Tip for upgrading library to A3

I had serious trouble when Aperture 3 tried to scan for faces on my upgraded library. Think I had to kill A3 five times before I thought about disabling it forever. So I disabled faces but as a last resort I deleted all previews in my library. After doing that the scanning for faces went smoothly along, really fast. The surprise was that the Mac was completely responsive as well. Superb!
Now if only that darn program could remember the serial I've entered like a hundred times already :-/

As far as the serial number goes -- maybe there is a permissions problem and the application can't store the serial number on the computer. Just a thought.

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Any tips for upgrading from LR4 to LR5

I am just about to attempt my upgrade from LR4 (student edition) to full-fledged LR5. Any hints or tips on how to redirect LR4 directories, etc. to LR5? Other tips for the install? (Obviously, I've backed up my computer prior to starting.)
Thanks!
Rick

Your "full-fledged" Lightroom 5 will be no different than the student version of Lightroom 5, because there is only one Lightroom program. You'll have new features in Lightroom 5, of course. But don't expect anything extraordinary because there is no difference. All you have to do is install Lightroom 5. Since it is an upgrade, it will look for that serial number from your Lightroom 4, and then you will have to enter the new serial number for Lightroom 5. When Lightroom starts it will find your previous catalog and will offer to upgrade it to the appropriate format. The original Lightroom 4 catalog will be left as it was, and completely usable by Lightroom 4. After the upgrade process completes you should be able to see all the images and all the work that you did in Lightroom 4, but you will be using the new program. It's a very straightforward process.

TIPS for UPGRADING SUCCESSFULLY the FIRMWARE of your ROUTER

WARNING, before doing the UPGRADE, it is highly recommended to back-up the configurations of your router so that no matter what happened, you router configuration wouldn't be messed up and you can just automatically restore it (the firmware version upgraded to it will just retain).
Here's how to:
>open http://192.168.1.1
>username: blank, password: admin
>go to ADMINISTRATION TAB
>under the managerment subtab or config management subtab, you will see BACK-UP & RESTORE
let me give you a very useful tips guys,
when updating the firmware of the router and prevent the firmware from bricking or being corrupted and get a very successful results you will need to set a static IP adress ( so you won't lose connection to the router when updating the firmware) and force the card to 10 half duplex (so your router won't reply unless all the packets when updating firmware has already ben set thoroughly to the router) of your PC prior to updating the firmware. then after the firmware, push the reset of your router for 10 sec. then redo the set-up.
You will also need to shut down the computers that are running wirelessly and disable antiviruses and firewalls that are running currently...
here are the instructions:
ASSIGN A STATIC IP ADRESS ON YOUR PC:
go to your control panel [select classic view (click the option on the left side right below control panel title)]. select network connections...
under LAN or high speed internet, you will see local area connection. right click on it then select properties
under local area connection properties, look for internet protocol TCP/IP. high light it and click properties.
once on the internet protocol TCP/IP properties, set it to use the following IP adress.
IP adress: 192.168.1.5 ( it must be same range of your default gateway: 192.168.x.x)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (that is the default one. if not then enter the IP adress of your router, to check it, open command prompt, then type in "ipconfig" [no qoutes] the dafault gateway is equivalent to router's IP adress)
click ok and click the close button on the local area connectipn properties window (not the common "x" button when exiting out a window).
BRUTE FORCE THE CARD TO 10 Mbps half duplex mode
go to the same window (local area connection properties), once there, you will see a configure button. click it.
you will be lead to fast ethernet card 10/100 properties (depending on the type of etherenet card you have)
once there, click on the advance tab
under property, highlight link speed and duplex or media type or connection type (it varies, but these are one of those variations).
under value, select 10 Mbps/ Tx half mode/ duplex
click ok and click close on the local area connection window.
Then proceed with upgrading the firmware of your router. after updating the firmware of your router, reverse what you have done on your PC. by setting back the internet protocol TCP/IP to obtain an IP adress automatically and DNS server automatically (don't forget to click ok and close for the windows opened before opening a new one, okay?). then set back the speed and duplex mode back to auto-negotiation.
You should be able to get a successful results already after updating it. click on this link to reconfigure the router (but you must be online first to the modem since when the router is resetted, the configuration of your your router will be lost) http://www.linksysfix.com/check/HomePage/index.htm?CallerID=CC to reconfigure the router
Message Edited by 14firewall on 10-25-200607:25 AM
"a helping hand in a community makes the world a universe"

Eh...
My routers GUI doesn't have the option to back up config so that doesn't help. Can't see why that would mater much anyway for home networking.
Also, I upgraded the firmware on my router multiple times and never had to force 10MB half duplex speeds. So, that doesn't help much either.

Tips for upgrading from LR2 to 3 while switching to a new computer?

My old mac was a G5 so I finally joined the modern world with a new iMac. On the new machine I've installed LR3, but I'm still running LR2 on the old machine. I want to bring all my pics/catalogs/dbs over (most likely by getting an external HD case for the current drive of the old machine) to the new machine and into LR2. Any tips on how to import everything? Anything to watch out for? I have thousands of images, some of it paid work, and I don't want to lose anything. Thanks.

Rule No. 1: DON'T IMPORT!!
This is what I would do:
On the old machine and LR2, make sure you have one (or just a few) top-level folders for all your images, and they are showing hierarchically in your folder panel. You might have to use "Add Parent Folder" a few times to achieve this.
With the old drive mounted on the new machine, double-click the LR2 catalog to start LR3
You will be asked if you want to convert your LR2 catalog into an LR3 catalog
Confirm this action, which will build a new LR3 catalog from your LR2 catalog, leaving the LR2 catalog as it is
If your folders/images show missing (which I'm not sure about on a Mac when the same volume is mounted as an external drive), perform a "Find missing folder" on all top-level folder(s) of your catalog, pointing to the folders on the mounted volume
If needed/wanted, you can then move the top-level image folders from within LR to a different volume
If you need/want to move the catalog as well, copy the "[catalogname].lrcat" file and the "[catalogname] Previews.lrdata" folder to a different drive when LR is closed, and restart LR by double clicking the copied .lrcat file
Delete the old catalog after you're sure the new one works to your satisfaction
You might also want to consider copying your presets, plugins and ACR defaults from the old machine to the new one.
Beat

Tip for upgrading from MBP to iMac with Leopard & Parallels Boot Camp

Here are some pointers based on my recent experience upgrading from a MacBook Pro to an iMac, under Leopard and with Parallels using a Boot Camp partition for Windows.
First, you do not need to create a Windows partition on your new computer. You will use Boot Camp Assistant to do that - it can dynamically resize your existing Mac OS X partition without destroying it. (I initially used Disk Utility to create a Windows partition but it wasn't recognised properly by Parallels and also the Mac wouldn't boot from it).
A great way to simplify getting your old installation across is to make a Time Machine backup onto an external drive. Yes, you could also use start up your old Mac in Target mode (hold down T key when you start it), then start the new Mac and copy your settings over. But in my case, the new iMac (a refurb) came with Tiger installed on it while my old Mac had already been upgraded to Leopard.
I started the new Mac using a Leopard install CD (holding down the C key while starting). Then I chose to restore from a Time Machine backup instead of installing from CD, and soon had a functioning Leopard installation on the new Mac. Well, almost.
Next I used Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows partition on the new drive. The old Mac's partition was only 10 GB in size, but I made the new one 31.9 GB in size (so I could stay under the Windows limit of 32 GB for FAT partitions). I then quit without installing Windows.
On the old Mac, I used an external drive formatted as FAT and used Disk Utility to 'restore' my Windows partition to the external drive. Next I plugged that drive into the new Mac, and restored the external Windows partition to the new Mac's Windows partition. So far, so good. However, Parallels would not start this installation of Windows, and the new Mac would not boot into it (holding down the Option key at start-up did not show me a Windows drive).
I tried doing a repair of the Windows installation using a Windows install disk but that did not work. What did work was the following: I booted from the Window install CD, then started a new installation. I asked Windows to format the Windows partition on the new Mac, then powered off the new Mac as soon as Windows started copying files. Next, I rebooted the new Mac into Mac OS X, started Disk Utility, and again did a restore of the Windows partition on the external drive to the Windows partition on the new Mac.
The final step was to reboot the new Mac into Windows directly so that I could load drivers from the Leopard install CD. [I haven't done that yet, so I'm not sure it's necessary].
Hope this helps!

Sounds solid to me. If the Glyph was connected on a firewire port that is. This would free up the bandwith that way but actually it is hardly an issue with the Duet considering the limited inputs. But using the Glyph as a backup for your projects is good wise idea anyway.

Tips for Upgrading and transferring

Need tips on how best to upgrade from old macbookair to new macbookair

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
If your old MacBook Air worked properly, use Migration Assistant to move the data > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889

Aperture 3 library performance tip after upgrading

This tip may be helpful for anyone experiencing slow project/album loading and beachballing even with no background processes running in aperture 3.
I was having some major issues with performance in aperture 3 with all library/project/album and book loading operations. It was very odd because Adjustment performance is very good.
All my imported aperture 2 books would beach ball for about 50 seconds to load, and then each page would take 10 seconds to load after clicking on it. In comparison my aperture 2 library was near instantaneous.
After exporting the project as a separate library, rebuilding the library, repairing permissions, nothing was working.
As a last ditch effort before opening up Shark - I decided to open up the library in the finder, and manually delete all of the original previews. I then opened up the library in aperture and manually updated all the previews by highlighting all the thumbnails and right clicking -> update previews.
Once this process completed I quit aperture and restarted to see if I was still getting any slowdowns and the problem is now gone! Library loading and project switching operations are speedy as ever now, and the book navigation is faster than aperture 2 now.
Hope this helps anyone with performance issues.

Speak up if anyone has problems migrating because of previews or is successful in migrating without previews. I suspect this is my problem. I get to:
Upgrading Library 7% complete (updating master metadata - 5,068 remaining)
After restoring from a file vault with Aperture 2, I get to the same spot, with or without previews. Although this is a slightly different issue, I tried deleting previews within Aperture and reimporting. I got to the same exact spot as before. The computer becomes nearly unresponsive, and I have to force quit Aperture after hours of sitting at 5,068 remaining.

Can't open iphoto in airbook. Asking to upgrade then says must rebuild library then warning about missing files. When click rebuild all I get is continued- waiting for iphoto library- and, never rebuilds

can't open iphoto in airbook. Asking to upgrade then says must rebuild library then warning about missing files. When click rebuild all I get is continued- waiting for iphoto library- and, never rebuilds

-1.The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto.
Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete.
2. iPhoto is unable to open this library.
The library has issues that require rebuilding to correct
3. Warning
Would you like to rebuild the library "iPhoto Library"?
The library "iPhoto Library" is missing required database files and must be rebuilt before it can be opened.
4. Waiting for iPhoto library
iPhoto will open as soon as the iPhoto library is available
Time Machine might be backing it up

Our computer crashed that we mainly used iTunes on for upgrades, new purchases, etc. We've downloaded iTunes onto my laptop but none of my apps are in the library. We've made this laptop an authorized computer, but it's still not working. Why is this?

Our computer crashed that we mainly used iTunes on for upgrades, new purchases, etc. We've downloaded iTunes onto my laptop but none of my apps are in the library. We've made this laptop an authorized computer, but it's still not working. Why is this?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2

Hopefully useful tips for endless processing

I also posted this in reply to another user, but I think it might be useful enough to others that I will post it here so it's not so buried.
I'm just starting, after many, many hours, to see the light at the end of the tunnel with Aperture 3. I think A3 offers some great options, and is a diamond in the rough -- very, very rough, even in v3.0.1.
But I think I have some VERY USEFUL TIPS for you here (again this is after a lot of learning by pain... 4 different attempts to "upgrade" my A2.1.4 library (42K images about 200GB of images).
1st, and possibly most importantly the "SHIFT" key is your friend. You can use it when you restart A3 to stop the endless processing loop that A3 would fall into every time I upgraded or imported my library to A3 (or 3.01). All you need to do is hold down the "SHIFT" key while restarting A3, this should top all previously stuck processing as you upgrade your library. So use this tip after you first upgrade/import your library, if the processing bug hits. Then you have to be patient and go though your library and figure out where the problem files are (Apple has done a LOUSY job in not identifying what specific images A3 is processing in the "Activity Window" -- Let Apple know if this really bugs you)
2nd, at this point you will need to systematically go through your library and figure out where the "problem" files are and "fix" them (in my case all of these worked just fine in 2.1.4 - go figure). I would start by generating thumbnails for all of the images in a project, one project at a time (I had 150 some in my library). When you get stuck in the "processing" loop again, you can restart A3 using the "SHIFT" trick, and maybe just try a chunk of images within that same project until you find where things fail again, and until you can get to the offending image (if it's a problem you won't be able to generate a thumbnail for the image -- and A3 will go into endless "processing" mode)
3rd, this sound like a horribly tedious process and it is. But I can offer you some useful tips. In my case, and others as well apparently, a lot of the offending files are 16-bit PSD or TIFF images, especially if they had adjustments applied in A2.1.4. In my case I had fewer than 50 of these, so I exported an original and a jpg for each of these files. I re-imported the jpg and deleted the PSD/TIFF from A3 (I kept the exported original for future use). These files would then generate thumbs without endlessly processing. The other type of file that I ran into problems with were stitched panoramic images (often over 30MP) that I had applied adjustments to in A2.1.4. I simply removed the adjustments and the generated thumbs for them (worked like a charm).
4th, download some good podcast, music or audiobook... this will take a long time.
Cheers, and look me up in FaceBook I started a group called "Apple Please Fix Aperture"

Danny,
Funny you should mention this.... (actually it makes you look a bit like a "schill", even though you are not)... nope, as far as I can tell there is no way to tell which specific images are causing A3 to grind to a halt.
Hence my comment:
"(Apple has done a LOUSY job in not identifying what specific images A3 is processing in the "Activity Window" -- Let Apple know if this really bugs you)" and similar previous ones in other posts.
I wonder if Steve, yes that one, knew about this, being the perfectionist he seems to be, if he would have this feature included in Activity Monitor ASAP, or more likely it would have just been fixed by now (more of a "one-button" solution). Anyone have his house #?
In any case, I please let me (us) know if this helps resolve your problems... and consider joining the Facebook group as well and maybe we can hope for a much better 3.x.x version in the very near future.

I want to download educational apps to ipods for my library patrons...any thoughts or advice?

I work at a small public library. We have 8 new ipads and want to offer them to our youth (pre-literacy through high school). I want to download educational apps onto the ipads.   I'm worried about security, I don't want them to download anything, just to play with what we have. Any ideas for policy? Any good app resources?

Perhaps things will change for the better with ios 8.
You can lock the ipad to one app, but you want to have multiple apps. Your going to have to do more work than you should. Suggest you look for a volunteer.
You need to supervise the ipad or setup the activation lock yourself
Activation lock
Find My iPad
"With iOS 7, Find My iPhone includes a new feature called Activation Lock, which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you ever lose it. It starts working the moment you turn on Find My iPhone in iOS 7."
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818
Your going to need to look into a MDM.
MDM -- Mobile Device Management
For a comparison see this page:
http://www.enterpriseios.com/wiki/Comparison_MDM_Providers
Meraki -- A free MDM [ expect lots of email and phone calls about upgrades ]
   Read the product overview. Click on "get started now" to sign up.
     https://meraki.cisco.com/products/systems-manager/?ref=YZRzCR
   Video's on how to setup and use Meraki.
     https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2012/08/how-to-get-the-most-from-meraki-systems-ma nager/
"This document offers guidance on some important considerations for getting the most out of your iOS deployment." Covers: Prepare your infrastructure. Set up devices. Configure and manage devices. Deploy apps and content. Plan for support.
http://images.apple.com/iphone/business/docs/iOS_Enteprise_Deployment_Overview_E N_Feb14.pdf
Quick overview of zero-touch MDM enrollment
http://www.apple.com/education/it/dep/
Use VPP. Select an MDM. Read the Google doc below and nsdjoey write up.
IT Resources -- ios & OS X -- This is a fantastic web page. I like the education site over the business site.
View documentation, video tutorials, and web pages to help IT professionals develop and deploy education solutions.
    Education
      http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/resources/
      scroll down after all the pretty picture. Click on the words "For It".
    business site is:
       http://www.apple.com/lae/ipad/business/#browse-it-resources
      If necessary, scroll down until you see the Browse IT Resources button. Click on button.
    MDM -- Mobile Device Management
      For a comparison see this page:
      http://www.enterpriseios.com/wiki/Comparison_MDM_Providers
    VPP -- Volume Purchase Program
      http://www.apple.com/education/it/vpp/
Joe Rowe's Excellent guides
IT managers who are new to configurator and managing a cart of ios devices:
      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SMBgyzONxcx6_FswgkW9XYLpA4oCt_2y1uw9ceMZ9F4/ edit?pli=1
         [ original announcement -- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4256735?tstart=0 ]
Quick help presentation for students:
     https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18937JdleX2gymtSb8zfbDczV-76BdR2DIfCV9eJi yOE/edit#slide=id.g1b776944_0_224
good tips for initial deployment:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18942350#18942350
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3804209?tstart=0
See nsdjoey writeup. See third post.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22286109#22286109

I just bought iphone 5 and my itunes says I need itunes 10.7 But when I look for upgrades it says I have the current version of itunes. HELP!

I just bought iphone 5 and my itunes says I need itunes 10.7 But when I look for upgrades it says I have the current version of itunes. HELP!

I am so sorry I am frustrating you. This is the first time I have used this community and am leanring as I go. I am not able to see the entire post that you leave, unless I look at it on my phone (email)--I am so sorry. You have no idea how much i appreciate your help. Yes, I see that I can get the later version of OS software, but its not availabe for immediate download. My only options appear to be having it shipped, or going to the store to purchase. And if you know of another way that I can access all of my itunes library music on my new phone withouth using itunes, I would love to hear about it.--thanks and again i am so sorry for frustrating you.

Can USB Drive connected to Airport be used for iPhoto library?

Hi. I have a large photo library that is organized in folders on an external drive that is connected to my Airport Extreme base station. Is it possible to leave the photos on the network drive and import them into iphoto without using up a ton of space on my Macbook Pro's internal drive?

Kevin:
Also be aware that if you lose signal while working with the library the database file can be damaged and you'll lose all of your organizational effort that was put into the library. That's very important. So as a way to guard against that see the tip at the end of my signature.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

What is the best way to organize pictures for huge library?

Hello.
I have lost 3 evenings of work the last week after the corruption of the iPhoto database. I lose my temper now . it was not the first time. but I’m ready to take long term action to improve the situation.
I have now around 15.000 pics & something like 15 Go of data. That means I have to use an external drive to store them all. Each team the connection between the external HD & my iBook is lost, not often but can happen, the database is bugged. Of course I gonna have more and more pictures in the future, I took 5.000 Go of pictures back from Australia.
My question is very general, what is the best way to handle this kind of database size?
Okay, now I know that I should bake-up the Library6.iPhoto file. What else?
Could I archive my rolls on CDs (well I should do it anyway) & delete the rolls from the database afterwards? What about the photo album? Is it possible to restore the pictures from the CDs to the hard drive?
I have read that I should create several libraries. That could be a solution. Is it possible to split the current one? I could import the pictures in a new library, but in this case I will lose the comments field.
I would really appreciate if you could send me your feedback about handling this size of library. Thanks in advance.

Arnaud:
There's is a way you can have your library on your boot drive and keep the "source" files on the external. It's using iPhoto in it's alias mode. There are pluses and minuses to this system. The pluses are that you can have a very large library. I have 18,000+ photos in my alias library. The iPhoto Library folder on my boot drive is only 1.7MB while the source files on my external HD take up 27G.
The minuses are 1: if the external HD is not mounted then you can only view the thumbnail files and any full sized files that have been edited (the edited version is saved to the iPhoto Library folder). Any operation that requires moving a thumbnail or using the full sized version can't be run. 2: if you delete a photo from your library the "source" file does not get deleted. You'll have to do that via the Finder. 3: When you add new files it's best if you put them in their own folder with the other source folders and then import. If you try to put them in another folder it you'll have to import them manually instead of just dragging the entire new folder into iPhoto to create a new roll.
I've created some Tutorials to help users convert and use this type of library. It's not for everyone but may hold some pluses for your situation.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application, iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
G5 Dual Core 2GHz, 2G RAM, 250G HD; G4 Dual 1Ghz, 1.5G RAM, 80G HD, Mac OS X (10.4.8) QT 7.1.3, 22 LCD, 200 & 160G FW HDs, Canon S400, i850 & LIDE 50, Epson R200

IPhoto asked to upgrade library and has now come up empty even though my iPhoto file is over 130GB. How do I get back my photos?

iPhoto asked to upgrade library and has now come up empty even though my iPhoto file is over 130GB. How do I get back my photos? I am using OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 with Mavericks. My iPhoto is 9.6. I am very concerned as this file has all my photos for the last 15 years!

If the iPhoto Library is still 130 GB large, your photos are probably still inside; perhaps the library has a corruption.
Or the iPhoto Library is on drive, that is incompatible with iPhoto. Where is your iPhoto Library stored?
To check for a library corruption: Ctrl-click or right-click the iPhoto library and select "Show Package Contents". This will show the folders inside the library package.
Are there folders called "Masters" or "Old Masters"?
If there is a folder "Old Masters", you are having a problem with recent bug, that corrupts iPhoto Libraries when upgrading. In that case, it would be best to restore your iPhoto Library from a backup you made before you upgraded to Yosemite.
Or, if no backup is available, copy the "old Masters" folder to a folder on your Desktop and create a new iPhoto library and import the Old Masters folder.
If there is no folder "old Masters" try to rebuild your iPhoto Library with the First Aid tools :
Make a backup copy of your iPhoto Library, but don't overwrite any older backups.
To launch the "First Aid Tools" hold down the options-command keys ⌥⌘ while double clicking your iPhoto Library.
Keep the keys held down firmly until the First Aid panel appears.
Select "Rebuild Database".

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