Contact Sheets - Development team please take note

I am amazed (trying to be polite) at the thoroughly inadequate way in which Aperture can generate Contact Sheets. Oh yes you can print w/ or w/o data. There is however no control of, margins, spaces, frame size, etc. What makes matters worse is trying to print w/ name only - gives you "Version Name:xxxx".
Not only is this baffling, it is aethetically displeasing. I checked posts on this discussion, nothing since Jan 06 (even then there were complaints), here we are an upgrade later and still this paultry output method. Sharewares have more features. Aperture is touted as being for photo-professionals, yet in generates very unprofessional contact sheets. I do not want to end up regretting the purchase, but it looks like I will have to use LR to print my contact sheets. LR not only gives you greater control, but in addition you can print w/ crop marks or borders. I sincerely hope someone from Apple is reading.

Thanks, I have considered that possibility. But that is a great deal of effort, un-necessary effort. And, as you say you are limited by size. Just printed out another set of contacts for a client, could not possibly show them the image quality is so bad. Apple concentrated on web & book and ignored print altogether. Canon Image Browser prints better contacts. I am in the process now of reworking all images:import into bridge export as tiff and print through LR. I had spent a great deal of time evaluating a number of apps C1, LR and Aperture. I had grown impatient w/ Adobe over Canon 30D Raw (dragging their feet on upgrade patches), I shoot with Canon 5D and 30D. Spent a fair amount of time in my local Apple store using Aperture (to the extent I imported from my own CD's, portable HD). Loved the interface, and the way files imported. Checked on output Web and Books fine. But who would have ever thought that a very basic, I re-iterate "basic" need of the photographer, the contact sheet, would be so sorrily overlooked.

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