Changing size of image in Aperture

I just purchased a Nikon D2hs which has only a 4mp
sensor. The image is pretty small relatively. I
want to print at 13x19" on my Epson 2200 printer. In
PS which is what I am used to, I upsized the image to
13x19" and resolution to 300 dpi and then after
everything else, I would apply sharpening on a layer
to preserve the original. In Aperture, it seems
there is now way to raise the resolution and image
size before applying sharpening. I think what
happens is that you apply sharpening to the original
4mp image and request Aperture to print at the
desired size. Aperture then upsizes the image at a
dpi it determines is adequate and sends that to the
printer with the sharpening applied before upsizing.
Also does Aperture use the same bicubic sharper
method of upsizing images that PS uses?
It's hard to say what method of upsizing Aperture uses. If you wanted to stay with that workflow, you'd probably be better off editing your image externall (in Photoshop), then resampling and applying the sharpening you need. When you save at the larger size Aperture will pick up that change.
Also, speaking of sharpening, if anyone knows, will
aperture version 1.1 have sharpening tools similar to
smart sharpen or the PS version of USM?
I am pretty sure not, though no-one has really done a good look at exactly how Aperture fares in comparison to other sharpening methods.
I have not seen a specific description of what
specifically is changed in Aperture 1.1. Is there a
website that shows the tools added and changed and
how they changed or for the new ones what they will
look like and how they work?
There are two places I know of.
Aperture's official 1.1 page:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/update.html
and my own Inside Aperture page with a little more detail on minor things they do not talk about on the update page:
http://insideaperture.com/Site/Aperture%20PMA%20New%201.1%20Features.html
Basically I would categorize the 1.1 update as primarily addressing RAW conversion quality and flexibility. The only new adjustment tool would seem to be the RAW Fine Tune Tool, I do not think any of the other adjustment tools have been modified.
The other big things addressed are DPI settings around export (so you could properly resize) and also the color meter (not exactly a tool). My own favorite thing fixed is actually the loupe, which displays real pixels at any level of magnification.
There are probably a lot of other little bug fixes included, and possible some feature tweaks as well. But I don't think you'll see anything major that's not on the list for this update.

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Well if those images are not important and it is unlikely you would want to do anything other than look at them, then why not grab an external drive and relocate the masters there and leave them at home.
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gradded,
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I just tried a test library, re-imported fresh images from a hard drive, and the date changes still revert.
So neither your external drive nor your Aperture library are to blame.
What do you mean test in a different user acct? Would it be a good idea to uninstall and re-download aperture 3?
Appreciate all your help.
I meant the trouble shooting procedure described here: Isolating an issue by using another user account
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Swapping images - need to change size

I am trying to create a disjointed rollover so that when I
click on a picture thumbnail in one frame, the full-size image
changes on another frame (it is for a photo website - there are
about 20 thunbnails on a page and a space for only one full-size
image).
It works perfectly fine with "Swap Images" behavior as long
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You can do this many ways ways -
1. Don't use swap image - use Show/Hide layer instead. Have
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'tickled'. Using
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2. Use swap image, but remove the dimensions from the
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i.e., change this -
<img name="original" width="150" height="220" ...
to this -
<img name="original" ...
Now when you swap in your offsize image, there is no
predefined size to
change it to. Be aware that this method may well result in an
unpleasant
and undesirable 'rearrangement' of your page layout as it
adjusts to your
new image's dimensions.
3. Pad the smaller image with canvas background color on all
sides so that
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to change the
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5. Use the PVII ShowPic extension -
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>I am trying to create a disjointed rollover so that when
I click on a
>picture
> thumbnail in one frame, the full-size image changes on
another frame (it
> is for
> a photo website - there are about 20 thunbnails on a
page and a space for
> only
> one full-size image).
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long as all
> full-size
> images are of the same size - you just set one of the
full-size images as
> an
> original as then swap images as you click on different
thumbnails. The
> problem
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different size -
> "Swap
> Images" functions distorts them since it resizes all
full-time images to
> the
> same size. What is a solution?
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Re-attach facebook images with Aperture library items.

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I would also like to get a watermark in them too.. but i guess that is another thread in the making.
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Could you clarify this
To shift / update the library between desktop and laptop I have been exporting the library - jpeg full size
If you are exporting projects as libraries then this is confusing.
Is it possible when you first looked at the size (how are you doing that by the way?) Aperture had not finished generating all the previews and when you checked the size again it had?
Have you done this workflow since your first post? Has the library continued to grow? If you do the steps again does the library change size?
You coild get a program like Download OmniDiskSweeper for Mac - it is free and will list break out the Aperture library showing you how large each piece is. This might show something.
However it is possible that there isn't aeven problem here.
regards

Help resizing images using aperture

I don't use photoshop and am trying to figure out the best way to size an image of photos to put into a locket. I am not sure if the resizing (not crop) can be done in Aperture or do I need to use a tool like photoshop (or GIMP since I don't own photoshop.) OR instead would this be done in the export settings when I send it to the online printing company?

Jeff,
The printing service should only need to know the size at which you want it printed. At that point they can adjust the PPI to a number that will shrink the print size, but not destroy any pixels.
You can adjust the DPI as you Export if you wish, but that should not be necessary. To change the DPI, choose JPEG Original, say, and click on Edit and you can change the DPI to a higher number, and export.
If you export any photo, open it in Preview, click on Tools and choose Adjust size then you can see the impact of changing the Resolution on inches/or metric measure, which is what the printer can do. In Adjust Size be sure to Deselect the option to Resample -- the latter would otherwise remove pixels and result in a lower resolution.
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Does Aperture insist (like iPhoto) on importing RAW/JPEG files into an internal app structure before I can work on them? Does it require that images be exported from that structure to standard files before they can be available to other non-Aperture-aware applications (including PC applications under Parallels)?
Aperture will be right for me only if it can work on standard RAW/jpeg files "in place" in their locations of my choosing without the in-app import/export effort (like Photoshop does). In searching this forum I see mention of importing "by reference", and of a "no duplicates" instruction. Will these things let me "import" as I need?
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showbear wrote:
I have nearly 5,000 images, Photoshop CS6 user on PC, recent Macbook Pro 2.6G 1Tb. I'm considering Aperture for the Macbook.
Does Aperture insist (like iPhoto) on importing RAW/JPEG files into an internal app structure before I can work on them? 1 Does it require that images be exported from that structure to standard files before they can be available to other non-Aperture-aware applications (including PC applications under Parallels)? 2
Aperture will be right for me only if it can work on standard RAW/jpeg files "in place" in their locations of my choosing without the in-app import/export effort (like Photoshop). 3 In searching this forum I see mention of importing "by reference", and of a "no duplicates" instruction. Will these things let me "import" as I need?
If so, can I subsequently save edited images with a simple "save as" in a standard file and location of my choice, or is it more complicated? 4
Thanks in advance for advice.
Short answer: look elsewhere.
Long answer:
Aperture handles files the way it does for a reason. It is deliberately, specifically, and elegantly designed to _not_ work the way users now expect (you load a file, you make changes to the file, you Save or Save As and either over-write the loaded file or create a second file. There are two primary benefits of this newer way of working with data. First, it allows a non-destructive workflow. Aperture _never_ alters the files you import. Your "digital negatives" remain untouched, and are always available for new processing, either by Aperture or by another program. Second, it requires _much_ less storage space. If those, and the other benefits the program provides (some due to this structured workflow, others inherent in the tools the software supplies), are not valuable to you, then you should not use it.
1. Yes, you must import your image-format files into Aperture in order to access them from Aperture. Aperture is a database. When you import a file, Aperture creates a record for that file. As a convenience, you can also have Aperture move that file into Aperture's database. The database is called (stupidly, imho) a Library. The Library holds hundreds to millions of files, but it shows in Finder as a single file with the extension ".aplibrary". Moving the imported file into the Library, to be stored alongside its record in the database, is the default behavior. But Aperture doesn't care where you store these files, which, once they are imported, are called "Originals". They can be anywhere Aperture can access them. Locally-mounted storage is recommended. Aperture provides robust tools for relocating your Originals, anywhere, inside or outside your Library package, at any time. Aperture even allows you to make changes to the metadata of your Image (which is based on, but is not your Original) when your Originals are off-line (that is, not accessible by Aperture).
2. Yes, it does. This is a feature. You don't create, or store (and pay for storage) a _file_ of your Image until you need it for printing, sharing, or using in another program. You create image-format _files_ of your Images by exporting. You can export any Image at any time. (Additionally, Aperture provides large thumbnails, called Previews (you set the size of your Previews) to other programs via the OS X Media Browser. These are available all the time.)
3. You can leave your files in the current locations and still import them into your Aperture Library. When you import them this way, Aperture creates a record in your database, and stores the location of your file. Again, Aperture doesn't care where you keep your Originals (as long as they are accessible). Once you commit a file to your Aperture Library, however, you must not make any changes to it by Finder or any other application. If you change the file outside of Aperture, you risk corrupting your Library.
4. I'm not sure exactly what you're asking here. Aperture provides an impressive latitude in the settings for the files you create when you export your Images. You determine the size, the file format, the compression ratio (if applicable), the file name, whether to watermark the file, etc. In general though -- and this takes us back to the bit about Aperture's workflow differing from what user's currently think of as "correct" -- you don't create a share-able image-format file from any of the Images in your Library/database until you need to share it or use it. When you do, you make it and send it on its way. One of the benefits of using Aperture is that you don't ever create and save files you work on. You work on your Images, any adjustments or changes to the metadata are saved automatically (in small text files, actually), and you leave the internal file management to Aperture. I like to think of it as an _image manager_, different from a file manager. I think it is brilliant, and exceptionally useful. But you have to relax your grip on files and file management if you are going to get much from it.

Use image from Aperture in Xcode image well

Is it possible to extract an image from Aperture and display this image in an Xcode image well?
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Frinton Fogey wrote:
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regards

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