Aperture 3 - Aperture Library Understanding

Hello -- As stated in a previous email, I just got Aperture 3. I love the feature of faces and places, along with the multitude of organizing features (ratings, flags, etc).
I need some help in clarification of how I would organize my photo files.
- I use Canon Digital Photo Professional as my Raw Converter and some post processing correction
- I use Photoshop Elements 8 as a post processing program
- I store my pictures in an external HD with back-up to another external HD
- I use years, months, projects as my filing system (i.e., 2010, Jan10, Erin-Mike Wedding)
With now using Aperture 3, I'm not sure how all of these programs fit. For this discussion, lets assume that I will use them all, including Aperture 3
Here are my questions:
- Would I identify my external HD as my aperture library?
- Would changes in any of the three post processing programs mentioned conflict with each other?

I'd agree with the first responder, Aperture should be able to replace the need for the other apps. Doing all your RAW work in Aperture, if you're happy with the quality versus the Canon app, makes the most sense. I seldom need to use Photoshop anymore, but when you do use a helper app Aperture will keep track of that file for you too.
On the storage side, Aperture has the option to save in the folder structure you mention. Definite don't put the files in the Aperture library unless you need to work on them when you're away from your desk. I'd recommend getting a Level 0 RAID for your master files. That way if one disk fails you have the second one as an exact copy. Get ready to buy more than one over time since RAW files are bigger.

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I currently use Aperture. I understand Adobe is developing a conversion to Lightroom. I currently store all my photos on an external RAID server and I want to continue to do so. Is this allowed with Creative Cloud?

I currently use Aperture. I understand Adobe is developing a conversion to Lightroom. I currently store all my photos on an external RAID server and I want to continue to do so. Is this allowed with Creative Cloud?

So, what if I (1) connected an external hard drive to my wi-fi router so I could remote access pics w/a network connection-- this way even my wife's macbook could connect to it, creating our own cloud.
A strong warning: If you're trying to edit the Library (that is, make albums, move photos around, keyword, make books or slideshows etc.) or edit individual photos in it via Wireless be very careful. Dropouts are a common fact of wireless networking, and should one occur while the app is writing to the database then your Library will be damaged. Simply, I would not do this with my Libraries.
Or (2) had a way to save the most recent 6mo on my locally and the rest on said external HD?
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
Now you have two full versions of the Library.
3. On the Internal library, trash the Events you don't want there
Now you have a full copy of the Library on the External and a smaller subset on the Internal
Some Notes:
As a general rule: when deleting photos do them in batches of about 100 at a time. iPhoto can baulk at trashing large numbers at one go.
You can choose which Library to open: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
You can keep the Library on the external updated with new imports using iPhoto Library Manager
how do you keep photos accessible in iPhoto when your HD is full?
Move the Library to an external disk - see above.
Do you just switch to Aperture and have multiple libraries?
Aperture uses as much space as iPhoto and both can do multiple libraries.
Regards
TD

I have an external hard drive set up as a Time Machine backup on my IMac. I want to add a second external hard drive and put my Aperture Photo Library on it. Is there a way to have the photos on this second hard drive automatically back up to the Time Mac

I have an IMac with an external hard drive set up as a Time Machine for automatic backups. I want to add a second external hard drive and load my Aperture Photo Library on to it so that the library can be shared by both me and my wife. Is there a way to automatically backup the photo library that will be on the second hard drive to the Time Machine hard drive?

Open System Preference > Time Machine
Click Options....
Ckick on external disk in list and hit the - button below the list to remove from the Exclusion list
Allan

Can't access Aperture 2 library from Motion 3

I can't seem to access my Aperture 2 library from Motion 3, am I missing something?
Many thanks
Mark

OK - answered by own question!
The v3 trial becomes the default. You need to right click 'open with' and use v2 on the original library.
I also note that you can buy the unlock code from the trial - not something that is mentioned on the Apple Store. Now I have to wait for the blessed box to turn up!!

I just noticed that I can no longer select photos out of my finder that are located in my Aperture/Iphoto Library. I used to be able to attach photos to my gmail out of the aperture library in the finder and for some reason, no longer can.

I just noticed that I can no longer select photos out of my finder that are located in my Aperture/Iphoto Library. I used to be able to attach photos to my gmail out of the aperture library in the finder and for some reason, no longer can.
I can't access these images except to go into the applications.
Also, I'd like to import my iphoto library into aperture, and move aperture library to an external drive. I tried the import first, but there wasn't enough space. Then I tried copying over the aperture library onto the external drive but it failed bc it said file was in use.
As it is, I only have 50gb left on my imac, and the aperture library is 150gb. Also, I have over 10k images in both libraries combined and there are tons of duplicates that need to be sorted, and hopefully not messed up because I've organized most of them.
So in short, I need to know how to do the following:
-select photos in finder in aperture/iphoto libraries
-move aperture library to live on external drive
-import iphoto library into aperture library
-eliminate dups but maintain organization
-moving forward i need a better workflow so that I import images from camera, and can organize right away into albums rather than creating projects by default and then creating albums so essentially the photos are in 2 different places, even tho they are referenced
-live happily ever after
Thanks in advance for any support you can offer!!

If you're using apps like iPhoto or Aperture then they replace the Finder for managing your photos. The point is that you use the (many) options available via these apps for the things you want and need to do with the Photos.
So, simply, you don't select the photos in the Finder. I'll append the supported ways to do this - which are faster and will yield the current version of your Photos - to the end of this post.
-move aperture library to live on external drive
Managed or Referenced Library? Managed -
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit Aperture
2. Copy the Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching Aperture. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Referenced - relocate your Masters first.
These issues are covered in the Manual and on this forum hundreds of times.
-import iphoto library into aperture library
FIle -> Import -> iPhoto Library? Have you done this already? If so are you trying to move the Masters to Aperture from an iPhoto Library? Or Consolidate them?
-moving forward i need a better workflow so that I import images from camera, and can organize right away into albums rather than creating projects by default and then creating albums so essentially the photos are in 2 different places, even tho they are referenced
You can't. Every photo is in a Project. They’re the basic building blocks of the Library.
You might want to spend a little time with the manual or the video tutorials. I'm not sure you've grasped the app you've purchased.
The following is written for iPhoto, but about 97% works for Aperture too.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto/ APerture: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics. This is what you use to attach your shot to your GMail
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto/ Aperture.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto/ Aperture not running:
For users of 10.6 and later: You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the Library from your Services Menu.
Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser

Error opening the database for the library "~/Pictures/Aperture Trial Library.aplibrary" error message

When starting up Aperature 3 I get the following Error Message :
"There was an error opening the database for the library “~/Pictures/Aperture Trial Library.aplibrary”.
I can't di a thing except Quit. I have restored from Time Machine and reloaded the Software from Disk. Still get the same message. Any suggestions Are appreciated.
Jim

Hello Jim,
I assume you trial Aperture Library is in your "Pictures" folder? Try to rename it to something like "OldApertureTrialLibrary.aplibrary", to force Aperture to create a new Application Library.
To rename the old Trial Library, select it in the Finder and enter Command(⌘)-I (short for File-> Get Info). Click on the file name text field and enter a new name.
Possibly you get this error message message, because there is some permissions problem. If you are not allowed to rename the file, click on the padlock in the lower right corner, authentificate as admin and give yourself read/write access to the trial library (in the "Sharing & Permissions" brick of the "Get Info" panel).
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Aperture 3 won't recognize Aperture 2 library after HD crash.

I have a MacBookPro 17 inch, purchased last year. My HD was showing some signs of slowing down, so I attempted to install Snow Leopard to see if that would speed things up. My computer crashed on installation (maybe dead RAM or HD?). I had already backed my Aperture 2 library from my MacBook Pro onto a portable Hard Drive.
I also have a Quad Core Intel MacPro with Snow Leopard and Aperture 3 installed. When I tried to recover my Aperture 2 library from the portable HD, Aperture 3 doesn't recognize it. I have tried to change the library from over to the Aperture 2 library multiple times and it isn't even reading that there is an Aperture Library present.
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When exporting images from iPhoto library to Aperture 3 library the highlights go red and the shadow area goes blue. This happen to all images in the Aperture 3 library, why?

For some reason all the images in Aperture 3 library have had their highlights go red and the shadow area goes blue. I can correct them one at a time with contrast control. This just happen on its on after I uploaded MOuntain Lion. Now when I go to transfer images from iPhoto this happens. The images are all right in iPhoto but this is not the case with Apeerture. I have 15,000 images in Aperture 3 and I can't afford the time to correct them one at a time. What is it that I did to cause this problem?

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Aperture 3 failing to update your Aperture 2 library? Please read!

Hello all,
This is for those who are not running the trial version - the trial version CANNOT upgrade an existing library.
Like many others here I ran into a snag when upgrading my Aperture 2 library with Aperture 3. I kept getting "Warning: Update Failed" box immediately after choosing to upgrade the library for the new features in A3 (I tried with the box checked and unchecked). I rebuilt and did a permissions fix using A2 (holding down Option + Command while launching A2) but still no avail. I checked the library file itself to see if I (username for my OS X account) had read & write privileges - I did. I even tried to re-install A3 to see if that would fix anything - it didn't.
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So, if anyone else out there is experiencing this same problem check to make sure you have read & write privileges along the entire path to your Aperture library.
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Cheers.

Quit Aperture and double-click the library you want upgraded. Aperture will open and upgrade it. Once you've upgraded it you can import it into your other library.

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PS I am running on a Macbook air with OS X Lion 10.7.3.

Muriellefromnb,
are you sure you are viewing the right Aperture Library? The name of the library you are viewing is displayed in the upper left corner of the window.
If it is not the correct library, go to the Aperture menu bar, press "File -> Switch to Library" and look at the drop down menu, if you see your correct library and switch to that.
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Dudley Warner

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http://www.macrumors.com/2010/02/09/apple-releases-ilife-support-9-0-4/

Import aperture 3 library to elements 9

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Aperture 3 User Manual: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library
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Regards
Léonie

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Sorry that was not helpful. I am using the trial version only and HELP states 'Aperture provides a few methods for reconstituting your Aperture library and the file relationships within it.'
To repair or rebuild your Aperture library : - following by empty white space.
Having looked through Aperture Commands under the Aperture Menu I cannot find any likely entry other than I have already mentioned.
Good luck.

Aperture 3 library performance tip after upgrading

This tip may be helpful for anyone experiencing slow project/album loading and beachballing even with no background processes running in aperture 3.
I was having some major issues with performance in aperture 3 with all library/project/album and book loading operations. It was very odd because Adjustment performance is very good.
All my imported aperture 2 books would beach ball for about 50 seconds to load, and then each page would take 10 seconds to load after clicking on it. In comparison my aperture 2 library was near instantaneous.
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After restoring from a file vault with Aperture 2, I get to the same spot, with or without previews. Although this is a slightly different issue, I tried deleting previews within Aperture and reimporting. I got to the same exact spot as before. The computer becomes nearly unresponsive, and I have to force quit Aperture after hours of sitting at 5,068 remaining.

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