Can't buy aperture

I had trial version of Aperture. It expired. Now I am trying to buy, but I am caught in endless loop:
fromApp store, buy: "Aperture is already installed on this computer, Choose Software Update..."
Software update: no updates

Move your trial version of Aperture from the Applications Folder to the Trash, but keep your Aperture Library in the Pictures folder. Then you should be able to buy Aperture by signing into the App Store.
Regards
Léonie

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I have a lap top and desk top MAC.. Can i buy aperture 3 at the ap storeonce for both?

I have a lap top and desk top MAC.. Can i buy aperture 3 at the ap storeonce for both?

There's two ways to buy Aperture. Either buy the retail version that comes in a box, or buy it from the App Store. The license terms are not the same.
If you buy the "box" version then the terms are as Emily posted above (you can install it on one desktop and one laptop as long you own both computers and only use one at a time.)
If you buy it via the App Store then the terms are different:
MAC APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES
Except as otherwise set forth herein,
You may download and use an application from the Mac App Store (“Mac App Store Product”) for personal, non-commercial use on any Apple-branded products running Mac OS X (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control.
(ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, you may download a Mac App Store Product for use either (a) by a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) that you own or control, or (b) by multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control. For example, a single employee may use a Mac App Store Product on both the employee’s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer, or multiple students may serially use the Product on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library.
(from http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#APPS)
If you are a private user (not a business or school) then the license applies more like a "family pack" license... as long as it's your computer, you can install and use it. You can even run more than one copy at the same time.

Tried to buy Aperture 3 and got an error message Aperture can't be installed on "Macintosh HD" because Mac OS X version 10.7.2 or later is required. You can update Mac OS X using Software Update. Problem is, I had already updated my IMac to Lion OS

Tried to buy Aperture 3 and got an error message Aperture can’t be installed on “Macintosh HD” because Mac OS X version 10.7.2 or later is required. You can update Mac OS X using Software Update. Problem is, I had already updated my IMac to Lion OS

iPhoto 9.3 requires OS X 10.7.4 now. You can use your actual version of iPhoto or upgrade to Lion (or wait to Mountain Lion)

I had a trial version and now i want to buy buty i forgot my serial number. How can in install aperture because the system always refer to the trial installation

A few months ago i installed a trial version of aperture. I never renewed it and now I want to buy it but it doesn't work.
The system always ask for the trial Serial Number and i don't know it anymore.
How can I get it so that I can buy Aperture definitly and use it.
Thanks for helping me
Paul

Welcome to Apple Communities
You can buy Aperture in the Mac App Store without key and cheaper than in discs

How can I use Aperture 3 on my new iMac with Maverick?

How can I use Aperture 3 on my new iMac with Maverick?

Do you own a copy of Aperture, perhaps bought for another Mac?
If you have not bought Aperture, you need to buy it from the AppStore.
But if you own Aperture and have it bought from the AppStore on another Mac, sign into theAppStore on your new iMac with the same AppleID you used to buy Aperure on your other Mac. Then look at the "Purchased" tab of he AppStore. It show Aperture, with the "Install" button to the right. Simply press the "Install" button and download it to your new iMac. Or if you have bought Aperture on a CD/DVD, run the installer from the CD/DVD on your new mac and immediately run software update to upgrade the Aperture 3. version to version that will run with Mavericks.
Léonie

Can I purchase Aperture to run on OSX 10.7.3?

I'm seeing several discussions that mention Aperture as a possible solution to many of my iPhoto problems but when looking at it in the "store" the system requirements are minimum OSX 10.9. Yet, I see reference to many using it with LION.
QUESTION: Can I use Aperture without upgrading from LION? If so, how/where do I buy a version that will run?

The currently sold version at the App Store requires Mavericks, correct. This version will support iCloud fully.
If you want a version, that is compatible with Lion, you could buy the boxed retail version of Aperture at Amazon.
This will install a very early Aperture 3 version.
Download an upgrade to Aperture 3.3.2 from the Support page: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1561

Should I buy Aperture in July 2014 even though it's EOLing?

I appreciate this may seem a bit like asking 'should I buy a house when the government has just announced the new freeway is going to run through the back garden', but…..
I'm not a professional, just a hobbyist with a bit iPhoto library and some Photoshop knowledge. I was planning to buy Aperture when Apple next updated it because I liked the idea of being able to do more sophisticated Photoshop-esque tweaking of levels, curves, filters etc whilst still only having one unified photo library for iPhoto and Aperture. It's important in my household to have photos accessible in iPhoto too.
But then Apple announces that instead of updating Aperture, it's ceasing development. So now I'm torn.
So should I buy Aperture now - seems like there will be one more update for Yosemite - because it will still do what I want it to do? Or should I adopt Lightroom on the grounds that at some point in the future, as with FCP 6, later versions of OS X will stop supporting old apps like Aperture and I'll be forced to switch to Lightroom or find another solution anyway.
Better to do this now than before I learn the new app and have a ton of images with changes that won't cross over.
Thanks for any advice/insight.
Andy

Have a look at Capture One Pro as well - IMO it is the most Aperture like tool out there, it doesn't have as big a feature set as Aperture, but what it does have is very good quality some of it better than Aperture. There is a free trial avaialble, and its on for half price right now.
There are a number of comparisons recommending the quality ofCapture One's raw convertor; I personally like it much better than Aperture's raw convertor (admittedly only checked with my own Panasonic raw files). I also like its gradient brush, the ability to copy masks between edits (and invert them), and the ability to assign multiple edit functions to the same mask. (I miss the ability to control levels, curves, highlight and shadow modification with a brush or mask)
After a week of evaluation I purchased a copy - I'm tired of waiting for feature upgrades, and don't like using a market trailing raw convertor on every image. I have a choice (not made yet) of doing some of my work, mostly organization and sorting, in Aperture, and RAW conversion in Capture One, or of making a clean break and doing everything from here on in Capture One.
But one thing is clear - I'll have to wait an uncertainly long time (but at least 6 months) before I get new or improved editing features or an improved RAW convertor for Aperture replacement (and then I'll be faced with an undefined cost to transition my images from Aperture to Photos), whereas companies like Capture One, DxO and Adobe can provide those improvements today, and are continuously providing more improvements to customers.
IMOthose other companies will see their revenues and R&D budget pickup as they acquire new users from the Aperture diaspora.

I didn't buy aperture but it's already installed on my mac but wont open

I wanted to find out the price of aperture in the mac app store but instead of seeing the price under the app as usual i saw "installed". Funny thing is I am most certain i have never bought aperture and it doesn't come up on under the list of my purchases. Decided to check my applications folder and it was there but when i tried to open it says it cant open aperture and I need to check with the developer to see if it works with my current mac os version. What does this mean?

I did buy Aperture V3 last year. Yesterday I upgraded from OS 10.5.8 to 10.6.6 and now I get the same message. I tried reinstalling but that did not help. I can not get Aperture to open and desperately need to get some images out for a client. Does anyone have any ideas?

Considering buying aperture. Have raw images processed in NIK NX2 software. What happens to those files when imported into Aperture?

Understand NiK is discontinuing Capture NX2. Therefore would like to buy Aperture as host for image management. If I do purchase and import RAW files previously processed in NX2 into Aperture. Is old processing retained? Doubtful. Or is new processing required? Have an iMac with iPhoto 10 etc.

Richard and Beverly wrote:
If I do purchase and import RAW files previously processed in NX2 into Aperture. Is old processing retained?
You can import the image files converted from RAW and edited by NX2 but they will no longer be RAW NEF files they will be non-lossy TIFF files or lossy JPEG.
Or you can import the original RAW NEF files into Aperture for Aperture to do the RAW conversion.
To my eyes/brain with the Nikon cameras I use (D2x, D100, D5100) I find that NX2 provides the most pleasing RAW conversions, but I still use Aperture for its great workflow.
HTH
-Allen

What are some things i need to know before buying Aperture 3? because i know a little about digital photography

Help please

Your Mac seems to be compatible with Aperture (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1657), but is your camera? Here is a list of cameras, that are supported by Aperture, see: Apple - Aperture - Technical Specifications - RAW Support
If your camera is not on the list, you can work in Aperture with jpegs, tiffs, psd images, but not with raw images.
because i know a little about digital photography
That is a bit ambigious - do you want to say that you have some experience with digital photography, or nearly none at all? Have you tried iPhoto and do you like it? iPhoto comes on every newer mac included for free, so you could give it a try. Aperture and iPhoto are related, they are both supporting a lossless workflow - you can always undo all edits and your original images are preserved, and both are compatible. Each application can open the photl library of the other app.
Only Aperture has advanced editing tools and more possibilites to organize and search your images.
To elaborate on Kirby's question: To help you decide, it would help to know, if you have used any software for organizing a photo library previously, and and what you are looking for. If not, give iPhoto a trial run - it should be on your Mac. If you see, that you need more advanced features than the basic set in iPhoto, check, if Aperture will give you those and then buy Aperture. You can continue right where you left off in iPhoto.
-- Léonie

I have been considering buying Aperture 3 but the numerous, negative reviews are making me wary. Should I buy the first version - Aperture 2.1.1 instead?

I have been considering buying Aperture 3 but the numerous, negative reviews are making me wary. Should I buy the first version - Aperture 2.1.1 instead?
I have a 2009 MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard. I do not think I will upgrade to Lion because I was warned that it may conflict with some of my applications.
There have been so many reviews that talk about how Aperture 3 is so slow and spends too much time searching for Faces and eventually crashes. And, many reviews mention that you need to add to your RAM which I can't do right now, especially on a 3 year old computer.
There are some copies Aperture 2 on Amazon. Would that be a good place to buy a copy or a used copy?
I would appreciate some good advice. Thanks, Taf Schaefer

Obviously you haven't read the reviews of Aperture 2
FWIW I use Ap3 on both a 2010 MBP (8 gigs of Ram) and an 2008 iMac (4 gigs) and I have no crashing issues whatever. Remember, you can disable Faces if you don't want to use that feature.
Elv07 wrote:
I used to use iPhoto and I will probably revert to that (although it has fewer function like no RAW import etc.)
Just an FYI: iPhoto supports exactly the same Raws as Aperture.
Regards
TD

Can i instal aperture on mac pro and laptop with single licence from mac store?

when I buy aperture from mac store for 54pounds - can I install on both my mac pro and laptop?

Excellent Thank you Niel:)

Buy Aperture or Photoshop??

Hi all,
I am about to purchase a new maxed out iMac along with an Adobe Creative CS 3.3 (w/my academic discount), as well as a few other things I need to update my software for the Intel processor.
My question is this: I worked w/Photoshop and Illustrator for years, professionally and for my personal projects.
I also plan on purchasing a new digital SLR (undecided on brand, but probably the latest Canon Rebel version.
I am NOT a professional photographer, but have taken tons of photos w/my old Canon G2 (not to mention my old trusty film SLR that I had forever...) I guess I'd rate myself as a fairly knowledgeable amateur photographer, and w/a good sense of composition from my art and design background...
Point is this: having worked in graphics (my life career). I've done tons of photo & color correction, used layers, filters, curves, etc., etc., etc., in Photoshop, and am comfortable with it. Yet, I use iPhoto quite a lot for it's ease of organization and quick fixes for little projects.
How does Aperture compare to Photoshop? Are they at all comparable? I will most likely buy the CS suite, as I can hardly pass up the savings, esp since it is bundled with Illustrator,etc., so here is the question:
Should I buy both Adobe CS AND Aperture???
I appreciate any/all suggestions!
Thanks-

Aperture and Photoshop aren't really the same thing.
Aperture is more of a DAM program with a great ability to adjust photos. It's really the only thing that I use 99% of the time.
But then again, I don't edit my photos with layers/masks etc. Which is where Photoshop excels and where I need to dabble in that 1%.
But that's me. I have both and try to use the right tool for the job.
Just one word or caution don't buy Aperture on the Education discount, it's not eligible for an upgrade. So when you're done with school you'll have to pay the full price anyway. If I bought the full version when I was in school I would have saved money in the long run.

Buy Aperture 3 or wait for Aperture 4?

I'm looking to buy Aperture, but rumor has it version 4 is on the way. Should I buy version 3 now and hope 4 is a ways away or wait it out?
How likely is it if I buy version 3 now, apple will let me upgrade to 4 for free? I know there's no upcoming apple events (that have been annouced anyway), but is it possible they will just push it out without an event?

No one here can answer your question. We are users just like yourself so we know nothing about what when Apple will release anything.
Allan

Buy Aperture at the moment?

Hello
i'm new on OS X and searching for some great photo software. i heard about the actual aperture situation. should i buy it at the moment or should i wait 'till the "new" photos app is presented?
thx for your informations......

Aperture is a waste of money at this point. It is only barely cheaper than many competitors (especially since many are running sales now) for a product that is going nowhere but the grave. And obviously some of us disagree about it's ease of use and integration with other software you may use. Maybe Photos will be better; we don't know when it's gonna show up or what it will be beyond a brief preview, so if you need something and can't wait, try others.
It's a matter of personal preferences, what you need, and how you like your images to look. But even before Apple axed Aperture it had gone a very very long time without anything but minor upgrades. Meanwhile, the competitors have been improving.
Also, you can't try Aperture. But you can try demos of all the competing products. Some favorites besides Lightroom/Photoshop (pretty much the professional standard right now is, and has been, Photoshop) are Capture One Pro (now supporting external editing with software like the Nik/Google products, Photo Mechanic (a favorite for news and sports photographers), DarkTable and Lightzone (open source alternatives), Corel AfterShot Pro, and others. Some like DxO OpticsPro use photo browsers instead of the digital asset management scheme of Aperture and Lightroom, and some prefer that model. DxO excels in RAW processing, as does Capture One, if RAW is important to you. Others are more Photoshop alternatives for image retouching and manipulation, like Pixelmator, Photoshop Elements, Acorn, GIMP, and others. Another worth looking at (again, we don't know your needs) is Graphic Converter, which has a browser, and editor, and great tools for metadata editing.

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