Apple kills Aperture

Apple just killed Aperture program and put Aperture program development on life support. And has asked for Adobe help in transitioning Aperture user to Adobe Lightroom. So if people here see a flood of Aperture users you'll know why.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2375212/apple-retires-aperture-and-iphoto-to-be-replaced-w ith-photos-for-os-x.html
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Yes there are dozens of us. All patience and help is greatly appreciated, I've been using aperture for 8 years so a whole new program is kinda scary to me.

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RAW files from my Nikon Df (NEF) will not display in Lightroom. Same format from Nikon D300s works. Camera firmware is current. Df RAW (NEF) files display in Nikon software products, not in Apple software (Aperture or iPhoto).

RAW files from my Nikon Df (NEF) will not display in Lightroom. Same format from Nikon D300s works. Camera firmware is current. Df RAW (NEF) files display in Nikon software products, not in Apple software (Aperture or iPhoto).

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
The above list show the current camera models supported by Adobe Camera Raw (plugin for PS CC) and Lightroom 5.3.
You will see that the Df Raw support was provided in the latest version of LR 5.3. Support for the D300s was introduced in LR 2.5. (the NEF files are different.)
Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw can only be updated after the camera manufacturer has produced the camera and made it publicly available. If you are using an earlier version of Lightroom then that is your problem.
Please post details of the version you are using at present.

When will Apple update Aperture?

When will Apple update Aperture to process Nikon D7100 NEF (RAW) files?

No one outside of Apple knows.

Stolen ipod touch, can apple kill the device

Stolen ipod touch with some sensitive information. Have not setup any tracking app. Can Apple "kill" the ipod as a mobile operator can "kill" a mobile phone via the IMEI number?

No.

Is there an Adobe very good tool to import Apple's Aperture database ?

Hello,
I'm looking for the best way to import a Apple's Aperture whole database Project's Library (with different raws format - Canon 5D Mark II and OMD-5 Olympus) with corrections applied or not to the work copies of photos ? And of course with the pictures as they were photographed ? Aperture creates a work copy with adjustments and "keeps" the original photo. But I'm not sure that there are as many photos and copies. As I know copies are in fact the original photos with adjustments parameters ? I'm not sur of that but if anybody has an answer, it's welcome !
And with an importation, is it possible to maintain the "reverse" of corrections too ? It is possible in Aperture to do so. I can change many parameters and then cancel one or more of them. If I import my Aperture's library with many projects, I wonder if this compatibility is possible ?
Best,
Pascal (Paris)

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Naturally, this does not import EVERYTHING that is in Aperture, some concepts in Aperture simply do not exist in Lightroom, and other Aperture features are approximated by similar Lightroom tools, rather than being an exact match.
I can change many parameters and then cancel one or more of them. If I import my Aperture's library with many projects, I wonder if this compatibility is possible ?
This has nothing to do with importing from Aperture. Yes, in Lightroom, if you set the exposure to +0.5, and then you want to undo it, you simply set the exposure back to zero.

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?

HT4757 When will Apple iPhoto/Aperture support the new Leica V-Lux 4 camera RAW format ?

I just bought a Leica Vlux-4 and found that the current verisons of Aperture and iPhoto do not reconize the RAW files like they do for earlier versions and all of the Canon & Nikon DSLR's. I see from the support doc that Apple supports the Vlux-1 and 2, so when will RAW support be added for the Vlux-4 ?
I dont want to move to Lightroom but it already supports the Vlux-4 camera !
Thanks.

while this all may be true,
it is all speculation, and we are not supposed to speculate here; Apple does not publish the reasons for missing raw support, and for the Vlux-4 it is early days yet. There may very well be a raw update including your camera soon.The only difference I see, is that the the Vlux-1 & 2 did not come with Lightroom included, only with PSE, and the support stopped, when Lightroom was included - the direct competition to Aperture.
Send feedback to Apple to let them know!
Regards
Léonie

Has Apple killed the original Apple TV?

We have three original Apple TVs, and one Apple TV 2. All used to be fine but in the last 6 months or so the old ones have become increasingly useless... Every time I try to use one of them, the "connected" computer is greyed out and therefore inaccessible. If you disconnect and reconnect it is still greyed out. This means that you can not see Shared content on them.
We are running on the latest versions of Apple TV software and iTunes on all Mac kit.
I've seen various similar threads on here but none of the suggested solutions have worked. I am getting very fed up with this situation because I used to use Apple TVs to stream iTunes purchased content all around the house which I now cannot do.
We are even having issues with the ATV2... I have homesharing turned on in iTunes, I have connected via Homesgaring on the ATV2 and yet I still don't see the relevant content on the ATV2. All it says is turn homesharing on.... really helpful!!!
Please can someone give me a definitive answer on this? If Apple want to kill off all ATV1 kit, then just tell me and I'll disconnect the lot!!

Mine are set to both syncing some content and streaming other. No issues other than occasionally restarting iTunes.
I did have issues years ago with a D-Link router but since updating to an Apple Time Capsule my network has been rock solid. You shouldn't have to use an Apple router but if your router has some age to it, it wouldn't hurt to update to an 802.11n 5Ghz dual band model. The ATVs work better on the 5Ghz band with the computer and a dual band router can also use a 2.4Ghz for older devices.
I suspect wifi interference on the 2.4Ghz band messes up ATVs. Just an intermitting loss of signal can cause the link to iTunes to be cut as well.

How long does it usually take to get added raw support (nex5n)? i pretty much just use aperture 3 and love it but why does lightroom from adobe seem to get raw support faster than Apple's Aperture 3. Also FCPX lacks v Adobe on 60p.

How long does it usually take to get raw support for Aperture 3? Is it slowed by Apple or camera company. I only ask because Lightroom has support for nex5n raw but Aperture 3 does not. Also direct import into Adobe premiere and ability to edit in 60p. However, support for 60 p not as easily worked with in FCPX. I am just surprised Apple does not keep pace with these type of updates that Adobe does. Don't get me wrong I love and use Apple software when I can but I wish Apple was ahead of adobe in getting this support. I guess more of a vent than a question.

Yes, more of a vent.
FWIW I agree.
Camera companies keep RAW specs confidential so firms like Apple and Adobe have to (sort of) reverse-engineer to develop RAW converters for each new camera. The good news is to my eyes/brain Apple usually does a slightly better job at it than Adobe does. The best RAW conversions (logically) come from the camera manufacturers.
Apple gives up market share with slow support for new cameras. IMO really DUMB. It has at least been improving...
-Allen

Dear Apple: love Aperture 3, but . . .

For any professional/semi-pro/amateur photogs out there who just downloaded Aperture 3 and want to love it.
I'm a semi-pro photog who's been using Aperture since the beginning. Am very impressed by the layout, the massive improvements(this is like a whole new software program, someone at Apple should get a promotion), and the power of this program. I have been waiting for Aperture strong suits- workflow from import to print, ease of use, powerful RAW editing- to overpower the speed and versatility of Lightroom.
I love Aperture, but lightroom has always been faster. The combination of a lightning-fast program like PhotoMechanic plus Photoshop is hard to beat, and although PM is faster than LR, LR still beats Aperture on speed.
It's for this reason I'm a tad disappointed in Aperture 3. I'm running 10.6 on an iMac 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ 4 GB RAM, purchased summer 2009. My aperture 3 library is relocated on an external hard drive via FireWire.
While browsing and basic editing is quite fast and an improvement over Aperture 2, edits like noise reduction, sharpening, dodging and burning(thanks for the quick brush feature, Apple! I love it), and just rendering previews at medium quality takes anywhere from 10 seconds(rendering preview) to 3 minutes(noise reduction). I'm a patient man, but when I've got 1000 wedding pictures to blow through, I don't want to wait. I'd rather pop these into Photo Mechanic, pick the ones I like, then bring them into Aperture or LR.
Again, I love this program, that's why I'm saying this. I really like Maps, Faces needs work but it is a great idea, and this update is quite the improvement. But speed was at the top of my list, and it's still not there.

Hey Mike!
Mind if we ask a couple of questions? What kind of camera are you using? I'm curious if it's a 20+ MP camera or something in a medium format. I shoot with a Canon 7D and don't have near the slowness you're describing.
Also, your external disk. Is it using Firewire 800? Also, is it some sort of raid array setup for speed over redundancy? I have two external array's myself. One setup for speed, and one setup for redundancy. I regularly backup to my "slow" array and run things from the "fast" array.
One last thing. Have you tried rebuilding your thumbnails and/or previews? I am trying that now in order to see if that will help speed my system up a bit...
Thanks,
Ricardo

When will Apple release Aperture 4?

I've seen reviews saying that Aperture 3 is slow compared to Lightroom 4. The Amazon reviews generally prefer Lightroom over Aperture as well, though people seem to agree that Aperture has a better interface. I like Apple products and would like to go with Aperture, but I won't buy version 3.
Any ideas as to a timeline for version 4? I'm a little concerned that, aside from the operating systems, Apple seems to be ignoring its software lately. iWork is still '09

Apple, unfortunately, do not give timelines for new releases until a product has been announced. Many people would like to see a new release of Aperture for a number of reasons;
- new features
- problem/bug fixes
- confirm Apple's continuing commitment to this product at a professional level.
It's also a question of investment; I switched from Windows to Mac because of Aperture and that has brought with it a slew of other s/w and h/w. If I have to go back it will be an expensive move financially and time wise in repeating the learning curve.
It bothers me though. Just reading a forum post on photonet where the poster asked about Raw processing, in five pages there were only 2 mentions of Aperture versus many mentions of Lightroom. A few years ago it would have been the other way round.
My view is that Apple's brilliant success in the consumer product market has somewhat marginalised Aperture. The value proposition to Apple is that if it in someway combines iPhoto and Aperture with a new interface it can offer an attractive image improvement system to its consumer market. In financial terms this would be a big winner.
Alternatively I would love to see Aperture 4 with a strong marketing and support campaign aimed at holding on to its current market and bringing back some of the lost users.

Is Apple Killing Logic?

I read a distressing post yesterday.
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=CA3A7E65-E1A7-BC15-3875B14A3D1731C2
We haven't seen a new version of Logic since 2009, and since then, Sonar & Cubase & ProTools have had 3 or 4 upgrades each. If Apple is ditching their focus on professional users, as demonstrated by the lack of a Mac Pro running the latest generation of Xeon processor, then music professionals need to know sooner rather than later, so we can plan our migration path. The most current Mac Pro release uses a chip from 2010, and an older model video card as well.
Since Apple dumped SoundDiver without explanation, I've been without one of my most important tools; it still works on XP (Thanks, Emagic) but is broken due to the 10.6/10.7 elimination of PowerPC code & Rosetta emulation.
Deleting this post won't solve anything, Apple geniuses. You must address your userbase of professional users sooner rather than later. After the disaster that was Final Cut Pro X (removing vital features for video nerds), we've been tense.

Seems to me the latest versions of OSX are doing a pretty good job of killing off Logic.
Anyway, you won't get an answer from Apple here or anyplace else, you, I and the general public are not on the need-to-know list.
Personally, I doubt Logic's demise... I think they're had the Logic engineers working on other projects, like audio for FCPX, Garageband has been updated...etc. Logic's code is massive and contains some obstacles to further development, I think we'll see a rewrite rather than more stuff tacked on to Logic's edges. While they will try to make it as compatible as possible, I don't think it will be the same old Logic that everyone is used to. There may be incremental updates before then but those are just to keep up with OS updates.

ATTN APPLE: Serious Aperture Printing Bug for You to know about

I am just starting a new post for Apple to read if they do.
Aperture has a serious printing bug (or 10.4.9 does) whereby my HP 8750 Photosmart ICC Paper profiles are corrupted in some way. Not only do my prints look horrible as in there are just plain wrong color filters in place, but the on screen proofing looks just as bad. The same file and printing setup (and ICC profiles) print beautifully from PS or other apps, so it is definitely an Aperture problem. The Generic CKMY looks ok and if I have the printer do the color management (which shafts me for on screen proofing) it looks good too.
Please refer to the thread "Bad Printing from HP 8750" for more info.
This is a serious bug that has been proven by more than just one user.
Please fix it!

FWIW, I have this problem too, but with an Epson 1800. I could print fine with the demo Aperture, but when I purchased it and entered my serial # I lost the ability to print. I can't change any of the preferences in the pulldowns in the print window. If I do change them they don't stick, even 'till the next time I pull them down. To print I have to have Aperture find the file in Finder, then I open it in ACR and PS and print from there (that works fine).

Does Apple sell Aperture 3 CD?

I looked in the online apple store for the Aperture 3 upgrade in the box and could not find it. Did apple stop selling the upgrade in the box. It is in the app store but does not indciate it is the upgrade.

What version are you running now and what is your OS and system,. Your profile says 10.4.5. Aperture 3 requires at least 10.6.8 or Lion.

Why is Apple killing the Gallery and iWeb?

The loss of iWeb, iDisk and the Gallery is major. The Gallery is beautiful and functional. You have discretion with sharing your photos and videos. There is nothing like it. When it and the other functions are taken away next June when MobileMe disappears, I'll get nothing out of iCloud, as I do not have dozens of devices that need to be synced. What is/was great about the MobileMe photo galleries is that you could just send a link for friends to click on to see your photos. Viewers did not have sign in to a site, or provide their email addresses in order to view your photos — as has been my experience when others have sent me to Picasa or Flickr to see their pix. Why did Apple have to remove the galleries feature in order to advance iCloud? Was there a technological reason, or just someone arbitrarily deciding that "no one wants this anymore"? Same query about iWeb. I'm generally a big Apple fan, but upgrades/updates that remove useful and appreciated features — that were unique to Apple — make me cranky.

The reason is they try to make difficoult a sync with phones different from iPhone.
Well: I have an iPhone but if I go to the beach in sommer I prefer to carry a very small and simple Samsung. And have it synced !!!
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