External Editor in Aperture

I mistakenly selected using Lightroom as an external editor in Aperture. When I go back to preferences, I can't seem to make the Edit With field blank.
Or in other words, how can I change it such that I always edit with Aperture?

Just tried with my one, Go-to Aperture > Preferences > then when box comes up select Export, it says chose external image editor then all i done was to actually select Aperture itself. It works on my one Michael. Again dont leave it blank make sure you select itself. Hope this works

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Trouble with PSE12 as External Editor in Aperture 3.3

I previously used Photoshop Elements 6 (PSE6) as my external editor in Aperture 3.3 with no problem. After having installed PSE12 and set it as the external editor in Aperture, something is amiss. When I choose a photo for external editing in PAS12, PSE12 launches but the photo never opens in PSE12. Has anyone else experienced this? Am I missing something? Should I just stick with PSE6? Thanks.....

Have you selected the PSE application or the PSE folder in the settings for the external editor? When you are setting the external editor, make sure you dive into the PS Elements Support folder, where the application is hidden.
See Barbara Brundage's article:
http://barbarabrundage.com/2011/10/05/adobe-hide-and-seek-setting-pse-10-as-exte rnal-editor/

PSE 10 as external editor for Aperture 3 - 8-bit TIFF and what color space?

Hi all,
I'm taking the plunge and trying PSE 10 as my external editor for Aperture 3. I understand that I need to export as 8-bit TIFF files (not 16) because PSE can't do certain things with 16-bit files. Is that right? Should I specify a color space in Aperture or leave it as "no profile selected"? (I don't know much about color spaces; I'm not a pro.) I print on an Epson RX580 Stylus Photo printer, if that matters.
I'll be grateful for any help and advice. Thanks.

Can I suggest you buy Philip Andrews book, Advanced Photoshop Elements 10. he explains colour spaces and much much more very clearly and exactly what can be done with 16 bit files and what you then have to change to 8 bit to accomplish. He's written basic and advanced guides for Elements since day one. Usually available from Amazon for under £20.

How do I get Elements 12 to work as an external editor in Aperture?

I can't seem to get (my TRIAL Version) of Elements 12 to work properly as an external editor for Aperture.
Whilst I can import RAW or Jpeg images into the Elements 12 programme from my system files I can't export files from Aperture to Elements 12 from the Aperture workspace.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks

My guess would be that you chose the logical file rather than the correct file as the PSE editor. You want this one:

How to remove an external editor in Aperture 3

I've searched but can't find how to remove an external editor in Aperture 3. The external editing software I was using as a trial simply didn't make the cut.

Are you sure you're talking about an external editor and not a plug-in?
When you remove the application you're using as the external editor it should no longer show up in the *Photos->Edit with* menu. There is no way, short of editing the Aperture plist file, of having it not show up in the *Preferences->External Photo Editor:* field.

Using Photoshop elements 6 as external editor in aperture

I am new to aperture2, have imported photos into the aperture library, from a folder on the harddrive. I have set photoshop elements as the external editor. When i select a photo for external editing i get redirected to elements, do the editing, but when i close and save the edited picture and go back to aperture, i have two of the same pictures in aperture one with two circles in the bottom left corner, one with a square with arrows in, but not the edited version. Checking in finder, the edited picture is in the folder where I imported the photos from. Am a missing a basic setting?

That sounds very strange. You should have the referenced icon in the lower right corner on the edited version as well.
Just thinking; are you using Aperture 1.x by any chance? In the previous version of Aperture the edited image was stored inside the library file, and in version 2.x the edited image is stored together with the original referenced master.
You could try to rebuild your library by holding down the "CMD + OPT"- keys when starting Aperture. Choose from the dialog.
Regards
Paul K

Using (Parallels) PS as an external editor for Aperture

I am new to the Mac so perhaps this has already been addressed. If so, I apologize.
I am using Aperture for my photo editing and have been using PhotoShop CS5, through Parallels, as an external editor. Much to my surprise this works reasonably well most of the time although sometimes I run into a very puzzling situation.
Typically I use CS5 to take care of lens distortion since Aperture does not have that functionality built-in. I adjust an image and, if it needs perspective adjustment, I call CS5, through Parallels, convert the object into a Smart Object, Transform the object using the Distort functionality, flatten the image and save it to return to Aperture. Most of the time this works just fine. However sometimes I end up with an image that Aperture tells me it cannot open and, when I try to open it with PS again, it also fails. Sometimes the newly adjusted image just never shows up in Aperture and it is as though it dispappered into the ether.
I have tried Save and I have tried Save As using the same location specified by PS. Save normally works but sometimes fails as described above and Save As always seems to fail. Can anyone tell me what is going on here?
One more note. When the attempt to adjust the photo in CS5 fails I have tried again and again and it always seems to fail for those images. I have no idea why this should be but repeated attempts fail. I have success about 60% of the time and the rest of the time either I get an image that cannot be opened or an image that just disappers. I am using CS5 under Parallels because Adobe will not give me a license for the Mac version unless I upgrade and I would rather not pay the $200 and I don't want to end up in CC.
There are really two issues here. First, why is CS5 occasionally failing and, second, is there a good replacement for CS5 that will work with Aperture to do Perspective Adjustments. I have the trial of PTLens but CS5 is much more flexible in how it allows me to distort an image since not all my image distortions from UWA lenses are symetrical and PTLens only handles symetrical distortion.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Agreeing with 99jon, and adding that in my opinion, the only logical use of the two programs is to use the Lightroom Library Module (not the PSE Organizer) as the tool for organizing your photos, and the Lightroom Develop module as your primary editor, and the PHotoshop Elements Editor as the supplemental editor for the situation where you need more power editing than Lightroom provides.
Why? Because Lightroom is designed so that it can relatively seemlessly send photos to PSE for extra editing and receive the edited photo back from PSE.
There is no relatively seemless way to have the PSE Organizer send photos to Lightroom and receive the edited photo in return. You will do a lot of extra work to make this work. I am also very skeptical about this statement, I don't think it opens your photos in the Lightroom Develop Module, but I admit I haven't tried it: "I figured out how to configure Elements to call Lightroom to edit a picture directly. (Edit-> Preferences->Editing) WIth that setting, I can now use lightroom on my photos."

Using photoshop elements 12 as external editor in Aperture 3.5.1

I have been using photoshop elements 12 as external editor to resize some photos and add some refinements not available in aperture....
It look like the file I send to PE becomes HUGE but is not marked as a separate version.....there is a little mark in lower right corner..
Is this correct?normal?
It is a problem, because I am also trying to use focus stacking software and it won't stack files with huge size differences...
thanks
sailmom

oh wow!
I started with a .orf (olympus omd em1) RAW file 13.73 MB...
I just right clicked to edit in photoshop elements...
so the one beside it...is 40.51.....it does not say new version but it has the "dot" on lower right.....
so I don't understand all the intricacies of this...but I am guessing sending a file out of Aperture gets a huge file in return.....
thanks!
sailmom

External editor in Aperture: How do I see the edited image in Aperture?

I used to be able to edit externally in Elements and then save/close the program and see the changes in Aperture. This does not happen anymore. I have to save the changed image (onto my desktop), and then import it into Aperture. Any suggestions how to save the file edited externally directly in Aperture? OS10.8.5, Aperture 3.4.5

I just switched that to .psd and the edited file appeared in Aperture as before.
That should not be necessary. Both tiff and psd should work. Does your external editor change the .tiff extension to .tif when saving back? Then Aperture will not recognize the file. The external editor needs to be set to save over the existing file with exactly the same filename, inclusing extension.

How to add more than 1 External Editor to Aperture 3?

I am evaluating Aperture 3...I have LR, CS4 as well as some of the editors from Nik Software e.g. Viveza, DFine...How can I add more than one of these as external editors without going into Preferences and changing Export every single time when I want to edit a photo with one of these?
Thnx

you always use ps for the external editor. To use the plug ins, you simply pick edit with plugin when you right click on a file to edit.

Can I use lightroom as an external editor from Aperture?

Could I use Lightroom to do edits on an Aperture file and then return the edited file to Aperture for saving or editing further?

No. You could use Photoshop or Acorn or Pixelmator or Gimp as external editors as they are all "pixel" editors. But not Lightroom as it doesn't work the same way.

How to I set up PSE12 to be the external editor for Aperture - aperture is exporting the photos but they are not showing up in PSE

I want to use PSE12 as external editor for apetture . the photos are exportd but do not show up in PSE. Must be some adjustment I can't find?

The article below is for PSE 10, but should be relevant for PSE 12. I recently used the instructions for editing Aperture photos in PSE 11
http://barbarabrundage.com/2011/10/05/adobe-hide-and-seek-setting-pse-10-as-exte rnal-editor/

Best Plug-in/External Editor for Aperture Local Adjustments

I've been playing with trial versions of Nik's plug-in suite, Lightzone, and I have a version of CS3.
From the standpoint of making local adjustments ( hopefully something we will see in the next version of Aperture), which do you feel is the easiest to use without compromising results.
I sorta lean towards Nik's plug-in especially Viveza but would like to hear from those of you who have had some serious usage with any of these tools as with the trial period and being busy, there's only so much time I can spend on it. Nik suite is being bundled for discount and there's also a discount on Lightzone as an external editor.
Thanks,
Larry

CS3 is a great external editor- If you want something that is really easy and quick to use the Nik software is amazing. The three tools that I use a lot from Nik (I use them directly from Aperture and in Photoshop on smart objects) are Viveza, Silver EFEX Pro, and sharpener.
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External editor with Aperture 3.6

I've upgraded from PSE10 to PSE13.
I used Aperture>preferences>Export and updated External Photo Editor to PSE13.
Selected the 5 photos I wanted to export and hey presto nothing happened.
I've seem to remember that, actually, it's not as easy as it seems but I can't remember if I have to point to another file within PSE13 in the External Photo Editor.
Would some kind soul please confirm my thoughts and tell me which file it should be.
Why can't simple things be simple?

OK - so when you now open your Aperture>Preferences>Export you should see in the 'choose' drop down menu PSE13 as a new choice. Select that option and then try to export just one image as a test at the TIFF 16 bit setting. Good luck.

Using Photoshop as External Editor in Aperture

I'll be switching from PC to Mac soon. I use Photoshop to do all my editing. The database mgt tool for my PC does not have a Mac version, so I'm hoping Aperture 3 will fit my needs. I now make three versions of a photo - the original, a "working" version and the final version used for prints (I sell the prints). The PC file names are the same except for CAM or WORK or FINAL added to the end of the file name. Here is what I do. I find the original version (CAM) in the database and start PS and open the file from the DB program. I make my changes in PS and do a "save as" in PS with the WORK or FINAL in the new name. The new file will be added to the DB. So, now there are 2 DB entries - the original and the final along with 2 seperate files.
From what I read, Aperture doesn't like the "Save as" in PS. If I do a "Save" in PS, won't that just update the original file? How can I save the modified version as a new file (with all layers, etc.) and have it added to Aperture?
Looking for HELP!

When You use PS from Aperture, then Aperture makes a new version (a new file) that pass to PS.
When You save from PS don't change the name, the file will be updated with all the variations made in PS (if You want, also with layers).
This file is recognized in Aperture as a new file.
In fact You have two files on disc.
If You use directly PS without pass through AP, then You have two files, but the new file (made from PS) must be imported into AP.

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