HT1040 Previewing a book in Aperture

In previewing my book as a PDF in Aperture, the wrap-around dust jack displays the title of the book just fine. However, the hardcover book does not display the title correctly. It only shows the top of the letters in the title. Is there a font size maximum requirement?

In the middle of creating a book in Aperture I need more photos. How can I add them to the browser at this stage?
You can add more images to your book, by dragging them from the browser to your book album. Switch to the Library Inspector, select the album or project with the images in the source list, and then drag these images onto the book icon. That will add them to the book album, and then double click the book album again to continue working with the book.
Regards
Léonie

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HT1040 I am just about to order a 92 page book in Aperture and have previewed the order and found that in the PFD file I get all the pages are now different. Double page spreads are now on 2 different pages when viewed in 2 up continuous mode in Adobe Rea

I am just about to order quite an expensive 92 page large size book in Aperture & have used the Preview button and on viewing the book in the PDF using the 2 up continuous viewing mode I find that the page arrangement is all wrong with double page spreads now on separate pages and all my carefully designed pages in the wrong places. Will the book actually get printed like this? Regards,Keith

How did you create the preview of the book? It will look exactly like shown, when you press "Buy Book", then "Preview Book". This will open the Preview of you book in the "Preview" application. Set this to "Two-page mode". Then you should be able to see your double page spreads correctly, like here:
Regards
Léonie

HT1040 When I try to preview the book I get the message the operation couldn't be completed. (com.apple.chameleon.pdfGenerate error 1.)

When I try to preview the book I get the message the operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.chameleon.pdfGenerate error 1)

No - you there is nothing more to explain - you boot into safe mode as described in the link in my post and try assembling the book while in safe mode - nothing more to it
Before ordering your book preview it using this method - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - and save the resulting PDF for reference - the delivered book will match it.
LN

Questions on preview quality and where Aperture uses them

I have been reading Apple's Aperture articles about preview quality and how Aperture shares images with the outside world. I had always assumed that the full quality image in Aperture was used for printing, exporting and sharing, but it seems that, at least for sharing, it is the preview that Aperture creates that is shared.
I have just increased the quality of the previews that Aperture generates from 5 to 9 and forced Aperture to re-render all previews. It seems to me that the images on screen and in slide shows and other iLife documents, are now much clearer and brighter (the downside of this is that my Aperture library file has grown by 4 gigabytes).
This leads me to ask four questions about Aperture and preview use (if I may?).
Is a jpeg on a high setting (9) visibly better than one on a medium setting (5), or am I being led to see what I expect to see?
Apart from editing, slideshows and iLife and iWork documents, in what situations does Aperture use previews where high or low quality might make a difference?
Does Aperture use previews to compile photo books? If so, does the quality of the preview affect the quality of the final printed book?
Is it possible to set Aperture to produce high quality previews for images above a certain star rating and low quality previews for the rest?
Thanks for any answers you may have.
Alasdair

Previews are used within Aperture to quickly show an image in the main viewer before the master has been fully loaded, they are also used to see the referenced masters even if the external location is not available at that moment (not adjustments can be done then, but at least you can see the image)
Previews are used outside Aperture to share the images with adjustments without exporting every image. It comes in handy that you can drag an image from Aperture's browser to another app or the desktop (what you get there is the preview). iMovie or other iApps use previews, the bigger size and quality the better quality you'll get.
Once you set up the size and quality of the previews in Aperture's Preferences the previews are created with those settings. I guess you could lower the settings, in the browser select the images you don't need big previews, ctrl+click and 'update preview' to force create low res previews for those. After that you can put the settings back. But if you do any change to those images the previews will be updated. Certainly I don't see the point of having different previews, do some test find the settings that work best for you and keep it like that.
Turn automatic previews off and create manually the previews you need, I have a smart album with images rated 3 or more stars and I use it to select and create previews manually to those images.

Why can't I preview a book I created in iPhoto before placing the order

How
do I preview a book i created in iPhoto before placing the order

Hey scottiegal1,
This article explains how to preview your iPhoto book order before placing it -
iPhoto, Aperture: Previewing an order in iPhoto or Aperture - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Happy computing,
Brett L

Degraded quality of photo printing book in Aperture 3

Hi,
I've isolated an issue in the print book function of Aperture 3 that drove me crazy in the last ten days:
I've created a custom size book to deliver to a local print service via "save as pdf" function, but something gone wrong because the quality of the pdf isn't good as the original photos.
After days of trials I've found where the problem rises up, so I'll try to explain step by step below:
I've identified one critical photos that well shows the problem and I've "printed to pdf" from the normal print photo function of Aperture and the results was correct:
So I've created a book and put that photo in a page and I've "print to pdf" the book. The results was degraded like you can see below (look at the dark areas that have lost every details):
I've done the same operation in iPhoto, the "non Pro" minor App, and in a paradoxical way the iPhoto results PDF was perfect!
I've also noticed that the preview image of the print dialog box of Aperture shows the defect unlike the dialog box of iPhoto:
Aperture:
iPhoto:
So finally seems that something in the print engine of books in Aperture is broken and ruins the photos "before" are printed, and apparently no setting seems to help.
I've done this tials on a MacPro Lion 10.7.5 ad Aperture 3.4.3, MacBook Pro Lion 10.7.5 ad Aperture 3.4.3 and MacPro Snow Leopard with aperture 3.1 and 3.2 always with the same results.
you can download the generated PDF here:
pdf Aperture Photo:
http://temp.paolorossi.me/ApertureImagePrint.pdf
pdf Aperture book:
http://temp.paolorossi.me/ApertureBookPrint.pdf
pdf iPhoto book:
http://temp.paolorossi.me/iPhotoBook.pdf

I've done another test:
I've created a sample image with 4 colour faded bars with values from 0 to 128 for RGB and gray then I've putted on a page in Aperture book and iPhoto book then I've printed on PDF.
Below you can see the results: iPhoto is good whereas Aperture is ruined.
iPhoto results:
Aperture results:
I've also noticed the Aperture results is influenced by the color profile chosed on the selector in the box, but no profile at all gives a good job , every profile returns a weird custom defect, also with "no profile" choice.

Any good books on Aperture 3?

Any good tutorial or guide books for Aperture 3. I'd love to see a Scott Kelby-esque book on the software to work with.

Some are mentioned in this Luminous Landscape thread:
http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41963
I have found the following resources useful:
. The Ap3 manual in PDF form. Download, keep it open in Preview, annotate freely. Also on-line: http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=16%26se ction=13%26tasks=true
. The "Exploring Aperture" PDF, which contains some tutorials based on the sample library which ships with the Ap3 installation disk. http://support.apple.com/manuals/#aperture
. The Apple video tutorials. Disappointedly lightweight, but still worth one run-through. http://www.apple.com/aperture/how-to/#video-quickpreview
. There are some video tutorials sold here: http://shop.maccreate.com/collections/aperture-videos . Ellen Anon does a good job. The tutorial of Bricks is thorough. The one on Histogram is not. I found the Q&A webinar not worth the time it took to watch. The same Web site has a series of hints (free) -- there are worth paging through.
. Other than the manual (900 pages) none of those are books. The Apple Pro Training book should be out next month (April 12). It seems to be the one to buy (trainers at my local Apple store are waiting for it). http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321647440

I have finished a book in Aperture 3. When I press buy book a text comes up " empty text field detected in book" I have been through the book many times and can't find it. Can I over ride it at this stage the book wants to cancel

I have finished a book in Aperture 3. When I press" buy book' a text comes up " empty text field detected in book" I have been through the book many times and can't find it. Can I over ride it? At this stage the book wants me to cancel

I have been through the book many times and can't find it. Can I over ride it? At this stage the book wants me to cancel
Sure, you can override the warning and press "Continue" instead.
But you said "you have been through the book many times" - have you checked the pages in Aperture's book view or have you checked the preview of the book? I'd look at least at at the "Preview" of the Book - after pressing "Continue" you will see the "Preview" button when the next panel is shown. Look carefully at the preview of the book, if any text is missing.
If you are sure that you like what you see in the preview and no empty textfields show, you can proceed to buy the book.
Regards
Léonie

I have created complex books in Aperture. Will these convert to the new photos program so they can still be printed?

I have created a number of books using Aperture. These are not just photos, but include a lot of text. How can I ensure that I will be able to print copies in the future. Can my book files be converted to use the new photo app?

The new Photos.app will have the classic rectangular sizes as well.
See the Preview.
Apple - OS X - Photos Preview
It only mentions the new square format, but the classic layouts are there as well, as the picture shows.
But you may not be able to migrate the old book projects. Finish any current book project while still using iPhoto '11 and create new projects in Photos.
Apple - OS X - Photos Preview

When I duplicate a book in Aperture 3.6 since I upgraded to Yosemite, the pages duplicate but the photos do not???

I recently upgraded to Yosemite and I have Aperture 3.6. When I now try to duplicate a book, the page structure duplicates but none of the photos appear?

Hi, Thanks for the info. I can't get the First Aid window to appear. I went into the "Trash" and emptied everything in there (some duplicate versions of photos etc. and I deleted the map page and remade the map. Mow the book duplicates?
I have one other problem that happened after upgrading to Yosemite. The print quality on 4 previous books I submitted was pretty poor. I contacted the Apple Store, they said to upgrade to Yosemite as all of their printers were geared to that op system. They gave me a credit for one book, told me to upgrade, remake the book and resubmit and see what it looked like the second time around. When I clicked on "Buy Book", then "Preview" everything was good. I previewed the book to make sure that the spacings / borders etc. were all good as I have always done, and then closed the Adobe window / PDF and clicked "Continue". The next page appeared like normal with my billing info etc. and I clicked "Continue". Normally at this point a window drops down saying that the order had been received and that the data was loading. This time a window dropped down for a brief second and disappeared and then I got an error message that the "connection had been lost, try again later". I found out that the credit card billing went through to the credit card company but the book data did not. I had to go through a bunch of hoops to get the charges deleted on my credit card account and finally got that solved. I went back and tried again with the book. Same thing happened, same error, only this time I noticed a small text and a spinning wheel just above the browser at the bottom of the page saying "loading". I let it run and finally it quit, about half an hour later I got an email from the Apple store saying the book was being processed and supplying an order number. Usually, before I switched to Yosemite, I would submit, "buy book", preview and continue. A window would drop down saying the book had been submitted. Then I'd get an email with the order number saying I had up to 90 minutes to cancel the order. This time I got none of that - only the order email about 30 minutes later?? Since then, I tried a second book with the same results (but knew what to look for this time, so I let it run through the step). I got emails yesterday providing tracking info for both books so obviously they were printed and shipped okay. Any ideas?

When I make a Book in Aperture and print a PDF proof version, all the modified photos (marked with Badges) are totally distorted. What is causing this? All other - non-modified photos - appear to be fine.

When I make a Book using Aperture 3 and print a PDF proof version, all images that have been modified within Aperture are distorted in PDF form. All other images appear ok.

As if only the corrected layer would have remained on the photos.
So the geometry of the pictures is correct - they are not skewed or something? Only the colors and intensities are wrong?
. Only in printing when it is converted to PDF file some photos are unrecognizable.
Is it the printed pdf or the pdf viewed on the screen? If it is the printed copy you need to fix your print settings.
Does Aperture give a warning, that the high resolution images are not available?
We had some cases of books not being able to be printed, and that was due to a broken reference to the original files. Only the book could not access the originals, all other parts of Aperture could. To check for this, try to add one more adjustment to one of the images in question. Is it possible? Are the edits reflected correctly in the pdf of the book?
We were shooting with 3 cameras, Lumix5 shooting RAW, Cannon 100 shooting JPEG and SONY alfa850 shooting RAW.
Have you tried to reprocess the raw of the edited images? (Photos > Reprocess Raw)
Also try, to remove one of the images from the book and to add it again. That usually helps, if Aperture has lost the connection to the originals used in the book.
If you no have done so already, repair (and if necessary rebuild) the Aperture library.
See: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
Regards
Léonie

Buying a Book via Aperture is the worst experience I've ever had

I have given up trying to buy a book via Aperture forever. I've wasted an entire day trying to get this done, and Ive gotten nowhere, I have spoken to Apple Photo Services numerous times and followed everything they said to the letter and on four occasions it has failed to "Upload to files to the server"
I have checked my account, tried different payment methods, tried different ISPs (one being a 100mbps synchronous fibre MPLS circuit, so it's nothing to do with speed), I have deleted the Aperture keychain entry, exported the book to a separate library, even tried it on a different machine and still nothing.
I now have 4 orders currently "processing", at £58.94 each, so currently Apple have over £200 of my money authorised for transfer.
It is a real shame that Apple ignores these forums, and that Aperture is such a neglected program. At least I am not trying to run a business using this POS.
Part of me wants to go on an Aperture training course just to shout at someone from Apple.
Anybody know of a good 3rd party book printing services that can use the PDFs output by Aperture?

Once the book is printed you then have the frustration of tracking the book from the printworks near Prague, travelling for approximately 3 hours a day, eventually taking about a week to travel the 900 or so miles to the UK, if it gets stuck in Germany on a Friday evening it will not move again until the Monday morning.
Only one class of shipping is supported "Snail speed" it would be very nice to opt for a faster speed.
However once the book is handed over to the final recipient the obvious pleasure they get from it is fantastic compensation for the niggles.

Is it possible to export a Book from Aperture 3 to iPhoto?

I shot a wedding for a friend and made a layout of a book on Aperture 3.
Printed a few books which I thought were beautiful.
I was wondering if it would be possible to export this book from Aperture (with the layout and photos intact) as a file (editable or read-only), so my friend can import and open it using iPhoto and order more copies of the book through Apple when she pleases.
Tried Google and couldn't find an answer. Thank you for taking the time.

How about importing from iPhoto into Aperture 3?
I have made a photobook in iPhoto and then bought Aperture 3, but I can't find it possible to export the book in a format that I can open in Aperture. Also, when I export the book in size Large or above, iPhoto crashes.

EReader message: This computer is not authorized to preview this book (but it is and I've bought the book)

Message on computer for eReader says "This computer is not authorized to preview this book" but it is authorized and I've bought the book. Am trying to access information that will tell me how to retrieve books that I've tried to delete from the reader (but appear to have deleted from the computer).

This is typically caused by file corruption. Delete and redownload those songs if doing so is free in your country.
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When making a photo book in Aperture. How do you eliminate having the image numbers under the pictures?

When making a photo book in Aperture. How do you eliminate having the image numbers under the pictures?

Click the "Book Actions" cogwheel and select "Page Numbers " -> "Off"
Regards
Léonie

HT1040 Previewing a book in Aperture

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