Good camera for Aperture?

Hello. I am looking for a good camera that is not a DSLR. I have found a Sony that has 12.1MP and would like some opinions before I make the purchase. Any help would be appreciated. Here is the link to the camera at Sony's site: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1055 1&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=20008504

There's only 1 'compact' camera that I'm aware of that still supports RAW which is where you would get most of your advantage with using Aperture. The camera in question is the Leica D-Lux 3 which is a superb camera although a little pricey. I've borrowed one once and it took pictures that were quite frankly unbelievable when compared even with some pictures from a D200 Nikon. Have a look at http://www.leica-camera.co.uk/photography/compactcameras/d-lux3/ and try not to make your decision too much on the price. If you really want to get the best from Aperture and your Camera then the Leica would be my choice. If you're not hung up on the size, then Panasonic's mentioned here are also superb but the later ones such as the FZ-18 aren't supported which is Apertures downfall against Lightroom but that's a whole new topic.

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Good Camera for sports & action

I am a photographer for a independent wrestling company and looking to invest in a new camera that matches the quality I need to take quite a few Action shots and fast speed photos I need advice with what would be a good camera for sports or alot of action I need something that will be capable of taking photos when there is alot of movement and not blurr the picture. also that will be good with keeping battery power that wont need to be charged as often or have batteries replaced frequently because these shows can be 1-3 hours long and I dont have time to rotate batteries or worry if the photo is blurred out. if someone can suggest or guide me to a camera that might be affordable or fit the description I will greatly appreciate it I would use this camera often so its got to be something that will be reliable with the job I have

+1 for the D90. Or if a Canon interests you, Canon's T1i is about the same class as the Nikon D90. You'll need to handle both to see which one appeals to you. Or if you are thinking of semi-pro/pro class bodies, look for a used Nikon D300 (can be found used for around $1100) or a new Canon 50D ($1300 @ BB). The 50D kinda falls between the D90 and D300. The 50D and D300 will be bigger than the T1i and D90 physically so if you have smaller hands these may be easier.
Lenses. Since wrestling events I've been too (yes I'll admit I've gone to a WWE event a couple times) the rings are pretty well lit. You may get away with a straight f/4.
Canon has a nice 17-40 ($840) but that may be a bit wide IMO. Maybe start with a 24-105 f/4 IS USM($1250). Only experience I've had with Canon lenses is when I play with friends Canons.
Nikon really doesnt have much for a straight f/4 lens in a range like Canon does (which irks me since theres times I dont need a f/2.8 nor in a shoot where the lense could get damaged). Also Nikon lenses arent exactly cheap and are a bit more $$$ than its Canons counterparts. But the glass IS extremely high quality. For fast action I wouldnt use 3rd party lenses for a Nikon. Nikons AF-S (focus motors are built in the lens) snaps instantly into focus. A screw drive lense (Nikon AF-D) uses the focus motor in the body and is slightly slower. Even my Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 literally snaps into focus on 550mph jets at airshows. I have a few 3rd party lenses and even though the IQ of the lens is near Nikon quality, focus speed isnt as fast (even Sigma's HSM lenses dont focus as fast as AF-S in my experience).
Which ever brand you get, Canon or Nikon, they are both high quality equipment. I always recommend only these two brands of cameras for DSLR's. These are the two top dogs.
King of the World...

A Good Reference for Aperture, Versions, File Names, Changing & Moving

I was wondering if there is a consensus on a good reference for understanding how Aperture handles files?
Versions and file names.
How do you change them in Aperture?
What happens if you change them in Finder?
Do I need versions? (can't I just us file names?)
What about moving the masters, or changing where there are located at in Finder?
Can I do that in Aperture?
Can I only do that in Finder?
Should I never do that in Finder?
The reason I'm looking for a good reference is because I haven't found one. The user guide (or manual) that comes with Aperture doesn't help with these issues. Search file name and nothing comes back.
I did get a copy Apple Pro Training Series book for Aperture 3. But I don't think it does a good job explaining how Aperture's file system works, especially in relation to Finder.
Rather than fill this forum with endless questions (which could be answered by reading the manual and using it the software) I'd like to get a better understanding, from a good source.
I've only used iPhoto for Mobile Publishing, ATV and now Photo Stream. I don't use it to organize my decades of photos. I don't like having all my photos inside a managed database, which I don't have to do with Aperture. I never understood why you'd want to change the name of a photo in iPhoto, when it never changes the file name. If you send it to someone, after you changed it's name, the other person gets the photo with the original (still in Finder) file name.
Thanks.

I never understood why you'd want to change the name of a photo in iPhoto, when it never changes the file name.
This may help or not but here goes.
There's a distinction to be made between files and the data they contain. The example I use is as follows: In my iTunes Library I have a file called 'Let_it_Be_The_Beatles.mp3'. So what is that, exactly? It's not the song. The Beatles never wrote an mp3. They wrote a tune, some lyrics, recorded it and a copy of that recording is stored in the mp3 file. The file is just a container for the recording. That container is designed in a specific way attuned to the characteristics and requirements of the data. Hence, mp3.
Similarly that Jpeg / tiff/ raw/ whatever is not your photo, it's a container designed to hold that kind of data. And along with that data comes opportunities: Metadata, for a start. Exif and IPTC contain vast amounts of information - some it very basic, like the date and time the shot was taken - some of it quite complex, like a lot of details of the settings used in the camera.
Aperture, iPhoto et al are all about the data and not the file. Import the file and forget about it. Process the image - crop it, fix red eye, run it through the whole gamut of tools in the App and the file never changes at all. Create multiple versions of the image. But there's still only one file. Name it. You name the photo - and that is an entry in the Exif or IPTC. The name of the photo has nothing to do with the name of the file. Because the file is just the tin for the beans.
Even when you export, unless you specifically choose to export the Master, you are exporting the processed Photo into a different container - that's why you can export Raw as Jpeg, or Jpeg as Tiff. Because the process of export just puts the image into a new container.
Basically, if you want to manage files you need to use a File Manager. But you're using a Photo manager and expecting it to behave like a file manager.
And, of course, apps like Aperture and iPhoto have the option to use the Title of the photo as filename on export to the new file.
Does that muddy the waters?

Good camera for FCE 4 up to $600

Hi. I am a teacher and need recommendations for a camera that will easily interface with FCE 4. Middle school students (12-13 yrs) will be using it so it needs to be straight forward and sturdy.
Thank you very much for your suggestions,
Akamai Mom

I have a Sony HD Bloggie as a cheap HD camcorder, that's under $200 at BHPhoto, and uses a memory stick. The reviews say it doesn't work in low light very well, I haven't run it thru a lot of tests yet myself (it's my second camera when I need two angles, I'll know how it goes in a couple days if I get this project working, but initially the video looks good).
Nice thing about this is it's easy and there's not many controls. You flip open the view screen and it's on. Obviously it's not for professional use.

A good miniDV camera for footage capture for FC6?

I've got a Macbook Pro and FC6 and I'm looking to buy a miniDV camera just for the purpose of capturing my footage. I'm looking for a cheap camera, like the Samsung SC-D382, but don't know what sort of specifications to look for. Can I use a USB cable to capture footage, or does it need to be a 6 pin firewire cable? Also, does anyone have any recommendations regarding cheap but good cameras for capturing? Thanks!

look for a camera that also has A/V inputs and will pass them through to firewire. That way, if the need arises, you can capture from an analog source such as a VCR (archiving, perhaps). This is a great budget solution, as dedicated D/A converters can cost as much as or more than a cheap miniDV camera.

Need New Camera for Vacation (Please Read)

This summer I am going out West and going to Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. As you may know there is plenty of beautiful sceneries, and wildlife to enjoy in this part of the U.S. So I am wanting to take some of it back with me and show my family some of the great pictures I took. Last year I went and got to see many things that my old camera couldn't focus or zoom in good enough. So I have made the decision to go camera looking again. I'm looking for a camera that can zoom fairly well that doesn't get all fuzzy. I'm a pretty big guy and my hands are quite large, so I'm not looking for one of those little cameras that fit in the palm of your hand. I need something that where I push down the button and everything will remain steady, and I'm looking around in the price range of $200-$250 dollars. If anybody can help on giving some recommendations, I will be forever thankful.
Thanks

No, I actually don't know anybody that has a DSLR. I've decided that's not what I needed. I'm by far no professional photographer and for me to spend that much money for a used or older camera, when I only will use it once or twice a year would be ridiculous. I took some pretty good pictures last year when I went out west and even won a picture contest with the little Canon Powershot my aunt had given me when she bought her new camera. I was just thinking about possibly getting something new because 1) I have lost my old camera 2) I was wanting something with a little more zoom. I have been researching and CNET and alot of other reviews that I have read say that the Sony Cybershot DSC-H20B is really good camera for my price range. Anybody got any comments on the Sony Cybershot DSC-H20B?

Will the new 3GHz iMac (24") with GeForce 8800 be good for Aperture v2?

hi all.
I've just seen the specs on the new iMac and I'm interested. I was resigned to buying a Mac Pro but found it difficult to justify the cost because I'm not a professional photographer. the new iMac might be good enough at a much more justifiable cost.
I wonder if anyone has information or opinions regarding the following.
Will the glossy screen be a nuisance? There is stray light in our living room where I use my computer although we do have venetian blinds on both windows. (don't bother suggesting using the computer in another room. this is Hong Kong where space is scarce and expensive.)
Will 3GHz/4GB be significantly faster than my 2GHz/2GB iMac for Aperture operations? (Aperture was not included in Apple's test comparisons)
Will the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS card be beneficial to Aperture use?
Will the FireWire 800 be significantly faster than the FireWire 400? on my iMac, transfers to/from my external SATA disks run at only a dismal 13MB/s rather than the ideal 40MB/s. is it my iMac's limited processor power, or a limiting factor with having only 2GB of RAM and a scad of applications open, or a problem (concerning caching) with Leopard's copying routines?
for future reference, would the Aperture library saved on the internal SATA drive be faster than if it was saved on the external SATA drive connected via FireWire 800?
your input and information would be appreciated (and it's probably going to be a common question).
sincerely,
Gregory

Gregory Rivers wrote:
Will the glossy screen be a nuisance?
My expectation (every workspace is different as are individual perceptions) is that the reflective issues of the iMac's glossy screen would be very tolerable. What many (not all) graphics pros including me find intolerable is the fact that glossy displays add contrast and saturation to images. However many, perhaps most, non-graphics-pros prefer the added contrast and saturation, which is why Apple uses those displays. Each individual must do his/her own side-by-side comparisons and determine personal preference.
Will 3GHz/4GB be significantly faster than my 2GHz/2GB iMac for Aperture operations?
Yes.
Will the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS card be beneficial to Aperture use?
I believe yes, but that is just a guess since I do not know the card well. Certainly picking an iMac for Aperture usage I would choose the top 24" with the 8800 GS card
Will the FireWire 800 be significantly faster than the FireWire 400?
Yes.
...for future reference, would the Aperture library saved on the internal SATA drive be faster than if it was saved on the external SATA drive connected via FireWire 800?
Yes. Best IMO will be to have the AP Library on the internal drive but with Referenced Masters on external FW800 drives. The top iMac allows up to 1 TB internal drive size. Since drives slow as they fill, order a large drive and keep it less than half full to optimize operation.
...is it my iMac's limited processor power, or a limiting factor with having only 2GB of RAM and a scad of applications open, or a problem (concerning caching) with Leopard's copying routines?
Pretty much everything impacts AP performance, so the more things you optimize the better. The maximum 4 GB RAM of iMacs, although quite workable, will always be limiting. Good policy is to restart or at least close as many irrelevant applications as necessary prior to an extended Aperture work session.
Steve Weller, builder of the excellent <http://www.bagelturf.com/index.html> Aperture website, discusses speed improvements here:
<http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1273934&tstart=75>
If you ever do run into performance issues, work to dial in on each of the performance tweaks he discusses.
As an aside, I too like the MBP (ideally 17" matte screen) as preferable to the iMac because of the portability. Unfortunately cost may make that an unacceptable choice, but I cannot overstate the huge benefits of portability.
Good luck!
-Allen Wicks

Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.01 for Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11

Check Software Update!
Canon EOS M
Canon PowerShot S110
Nikon D600
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Canon PowerShot G15
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon 1 J2
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ200
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G5
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX7
Sony Alpha NEX-F3
Those of you who have already imported "unsupported" photos into Aperture (i.e. Nikon D600) photos, simply choose Photos->Reprocess Original after installing this update (and restarting Aperture), and the photo will then show up.
Aperture Expert has a little summary too:
http://www.apertureexpert.com/tips/2012/10/24/digital-camera-raw-compatibility-u pdate-401-for-aperture-3-a.html

I cannot fathom why a RAW update is not compatible with all versions of Aperture 3. This is forced redundancy in my opinion. Not happy...
I understand that this is annoying for you, but it is part of the redesign of MacOS to make it more efficient and not to waste disk space on redundant installations.
The recent raw update - as I see it - is an update to Mac OS X 10.8.x, not to Aperture. Since Mac OS X Lion Apple has started to migrate the raw support directly to the OS, so they do not need to install the raw support as update to many different applications. I have not checked yet - is this update included in Lion as well? I sincerely hope so.
Send feedback to Apple that you need this upgraded raw support also available in Snow Leopard.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html
Léonie

Need a good flash video camera for use with my Mac...Suggestions?

I have been looking at these things for weeks, and have heard remarks about different cameras not converting over to a mac very well. There is so much noise out there about different Cameras. At this point, I think I have it narrowed down that I want one with removeable/replaceable memory cards, and an HD Model. Looking to spend not much over a grand for a basic starter kit (bag, filters, lens covers, chargers, etc) and camera with a 2 year over factory warrantee, with ample memory. I am driving Cross-country with my brother who is getting out of the military and want to be able to make use of the footage I get. I want a good camera that I can easily make work with the Mac editing programs without having to purchase a bunch of extraneous programs, etc.
Suggestions?

I have the Panasonic HDC-SD5 and it works well.
Be sure to pick a camera off this list:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1014

Good HD camera for FCE - Sanyo? Canon? Sony?

I'm looking for a good HD camera for FCE (1920 × 1080 pixels; no tape, no HDD--just Memory).
Is anyone here using the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1010?
I could only find sample videos of the older HD1000 here:
http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/products/lineup/dmx_hd1000/feature/02/index.html
Is the quality of the HD1010 better?
Or can someone recommend Canon (HF100?) or Sony?
Thanks!

Please have a look at these cutouts of your examples:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/633305198/9a2d60f9d7f9fc6d3cb974cb9c10637f
During horizontal movements it doesn't look very good too. Why...?
I looked for other 1920 x 1080 sample movies on Vimeo, and most of them looked MUCH better than yours:
(I could only watch the MOVs and MP4s -- no MPGs, AVIs and WMVs -- where can I find the right plugins for QT...?)
========== MP4 ========== :
http://vimeo.com/2066768
http://vimeo.com/download/video:85836840?e=1228936457&h=2d7b989dcf3f726fc880a27a aadff6d1&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/877353
http://vimeo.com/download/video:50936435?e=1228955488&h=df124d3cddca933233288311 75b79139&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/874048
http://vimeo.com/download/video:50539882?e=1228955762&h=9b71b56a5f62f8eced16590f de439e7d&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/942167
http://vimeo.com/download/video:57750895?e=1228955923&h=dd160ef7e478e5be2e50ed81 058a9157&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
"Camera Settings: FXP (of course), 24P, Cine. No post processing was done other than inverse telecine to get the true 24p"
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/1579639
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84938054?e=1228959874&h=0c3089fe59bb0df08a40a040 a70b197d&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
"This exportation is on Sony Avc codec. Vimeo has problems with this codec upload: the message "holding pattern" appears at least during a few hours."
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/877968
http://vimeo.com/download/video:51008096?e=1228960326&h=0cc7f8fea66894ca44d96177 3aa0e7af&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
"convert from MTS to MP4 with sony vegas 8.0"
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/861101
http://vimeo.com/download/video:49260260?e=1228961001&h=a1083709d6cd6bc2e48cd07d e536e317&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
"1080p 30p 17MBps FXP mode - converted from MTS to MP4 with sony vegas 8.0"
PLAYS FINE!
http://vimeo.com/1514388
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84825675?e=1228962554&h=a80ca03d041ef53e919d7ea7 9ed8e744&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
PLAYS FINE!!!
http://vimeo.com/1864942
http://vimeo.com/download/video:85474329?e=1228963133&h=2573a3eb8c5ae7d576196388 802e2aaf&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
PLAYS FINE!!!
http://vimeo.com/2154180
http://vimeo.com/download/video:86001721?e=1228959239&h=cb519c4feb867880ba79a9b5 68dc7053&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
QT CRASHES!
http://vimeo.com/894341
http://vimeo.com/download/video:52665086?e=1228961606&h=2a4710fe92e4dfa00c6484ae bfef21a1&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
"This was Auto W/B and 30p. I'm finding that I like 30p over 60i. Tried 24p cinema, and it just looks washed out and lower frame rate - not very 'cinema'."
("like the 30p mode better than the 60i. My preferred mode is 24i in "cinema" setting, which gives a very "film-like" look."
=> "The file is not a movie file")
========= MOV ========== :
http://vimeo.com/2378443
http://vimeo.com/download/video:86419131?e=1228958152&h=1cb1ef84ed244b96b4576ffc d90bd02c&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
"Filmed in 30 P mode, 17 Mb/sec, Auto WB (a bit off sometimes) - Imported with Voltaic, edited with iMovie HD 6.0, exported to quicktime"
PLAYS FINE!!!
========== MPG ========== :
http://vimeo.com/899186
http://vimeo.com/download/video:53171708?e=1228931308&h=df2d4c269528ffc673bc3d02 2ae3104c&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/894555
http://vimeo.com/download/video:52681869?e=1228931474&h=7a395d836a0906269c4ac3d7 eff8d00c&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/1292168
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84425502?e=1228943723&h=8885d04465f053b9afc447a1 1d430766&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/1520726
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84836028?e=1228962415&h=46517f95818fea61e06956f4 d6b1dea7&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
========== AVI ========== :
http://vimeo.com/1503128
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84805116?e=1228935141&h=805d18efa32ec220d7467637 f465ab1a&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/1503232
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84805245?e=1228935912&h=2ea157e92bad012e97049785 e63f94af&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/1106220
http://vimeo.com/download/video:74189151?e=1228942452&h=a6aae713f083231390a259a6 14ec95aa&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/1503565
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84805739?e=1228957994&h=95884c6895ded635aa897780 4f257560&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
http://vimeo.com/1411052
http://vimeo.com/download/video:84641392?e=1228961508&h=743a1989a3f1ff9efc7b528c b32fbfa5&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
========== WMV ========== :
http://vimeo.com/1826169
http://vimeo.com/download/video:85400735?e=1228961889&h=98c5a8978f25f37975cbc963 d93fbef5&uh=caa1c7c9d562c96ad50ce7a8454a1de1
So the Canon HF100 seems to be a really good camcorder,
but it may be difficult to find the best export settings in FCE...?

Just wrapped a project with the F55. Good camera. Pity this place has basicaly become a selling list for it.

I bought a used F55 3 months ago for a doc project where I needed a global shutter camera and didn't want to put up with the Blackmagics. I paid 15k for it. I just sold it again for the same 15K, so basically it was a free rental. The camera was perfect for the project. The global shutter really made a difference and it is small enough for some run and gun. All together it's a very good camera. Not even close to the drag that is using a FS7.Although the F55 is not a camera I would say makes cinematic images like the Alexa or F35 and if I was shooting a narrative project I would proabably not go with it, for this project I couldn't have choosen a better camera. For anything else other than narrative I would have no problem using it again. It is very very flexible. It's a real pity that this forum has become basically a selling list selling F5s, F55s and recorder instead of discussing how to get the best out of these cameras. If not a for sale post it's generally some rant or complain about what Sony is not doing. The camera is great. Enough said.

ghupka wrote:
..not to mention that the whole concept of buying a camera for a single shoot and reselling it is more of a producer/accountant approach. Most of us who buy cameras want to use them for multiple projects over a longer term, and/or get supplemental rentals from them. It's that environment where the F-55 shines - You want 4K raw files? Sure. You want HD MPEG 422/50? No problem. Etc. etc. One camera that can shoot anything from a feature film to a news story.
Even though I have my share of things I would like to see improved, I've said before that the F-55 earned its purchase price back faster than any other camera I've owned.What if the whole concept of buying a camera for a single shoot and reselling it is more of a producer/accountant approach? How is that a problem? The reason I sold the F55 again is because I don't need it! This was a special project where it's abilities made everything easier. But for the record I also used a F3 mixed with the F55 for some shots where the rolling shutter was no problem and it cuts just fine too. If I had enough jobs that would use the F55 and no other camera would do I would have kept it. But to be honest I don't. Even this docu is being finished in HD and 4K was never even brought up. The global shutter and real pro features is what brought me to the F55 for this. But leaving it sitting in a closet till the next eventual job that would need it didn't make sense. By the way I couldn't care less if people are selling their F55. Yes, this ****** massive selling trend is what allowed me to get a very good deal on a F55 with LCD viewfinder for only 15K. From a person who wanted to get rid of it to buy an Amira. Good for me, yes. My complain is not about people selling. Is about people using this forum as a selling list. Use Ebay or a forum that has a classifieds section instead of polluting this forum with your for sale adds. Every other thread is a for sale. Just in the first page now we have 8 for sale threads! This forum is to discuss the camera. When I got the F55 it was an annoyance to look through threads for tips with every other thread being somebody pimping the camera sale. Sony, please open a classified forum and prohibit people from advertising on the normal forums, like every other civilized camera forums does. Keep things much more clean and organized.

Mac mini i5 good for aperture?

Is anybody using one of the new minis for aperture?
I currently have a 2.26 GHz C2D Mini (the last one with "cookie box" case) with 8GB RAM and a 7.2krpm HD and a 2.4 GHz MBP. Both run aperture3 o.k. but performance is not really snappy with 21 Megapixel RAWs. Would an upgrade to a new i5 mini be a real improvement? I recall something about aperture using the graphics card a lot for offloading and that with big Images you need a lot of VRAM. Are the 256 MB enough or do I need 512MB (which as far as I know is not possible in the mini). Unfortunately an iMac ist out of the question because I cannot stand glossy displays and I already have a 27" screen that ist better than the iMacs integrated screen.

I am using a Mac Mini to do all sorts of things in GB-2. I would recommend getting the 1.42Ghz model. I would also recommend the Firewire Solo as your input device. Because it is Firewire, it will not rob any of the valuable CPU resources.
Note also the the Mac Mini has a slow hard drive, but for two inputs, I doubt this will be a problem. Just be aware of it.

Icc profiles for aperture book printing...

Do the Aperture Book Printing folks provide icc profiles so I can soft-proof the images beforehand?

Please note that monitors provide fairly accurate color when the images are saved in an sRGB color space, however, presses are not as reliable...
Well, Mike, thanks for sharing the info here.
At one point, in Mark's email to you, as mentioned above in his email from Apple, I have to say I am a little surprised about his statement re: monitors provide fairly accurate... when the images saved in an sRGB colour space...
It is very tricky statement where it depends on how we define the term "fairly accurate" in monitors. What we don't know if Mark meant by when monitor has been "properly" set up as profiled and calibrated with high-grade calibration hardware. Unless IF the monitor has been proper profiled and calibrated, then his statement would be correct. But IF not profiled or calibrated at all, I am afraid that his statement is incorrect.
Now these days with newer monitors and newer Apple laptops with better monitor technology, it is still need to be properly profiled and calibrated. It just depends on individual's preference, desire and the purpose of such project whatever someone is working on. While majority of Aperture users' are probably mostly professional photographers or those who are into photography savvy, then colour-managed workflow is a norm. For me, it IS absolute A MUST colour-managed workflow.
Although, I do a heavy post-production workflow on MacPro where I always have my monitors calibrated. I don't typically calibrate my laptop, though. Because sometimes I forgot to turn off the automatic ambient light in System Preference in Display section. It is a little inconvenience in that case. Unless if I am being away on photographic trips far from Canada abroad, then it is a different story. But not always bring my calibration device with me. Too inconvenience to haul it around at the airports etc. So colour-managed workflow is a must with MacPro in my studio.
However, other individuals have their own preference, comfort zone and the purpose of such project. Perhaps their workflow set up differently than yours or mine, that is ok.
But in that email you received from someone at Apple didn't make it clear about that statement about 'fairly accuracy'.
Then something else is something else actually--when Apple guy said presses are not always.... Again, that is why it is important that you get monitor properly profiled and calibrated. Once it is done properly, then it is all good. But remember, you need to re-calibrate monitor once a week or every two weeks or once month. In order to get pretty close to printed output, always a good idea to soft proof. If needed to make slightly conservative adjustments to your satisfaction or level of expectation, the output would be fairly close to what it is appeared in monitor. When I mean "fairly close" in comparing the output to what you are seeing in monitor with these post-production images used in that output, in fairness, I would estimate fairly close in terms of anywhere in range between 92 to 95 percent - that is very fair conservative perspective on how close in the output vs monitor. It is truly, really, truly rare to get the output 100% as obvious and precise as you are seeing in monitor. If that is the case, and if that is true FOR that person achieved this, this probably means takes that person many years to perfect his/her colour-managed workflow for that matter. Never has been that pretty close, but I'd be shocked if I see mine aced right on spot. I'd be lying to you if I get all output perfect as appeared in my monitors. If I did, that would be incorrect statement.
It seems a lot of factors and things to do and things need to require in a thoroughly colour-managed workflow production, it is how it is done. But this can also means save money, effort and time if done properly right from the beginning.
In fairness, I would really wish that guy from Apple should have said a little more obvious and precise with his definition of fairly accuracy with monitors. It doesn't says what kind of monitors he refers to. Low quality, cheap monitors deliver good results? Lot of factors need to be looked at for consideration for yourself.
Of course, as you can tell that colour management topic is pretty heavy, highly technical and everything in deep thinking with world of colours. It takes years for an individual (both pros and non-pro individuals) finally understand what it is all about. Again, technologies evolve rapid for the better in many cases for new monitors, commercial print equips, advanced ink technology, advanced paper production technology... That goes on effortless endless, actually.
Hope some of thoughtfu perspective and experience be of some interest, and it is obvious that this discussion probably will attract some more excitement discussion, the more the better. So that every other Aperture users who have the similar issues, they'll definitely want to come to here... And learn and share.
I also use Blurb too. They are getting better than it was once a couple years ago when Blurb first started. As they add more variety of book sizes, types of paper stock and things like that. This also give someone some flexibility in choosing workflow production using Blurb software or online bookmaking or using PDF to Book service for those who are advanced users that use InDesign layout design app. In that case of PDF to Book, the advanced users would need to download Blurb's preset plug-in to put in InDesign in order to export the PDF output to meet and integrate into Blurb's Preflight Checklist at the time of upload. I use PDF to Book service with InDesign, etc. It is fairly self explanatory and easy to follow steps. Also slightly off topic, but when making Blurb book, to get most out of their product and service with Blurb, in that case, they came up with brilliant resource called Colour Resource Centre designed for making more beautiful books. In that resource centre, it is easy to read and follow.
I would think this probably shed some insights and understanding the basics of colour management, the whole thing all about this, that and the other all together.
I would also want other high-powered hard-core Aperture users share their experience with Aperture Book printing service. I'd be happy to share my experience about making Aperture Book vs. Blurb Book through PDF to Book service. However, I would think the export to PDF from Aperture probably has it's own different setting or slightly different configuration inside the PDF engine on Mac for Blurb book. There has been some discussion about wanting a Aperture Plug In for Blurb Book. blurb has been quiet on it, I take that they probably will not develop a special plug-in for Aperture Users. Sorry if it is a little off topic. But somehow someone in the discussion mention Blurb. so...
Anyhow, hope that helps.

New external drive choices -- what's best for Aperture?

Hi. Hardware, I'm sorry to say, generally makes my head hurt.
Today Apple's delayed Thunderbolt-to-FW800 adapter made it appearance in Apple Stores.
Purchasers of the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display (rMBP) now have a nearly full set of options for using external drives with Aperture. I had been using a stable of FW800 drives (with my MBP 5,5). I'm looking for recommendations on what to upgrade to.
(Aside: I've been too busy to post a comment recommending the rMPB. It's my main Aperture machine (I use Aperture every day, but work in two different locations) -- I'm _very_ happy with it. Highly recommended. My machine is 16 GB RAM and 500 GB SSD. But there's still this ports problem ... .)
The options I know of:
- use the new adapter and use the old FW drives. These can be daisy-chained, as before. Afaik, the total throughput is limited by what TBolt allows (which may be more than enough).
- move drives to USB3 enclosures. I did this as a stop-gap measure while waiting for the adapters. I got my enclosures from OWC. The drives are not daisy-chainable. The rMBA has two USB3 ports.
- buy eSATA hubs and use the eSATA ports on the drives. This one just became available. Expensive, imho. Not sure how the Mac will handle it (I always have Originals referenced to external drives; I sometimes have Libraries on external drives).
- move drives to TBolt enclosures. These are slowly coming on the market. They are very expensive (imho).
- replace the drives with TBolt drives. Also very expensive.
- replace the drives with USB3 drives
I'm looking for a reasonable middle-term (3-5 years) solution. Fwiw, I'm not convinced that external drive throughput is even an issue with running Aperture. It seem to run well on my rMBA even when a large library is connected via USB2. (I assume Aperture is good at taking advantage of the 16 MB RAM and the SSD "scratch drive".) I need to have one USB2 port, and one TBolt port, available at all times (various peripherals; the TBolt is for external monitors).
Thanks!

Good stuff. Thanks. Agree in principle re: "TBolt for displays; USB3 for storage".
I did get a USB 3 hub. (Amazon link. There is a 7-port hub as well.) Highly recommended (at least for rMBP users). This works well with how I use Aperture: I have several external drives with mostly Referenced Originals and some Libraries. Since I rarely use more than one of these at a time, it doesn't matter that the hub throughput is limited to a single USB 3 channel. The USB 3 hub, for me, functions as a quasi-data-server for Aperture, and takes up only one of the two USB 3 ports on the rMBP. (Fwiw, with the rMBA I don't think there's much reason for storing Referenced Originals on a fast drive; because of the efficiency of the way Aperture caches, USB 2 may be fast enough. I haven't measured this yet.)
I mentioned eSATA only because almost all my external drives came with eSATA ports and cables. I have never used eSATA. At this point, I don't plan to.
I have moved a few drives into USB 3 enclosures (purchased from OWC). With the USB 3 hub, and the newly-available Apple TBolt-FW800 adapter (which supports daisy-chained FW devices), I am no longer in any practical way limited by the four ports on the rMBP (2x TBolt, 2x USB 3). Whew.
I backup my system drive wirelessly to a Time Capsule every night (by design, the machine doesn't have access to the TC during the day when I'm working), and use SuperDuper to backup all Libraries and Referenced Originals to specific sparse bundles kept on leap-frogging external drives, with one always off-site. At this point I make no practical distinction between FW800 and USB 3 drives for back-up, as they are all fast enough and the back-ups run unattended. (But USB 3 seems to be much faster.)

Macpro config for Aperture

Hi guys
I have the very first macpro ever released, the old 2 x dual core 2.66ghz xeon 5150's and 16gb ram. I have the nvidia 8800gt which i bought a while back when my old ati 1900xt card died.
I'm running 2 x 30" screens.
I'm thinking now is the time where a new one would give a bit of speed boost.
Can anyone suggest a ideal config for Aperture? My cameras are 1Ds mk3's and my aperture library is around 1.4tb at the moment.
I'm thinking the (obscenely priced) 2.93 8 core with 16gb ram from transintl.com and the radeon 4870.
I have lots of hard drives already I can put in it.
thanks

Your existing box (the same as mine) is still very good. Personally I would wait to replace it; at least until we see real-world Aperture performance on the new boxes for a month or two to help determine optimum configuration.
The CPU clock upgrades above the 2.26 8-core are ridiculously expensive, probably not cost effective. Wait until the end of the year and I bet we will see price drop and/or speed bump.
The Radeon 4870 is alleged to perhaps work on our 2006 Macs. Wait and see if it does. Barefeats.com will have tests.
My guess is that careful RAID array of fast hard drives & Library configuration (Referenced Masters Library perhaps?) might help performance on the existing box a great deal.
Wait too for memory tests before you add RAM to a 2009 MP. Early reports suggest groups of 6 rather than 8 DIMMs. Again, barefeats.com will have tests.
-Allen Wicks

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