Help in Aperture 2!

Hello everyone, I am using Aperture 2, what I am trying to do is, I believe it's called a lasso tool, where you can outline an image and remove it from the picture to place somewhere else. I cannot seem to find that, does anyone know what to do here, or what program does what I am looking for?
Thanks

adobe photoshop.
aperture (by design) does not have any masking or image compositing features.

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Help! Aperture 3.0.1 Crashing - at end of my rope!

OK - I am at the end of my rope and my problem solving ability. I have an Aperture library with a little under 9,000 images - almost all referenced on an external hard drive (connected via FireWire).
I bought Aperture 3 when it came out (boxed upgrade version). I upgraded from 2.5 (which was causing no trouble). But after upgrading to Aperture 3 (with no problems) Aperture will crash every time I open it... unless I open Aperture without the external drive plugged in, then once Aperture is open, plug in the external drive. Sometimes it crashes right away, sometimes it takes a minute or so. But if I open Aperture with the external drive attached it will crash every time.
Here's what I've tried:
- Upgraded to 3.0.1 - no help
- run in 32 bit mode - no help
- run repair disk (disk utility) on main drive - no errors - no help
- repair permissions - no help
- run repair disk (disk utility) on external drive with referenced files - no errors - no help
- move referenced files to another external drive - no help
- move aperture library to another external drive - no help
- switched external drives among three drives - no help
- run Aperture's repair permissions - no help
- run Aperture's Repair Database - several times never got past 0%, twice did finish - no errors - no help
- run Aperture's Rebuild Database - once finished no errors no help - once never finished - no help
- move Aperture library to external drive and try to consolidate library - didn't finish - no help
- Force update previews for all files - no help
- trashed all preferences - no help
- trashed preference file Apple recommends to re-enter serial numbers - reentered ver 2 and ver 3 serial numbers - no help
- trashed all plug ins - no help
- turned off Faces feature - no help
Here is PART of the crash log from the last time it crashed - when I try to post the whole thing I get an error. I am totally out of ideas, and I am really tired of messing around with this after a week. At this point I'd even try waiving dead chickens over my Macbook Pro! Please, please help! Thank you.
Process: Aperture [1743]
Path: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Identifier: com.apple.Aperture
Version: 3.0.1 (3.0.1)
Build Info: Aperture-1002221847~1
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [202]
Date/Time: 2010-02-26 00:16:38.483 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 220750 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 27
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 44634 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 14
Anonymous UUID: 9ECA806B-18AE-4E47-B1D4-EE575700F631
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x00000000b0b4bfdc
Crashed Thread: 23

At last a SOLUTION!! (more or less)
I spoke with Apple this afternoon and learned two important pieces of information.
1. The "processing" that happens when I begin Aperture with the external drive attached holding my referenced image files (which would stop and crash Aperture) is Aperture checking every file in order to use it with Brushes. The Apple rep said the Quartz/video card?? system analyzes every pixel in order to set things up for the Brushes system (and that system was crashing).
2. To stop Aperture from doing this "processing" when you begin Aperture (if it hasn't already been done) open Aperture while holding down the Shift key. This process I think is only done once when your importing images for the first time (or upgrading the database/program).
Once I relayed to Apple what I had already done, and once I understood what was happening, things made a little more sense. One or more files was apparently "corrupted" and was causing the system to crash. So how to determine which? Unfortunately there is no way to determine by the crash log. You have to find it by the process of elimination(!).
For me, I already knew which project and which set of albums had the problem (see my posting above). That still left over 1,000 images. So I took the project and exported it out four times. Then one at a time opened these libraries (holding down the Shift key) and deleted files/emptied trash on each so that in each library I had about 1/4 of the images (first one with the first 1/4, next one with the next 1/4 and so on). Again, each time remembering to hold down the shift key while opening and deleting the excess images.
Once this is done open them one at a time and see which one crashes. Note the images in the one that crashes. Delete all the library copies and redo the above process on the images included in the library that crashed. *And being REALLY sure I had multiple backups of my library on other drives in case things went terribly wrong or I deleted things in the wrong library.*
EVENTUALLY I whittled it down to three versions of an image that I had edited considerably in Aperture (I had a LOT of spot/patch/retouch on them). So, back to the main library, open with shift key down, export out TIFFs of the corrupted versions (so I didn't lose the images) and delete them from the library (remembering to empty the trash). Close aperture, open (without holding the shift key) and IT WORKED!!
OK - so, I am very happy to have finally figured this out but this is FAR from a good solution. The process of resolving this took an enormous amount of time. And I was fortunate to have only 3 versions all of the same image causing trouble. If I had several images in several projects I am not sure I would live long enough to figure it out. Apple REALLY needs to implement a trap in their programming that either passes over images it has problems with or gives an error indicating which one or SOMETHING.
Anyway, I know there are many others who have reported similar problems - I feel your pain - and I hope this helps you.
Now, with all that finally over, I am off to enjoy what looks to be a very feature-rich program!
Message was edited by: Ericw

Help. Aperture keeps opening automatically when Mac starts!

Hey guys. I need some help. Aperture keep opening automatically as soon as my Mac boots up....nothing is plugged in, no camera, iphone or any other image device..... ( its not the auto-import feature)....cant figure out what it is and its really annoying! what can i do.....help!

I have this, and it is NOT on the login items list. I close it and it comes back a few min later. ***?

Help Verify: Aperture 3 does not regenerate thumbnails at Import screen

Before I consider this to be a bug, can someone else help me verify that Aperture 3 will not regenerate thumbnails at the import screen? Basically, if you have the thumbnail slider middle-ish then slide toward larger thumbnails, Aperture just expands the existing thumbnail, resulting in pixellated thumbnails.
Surprising behavior, to say the least, especially since Lightroom has had this ability since 1.0 beta.

Sorry that was not helpful. I am using the trial version only and HELP states 'Aperture provides a few methods for reconstituting your Aperture library and the file relationships within it.'
To repair or rebuild your Aperture library : - following by empty white space.
Having looked through Aperture Commands under the Aperture Menu I cannot find any likely entry other than I have already mentioned.
Good luck.

Could not open Help File 'Aperture User Manual.PDF'

I downloaded the trial version, while waiting for my boxed version of Aperture to arrive. Once it came in, I entered the serial number and continued using the original application. However, when I try to access the user manual via Help, I get an Alert saying, "Could not open Help File 'Aperture User Manual.PDF'". I manually copied the PDF file from the CD to the documents folder, and then from there to the Applications folder - nothing makes a difference. I even reinstalled - same results. I have tried some of the other items in Help -- if it is for a manual, I get the same Alert.
Any help would be appreciated.
Russ

The files are all there. When I checked their properties, I noticed that the PDF files didn't point to adobe acrobat reader!
Before uninstalling Aperture and then reinstalling it, I tried to reinstall the latest version of Acrobat Reader. Suddenly, I could access the Aperture documents!
I am using a new iMac -- apparently, when I transfered all of my files from my old G5 iMac, Acrobat hadn't properly transfered. Reinstalling Adoe solved the problem!
Thanks for the help!
Russ

PLEASE HELP! Aperture becomes MISERABLY slow after performing perfectly.

Posting on this forum is my absolute last resort, but I am absolutely desperate.
I am a professional photographer who works on Aperture for hours daily. I made the switch to Aperture from a Bridge-based workflow a few months ago. Ever since I started importing all of my past work into Aperture, I have been dealing with radically inconsistent performance which is, literally, causing me days of delays, and thousands of dollars in missed work.
*Here is how I am set up.* All of my images are being referenced on a WD My Book via FireWire 800 connection directly to my computer - no daisy chaining. It is a 1TB drive, and it is referencing about 75,000 photos - mostly RAW. I did this to maintain a traditional file hierarchy incase I didn't have access to Aperture. My Aperture library folder is stored on my iMac's main HD. When I started using Aperture, I had an 20" iMac 2.4Ghz with 2GB RAM, and a Radeon 256MB video card - which definitely exceeds the minimum system requirements.
*When I first open up Aperture,* it runs beautifully. Quickly cycling though images, making snappy adjustments, exporting to Photoshop, and saving quickly. Absolutely everything I love it for. I would say after about 15-30 minutes of usage, the program slows to a near halt. Photoshop will slow down significantly, saving in Photoshop takes 30-45 seconds, and when I return to Aperture, images will load previews indefinitely, rendering adjustments useless without finagling. If I get adjustments to load, the adjustments are choppy and inconsistent. Exporting takes forever. Switching from project folders, creating galleries, changing viewing parameters - all unacceptably slow. It absolutely sabotages the performance of my computer. I end up having to completely restart the program to reacquire those glorious 15-30 minutes. This is all so strange considering initially, the program runs as it should! Perfectly! It is not that my computer isn't up to Aperture's specifications, or it would be slow(er) from launch.
*This is what I have done so far.* I initially checked the consistency of the Aperture library, as well as rebuilt the library (several times). This caused no improvement. I then contacted Apple via phone support which proved useless. I am convinced the support techs are doing nothing more than reading troubleshooting dialogue from the website, because we got nowhere. I then brought my iMac and external HD into the Apple Store to show them specifically what I was experiencing. After talking to a rather snippy store employee who gave me circular answers and then suggested that I "just return it," I requested the manager. He was pleasant, and kind enough to suggest a RAM upgrade, and provide it for free. I then had 4GB RAM, and considering I didn't have an opportunity to play with it more than 20 minutes in the store, I left hoping that would be the solution.
After getting back to my office and spending a considerable amount of time in the program, I saw that little progress was made. Yes, performance was certainly faster, especially for those 15-30 minutes, but the same problem resurfaced.
I suspected that it may be my WD external HD, considering I had loaded it's software after purchasing it. I suspected that considering it does have a sleep mode, an auto-off mode and a "capacity gauge," it may have gone into sleep mode as I was working on a file, and had to "wake up" when trying to save it, causing the workflow to go haywire. I proceeded to uninstall all of my WD software. I checked the drive's consistency, and I checked for errors via several high-end drive repair and recovery programs, and it was operating perfectly.
Even after this, I am still experiencing the SAME problem, and I am at a stand-still with NO idea what to do.
PLEASE! I am begging for any assistance. I can't work like this, and I can't bear switching to another (inferior) workflow.
Thank you!!

Hi
I couldn't help feeling sympathetic to your situation. I dont wish to state the obvious, but have you done all the basic checks...Is this thread any help..
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8093761#8093761
Updating to the latest version 10.5.4 could be a help. There is a new update available now 10.5.5 but I choose to let it settle down personally before I add it. Look at the forums and follow its progress before installing.
Hope you get things resolved...

Help with Aperture 3 printing to Epson R1800 please

No I haven't got the wrong forum, I think I will get the best answer here. I am a fully paid up member of the Lightroom 2 club and like to use both as I am sure others here do.
I cannot get a good print from Aperture 3, there is always a slight magenta colour cast. Prints from Lightroom and CS4 are perfect! And yes all settings are correct, I am not a beginer at this. This is with custom Permajet paper profiles and with Colormunki profiles. And as I have said prints from Lightroom and CS4 using a digital dog test print are spot on.
I remember back in earlier versions of Lightroom printing to the R1800 was problematic and the only way to get round this was to go into the ColorSync Utility and and under Devices and then the default Epson Media type, change the Current Profile to the paper profile that you wished to use. It now seems that this is also the only solution for A3. Doing this will give me an identical print to LR and CS4.
Now was this a problem with Lightroom or the R1800 driver? I am using the latest driver V6.23. Also I am using Aperture 3.0.2 and OSX 10.6.3.
I would be grateful for any help.

Hi Ian,
I am glad to hear you're getting good prints from LR and CS4. I am not aware of any outstanding issues with print color management in Lightroom (the print path is pretty solid and conforms to the OS requirements, and will perform correctly as long as the driver also conforms to the OS requirements; many recent drivers do, some older ones do not).
FYI, I understand you feel that there are forum participants here who may be able to help answer your question with Aperture. Though that may indeed be the case, that does not make it an appropriate use of this forum. (As an analogy, many forum participants here are also well-qualified to answer Photoshop questions, but Photoshop questions should be directed to the Photoshop forum, instead of here.)
Eric

Help!- aperture library disappeared after copy

I'm screwed...After a long holiday with my macbook and my aperture (3.0) library (90GB) on an external drive I finally get home and decide to copy the library onto my iMac (pictured folder). I always keep a copy in my external drive as a backup and for macbook use (internal drive too small).
Well, I connect the drive to my iMac, and try replacing the aperture library. Takes very long thinking, so I decide to delete the old aperture library on my iMac and just do a simple copy. Everything seems fine, it starts and says it has 50 minutes to go...so I leave for dinner. An hour later I come back and not only had the aperture library not been copied (only 700 mb or so of it), but the source isn't there either! i.e. it disappeared from my external drive!!
I though it might be a database problem, but mac os x says I have 90 GB more free space on my external drive, so the aperture library seems to have been deleted!
HELP HELP HELP....all of my photography is in there and I cannot believe I have lost everything just by trying to copy it!
thanks for any suggestions!

Alaninnorway wrote:
Yes, I must agree. I have exactly the same problem. Come on Apple - do not invite us to 30 day free trial and give us this hassle for the weekend.
Any help appreciated.
The 30 day free trial cannot convert an Aperture 2 library.
Using the trial you can can only import into a new Aperture 3 library, and should not have any of these conversion issues.
We converted 6 workstations this weekend, specifically did not convert the imaging as that can be done in the future on an as-needed basis.
All of the libraries reside on disks that are no more than 40% full, for performance reasons.
The first library we converted was 500GB and at about 2.5 hours it froze at about 58%. I trashed the partial conversion and started over with a clean copy. This time, in Aperture 2 I did a Library rebuild before I converted. After this the conversion ran perfectly, in about 4 hours.
I ended up with a new file called Aperture Library, and another file called Aperture Library_Original. I found that this is the way the conversion is designed if you have the diskspace for 2 full Libraries. If you do not, it will delete the original after the conversion.
At any rate before converting run a rebuild in Aperture 2, and then make a backup of that library. You will then have a very clean original should anything happen in the conversion.
I am happy to say we followed the rebuild and backup on the other 5 Libraries, ranging in size from 500GB to 1.2 TB, and all the other conversions went smoothly.
The key is have plenty of diskspace available, more than double the size of your library, and Aperture will leave an Aperture Library_Original which can still be opened in A2.
Sincerely,
K.J. Doyle

Help with Aperture 1.5 & OSX Snow Leopard

Using iMac w/intel core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, over 100GB of HD left.
Just upgraded to Snow leopard, getting ready to move up to LION (after I get an additional 1GB of RAM).
Discovered my Apert. 1.5 can not be used with OSx SL 10.6.8 and need Apert.2. or 3.
Since I already have AP 2 on hand, I'll be using 2.1 + upgrades.
My questions are:
1.Will AP2, once installed & updated, recognize my pics in 1.5?
2. Will they auto transfer to AP 2 or do I have to manually move them.
3. If manual is required, how do I accomplish this without being able to open 1.5?
     I checked Finder and under Ap library I can see my folders and individual pics.
     Could I simply drag Finder's AP1.5 Library folder into the folder for 2.x or into
     2.x once opened?
     I do have a external back-up of my HD but it's an older copy and would lose my new stuff (yep, lesson learned).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
George

When you start the new Aperture on the old library Aperture should tell you the library needs to be upgraded and offer to do it. You can upgrade the library or quit.
Make sure you have a good working backup of your library before you upgrade it. While it normally goes ok it might not. Plus if for whatever reason you need to go back to the old version of Aperture there is no way to downgrade the library.
Let me just comment on your system, even though you didn't ask about that. 1GB of ram is way to little to have and expect any decent performance from Aperture (or you system for that matter). Even 2gb is at the bottom end of what is acceptable.
Don't know which iMac you have but I believe all intel iMac's were able to go up to at least 4gb of ram. If that is the case then I would strongly recommend you go to 4, 8 would be even better. Once you put Lion on you'll really feel it.
Just a thought, good luck.
regards

HELP ! Aperture is showing fuzzy previews after rebuilding a new computer

following a traumatic theft I have rebuilt my new mac and find aperture unusable as all my pictures in preview when looking at an event are dreadful and fuzzy, okay when you open but all the small pictures are very fuzzy. Making aperture unworkable
Can anyone help ?

Hi IWC, sorry to hear about your theft - good news that you're up and running again and still have your images!
Have you tried re-generating a preview to see if it fixes the fuzziness? If you haven't, try right clicking on an image, hold down alt/option and the "Update Preview" option near the bottom of the menu will change to "Generate Preview". If that fixes it, try re-generating the previews for your full library either by selecting them all or from the "Photos" menu.
Apologies if you've already tried that and it didn't work. If you haven't, hope it helps!
Cheers,
Colin

Help! Aperture is schizophrenic!

Today I imported a couple of hundred images into a project. Now many (a hundred or two?) images in that project (which has about 4,000 images in it) are REALLY screwed up. Wrong metadata, wrong thumbnails, and wrong images! Some have the right metadata, wrong thumbnail, right image. Some have wrong thumbnail and wrong image (even different). All sorts of screw-ups. Some that I took a week ago show up as taken in January, etc etc.
I took off previews and rebuilt Aperture's database - to no avail. If anyone can help, let me know. Thanks.

Okay -
I have finally got it sorted out - sort of. First of all, the time stamps and other metadata rearranged themselves on their own - first in the albums in the project, then in the project view itself. I don't know how - I periodically looked at the task list and didn't see anything happening (but I was also doing other things).
Then I went through the project and where the thumbnail was correct but the image was wrong it sorted itself out once the image loaded.
When the thumbnail was wrong and the image was correct I did a small adjustment to rebuild the thumbnail (all rebuilt correctly). And when both were wrong it was a combination of the above two remedies.
Now many are still wrong in the project's albums, but given a few more hours of fun work I am sure this can be corrected. Why corrected in the project but not in the albums? - I have no idea. Apple has not seen fit to tell users what the program is actually doing.
It looks like I lost some adjustments, and some versions aquired a time stamp from 6 years ago so had to be deleted. But it does look like the metadata is intact and I don't think I lost any images.
Well, I don't THINK I lost any images - I could have. Sorting through 4,000 images to see if any are missing is something I didn't think I would have to do, so didn't plan on.
I am still wondering what happened, how destructive to images and/or metadata my problem could be, and if I should pack my bag of about 35,000 images and leave Aperture behind. I certainly don't trust Aperture any more.
If anyone can shed light on this problem I would still appreciate it.

Somebody please help my Aperture library disappeared!

I haven't done any updates on the program or anything,the Aperture library just disappeared!!Can someone help me find how to restore it?

.I wanted help cleaning up the computer as Apple charges so much to help and I have to drive an hour to get to an Apple repair depot leave my computer for a week and I can't be without it..
To make space on your computer move media files (videos, audio, photo libraries) to an external drive and make regular backups of this external drive to another drive (better to two other external drives).
Media require much space, and removing them from your system drive will help most.
The second space saver is uninstalling third party applications that you really don't need.
The files, that Cleaner applications are removing (log files, backup copies, previews), will not save much space, but are important for the speedy performance of your mac.
ClamXav antivirus program? Is it a bad thing? I have not run it either,just wanted to have something just in case?
I have not heard that it has done actually any damage. But no antivirus software is perfect. Your best protection is to be cautious when downloading from the internet and and not to open attachments to unsolicited emails.
Have a look at this document: The Safe Mac » Mac Malware Guide : Do I need anti-virus software?

Please could somebody help? Aperture will not open - has a coloured spinning disc prior to opening the program correctly. I have the latest Snow Leopard update on a Mini Mac. I have "successfully installed" the latest Aperture 3.1.2 update.

I am running the latest OS version and uploaded the latest version of Aperture 3.1.2 all successfully installed. I have all my photos (say 12000 files) stored on a RAID WD (MyBook) external hard-drive and I assume that that has the latest software update Wd 2.25. I have previously had problems with Aperture's external referencing - which drops out frustratingly, I was in the middle of a major import of photos when the spinning rainbow ball appeared. I am now unable to open Aperture.
I have tried rebooting to no change.
Help please?

Colin-
Thanks for the detailed info. One additional question, how full is each hard drive? The internal and external drives' % full.
Step one is to change the import workflow. Even though lots of manuals inappropriately lead folks in that direction, one should never import directly into Aperture or any other images management app. Instead, in this exact order:
• Restart the Mini (to clear possible memory leaks of the limiting 2-GB of RAM).
• Create a folder ("abc") for the incoming images. Since you are on a Mini you will want to be referencing Masters with the Library on the Mini's hard drive and the Masters on your external RAID array. The abc folder should be created on the RAID.
• Connect a card reader with the camera card in it. The camera card should show on the desktop. If it does not show, restart the Mini with the reader and card still plugged in. You can of course use the camera directly in this step, but I do not recommend it. Obviously cameras like the iPad do require direct camera-to-computer uploading.
• Drag the contents of the card's image folder(s) to the abc folder that you previously created on the hard drive.
• Review the abc folder contents to be sure they all copied properly.
• Software-eject the camera card.
• Physically disconnect the camera card reader from the Mini. This step is important to help avoid all-too-common human error.
• Again review the abc folder contents to be sure they are indeed all there (because stuff happens sometimes...).
• Back up the abc folder contents on to another drive.
• Review the files on the backup to be sure they all copied properly.
• At any time after but not before the previous step you can reformat the camera card in-camera. Do not delete images on the card using the computer.
• Start Aperture and only have Aperture running (due to your limited 2 GB RAM).
• Import the images from folder abc into Aperture, selecting "Store Files: In their current location" on the right-hand side of the import window.
Some generic advice I posted in another thread:
Aperture is a heavy pro graphics app that is very demanding of hardware. Your Mac's CPU, GPU, i/o and RAM are all limiting to Aperture so we need to do what we can to optimize. Some steps:
• Set Previews to only be built manually, and only tell Aperture to build Previews when you are not otherwise editing in Aperture. I suggest setting the size of Previews to be the pixel dimensions of your display.
• Keep the internal drive underfilled for speed, which sooner or later usually requires using a Referenced-Masters-Library with Masters on external drives. Back up originals before importing into Aperture or any other images app.
• The Aperture Library should be on an internal drive.
• Turn off Share Previews with iLife and iWork.
• Remember that HDs slow as they fill and keep the internal drive underfilled. Approx. 70% full _maximum_ is a good guideline.
• If page outs increase significantly during operation, max out RAM and/or try to run Aperture by itself. On my C2D MBP with its max of 3 GB RAM I always did a restart prior to a heavy Aperture session to clear any memory leaks and make sure no other apps were open. Browsers in particular will often suck RAM Aperture would otherwise be using.
IMO all Aperture users who can should routinely bump RAM to at least 8 GB.
• Some users have observed that it can take a new Aperture installation time (weeks) to stabilize on slow computers. So do not panic; and allow Aperture to continue background work by not fully shutting down the computer.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

Help, No Aperture Install disk and in field shooting.

Help, I can not get my AP3.03 window to open and I need to use AP. I am in a Workshop in British Columbia far from Home(in Texas) and my Aperture Installation DVD.
Does anyone have a suggestion on what to get Aperture to run. The Dock shows Ap running but there is no window for aperture. It was working last night but not this morning. The most recent activity is trying to Empty the Aperture Trash.
Thanks in Advance.
DickB

Before you panic:
1) Aperture is probably still installed. It's not the sort of thing that could be accidentally deleted or over-written without you realizing it.
2) Another possibility is that your disk/filesystem is corrupt. You should run Disk Utility and have it do a "Verify Disk" (you can't do a "Repair Disk" on the disk you used to boot the machine -- you have to boot from an alternate disk or the install DVD to perform one of these) and see if indicates any errors in the filesystem. You should also do a "Repair Permissions". This normally finds a few problems and unless any of those problems have to do with Aperture they are not likely related to your problem.
3) A more likely cause is that there's some corruption in one of the ".plist" files in your home folder. This is relatively easy to test. Create a new user account on the Mac. Try to start Aperture from that new account. If Aperture starts up, it proves the actually Aperture install is fine and the issue is something in your own home folder. USUALLY this would be in your ~/Library/Preferences folder. "com.apple.Aperture.plist" (and there may be two others with Aperture in the name) are good candidates. You can usually just drag them to a different location (no need to delete). Then start Aperture and see if it helped. Note that hiding the ".plist" file resets all your preferences (because they would have been in that .plist file) so you may need to go back through your prefs again.
4) Lastly... if you really did manage to delete or damage your Aperture install, just download the Trial copy. It's the same program as the shrink-wrap version (the shrink-wrap version comes with a demo library of images which isn't included in the trial) but the actual program itself is the same. The license key is NOT contained inside the Aperture application... it's in a different directory and would not be over-written or deleted should you need to re-install.

Need Help Moving Aperture Library to new MacBook

I am unable to move my Aperture 3.1.1 library from my old (2008) MacBook Pro to the new one which I just got. It is a managed library.
When I try to move the library over I get the following error message +"One or more items can’t be copied to “Pictures” because you don’t have permission to read them. Do you want to copy the items you are allowed to read?"+.
I have already Repaired Aperture Permissions and Database and Rebuilt the Database.
Please help. Apple won't!

Niel you are a god! The files appear to be copying over after your suggestion. It will be awhile before I am sure everything is completely set as I am copying a 100GB Aperture library over firewire. However it appears this fix did the trick.
It has been a wasteful and stressful afternoon dealing with this.
Thank You!

Help with Aperture & Automator

Hi, I'm fairly new to Aperture and I'm hopeful that someone can help me automate a process that will make my life a lot easier.
I regularly save my original photographs into a folder on my desktop, the folder containing sometimes up to a thousand 6MB sized photos. I want to copy the contents of the folder that contains these photographs, resize them to 25% and then add a preset sharpening of Intensity 0.39 & Radius 4.69 in Aperture.
I have set up Automator as follows:
Copy Finder Items ( where I manually select all the images and drag them to the Automator app that I have named Resize & Sharpen )
Scale Images by Percentage (25%)
Import Photos (Aperture)
Apply Image adjustment Preset Sharpen (where my preset is Intensity 0.39 & Radius 4.69)
The process seems to work fine, in that it is copying, scaling & importing to Aperture but does not seem to apply the sharpening preset.
Any help would be really appreciated

Well, here we go, logging on & back on again appears to have done the trick - thanks.
My original workflow looks like this:
and now when I go back to it I'm getting an error message as follows:
and when it opens the sharpen aspect of the workflow changes to:
quick fixes > auto enhance as follows:
I'm obviously doing something wrong but I have no idea what, and as I posted earlier any help to sort this out will be greatluy appreciated.
In anticipation,
Colin

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