Aperture and Coolscan 5000

I recently purchased a Nikon Coolscan 5000 to scan the years of slides that I got from my parents' basement. Do you have any recommendations on how to manage workflow? In particular, what file formats would you recommend (NEF, TIFF, JPEG?). Anyone have any thoughts or experience on this?
After scanning the slides, can I simply import them into my Aperture library?

TIFF works great. Avoid NEF -- Aperture can't read those NEF files (NEF isn't really a file type... there are many different variants).
JPEG is also an option... it depends on whether you're going to scan some and want really high quality (if you go 16 bit and 4000 DPI your file sizes will be up near 100 MB as TIFF files), or want to scan a lot (you can do both, but have a lot of disk space
Anyway, you can easily import the scanned TIFF or JPEG files into Aperture. I scanned about 1000 old black and white negs that my dad took while I was a kid and while he was in the Air Force in Iceland. It was cool to see a great scan from the back seat of a jet, 5 miles over glaciers in Iceland... shots that were 35 years old that I'd never seen before. Hooray for archives

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Slides via Aperture and Coolscan V ED?

Hiya,
I'd love to digitise my film slides via my Nikon Coolscan V ED. In the past I used the software Nikon Scan for that, but I wonder if it is possible to do an import via Aperture 3, since the last software update for Nikon Scan was released in 2004.
My flatbed scanner shows up as a source, when I open the Import dialog, but the Nikon Coolscan doesn't show up. So I wonder if I have to install some additional (and up-to-date) software?
Did someone succeed in achieving scanning via Aperture in combination with a Nikon Coolscan?
Thanks in advance for any help.
All the best,
Stephan

I've done this exact same thing with the same scanner model. As already suggested, use the Nikon scanning software or VueScan to create TIFF files since only dedicated scanner software is +highly optimized+ for correcting scanning problems (dust, scratches, etc.).
For my project, I spent nearly a week just testing scanner setting to find the optimum settings before choosing a standard to scan the thousands of slides. Settings will vary somewhat based on the quality of the positives you might scan (i.e. Kodak Kodachrome). My scans were output as huge TIFF files, then once I was satisfied with all images, I converted the batch to high quality JPEG images only after no more adjustments were necessary.
Once done with scanning the best you can, Aperture is a great to for making final adjustments and organization. Keep and use the TIFF files if you need them, but Aperture mitigated this need for my purpose.
Be patient. To scan thousands of slides, it literally took months. So if you haven't sorted your slides into the "trash" and "scan" piles, do that first.

Using Aperture with Nikon Coolscan 5000

I have a few thousand slides from the old days and want to pick out and save the best of them. I decided to buy a Nikon Coolscan 5000 for the job. Can Aperture be used with the Coolscan? Or, would I be better off with Silverfast? I understand that Nikon software that comes with Coolscan won't work with mac os.
On another note, I ordered the Coolscan from Amazon in April, but they seem to be out of stock! Any idea why?
Thanks for the help.

The Nikon software works, but it's pretty old and it doesn't work all that well. It's a PPC binary so it runs through Rosetta, and I found it a bit flaky.
I have had good results with VueScan, to tell you the truth. It doesn't call Digital Ice™ by its proper name, but it supports the functionality, and I've been quite happy with the results.
One word of advice: Scan as TIFF files if you use it. Do not select RAW files as the output function. They are not true RAW files, and they are not compatible with Aperture. There's the option to export as 8 or 16 bit TIFF at a variety of DPIs, and you can choose what you want there.

Nikon Super CoolScan 5000

Is it possible under Tiger to get Aperture 2.1 and or Image Capture to recognize the Super Coolscan 5000? Nikon Scan 4.0.2 is installed and working. I am trying to set up an automator workflow for importing directly into Aperture.
TIA.

Dragon -Thanks
Actually what am trying to do is follow the workflow described here: www.kremalicious.com/2008/05/scan-images-directly-into-apple-aperture/
Which details being able to scan directly into Aperture withe help of a little image capture/automator
Magic. I have sent an enquiry to Nikon re the 5000 not playing nice with the mentioned Apps.

Allan Eckert, need help on G5 Coolscan 5000 use

Allan , need help on G5 Coolscan 5000 use. Please email me from my profile.
Thank you,
Frank

Just to chime in with my 2 cents and experience ...
A few years ago I used a coolscan 4000 to scan my personal slides as a project. I had about 2000 of them from over the last 20 years and it took me about 6 weeks of personal time to do this. It was done on a Windows P4 2.5GHz Dell, but the slowest part was the actual scanning itself. I used 1 pass, Digital ICE, and saved them as 16bit TIFFs .... a whopping 65MB per scan.... To speed things up I bought the Nikon Slide adapter ($600 CDN) that would batch scan 50 slides at a time, however it would jam ( especially with the older cardboard mounted Kodachrome slides) periodically ... oh maybe 20-30 times with 2000 slides, and that really wasted time as I had to determine what need to be rescanned, and restart at the offending slide. This also would happen in the middle of the night when I was sleeping after setting the batch scan to run all night. Jamming often occurred as two slides tried to be scanned at the same time, as well as a slightly 'bent or creased' mount I found that the newer plastic mounts were better, but not entirely jam free, Nikon has some info on how well the various mounts work in their adapter on their website. Anyway I wish you well with 300+K slides to scan and recommend the batch slide adapter, and I think your speed will be determined more by the HW scan time than the CPU/GPU, so I would try to get as many scanners going as you can with that number of slides.
-Robert
PS I now have all originals in Aperture, and gave up the Dell 3 years ago.

Aperture and iPhoto issues

I just got Aperture a few weeks ago, so I don't know what the heck I'm doing with it. I have been using iPhoto up until now. When I first opened Aperture I somehow figured out how to import my iPhoto library to it. And now in the "libraries" part on the left I can see my Aperture and my iPhoto libraries. So far so good.
I just hooked my camera up from taking super moon pictures last night and all my pix went into iPhoto. Ok so I'll change that but I a having trouble getting those photos from iPhoto into Aperture. In iPhoto I made them an event and an album. However when I open Aperture it still has the iPhoto event/album set up that was there the very first time I imported those iPhoto pix into Aperture 2 weeks ago. What I'm saying is that the event and album that I just made in iPhoto with the super moon pix are not showing up in my Aperture when I look at the iPhoto stuff under set up.
So when I open iPhoto I see the new super moon event and album but when I open Aperture and go to iphoto in the library (I don't really have to go there the iphoto stuff is listed below the Aperture stuff) none of the new albums or events that I've uploaded from my camera are there. Just the ones that were there the very first time I moved stuff from iPhoto to Aperture 2 weeks ago.
So how do I get the iPhoto set up to update in Aperture? What is the best way to get these photos into Aperture?
Oh I also tried going to import in Aperture and then did "browse iPhoto library" when I do that I can see the new moon pix but... how do I actually import them (they are in RAW)? There are no check boxes next to them and if I highlight them I don't see an import button. What use is "browsing the iPhoto library" if once you browse it you can import the pix?
The next thing I did was "import iPhoto library" and I checked do not "import duplicates" Well guess what? It did import duplicates so now I have all my pix doubled in Aperture, so instead of 5000 pictures that I had, I now have 10,000. Please help me! (how do I get rid of 5000 duplicates!?)
Susan
(wishing Aperture was as easy to use as iPhoto)
PSS - the funny thing is - in that import it didnt move/find the super moon photos! The only way I seem to be able to get them to Aperture is by copying the RAW files to the desktop and then getting them that way.
Message was edited by: susan-kelly

Hi Susan,
Welcome to the user-supported Aperture discussion group.
So how do I get the iPhoto set up to update in Aperture? What is the best way to get these photos into Aperture?
Hook your camera up again and import them into Aperture. Importing an iPhoto library is meant to be a *one shot* thing -- to get your Aperture library initialized with your existing photos. After that, there is no mechanism to synchronize libraries, as you should be using only one of these two applications.
The next thing I did was "import iPhoto library" and I checked do not "import duplicates" Well guess what? It did import duplicates so now I have all my pix doubled in Aperture, so instead of 5000 pictures that I had, I now have 10,000.
A lot of people have been writing about this. That "do not import duplicates" does seem to be a rather useless function. I'm not sure if something broke in a recent version of Aperture. You should definitely provide feedback to the Aperture team about your experience.
In any case, if you have your complete iPhoto library still (and it sounds like you do), then start a new Aperture library, and start the complete import process over again. Then, don't use iPhoto for anything while you are evaluating Aperture, or else you'll find yourself in the same problem.
nathan

Using a Nikon CoolScan 5000 with Lion

I have been using my Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED with Snow Leopard without problems, using SilverFast 6.
Since SilverFast upgraded to version 8, and I upgraded to Lion, I couldn't use the multislide scanner SF210. Now silverfast have produced a Beta version they say will work with Lion, but I can't see the scanner in my SilverFast window.
I have tried to find it in the Preferences "Print and Scan" window, but it doesn't show , although it is listed in my "About this Mac" window, connected to a high speed US bus.
Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrongly?

For scanning? Does Nikon provide any scanning software?
Image Capture can be used for scanning. The commercial VueScan will probably work. You can go to their website and check to see if your scanner is compatible.
OT

Nikon Coolscan 5000 slide scanner - not supported since 10.5.5

Shortly after buying my Mac Pro and installing 10.5.5 my Nikon Coolscan 5000 slide and film scanner won't scan and save files. Apple have said it's a Nikon problem and Nikon have no plan to produce an update. I was just told to buy SilverFast instead which may work, but will cost £400 first to buy.
Any other work arounds with Photoshop Elements or another program? I have a slide feeder which will take up to 50 slides at a time. Any software suggestions which will allow this. My PC is much slower than my Mac, so would save me hours of time doing it on my Mac
Many thanks

HI,
You posted in the Leopard forum but you installed 10.5.5 and your profile indicates you are running 10.6.2 That's a might confusing....
In any case, try reinstalling the drivers (sofware) that came with your scanner then repair disk permissions.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

I have been storing my Aperture and IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive that recently died. Fortunately I've been using Time Machine to back up to a 2nd external drive. How do I restore my libraries to a new external hard drive?

I have been storing my Aperture and IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive that recently died. Fortunately I've been using Time Machine to back up to a 2nd external drive. How do I restore my libraries to a new external hard drive?

This is a tricky one.
Open up Time Machine and go back to a date using the timeline on the right side of the window when you know the drive was working and was backing up as part of Time Machine backups.
Click on the name of your Mac under the Devices heading on the left side of the window in Time Machine, and if things are working correctly you will see Macintosh HD (or whatever you have named it) and the name of the external hard drive that was backing up in the past.
Right-Click on the name of the external hard drive and then click on "Restore (name of drive) to....." You may be asked for your adminstrator password at this point.
It might be easier to restore the drive contents to your desktop if you have room on your Mac, and then copy things over to the new external drive where you want to store the Aperture and iMovie Libraries.
Once the libraries have been moved over the new external hard drive, you will likely need to "point" Aperture and iMovie to the location of the libraries on the new external hard drive.

New to Apple and Aperture-I am surprised at the lack of integration between Aperture and applications as iMovie.

Aperture slideshow is terrible in terms of entering any text on a photo. It appears that you have to export the photos from Aperture to the desktop to import the photos to iMovie to be able to add quite good text to individual photos. While I am new to the Apple system (I am quite knowledgable in Windows), I am surprised that iMovie cannot import an Album or a Project from Aperture. It does not appears possible to to copy and paste from Aperture to the project created in iMovie without exporting to the desktop. This seems like a step backwards.
Since I come from Windows I will be importing most of my photos into Lightroom3 and doing most of my work. Yet, there are features in Aperture that I like and will probably use both for the time being. I am using Aperture 3 and iLife11. New Macbook Pro

I read the manuals and watched the tutorials on the Apple web site as well as F1 in Aperture and never saw a reference to using Windows menu to list photos in iMovie. I check this and it does seem to work. however, you must admit that the procedure for adding text on a photo is limited as compare to iMovie. Maybe, it is because I want to add text to a photo for posting on Mobileme or other photo posting sites so friends can view the photos in a slideshow or one by one.
I assume that you can answer this question. Since I was exporting photos to the desktop so I could import them in iMovie, if I delete the folder on the desktop will they disappear form the project in iMovie? Since I do not like a lot of folders on the desktop can I move them to the Pictures folder and not loose the project links in iMovie?

Did up date for 10.7.4 to 10.7.5 and update for Aperture and now Aperture doesn't open. How do I fix?

Did up date for 10.7.4 to 10.7.5 and update for Aperture and now Aperture doesn't open. How do I fix?

I heard dump the app and reinstall? How do I go about that?

If I install a trial version of Aperture and don't like it, will I be able to still use my photo library in iPhoto?

I'm evaluating both Aperture and Adobe's Lightroom to decide which one meets my needs for the best price (got a deal on Lightroom 3 for $120 and I know Aperture 3 is $79 in the Mac App Store).
I have a few questions:
I currently use iPhoto '11 (9.1.3) and have Photoshop CS4, so I have tools for importing DSLR shots and making pro-type changes in Camera Raw, while also having iPhoto to organize my photo library and syncing Events and Albums with my iPhone and iPad.
I like that I would be able to maintain my iPhoto library data for Faces and Places in Aperture, but am concerned that when the iPhoto library is "upgraded" for Aperture, and I decide I don't really need that program, the upgraded library won't work with iPhoto anymore.
Will I still be able to use iPhoto to access and organize my library, or will it be forever converted for use with Aperture?
I'm considering Lightroom because I have been disappointed with the number of bugs showing up in recent iPhoto releases. I'm a bit weary of buying another photo management software product from Apple. iPhoto '11 crashed my old iMac very frequently (I wound up upgrading to a new iMac due to this and I was expecting to run out of hard drive space in a year or two anyway).
Recently, iPhoto bugs make Events show up multiple times in iTunes when syncing for iPhone and iPad.
If iPhoto management is this unstable, I would like to consider choosing a new method of organizing and syncing to iOS devices and abandoning the iPhoto library method.
Will I find a better user experience with Aperture, or does it also use the single file library and suffer the same struggles iPhoto users have been seeing lately?

I like that I would be able to maintain my iPhoto library data for Faces and Places in Aperture, but am concerned that when the iPhoto library is "upgraded" for Aperture, and I decide I don't really need that program, the upgraded library won't work with iPhoto anymore.
The iPhoto library isn't changed in any way by Aperture. Aperture will import the Library and you can choose to copy the files to the Aperture Library or reference them within iPhoto. As long as you don't delete files from the iPhoto Library via Aperture (which you could do if you choose to Reference) there is no impact on iPhoto
Will I still be able to use iPhoto to access and organize my library, or will it be forever converted for use with Aperture?
They are completely different libraries.
Recently, iPhoto bugs make Events show up multiple times in iTunes when syncing for iPhone and iPad.
Fixed in the 9.1.3 update.
Will I find a better user experience with Aperture, or does it also use the single file library and suffer the same struggles iPhoto users have been seeing lately?
Like iphoto, Aperture can use the "single file library" or it can use a Referenced Library (just like iphoto can). Note that using a Referenced Library offers not a whit more in terms of features or capabilities. It's file storage plain and simple. Nothing more.
No you won't see the "same struggles iPhoto users have been seeing..." because Aperture is an entirely different allication.
But you my see Aperture or Lightroom struggles
Regards
TD

I have been working on a wedding slideshow for days and have over 3,000 pictures in albums on iPhoto. It suddenly will not open without upgrading to Aperture and I can't find any of my photos!!!!

I have been working on a wedding slideshow for days and have over 3,000 pictures in albums on iPhoto. It suddenly will not open without upgrading to Aperture and I can't find any of my photos!!!! I need these photos, to complete the video, not to mention I don't want to lose them. I have had trouble ever since upgrading to Maverick.

Try the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window.
2 - Run Option #4, Rebuild Database.

How to get Aperture and iPhoto to use Pentax *ist DL RAW images natively

Using some techniques that I found in various places in these forums, I am going to give step-by-step instructions to get Aperture and iPhoto to recognize Pentax *ist DL RAW images natively.
Note: This worked for me using 10.4.6 with the latest iPhoto 06 and Aperture updates. I do NOT know if this will work on older versions of OS X, iPhoto, or Aperture.
Note: If you also use a Pentax *ist DS camera, these instructions will probably disable support for that particular device due to the modifications made to a system file. Only complete these instructions if you want to use a *ist DL camera.
** These instructions involve modifying system level files using a HEX editor. If you are not comfortable with this, do NOT attempt to do this or you could kill your system. Remember, BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP. These steps worked great for me but follow at your own risk!! **
Ok, lets begin...
1) Download this great patch by macintosh_tech
http://idisk.mac.com/macintosh_tech-Public
This patch contains an updated raw.plist file which includes the RAW information for the *ist DL. This patch also contains an updated libRaw.dylib file and an updated Raw Presets file for Aperture.
** Do NOT copy the libRaw.dylib file from this patch to the folder listed in the patch Read_Me. This file did not work on my Intel-based Mac and crashed my system!!
I was able to modify my original libRaw.dylib file using a HEX editor to get it to work on my system. Instructions for this modification will follow.
2) Open the .dmg of the patch in a Finder window
3) Open a new finder window and browse to /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ImageIO.fra mework/Resources
*4) Backup the libRaw.dylib and Raw.plist files. Copy them to a safe location. For extra safety, you can just copy the whole Resources folder to a safe location (Make sure that you COPY it and dont MOVE it)*
5) Right-click the libRaw.dylib file and select "Get Info". Look at the bottom of the info window and expand the "Ownership & Permissions" tab. In this section, expand the "Details" tab. If the lock icon is in the locked position, click it to unlock it. Change "Owner" to your user name. If requested, enter your system password at this point. Close the info window. This step lets you modify the libRaw.dylib file.
6) Complete step 5 for the Raw.plist file.
7) Copy the Raw.plist file from the "Place In System Folder" folder from the patch to the Resources folder. It will ask you if you wnt to overwrite the existing file. Click "Replace".
8) Open a new finder window and browse to the /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Library/Application Support/Aperture/ folder.
* 9) Backup the "Raw Decode Presets.plist" file *
10) Copy the "Raw Decode Presets.plist" file from the "Place In Home Directory" folder from the patch to the /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Library/Application Support/Aperture/ folder. Click "replace" if it asks you.
11) Here's the tricky part. Download a HEX editor if you don't have one. I used 0xED. It is free and can be downloaded from
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29521
12) Open the libRaw.dylib file from the Resources folder in your HEX editor.
Note: This is your original libRaw.dylib file from your /System/Library/...../Resources/ folder, NOT the file from the patch.
Use the Find function and search for the string "Pentax *ist DS". Make sure you are using "Search Type: Text" (or equivilent in your editor) and that you use proper case. When you find this string, change the "S" in the "DS" to an "L". The string should now look like "Pentax *ist DL". Use the "Find Next" function to find the next instance of "Pentax *ist DS". Again, change the "S" to an "L". There should be two total instances that you need to change. Save the file and exit the editor.
13) Open Disk Utility and repair permissions. This will set the raw.plist and libRaw.dylib files back to their original permissions.
14) Reboot the system.
15) You should now be able to view .PEF files natively in Aperture and iPhoto. I appologize in advance for any typos. Let me know how this works, as this is my first tutorial of this nature.
Macbook 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

It would appear that my last post was a moot point as the 10.4.7 update adds support for the *ist DL. It's nice to have it biult into the operating system now.

Aperture and iPhoto should use the same library

Hi all,
It seems that there is a lot of conversation about moving photos between Aperture and iPhoto. For example, some like iPhotos slideshow better but still require Apertures adjustment options. Still others have tried, to no avail, to use Aperture as iPhoto's external editor.
Personally, I have a large iPhoto library with most photos tagged with keywords. I have just started using Aperture and am yet to decide if its extra features are useful for a novice photographer like myself. Other than the price, I see no reason not to use Aperture instead of iPhoto but I would want to import my entire iPhoto library into Aperture.
My question, however, is why we need to 'import' from one app to the other. Without understanding how the aperture / iphoto databases work, I would assume there is no fundamental reason why Aperture could not simply open an existing iPhoto library and visa versa. They both support RAW, keywords, books etc. And while I am sure there are some deviations in the databases, surely each app could simply ignore the features it does not understand.
Is this something that anyone else has considered or think would be good. I would imagine that the easier it is for customers to upgrade from iPhoto to Aperture the better. Does Apple plan on supporting this in the future or is the import option 'good enough'.
Cheers

Can I and if so how do I best set up Aperture as main app. (master) with iPhoto as sub app that accesses the same library to sort through, look at, order books, etc.
Simply set the Preferences to 'Share Previews with iLife Applications' in Aperture. Then go to iPhoto -> File -> Show Aperture Library. A media browser will open and you can drag the pics from the Browser to the iPhoto Window. Note: You're getting the Aperture Previews not Masters. Note too that if you set iPhoto to Referenced mode (iPhoto -> Preferences -> Advanced) then you won't use double the disk space.
+Remember though, you are not accessing the Aperture Library. If you make changes in the Aperture Library (Re-edit the shots) after bringing pics to iPhoto, those changes are not reflected in iPhoto.+
This is what William means when he says the iPhoto does not access the Aperture Library.
Regards
TD

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