperture 2 application, just in case!

I cannot sync photos to iphone 5 or iPad , since updating to new iPhoto and aperture option no longer available

i cannot sync photos to iphone 5 or iPad , since updating to new iPhoto and
Aperture Sync option no longer available

Sorry for lack of info
i usually sync photos from Aperture on MacBook Pro to iPhone 5 and iPad
using iTunes (all latest updates) . Sync worked perfectly
but
since last update of OS X and migration from aperture to new "PHOTOS"
icloud turned off, sync won't put any photos onto devices
I have restored both devices , leaving sync photos option off(to delete any previous photos)
then try to sync photos and nothing happens
i I can sync folders but that isn't how I want it??
hope this is a little clearer

Aperture 3.0.3 available

Sorry about that. I see that someone else has already posted this info. I was just trying to help those who are having difficulty with Aperture.
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Thanks for the heads-up. For those too lazy to click through, here is the list of changes:
This update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas. The key areas addressed include:
Upgrading Aperture 1.x and 2.x libraries
Importing libraries from iPhoto or from earlier versions of Aperture
Importing hierarchical folders of photos into a library
Adding names and confirming matches in Faces
Reordering snapshots on the Faces corkboard
Creating and saving print presets
Duplicating metadata presets
Adjustments using Curves, Straighten and Retouching
Navigation of photos in the Viewer using scrolling
Importing ratings, color labels and GPS data from XMP sidecar files
IPTC metadata compatibility
Deleting photos when emptying the Aperture Trash
Exporting versions and libraries
The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518

Aperture library not available as desktop or screensaver option

Aperture library is not available as desktop or screensaver option. Nor is it available in Fotomagico. Any ideas?

Go into "System Preferences" -> "Desktop & Screensaver" -> "Desktop"
Scroll down the list on the left. The top categories should be the Apple default desktop images that came with Snow Leopard. Below that you should see iPhoto and it's events, albums, etc. Below that you should see Aperture with your projects listed below that.
Do you at least see the projects listed or does Aperture not even appear? Or is the problem that you aren't able to select any of the images from a project?
If the latter I'm wondering if you're missing previews. You might go into "Aperture" -> "Preferences..." and pick the "Previews" category. Make sure the check boxes are selected for "New projects automatically generate previews" and "Use embedded JPEG from camera when possible" (if your camera shoots in RAW+JPEG mode then it'll use the JPEGs from the camera as the preview instead of building it's own.)
You can force it to update previews but note that since it normally wants to generate previews automatically the 'Update Preview(s)' isn't a global function... it only rebuilds the previews for images you have selected (which means you have to go into each project, select all images, and do a "Photos" -> "Update Previews"
Beyond this, you'd probably need to run Aperture first-aid to determine if there is some corruption in the Aperture library preventing it from being used.

I have Aperture 2 in CD and want to install it in new mac mini

Hi,
I have Aperture 2 in a CD which I installed in my old "white" mac book about 6 yeas ago.
I have now bought a new mac mini and I want to install Aperture again. Of course the new mac mini does not have a CD port.
Question is: how can I download Aperture 2 from the Store so that I enter the software serial number and buy the required upgrades on top of it.
thanks
ratoslibres

If it is new and is running Yosemite you cant run Aperture 2, it is not compatible and ill not run.
In addition Aperture 2 is not available anywhere as a download. If you what to run Aperture you will need to purchase Aperture 3 from the Mac App Store.
regards

Aperture previews on internal HD while RAW on external HD - possible?

Hi. I need a solution that will allow me to store my RAW and old JPG original image library on external drives and keep high quality JPGs in the Aperture library on the internal drive. For me this would act as a secondary backup to burning RAW files to DVD for archival and disaster recovery, and also allow faster access to certain functions of Aperture that don't require messing with RAW masters, not to mention freeing up a lot of space that is very much needed. Especially now with 24 and 36 MP RAW files from my D7100 and D800, RAW files are often in the 60-70 MB range while an HQ JPG of the same image might be about 10x less. Is this possible with Aperture? Is anyone doing something similar to deal with similar issues with a different solution that doesn't include Aperture (I've been using Aperture since the beginning so I don't have a lot of experience with different solutions, but I'm willing to switch), such as Lightroom or Capture NX2? Obviously cost and hardware are limitations here. Ideally, I would have a RAID setup and offsite auto-backup, but this would require TBs of storage on top of the TBs I already have, which usually costs upwards of $100 per month (i.e. bitcasa). Not an option for me right now. Thanks for any suggestions!
P.S. Just to be clear, I'm aware of the relatively high quality thumbnails (up to 1024 pixels) Aperture generates, which are available in the program even if the managed library is unavailable (unplugged). This isn't good enough for my purpose. I'm talking about large JPGs, at least 2 to 3 times larger than a 1024 thumbnail that could potentially be of use in a professional context in the event the orignals were lost or unavailable.

Aperture is structured to provide exactly what you want. You have a few details mis-understood, however.
Read my short guide to the parts of Aperture.
Your Library holds Images (each Image is a record in a database). You control whether the Image's Original (the file you imported) is stored inside the Library package or outside. Images that are stored outside the Library package can be on-line or off-line (Images stored inside the Library package are on-line any time the Library is open in Aperture.) Aperture lets you do much with Images whose Originals are off-line, all of which involves metadata: you can rate them, put them into different containers in Aperture, assign keywords, etc. What you cannot do when an Image's Original is off-line is: print the Image, change Adjustments, or export the Image.
Aperture is designed to deal with the problem of Libraries taking up too much space an a single drive by relocating older or rarely-used Images' Originals to a second (almost always external) drive.
Cleverly, though, Aperture also includes another file based on your Image that can be useful. This is the Preview. It is a JPG file. It is stored in your Library package, and thus is always on-line when your Library is open. You create a copy of your Preview file by dragging an Image from Aperture. Those copies can be emailed, used in other programs, etc. (Added: In fact, it is this Preview file that Aperture makes available to other programs via OS X's Media Browser.)
You control:
- whether Previews are created
- whether Previews are deleted
- the size and quality settings of the Preview file.
You can control these things for each Image in your Library, but in practice this is usually set for the entire Library and not changed for any subset of Images.
Put your Library on your system drive. Relocate [some, many, almost all] Originals to a dedicated external drive. (Note that this is not a one-way trip: Aperture makes it easy to relocate or consolidate any Originals at any time. And don't worry about the Finder folder structure: it seems important to you, but to the computer it makes no difference at all.) Set your Previews to the highest resolution and quality that you might need. (I set mine to equal the resolution of my largest display, with "Quality" set to 10.)
You now have pretty much what you asked for: a trimmed-down Library, RAW Originals off of your system drive, and the ability to create fairly large, high-quality JPGs of your Images at any time.
The next step -- should your Library outgrow this set-up -- is to put your Library on a fast external drive. External drive throughput is excellent today. Start-up time for a Library on an external drive is slower, but once loaded a Library on an external drive should appear to the user no different than a Library on an internal drive.
The above makes up your _working copy_ of your Aperture system ("system" = Library + Images' Referenced Originals). For backup, make two copies of your _working copy_. Store one off site. Never have all three in the same physical location.
The Preview is, as you've noticed, a good "extra" back-up of your work. Just be aware that it is a JPG, and is likely lower resolution than a new file created by exporting an Image.
Lastly, you might re-consider using optical media for archival purposes. I looked into this three or four years ago and concluded that keeping two copies of my digital archive on hard drives was less expensive, easier to maintain, more reliable, and gave me far more latitude for storage and retrieval.
HTH,
--Kirby.
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Aperture Library in "Desktop & Screen Saver" now, but resolution off

My Aperture library now show up in Media Browser and Desktop & Screen Saver, but the resolution of images, particularly when selecting them for desktop backgrounds are too low. I'm not getting the full resolution images. Any idea what the deal is? Do I need to reprocess something?

Bobio,
The pictures you see for selection in Desktop and Screen Saver from from the *Media Browser*. It is the same mechanism you use for sharing pictures with any application on your machine.
If Aperture photos are not available there, you probably have previews turned off. Look in the Aperture Preferences for that. However, previews are not automatically generated until you quit Aperture. I.e., Aperture does not spend time making your photos available for other applications when it knows you are using Aperture.
If neither of those ideas pans out, I would suggest following the [Troubleshooting Basics|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805].
nathan

Syncing from aperture fail.

I have got a problem during syncing my photos from Aperture to my iPhone.
And later iTunes wrote aperture library is not available. What can I do now?
Thanks.
Aron

Are you sure that it isn't how you are viewing them on the iPad? Open Photos on the iPad and note that there are 2 icons at the bottom (Photos & Albums). Have you tried changing that to Albums?

Aperture crash - where to download full version

Hi,
I transfered my Aperture from a different computer and now it is not working at all anymore. When I log in my apple account it shows the serial number of my Aperture but no download available.
Where can I download a full Version of Aperture 2.1.1.
Thanks foryour help
R

simple apps are easy to transfer
Pro apps are very complex and is NOT recommended to transfer as there are files all over the place and using multiple framework systems
also most of the apps (FCS or Logic) ARE HUGE! multiple DVDs
Aperture is good in that there is a downloadable trial that is fully upgradeable to a full version as long as you have a full serial number
don't know why you can't download the software but it is there at http://www.apple.com/aperture/trial/
just put in your full version serial
also there is no need to install the older version (v1) to be able to upgrade to (V2) as apple is making full version installers for upgrade versions which makes it easy to upgrade a new system (Ya Apple)

Aperture 2.1 is out today, with new open plugin architecture

See press below. Sounds really great.
08:30 28Mar08 PRN-Apple Releases Aperture 2.1 with Powerful Image Editing Plug-In Architecture
CUPERTINO, Calif., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today
released Aperture(TM) 2.1, which introduces an open plug-in architecture that
makes it easy for photographers to use specialized third party imaging
software right from within Aperture. Available today as a free software
update, Aperture 2.1 includes the Apple-developed plug-in, Dodge & Burn, which
adds brush-based tools for dodge (lighten), burn (darken), contrast,
saturation, sharpen and blur. Over the coming months, third party software
developers will deliver image editing plug-ins for localized editing, filters
and effects, noise analysis and reduction, fisheye lens correction and more.
"The image quality in Aperture 2 has won over the most demanding
photographers," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of Applications
Product Marketing. "Now, thanks to our open plug-in architecture, users can
access an entire industry's worth of imaging expertise without ever leaving
Aperture."
"To date, maybe two percent of my photographs needed to be touched up
outside Aperture," said John Stanmeyer, founding member of the VII Photo
Agency and contributing photographer for Time and National Geographic
magazines. "Now that I can dodge and burn right within Aperture's new plug-in,
I can't imagine when I'll have to open any other application to tone my
images."
By clicking on one or more images within Aperture, users can choose from a
menu of installed plug-ins and apply specialized imaging operations to either
TIFF or RAW images. Apple is working closely with key developers to bring the
most requested plug-ins to Aperture such as:
-- Nik Software's Viveza plug-in, powered by U Point technology, which
provides a powerful, precise and easy way for photographers to
selectively control and adjust color and light in their digital images;
-- PictureCode's Noise Ninja plug-in that delivers advanced high ISO noise
analysis and reduction;
-- Digital Film Tools' Power Stroke plug-in that features a simple,
stroke-based interface to quickly mask and intuitively perform targeted
adjustments;
-- The Tiffen Company's Dfx plug-in that provides an expansive suite of
creative filters and effects;
-- dvGarage's dpMatte plug-in, which is a high performance chroma key tool
for creating seamless composites, and the HDRtoner plug-in that enables
the selection of multiple photos to create a single high dynamic range
(HDR) image; and
-- Image Trends' plug-ins that include Fisheye-Hemi to quickly and
effortlessly correct fisheye lens distortion, ShineOff which
automatically removes shine from faces and PearlyWhites that
automatically whitens and brightens teeth.
Pricing & Availability
Aperture 2.1 is available immediately as a free software update to current
Aperture 2.0 users. Full system requirements and more information on Aperture
can be found at http://www.apple.com/aperture. Information and availability
for third party imaging plug-ins can be found on
http://www.apple.com/aperture/resources, http://www.apple.com/downloads and at
the Aperture community site http://www.aperturepluggedin.com.

more info on 2.1
+Aperture 2.1 updates various features of the application and addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. The updates include the following:+
+Dodge & Burn Plug-in. A sample plug-in is pre-installed, taking advantage of the Edit API introduced in Aperture 2.0. The plug-in adds brush-based tools for Dodge (Lighten), Burn (Darken), Contrast, Saturation, Sharpen and Blur.+
+Customize Default Adjustment Set. You can now specify which adjustments appear by default in the Adjustments Inspector/HUD.+
+Updated Crop Tool. A simplified UI makes it easier to preserve an image's original aspect ratio, match the aspect ratio of your display, or use one of the standard preset aspect ratios.+
+Sorting in All Projects View. A contextual menu allows you to sort the All Projects view in ascending or descending date order.+
+Show on Map. A contextual menu allows you to choose the Show on Map by right-clicking (or Control-clicking) on an image that contains GPS data.+
+Access to Toolbar on Second Display. When using multiple displays in Full Screen mode, the Full Screen toolbar is now accessible on a second display.+
+"Snapshots" book theme. This additional theme includes new "photo border" frames in which to place images.+
+Flip Images. You can now flip images horizontally or vertically within Aperture.+
+Vignette. The range of gamma and exposure settings available has been expanded.+
+Save Books as JPEG or TIFF images. Automator actions have been added to Save as PDF pop-up menu in the Print Book window to automatically generate JPEG or TIFF images from book pages.+
+Update EXIF from Master. This command allows Aperture to reread EXIF from a master images after they have been imported.+
+Extended AppleScript support. The "Reveal" verb in the AppleScript dictionary has been extended to include containers such as projects and albums.+
+The update includes fixes that impact the a number of areas, including:+
+Image import+
+Image migration+
+Erasing memory cards after import+
+Quick Preview+
+Batch Change+
Auto-stacking
+All Projects view+
Tooltips
+Smart Albums+
Tethering
+Adjustments inspector+
Viewer
Loupe
+White Balance+
Definition
+Lift & Stamp+
+Handling of externally edited images+
+Reconnecting referenced files+
+Keyboard customization+
+Deleting images+
+Metadata presets+
+Book themes+
+Borderless printing+
+Web Page/Web Journal export+
+Exporting versions+
+Export Plug-in support+
+AppleScript support+
+For further information about this update, see Late-Breaking News About Aperture 2, available at http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Aperture2.0_lbnz.pdf+
+The Aperture 2.1 Update is recommended for all Aperture 2 users.+
they really listened to the users on this ... many of the requested, and oft griped about, features are now included ... keep 'em coming ...

This is how to add extra Exif data to Aperture :-)

Folks
Often I need additional Exif data in Aperture - which is not available in the standard install.
For example - exactly which lens did I use - not just a focal lenght - which might be any one of various lenses I have.
Or - which focus point was used?
The list is endless...
If you are interested - go to this thread in dpreview
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1017&message=22939488
A neat combination of an AppleScript and ExifTool
Go for it
Brian

Hi,
I'm the "author", if you can call it that, since most of the script is, as someone earlier mentioned, Brett Gross' work. I was the one that glued exiftool to it and got it working with my Aperture setup. I am looking at the various problems that have popped up on dpreview and with personal correspondence and trying to find solutions.
But it isn't easy. As Charles said, the Aperture dictionary isn't helpful in that regard. And with the flexibility that Aperture provides in naming is the curse here. And all the variables with versions, external edits, etc. It gets very complicated. But if you look at the thread on dpreview, someone has possibly found a way to query the SQL database to make it all work smoothly.
It is very easy to do this stuff at import. I am just putting the finishing touches on an Automator action to import the files and add the EXIF data (it will even query GeoNames and add the city, state & country IPTC data if there is GPS data present in the file).

Why can't Aperture supply referenced Videos to iMovie?`

I recently figured out that I have some videos inside my Aperture library, the rest is referenced in a separate location.
Why can't Aperture make these videos available to iMovie for editing?

Because that is the way the program was written.
Seriously there is no way to answer that question. The designers of Aperture made this choice, whether it is because of some limitation in the underlying software or for other reasons no one can say.
It is as it is.
regards

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