Aperture HUD messed up

Since Lion rendered using two displays useless when using full screen mode (you can't use two displays, as you know, since the second display only shows that lovely gray linen pattern), I at least thought I'd continue to make the most of having the HUD on the second display. But now, when I click on one of the presets, like Quick Fix for example, the little preview window no longer shows up. Well, I shouldn't say it doesn't show up, it apparently shows up way above where my second monitor ends, so I just can't see it. I've tried repositioning. I've tried deleting preferences. I've tried setting up my displays differently. But nothing helps. Oh, the floating HUD is still just fine when it's on my iMac monitor, just not the second display. So not only can I not use my second monitor for another app, I also can't use it for the HUD either. Why oh why did I switch to Lion?

I've had the same problem with dual displays, not in full-screen mode, running Snow Leopard, for quite some time. Since I managed to stabilize the color, I've not tried to fix the off-screen Preset preview problem.
Sorry -- that's all I've got .

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Aperture deleting mess

Hi there everybody,
I am afraid I messed up with my Aperture library after migrating from iPhoto..
I have organized the photos in Albums, and I refer to them when I open Aperture and look for pics or when I import new ones from my camera.
But I know that pictures in Albums don't reflect exactly all the pictures you have imported, because if I delete one photo i dont like from one Albume that photo will stay in the project, and in the disk, taking space. Now, what I need is to be able to delete all the photos that don't appear in Albums, in order to free (a lot of) space. Is there a way?

because if I delete one photo i dont like from one Albume that photo will stay in the project, and in the disk, taking space.
If you want to delete images, the direct way would be to start from the projects and not from the albums. Deleting from a project will always remove the image from all albums using the image. If you are deleting from the albums and want to delete the originals as well, use the command "File > Delete original image and all versions".
Now, what I need is to be able to delete all the photos that don't appear in Albums, in order to free (a lot of) space. Is there a way?
To find all images not contained in albums, I'd open all albums one by one, select all images in the album and flag them (Metadata > Flag - look for the keyboard shortcut assigned to the command in the menu). Then I'd create a smart album (File > New > Smart album) and set the "Flag" rule to "No". This will give you an album containing all images that are not included in albums and you can delete them all at once or send them to the "Rejected" album by pressing the "9" key. But i might be safer to delete them individually, to be sure, not delete anything accidentally that you might regret later.
Also, see Frank Caggiano's User Tip on deleting versions and Masters:
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Léonie

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I wanted to ask a question regarding how Aperture 3 handles the PSD/TIFF files. I've noticed that when i export a RAW file to Photoshop or to any other plugin (Noise Ninja for this instance) and Aperture prepares the file (i.e. makes a TIFF/PSD copy of the RAW file) it messes my histogram. As a consequence in a specific case i am working on now, it brightens up the shadows and lowers contrast.
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I've just come back form Disney World.
Now, for this example let me just explain what's happening with only my Nikon D300 photo's.
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Fine.
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eh?!
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I've spent around 20 hours sat in front of my computer, sorting out the time zones and date/time of every photo so that they are all in order!
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What
Is
Going
On
ShalI ditch Aperture for Lightroom?
I know Apple have neglected their software for some time now but this is absolutely ridiculous... and preposterous!!
Things have certainly sunk very low indeed when you can't trust a piece of professional software with the most basic of tasks as keeping your essential metadata free from random corruption.
Pathetic.

We are just users here. Spare us your frustration, bolded statements, multiple exclamation points, emphatic layout, insults, daft talk, and idle threats. _We provide useful information for free_. Respect that.
If you wish to comment to Apple regarding Aperture, you must use the only Apple-approved conduit. This is available from within Aperture, at "Aperture ▹ Provide Aperture Feedback".
If you specify how you prepared your cameras (or not) for your trip, how you changed them while traveling, what changes you specified during import, what changes you've made since import, and how the results differ from what you expect, I'm sure we can help you trouble-shoot your problem. Time-zone issues _are_ frustrating to deal with -- but they are also, usually, solvable.

Is there a Way to Make the HUD More Transparent

I have been doing a number of Full screen adjustments with the HUD, but I find I am always moving the HUD so that I can see the image section I need to tweek. It would be EXTREMELY nice if I could make the HUD more transparent so that I can see the underlying image better. As the HUD is already partly transparent, I know there must be a preference somewhere to increase the transparency. Since I can not seem to find any mention of this in the manual, and no menu option (that I can find), I assume the only way to make the HUD more transparent, would be edit a plist.
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Hi, Ian.
I would hope that application developers would learn from game developers, where HUDs are used ubiquitously.. Very usable and can be even 90% transparent or more.... it is all about contrast. There is a LOT of opaque DARK gray space in the Aperture HUDs, which could easily be much more transparent (even 50% would help). All you would have to do is keep the adjustment controls contrast up. i.e. Apples DVD Player Navigator.
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atshef

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So is it only the Desktop that Aperture is messing up or does it happen to all the folders shown in the Import pane?
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/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png

Ahh geez, more shadows to chase.
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sigh
If Steve does not have an update for Aperture I am going back to bridge for six months.

Is there a way to make cursors support more than 1-bit alpha transparency?

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Hi, Ian.
I would hope that application developers would learn from game developers, where HUDs are used ubiquitously.. Very usable and can be even 90% transparent or more.... it is all about contrast. There is a LOT of opaque DARK gray space in the Aperture HUDs, which could easily be much more transparent (even 50% would help). All you would have to do is keep the adjustment controls contrast up. i.e. Apples DVD Player Navigator.
Anyway.... it would be nice.
Thanks again for keeping me company at this early hour.
Gary

Problem with Archiving

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Drew

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Use 2 Full Screen Apps in Dual Monitors

I always work with two monitors. How I can use two full-screen apps at time (e.g. Xcode + iCal) ?

Here is a screen shot of my 3 monitor setup under Snow Leopard, and it is my understanding that Lion will make the two side monitors display a linen pattern.
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Images not shared with Itunes

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I've recently messed up my Mac OS X Lion by deleting Aperture, but I need to get my data out of the computer. And by the way, I've got an important project in Final Cut Pro X. Is there any way I can back it up (including fxs and positions of the clip) ?

Hello everyone
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And by the way, I've got an important project in Final Cut Pro X. Is there any way I can back it up (including fxs and positions of the clip) ?
Hope you guys can help me!

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I have aperture using the full screen and then when I start something like cropping, as I move the box around it starts to mess up the picture as per the attached image. If I then go to other pictures and come back to it, it will still be in the same state. Fortunately, if I quit the program and restart aperture, the image will be ok.
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