DP 2.0 G5 + Aperture Question

Hello All !
Im interested if anyone out there is using the same hardware as i am with Aperture, I'm using a DP G5 2.0 with 1.5 G ram, and a ATI 9600 64 meg video card. and want to know am i better of adding anoter 1 - 2 gig ram or upgrading the video card, Apeture seems to run very slowly, i know that this config is really baseline, but would like to extend the machines life another year or two if possible, - its a great machine otherwise !!
Thankyou

I had the exact same config - Dual 2G with 1.5G of memory, and 9600 Pro with 64MB ram. Now I have the same video card but have upgraded to 3.5G of memory.
Before upgrading the memory, I totally gave up using Aperture and switched to testing Lightroom. Lightroom was faster than Aperture generally but still slow in e.g. scrolling when there're lots of photos in your library.
It is now almost silk smooth in Lightroom after upgrading the memory and Aperture is quite useable (but still slow e.g. when you do adjustments). I am also planning to upgrade the video card.

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IPhoto to Aperture Questions

I currently have over 17,000 photos in iPhoto. I really need something more to organize my photos. I have downloaded the trial version of Aperture and have imported my iPhoto library (referenced).
What are the advantages/disadvantages of referenced vs managed? I imported mine as referenced but I am thinking that I should import them as managed and then delete the iPhoto library once I get Aperture up and running. I would then use Aperture for my photo management and abandon iPhoto.
Other wise if I leave the photos in Aperture as referenced, can I use iPhoto and Aperture? example; if I import photos from my camera into iPhoto; do I then have to import them into Aperture? Picaso, I believe, scans the photo library for new photos; does Aperture do this so that I can use both?
Thanks Gary

Hello Gary,
Managed and referenced Libraries both have their advantages:
The big advantage of a managed library is that to the finder it is just one single archive folder, that easily can be copied or moved. And you do not have to keep track of your master image files, Aperture will do that for you. A managed library is perfect, as long as you do not run out of disk space on your drive.
The advantage of a referenced library is, that you can separate the master files from the Aperture library and you can move them to an external drive, when your Aperture Library gets to big to be kept on the internal drive. However, that makes the master file accessible by the Finder, and you might be tempted to proccess them outside Aperture without going thru Aperture. This way, you can easily corrupt your Aperture LIbrary.
You were asking, if you can share your iPhoto images with Aperture by leaving them inside iPhoto:
That will be risky on the long run. You can store the master files in iPhoto, but that would be pointless, for you must not process or edit or modify the Aperture masters in any other way then by going thru Aperture. Otherwise Aperture will loose the connection between the master files and the edited versions of the masters.
If you still want to keep some images in iPhoto, you can use the iPhoto Browser in Aperture to read your iPhoto Library, and to import recently added images, but adding images to iPhoto will not automatically add them to your Aperture Library.
If you still have questions, go ahead and ask more. I am sure, others will add to this post.
Regards
Léonie

RAW plus JPG in Aperture Question

I am new to using RAW and have been reading and experimenting to understand. I have a couple of questions that would help me along.
First, what I think I understand so you can tell me if I am wrong: When I import RAW images from my Nikon D40 to Aperture and the Nikon software, the colors on some of them look significantly different, even shooting without in-camera adjustments. I assume this is just, different converters, different results. When I apply in-camera adjustments (such as increased saturation), the effects show up in Capture NX, but not in Aperture. I understand this is because Aperture is reading the RAW information without the adjustment information, while the Nikon software applies the adjustment information. Finally, I could shoot without in-camera adjustments and then apply them in Capture NX and get pretty much the same result.
All right so far I hope. Please tell me if not.
My questions:
1 - is exposure compensation a camera adjustment that is built into the RAW data, so that it will affect every RAW converter, or is it a post-RAW adjustment that is ignored by Aperture.
2 - When I shoot RAW+jpg, I see two images (the RAW and the JPG) in the Nikon transfer software and in iPhoto, but only one image to import in Aperture. On import, Aperture is telling me that it has the RAW file. What happened to the jpg? Does it use it as the preview or does it ignore it?
3 - If you tell me that Aperture is using the jpg as the preview, does that mean that it might look different from the RAW file, since the jpg was generated with the camera's RAW converter?
Thanks. I know this is a lot to read, but I spent a fair amount of time experimenting and reading and still have these questions.
-Tom

Is there a way to just look at the master jpg without creating a new version from it?
It may sound silly but creating a new version from the jpeg and then undoing this is one of the better solutions (once you have created that version, you cannot get rid of it without either deleting the underlying jpeg master or using the undo functionality).
The other solution is you use the Quick Preview mode. If you don't have previews generated by Aperture (or if you delete them for the project in between), Quick Preview will show a smaller jpeg (~ 1MP) that is embedded in every raw file. This big thumbnail, created by the camera, will have the same rendering as the full-size jpegs produced by the camera (but might have a different compression setting).

Photo loaded into CS4 from Aperture question

In Aperture I wantt to take an NEF into CS4. So I choose Edit - open in CS4. Aperture makes a PSD file and opens CS4. All well and good.
I thought now once in CS4 if I selected Convert To Smart Object I could then click the little icon created what is now Layer 0 and Camera Raw would open and I could edit in Camera Raw? Is this not the case?
If I drag an NEF file onto the CS4 icon in my Dock, CS4 opens and I'm in Camera Raw first. I was hoping to access Camera Raw at times as above though.
I hope this is clear?
Thanks all.

If you really only want to import only one image from iPhoto to Aperture, and if you have Aperture 3.3 and iPhoto 9.3 then you can open Aperture and iPhoto at the same time on their respective libraries and simply drag the image in question from the iPhoto Library to the project in Aperture.
However, this will not import the full resolution raw originals but full resolution high quality jpeg previews; if jpeg suffices, you can do this, if you temporarily need a single image only. Also, your captions and keywords will not be imported. Usually you will want to import the original with all your edits and tags, then it would be best to merge the libraries as TD explained.
For one image to import from iPhoto, you could use the command "File > Reveal in Finder > Original" in iPhoto to show the original master file in the Fider window. Then drag this File into the Aperture window. This way you will be importing the master.
Regards
Leónie
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A few Newbie Aperture questions - Help much appreciated!

Hi All,
I have just purchased Aperture and only played with it for a few hours - I'm really stunned with how great it works (especially for the price).
I got a 550d for Christmas and I wanted to take my photos to the next level there are a couple of behavioural questions I'd like cleared up if possible!
1. When I import files from my Camera I use Image capture, import them to a folder on my NAS drive and then import the ones I want to edit/keep into Aperture, Am I right in assuming that Aperture keeps these files in it's library and I do not need to keep the originals on the NAS drive?
2. Aperture is an editing / image browsing application, when I edit a photo how can I view the original version? How does Aperture store the file as two photos or one big file? - I ask because I had edited a photo and wanted to email the Original and the edited version to a friend so he could check them out, I used the email button but I could only get it to mail the edited version. Even when I pressed 'M' to show master and clicked mail it still attached the edited version. The work around I had was to remove all edits and click mail and then just redo them - but it would be nicer to be able to share originals and edited photos, I understand for browsing though having Aperture show you're edited photos only is enough.
3. Regarding Photosteam (I have an iPad which it's cool for) - When I import items do they go straight onto Photostream? Can I import items and later selectively add to photostream? and finally If I take a picture with my iPad it shows up in photostream but if I save an image from Safari or mail on the iPad does it also go to photostream?
4. When I edit a photo does the edited changes get reflected on photostream?
5. When I edit a photo do I have to save it? I seem to be able to just edit and close Aperture and my edits are auto saved? I assume you can't mess up an Original photo because you can always undo the non destructive edits, but can you undo the edits and exit Aperture and then later redo the edits on the same photo - does it keep a history of edits?
Thanks a million for all the help,
Regards,
John

You've made a good start!
Am I right in assuming that Aperture keeps these files in it's library and I do not need to keep the originals on the NAS drive?
Yes. On import, unless you tell it otherwise, Aperture copies the file into the Library. It is then called a "Master". Aperture features non-destructive editing: your Masters are _never_ altered. Keeping your Masters on NAS is not supported. Don't forget to back-up.
Aperture is an editing / image browsing application, when I edit a photo how can I view the original version?
"m" toggle the view from Master to Version. You can easily create a new Version from the Master, and view your original and your adjusted Version side-by-side. Many novices do this, but gradually abandon the practice and just use the "m" toggle as needed.
How does Aperture store the file as two photos or one big file?
It's a bit tricky. Aperture stores the Master and never alters it. Aperture creates a _text_ file of instructions on how to alter the Master. This text file is called a "Version". What you see is an Image created on-the-fly by applying the instructions in the Version to the Master. It is only when you need a share-able image-format file that you create one by exporting the Image.
it would be nicer to be able to share originals and edited photos
Use "File→Export→Master" to make a copy of your original to email.
Photosteam
Don't know.
When I edit a photo do I have to save it? I seem to be able to just edit and close Aperture and my edits are auto saved?
Don't worry about "Save" in Aperture. Aperture is a database. Databases automatically save all changes. You do not save adjustments you make in Aperture. There is no "Save" function.
I assume you can't mess up an Original photo because you can always undo the non destructive edits, but can you undo the edits and exit Aperture and then later redo the edits on the same photo - does it keep a history of edits?
(Edits in Aperture are called "Adjustments".) Aperture always applies your adjustments in a fixed order. This order is shown in the order of the Adjustment Bricks on the Adjustments tab of the Inspector. You can turn any Adjustment on or off by checking the box at the top left of the Brick (one of the reasons I keep my Inspector to the right of my Viewer/Browser is to have these more readily accessed). You can alter the settings of any Adjustment at any time. The Bricks on the Inspector _are_ your history. Since they are always applied in a fixed order, there is no reason to keep a list of the Adjustments you make in the order you make them.
You can collapse or expand each Brick, and you can collapse all of them by "{Option}+clicking" one of the disclosure triangles. You can add or remove Bricks from your default set. Any time you use a Quick Brush, a Brick is added (or activated).
(Added) Screenshot of my current default Adjustment Bricks:
Good luck. It's a fabulous program.
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IPhoto 08 to Aperture question

Any idea if I can import an existing iPhoto '08 library into Aperture? More to the point I'm wondering if Aperture will recognize the albums I have from iPhoto and sort the photos accordingly.
I recognize that I could simply export the photos themselves, or import them in bulk. But more important to me is the ability to retain my existing albums.
- C

What is your Aperture version? Since Aperture 3.3. iPhoto and Aperture share an unified library format, and both Applications can open each others libraries. But to import an iPhoto Library into Aperture it needs to be upgraded to the current iPhoto version 9.4.2. And then it will transfer all albums, keywords, etc. Only you will not be able to edit the books (print products) and slideshows in Aperture.
The iPhoto '08 library you cannot import directly, sorry.

Aperture Question: No Masters

Hi,
I'm hoping someone here can assist.
It seems I don't have the masters of a lot of my photos that I am able to see when I launch Aperture. I'm hoping I can still use the photos, since I can visually see them on the screen, just not the masters. Yet everything I try to do I get the response that I'm unable to complete that without the masters.
Is there a solution?
It seems like the originals were deleted
Thanks!

If the masters are truely missing you will be limited in what you can do. What you are seeing in Aperture are the previews Aperture created of the masters.
You canot do any adjustments or export the images if the masters are missing. You can drag the previews out of Aperture. This will give you a jpg file the quality of which will depend on how the preview settings were when the preview was created.
How were the originals deleted? How about backups? It is possible that the missing masters might still be found on your system, if you supply more information on what happened we might be able to help you get them back.
good luck

3 iphoto to Aperture questions

(1)
If I change a name of a photo in either iPhoto or Aperture will it change the name in the other library if I have the photo in both library's ?
(2)
Can I transfer a single iPhoto album or do I need to drag all the photos into a new Aperture album
(3)
If I add a photo to either Aperture or iPhoto will it automatically send it to the other library if I decide to have the two library's ?
IOW's is there an update button ?
Thank,
Greg

greg1424 wrote:
(1)
If I change a name of a photo in either iPhoto or Aperture will it change the name in the other library if I have the photo in both library's ?
No, the iPhoto and Aperture libraries are completely different library files. One does not reference the other when you make changes to images within each of the separate libraries. That said, it is important that you understand the way in which Aperture and iPhoto work. You can either build two completely separate libraries, each with their own separate master images, or you can build one library of master images (in either Aperture or iPhoto) and allow the other application to "borrow" the thumbnail previews. For more information on this, see the Aperture or iPhoto help manual.
(2)
Can I transfer a single iPhoto album or do I need to drag all the photos into a new Aperture album
You can transfer whatever you like. You can transfer 1 photo, 10 photos, 1000 photos, 1 album, 50 albums, etc. A lot of this really depends on what you are trying to do. May I ask what you goal is? In order to transfer a single iPhoto album into Aperture, you can do this directly from within Aperture without having to export any images out of iPhoto first. Just go to File -> Import -> Show iPhoto Browser. From there, you can drag whichever album you like into Aperture.
(3)
If I add a photo to either Aperture or iPhoto will it automatically send it to the other library if I decide to have the two library's ?
No, the libraries are not linked. They can be used to work together and to share images back and forth, but they are completely independent of one another in terms of work flow. Do not expect images edited in one application to show those same edits in the other application even if both applications are open. If you want the updated image in the other application, you will need to reimport or retransfer it.
IOW's is there an update button ?
Thank,
Greg

Moving over edited and flagged iPhoto pics to Aperture question

I'd like to permanently switch from iPhoto to Aperture 3. Is there a good way to convert my entire iPhoto library to Aperture format, AND include my Flagged and Edited iPhoto photos? I know I can make a Smart Album with the edited photos, but is there another way?
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Tried to repair and even rebuild Aperture database as suggested in Help with iTunes Sync - Stuck on importing photos . . . and it does not help.
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Aperture/Photoshop plug in and image size

I'm having a problem I don't really understand. I have Aperture 3 and I have CS5 that I'm trying to use as a plug-in for Aperture. This is half an Aperture question and half a Photoshop one so I hope someone can answer it for me.
In Photoshop I made an "action" that is a sort of raised beveled watermark for my photos.
I open one of my images in Aperture and "fix" it - soften the skin, blur the background (whatever...) then I go to the top menu item "Photos" and go down and pick "edit with Adobe CS5." And my image opens in Photoshop. I go to the menu and pick the watermark action but when it works my watermark can't really be "read" because it's not fitting on the photo, it's too big and falls off the edges. The photo is 1241x1280 px.
But here is the odd thing. If I take that same photo, the very same size 1241x1280 and open it directly in photoshop, completely bypass Aperture, and run the watermark action, it's actually a bit small (but usable) it fits fine in the very same photo! When I check the image size in Photoshop it is the same size (regardless of if I open in photoshop directly or go there from Aperture).
So this problem only seems to happen when I edit the photo from Aperture. I'm new to both Aperture and Photoshop (crazy to try and learn 2 programs at once) and I don't know if I can make just the watermark layer in photoshop smaller. But again it fits fine if I apply it directly from Photoshop bypassing Aperture.
Does anyone know why this happens and how I can make the watermark work? Or can I make a watermark in Aperture?
Thanks for any help,
Susan

susan-kelly wrote:
Like I said when I rescale it they way you said to do in photoshop it changes the size and distorts it a bit.
If you hold down the 'Shift + Option' keys while scaling, the text, shape or raster object will not distort and will resize from the center (AKA - maintain aspect ratio).
I run the full version of PS, so am not sure if the commands are exactly the same if you are running PS Elements, but there is a command at 'Layer menu > Layer Style > Scale Effects..' which can be used for scaling the bevel settings to match the scaling of the watermark item.
One exact way to do this in PS full version is to choose the Edit > Transform > Scale command and then use the option bar fields under the main menu bar to change the 'H' (Height) and 'W' (Width) percentages equally (to say 70% in each) and then use the aforementioned 'Layer........Scale Effects' command and enter 70% in that dialog. This should reduce the watermark and effects appropriately without distortion.
Note - indeed both programs are very deep (especially PS), but that just gives you more fun to learn as you go. Don't worry about mastering either, just work within a structured workflow so you can take the steps at your own pace.
Again, I am not sure what version of PS you are running, but the one book I suggest looking into more than any other is at the link below. It is somewhat dated, but the information is completely relevant and covers the general usage of Photoshop to make anyone comfortable with the tool set.
http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-Unmasked-Science-Selections/dp/0321441206/ ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307824869&sr=8-1
The companion website is still up and you can download all the images used in the book if you want to practice on the same images he outlines. Well worth a look if you want to learn Photoshop.

IPhoto "metadata changes" and management with possible import to Aperture 2

Sorry for the length of this but I am trying to get to figure out which will be the best product for me without having to waste more time and money. I may already have the best for what I want/need but I am not too terribly satisfied with it in its current configuration, although within itself it is great.
I currently have iPhoto '09 and, as I say, like its ease of use, etc. A feature I have really come to enjoy is the geotagging feature. But one thing that I DO NOT LIKE is how the information is not incorporated into the metadata of the file permanently, such as when I change the date or name of an image. It becomes a pain when I want to export a file for use outside of iPhoto, such as Photoshop, or if I want to email it using my Gmail account.
Questions:
1. Is there a way to have the actual image metadata permanently changed if I have renamed the image, added gps information, or changed the date/time an image was taken? If so, how?
2. Is there a way to export the information and have the information stick?
3. (An Aperture question) I do not have Aperture now but I'm thinking of purchasing it because I understand (may be dead wrong here) that Aperture can do what I need. For those who know, can it do it? If so, is there a way to get my images from iPhoto into Aperture with all of the information attached (name, description, date/time, gps, etc) seamlessly or will I be forced to redo everything?
4. (Another Aperture question) Is Aperture good for organization in and of itself? In other words, can it completely replace iPhoto while still allowing me to enjoy all of the features I currently have (seeing geotags on maps, searching with keywords, etc)?
Do you have other advice for me? If Aperture won't work or you don't like it for some reason, what to you prefer/recommend that will do what I need? Can you provide links to anything that may be helpful?
Thanks for your help and have a wonderful weekend!!!

1. Is there a way to have the actual image metadata permanently changed if I have renamed the image, added gps information, or changed the date/time an image was taken? If so, how?
You can rename an image but that’s not the same as renaming a File. Iphoto renames the image, and using the File -> Export command that title can be written to the IPTC data of the file. Also, if you choose you can use the Title as a Filename using the same Export command. You can also write the gps data using that route too. As for changing the date and time, if you use the Adjust Date and Time command you can opt to have that written to the actual file.
2. Is there a way to export the information and have the information stick?
See above. What there is no way of doing is writing that data to the files inside iPhoto - and no need to.
3. (An Aperture question) I do not have Aperture now but I'm thinking of purchasing it because I understand (may be dead wrong here) that Aperture can do what I need. For those who know, can it do it? If so, is there a way to get my images from iPhoto into Aperture with all of the information attached (name, description, date/time, gps, etc) seamlessly or will I be forced to redo everything?
Aperture works the same way - metadata is stored in the DB, not written to the file unless you choose to on export. It too is a database application. You can seamlessly move the data from iPhoto to Aperture using the ‘Import iPhoto Library command’. You can download a trial of Aperture, and I recommend you do.
4. (Another Aperture question) Is Aperture good for organization in and of itself? In other words, can it completely replace iPhoto while still allowing me to enjoy all of the features I currently have (seeing geotags on maps, searching with keywords, etc)?
Aperture is much more powerful - and complex - than iPhoto. It’s geared for the Professional shooting RAW. I can completely replace iPhoto bar some things: there’s no way currently to tag gps data in Aperture, very limited slideshows and no concept of Faces. I strongly urge you to download the trial. There’s a learning curve there.
Regards
TD

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