AppleScript & Aperture lacking tutorials?

I've been researching AppleScripts for Aperture.
I've found a number of resources (www.apple.com/applescript/aperture/, John Larson, Brett Gross, and ever helpful Ian Wood and his Aperture Assistant).
It seems there is a lack of documentation and assistance from Apple (including limited abilities of Automator for Aperture). Do others think this is true?

http://www.apple.com/aperture/tutorials/ (from Apple)
http://www.apple.com/applescript/aperture/ (from Apple) (which you referenced)
http://www.apertureprofessional.com/ (great third party site)
http://automator.us/leopard/aperture/

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This lack of support has forced me to go back to Lightroom, and to reconsider that application as my primary media catalogue and editing application.

A JPEG saved as a DNG isn't really a DNG file.
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Who Uses Applescript with Aperture and Why?

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For an amateur with lots of time. how would Applescript make my experience with Aperture any better? It automates what?

http://www.apple.com/aperture/resources/pdf/Aperture_3_AppleScript_Reference.pdf
http://apertureexpert.squarespace.com/forum-applescript/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/aperture/publish/index.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/2033806/import-like-a-pro-in-aperture.html
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http://www.apertureexpert.com/inspector
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Help needed to tether Canon EOS T1i to IMac with Aperture

Hello out there,
Will someone kindly help me IN BABY STEPS AND EASY-To-READ instructions how to (if it is even possible) how to:
Tether my Canon EOS Rebel T1i to my Imac that is using Aperture.
I tried to use the instructions in Aperture but nothing worked.
Thanks and have a nice day,
Stacey Bindman (Mr.)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tethering is only supported on specific camera models. Tethering in Aperture doesn't work with the T1i. Apple implements it based on a standard which Canon only implemented on some cameras (and it seems like none of the new models support it).
You can get around this by using an Automator workflow downloadable here:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/aperturehotfolder.html
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Download the utility. Since it's really an Applescript / Automator workflow you might want to drop it into the "Applications" -> "AppleScript" folder on your Mac.
Since you wont want Aperture to auto-start and attempt an import when your camera is connected, you should probably start Aperture, select "Aperture" -> "Preferences..." -> "Import" then set the value of "When a camera is connected, open:" to "No Application" (meaning it wont attempt to do anything.) Close the Preferences window (no need to restart anything... the change takes effect immediately.)
Now you can connect your camera via the USB cord without fear that Aperture will try to grab control of it. Run the Canon "EOS Utility" (it's probably in the "Applications" -> "Canon Utilities" folder).
At the top, make sure "Control Camera" is selected, then below click on "Camera settings/Remote shooting".
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Lastly, it'll ask if you'd like the images to be imported as managed images (stored inside the Aperture Library) or referenced images (only meta-data is stored in the Aperture Library). "Managed" is easier because Aperture does the work, but "Referenced" offers you more control -- assuming you are willing to set up a scheme to organize your photos and manage them yourself.
It'll also explain how to end the "Hot Folder" session when you're finished (bring it to the foreground -- usually by just clicking it's icon down in the dock, then use the menu to select "Aperture Hot Folder" -> "Quit Aperture Hot Folder". You can then quit the EOS Utility to end your remote shooting session.)
With the EOS Utility, Aperture, and the Aperture Hot Folder script running, you can now start shooting and the images will (after a few seconds delay) show up in the Aperture project you selected earlier.
Regards,
Tim
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Looks like I gotta buy lightroom

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I'm new to Aperture. Love the idea of Quick Preview - but how do I get it to work???
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Whee
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That answers it then! Thanks for your quick reply Ian.
What I was looking for is some way to have images run on the screen and mark my selections. I used FotoStation a lot. And I am missing it a lot in terms of picture selection - you run slide show, press spacebar to mark the pics you are selecting. When the slide show finishes you can give that selection a colour or a rating, in a bulk, all at once. I was hoping quick preview would do a similar thing - quick flick through big sets, choosing images by one key-press, then adding info in a bulk (in Fotostation, all my first-round selection is green, then I choose to display only the green ones, and from those I choose a more narrow, final selection, the red ones).
I find this is a really fast and effective way to go through big sets. Do you know if there is anything similar in Aperture? Can you mark images from a slide show and then add bulk rating/other-selection-criteria.
Sorry if these questions are a bit too basic! I have not found an answer in Aperture's tutorials.
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I simply would like to open photos from it to work on.
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GOT IT AT LAST !
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