Will it run Aperture (ATI X600)

The specs say an iMac will run Aperture, but a minimum of the ATI x800 is needed. So...I'm confused. I'm looking to move back over to a mac because Aperture is such an incredible program. But I don't have the space for a workstation, thus I need an iMac or a powerbook. Would the graphics card in the 17 inch powerbook be better for running Aperture or would the iMac be better?

Margaret,
Apple says (under minimum requirements): "17- or 20-inch iMac G5 with a 1.8 GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processor"
I would take this to mean that a new iMac would meet the minimum.
I suspect that the iMac's "ATI Radeon X600 Pro with 128MB DDR SDRAM" video is not mentioned because Apple thinks of the iMac as an integarted unit and therefore it does not contain a "graphics card".
The solution is simple. Wait.
Wait until you can visit an Apple retail store and see Aperture running on an iMac for yourself.
,dave

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will my photos, projects, and folders etc. transfer over automatically ?
Nearly automatically.
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Depends on your definition of properly and, more specifically, what types of images you usually work with in Aperture. JPEGS would be no problem. Smaller RAW files should be fine as well. If, however you're working with RAW files from a newer DLSR (15-24 megapixels each), then you're going to find Aperture sluggish. This isn't only because of the processor, which is still decent, but also because of the slower integrated graphics rather than the higher performance discrete graphics found in the larger MacBook Pros.
You'll also have a relatively slow 5400 RPM hard drive unless you're going for an SSD (which I doubt given your budget). All these factors add up to limit performance in one of the most performance intensive apps around.
FWIW, if Aperture is your primary app (it's mine and I love it), I'd go with a 15". Besides performance, the screen size on a 13" is pretty small for working with apps like Aperture and Photoshop and hi-res photos. If you really can't swing the 15", you might want to take a look at Lightroom. Although I don't like it as much as Aperture, particularly when it comes to organizing my images, it does perform much better on slower hardware.

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I'm new to Macs and needed one to run Aperture. I checked the specs and thought I'd ordered the right one with lots of memory but now it won't run the software, and when I rang apple they said it was a consumer machine so won't be able to run it as it doesn't have the right graphic's card. Apparently I can't change the graphics card but I saw elsewhere that there are plans mid march to release an update so Aperture will run on intel machines. I thought the iMacs were the only intel machines available at the moment so am I right in thinking that I'll be able to use Aperture by mid-March, or should I return the machine as it's within 14 days? Appreciate your help!...
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I have no idea what the person at apple was thinking, but i would currently bet that the answer is incorrect.
Granted, noone knows what the March update will bring, but the ATI1600XL that is in the iMacs should be fast enough to run Aperture, assuming the coming update will support it. I am on your side that i assume, considering by March the only available intel powered macs will have an ati 1600xl (the new laptops have the same chip), that aperture will run fine on your iMac then.
But, noone can guarantee this right now. They might release the new powerMac, based on intel, with 8 quad core cpus and a ATI 99999 card, and that's the only one supported by the march update....
Seriously. I think you have a 99.9% chance that the march update will let Aperture run on your iMac. But... given that... a 17in model is not the best choice in the first place to run this. If you are willing to bet on the march update, get the 20in. You won't regret this.
The only other option for you is to replace the iMac with a PowerMac. And that's a lot more cash....
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If you’re NOT running Aperture 3.6 and want to update to 10.10.3 - read this FIRST.
In this personal scenario, I used a Mavericks (10.9) test hard drive to see what would happen if I updated to 10.10.3. No photos were harmed in the making of this post. I have full redundant back-ups of everything as should you before attempting ANY OS update. There simply is no excuse not to back up and keep your personal data protected in this day and age.
Now that’s out of the way…
If you’re not running Aperture 3.6 (which I believe is only available if running 10.10.2), updating to 10.10.3 will disable any version of Aperture below that and it CANNOT be updated or found on the App Store, or downloaded from anywhere else. Both the Aperture and iPhotos icons in the dock will have a white circle with a line going through it.
If you click to open Aperture, the computer will prompt you to update to the latest version because the current version is not compatible with Yosemite. After you acknowledge that, it sends you the the App Store where you will be met with a message that states “Item not available”. It also no longer appears in your purchase history so you can’t update it from there either!
You’re now forced to use the new Photos app.
Upon it’s it’s first launch, the Photos app will create a new library for itself and migrate/duplicate all Aperture photos into it. Effectively doubling the disc space used by your pictures...
This behavior apparently does not happen going from 10.10.2 to 10.10.3. In this latter scenario, Photos still uses the Aperture library and creates a smaller Photos library migrating only the metadata it seems. The actual photos are still referenced from the Aperture library and you can continue to use Aperture (3.6) if you choose. The libraries are NOT unified though. Changes made in one will NOT be reflected in the other.
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What hardware r u running Aperture on?

Just curious what people are running Aperture on: MacBook Pro with/or without an external monitor, beefy iMac, Mac Pro... maybe two different setups? What are you using?

What Psilo said. Consider waiting for the new Mac Pros if you want a stuck-in-one-place desktop box.
Any top-end Sandy Bridge iMac or MBP box will rock Aperture if you order it with strong graphics and an SSD. IMO using hard drives for laptop boot drives is obsolete.
A top-end Sandy Bridge MBP truly is a desktop replacment - - but still mobile.
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iMacs are good value and strong, but the problems with even the best Thunderbolt iMacs are:
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• Hard drives are only upgradable by Apple, a sucky new trick in Apple's bag.
• They are sessile desktop-constrained boxes but lack the versatility and upgradability of Mac Pros.
But as far as Aperture performance goes all the top end Thunderbolt boxes will be spectacular.
I used to have a MP plus MBP setup, but with the 2011 Sandy Bridge MBP I now use the one 17" MBP (plus secondary display when not in the field) for everything.
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MacBook will it run...

Hello,
Soon I may be buying a MacBook, but what I want to know, will it run Photoshop, Aperture and FCE OK. When I say OK, I mean smoothly...
I would be buying the 2.4 GHz Black or White Model...
Any feedback would be appreciated.

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Optimum RAM to run Aperture?

lMy new 27" iMac computer came with 8Gb of RAM. I also use the NIK plugins ocassionally, and want to know if I would benefit from adding more RAM --- and how much?
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New Macbooks up to running Aperture on 20 inch screen?

Hi, I've been struggling along with my valiant G4 Powerbook
hoping against hope that Apple would release a Macbook Pro of similar size, now that hope has died I'm being forced to consider either waiting for the rumoured ultra-portable (if it ever comes, and who knows what spec) or 'making do' with a Macbook. I am not currently using aperture or an additional screen but this is where I want to go.
Macbook Pro's are simply too big to be easily toted around in a small backpack which is why I will not even consider one despite the spec being just what I need - it's very frustrating that Apple have ignored us photojournalist that need a small pro-spec machine. So coming back to the question, - in the real world will a new Macbook rammed up to 2GB run Aperture and ideally CS3 along side each other without grinding along?
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Yea, I have a 2gb maxed out whitebook with a 19in screen.
But my advice to you, use lightroom instead of aperture. Expecially if your familiar with adobe. Aperture is nothing compared to adobe lightroom. PLus, aperture is a bigger program than lightroom, causing it to use more memory. Lightroom runs so much faster than aperture on my macbbook. So i uninstalled aperture. Running aperture with photoshop would hog it up so much and be so slow. Lightroom and photoshop would be ideal.
I'm using CS3 as well. Btw, cs3 is beautiful. Lightroom is great for storing photo's and quick editing. Great results. You'd be suprised. But still, no editing program beats photoshop. Its much more exact, results wise.

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