Yay Aperture 3! Is it worth it?

I just bought Aperture 2 last Monday... Another $100 to Apple? Is it worth it?

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  • Is it possible to create Panoramic photos in Aperture

    I know it is possible to create Panoramic photos in PS, but was wondering if it is also possibel in Aperture.

    Imho ( ) it is worth understanding the difference between Aperture and programs like it (LR, etc.), and Photoshop.  The difference is compositing.  PS and other Graphics programs are built from the ground up as compositors.  Aperture and its cousins are Digital Asset Managers and digital photo development tools.  You use Aperture to manage your collection of digital photos, and to make any one photo into the best version possible for whatever use you have.  Then you export your digital photos from Aperture, and use them in graphics programs to create new graphics.
    In general, if you are combining things (text, geometric primitives, multiple graphic elements, etc.), you use a graphics program; if you are optimizing a photo for a particular use, you can do it using Aperture.
    For panoramas, I import the photos I'm going to use into Aperture, Stack them and add a color label (so I can see at a glance that these Images are part of that kind of series), check the WB, the export them to a temporary Finder folder.  I use Hugin to open all the exported files and stitch them together.  Then I import the panorama I created using Hugin and place it as the Stack Pick of the Stack, and make whatever additional adjustments I want for the use I have for the panorama.
    Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger

  • Aperture Web capabilities vs. iWeb

    I am a relatively serious amateur photographer that has been using Aperture for a few months now, organizing and cataloging all my images I've been shooting for the past few years.
    I'm ready to take the next step which is share those images on the web.
    I don't have the latest version of iLife, which includes iWeb. Has anybody had any experiences with iWeb vs the web capabilities in Aperture? Is it worth purchasing iLife to get iWeb or am I better off using the built-in web features in Aperture?
    Thanks for your help,
    Julian

    hello, andreas
    quote: "How well does GoLive work for ongoing content management?"
    it is simple once you have a workflow established.
    quote: "Suppose you integrate an Aperture-created gallery into your web site using GoLive and then make some adjustments to that gallery in Aperture, such as editing one of the photos or additing additional ones. You obviously need to re-publish the gallery using Aperture, which is as simple as hitting a button, but how painful is it then to incorporate those changes into the GoLive version?"
    if i change a photo in an already made medium to large site say like a month later the easiest way to do this is to export the version from Aperture into GoLive (instead of the whole site) and update the photo within GoLive.
    here's an example of a site built in Aperture (Web Journal),
    for the animated .gif Final Cut Pro & Adobe's ImageReady,
    for uploading and tweaking GoLive:
    Built using Aperture
    quote: "I'm contemplating the use of GoLive for overhauling my site."
    hmm? might want to check the status of it since i don't know what Adobe's plans are for GoLive now that they own Macromedia Dreamweaver.
    personally i would like to see a pro version of iWeb integrated with the rest of the pro apps.
    victor

  • Should I move from iPhoto 11 to Aperture?

    I've been using iphoto for probably around 7 years. During which time I've experienced a couple of catastrophic library corruptions but was able to restore from backup. The most recent of which was today!
    For me the safety of my photo library is probably the most important thing on my computer.
    I'd like to hear opinions if it's a good idea to move to aperture. If I do it will be for photo organization and tools rather than photo editing. I do have a copy of Elements 10.
    Thanks for the opinions in advance
    Steve.

    Impossible to say, really.
    Believe it or not but iPhoto 11 uses the same database engine as Aperture 3, so it should be equally robust. It is certainly true that there are a lot less of the "Oh No iPhoto Lost All My Photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" type posts on this forum - and a lot less exclamation marks too - but then it's reasonable to infer that many of the users here are more experienced users than on the iPhoto forum. That may account for the difference.
    Aperture is a much more powerful app than iPhoto and there is a learning curve. The opportunities for organising are more varied and flexible, but also more complex. It's much much better with Referenced Libraries.
    Aperture is geared to the Pro shooter who shoots high volumes and probably Raw. If you're shooting Jpeg and low volume it may be overkill. If you're a serious hobbyist it definitely has value. If you're taking snaps of the kid's birthday party to send to GrandMa it may be overkill. So it really depends on the kind of photographer that you are.
    The best thing to do is to download the free trial -
    http://www.apple.com/aperture/
    import a few hunderd images and explore. The tutorials here
    http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/aperture.html
    are well worth a look too.
    Regardless of which you choose you will always need a good back up - or several...
    Regards
    TD

  • How long does creating a Aperture vault take?

    I recently migrated my iPhoto images to Aperture. All 180gigs worth. Currently, i'm in day 2 of creating this vault of images, and it's only halfway done. Aperture shows it is still "copying masters", and if I check force quit Aperture is still responding. Is this common?
    I'm on a iMac which is about 2 years old. I'm using OS 10.6.8. All my origional master images are stored on a external HD so I don't load us the internal space, and I'm copying to another external.

    budda42 wrote:
    Hi. Thanks for the input. It's good to hear that this does take time.
    My iMac has the intel core 2 duo. proc. speed 2.66GHz and 1GB DDR3.
    One GB of RAM?  That's it?  I don't have time to check, but I think the minimum listed by Apple is 2, and that's not enough.  You'll need 4 to run Aperture successfully (and that's without multi-tasking), 8 to run Aperture and multitask (real-world minimums).
    That alone could account for the slow performance you are seeing.
    budda42 wrote:
    What I'm trying to do is creat a backup of all my images - some 31,000, to include all post production adjustments, metadata, etc. Reading in Aperture that if I back up with out using the vault then all the data associated with each image is not present if I need to restore my origional library.
    You Library is a Finder file package.  (A package shows in Finder as a file, but is in fact many files.)  Everything Aperture knows about your Images is in the Library.  Ergo, if you back up your Library, you have backed up all the information about your Images.
    The Vault is simply a differential back-up program built into Aperture.
    I backup my Libraries by copying them to external drives.
    Your Images' Masters, however, may not be included in either a Vault or in a back-up (or copy) of your Library -- that depends on where you have told Aperture to put them.  If you told Aperture to include them inside your Library (as Managed Masters), then they are included in the Vault (as well as in any backups or copies of the Library file).  If, otoh, you told Aperture to store them elsewhere, then neither your Vault nor any backup or copy of your Library will include them.  In that case, you are responsible for backing them up using some program other than Aperture.
    To restore a lost or damaged Library, you need a copy of your Library and copies of any Masters which are not included in your Library.
    budda42 wrote:
    I have my origional Aperture library on an external HD because of it's size, 180 gig. My iMac only has 320 gig, and the whole family uses it. Currently I only have my masters (origional library) on this one external drive, then I do backups onto dvd's.
    Are your Images' Masters Managed or Referenced?  Let's clarify that, and then move forward.
    Unless you reasons to do otherwise, I suggest putting all your Masters in your Library (every Image's Master will be Managed), putting that Library on one external drive, and either copy or Vault your Library to your second external drive (and storing it apart).
    You didn't mention drive speed:  I have seen a welcome difference between 7200 rpm drives with large caches and 5200 rpm drives with small caches.  Some users can get by with FW400, but really FW800 should be the least you'd purchase.  If you are using a USB connection, you are going to see performance slow enough to be unusable.

  • Aperture - Mail- Paint

    I e-mail photos from Aperture through my dot mac account to a person who uses PAINT. She can open the photos in her e-mail, but when she sends them to PAINT, she cannot open them there. Sugggestions?

    Regarding Aperture, the answer is no.  I have Aperture and I am running Snow Leopard.  I endorse Aperture and it is worth the $80.
    I do not use mail, so I can give no assistance on that item.
    Ciao.

  • Aperture/Mail

    Would I have to up grade from Snow Leopard to use Aperture.
    Also for some reason in my headers in Mail, I can see everything when all I want to see is who the mail is from, Subject and date. Any help in these would be greatly appreciated.

    Regarding Aperture, the answer is no.  I have Aperture and I am running Snow Leopard.  I endorse Aperture and it is worth the $80.
    I do not use mail, so I can give no assistance on that item.
    Ciao.

  • How to catalog  with Aperture

    Im new to Aperture, I got it because I ws told that it was great for cataloging photos. I Im about to import my first batch. Is there any tutorials on how to import and catalog correctly. Im trying to do this correctly and not have duplicates all over the place.

    I've been using Aperture since January and the best suggestion I can offer you is to import a couple of small batches first and experiment with the cataloguing feature. There are a number of ways in which you can organise your photographs and what works for one person may not be suitable for another.
    Read the help file and find out about how Aperture organises files, specifically with respect to Folders, Projects and Albums.
    Also think about how you want to apply keywords to photographs. It may seem a ball ache to begin with but developing a good keyword hierarchy will save you loads of time in the future by being able to search your photo library using targeted search terms instead of having to look though each file in turn trying to find the one your after.
    Lastly, I recommend the use of ratings as well because not every shot you take will be superb, absolutely in-focus and perfect. For me ratings enable me to decide quickly which shots I think are the best out of a particular shoot and so makes it easier to find in the future.
    Apparently (I say apparently because I've not bought it myself, but I've seen many recommendations for it) there's an excellent book in the Pro-Training Series for Aperture that's well worth a look, however the currently available edition is based on Aperture 1.5.6. There is a new edition targeted at Aperture 2.0 on Amazon but it's not available yet.
    Overall though, the best way to learn what works for you is to experiment with the features, understand how they work and then you can develop a structure and a workflow that makes sense.
    Hope this helps,
    Regards,
    Jason

  • .RAF and Aperture

    Hi team.
    Yesterday I took delivery of an Fuji S3 Pro, and said good bye to my trusty D50
    I understand the size of RAF files is four times that of the D50, never the less Aperture seems to get utterly bogged down importing them. I gacve up using the camera for import and am using a card reader, and when ever a RAF gets involved Aperture basically dies, if you leave it a good long while it will either sort itself out or hang on the last one with an ever spinning 'processing', Crashing out of aperture and relaunching shows all the images have imported fine.
    Anyone else notice this behaviour, and is it possible to tether the S3?
    Cheers

    WHAT!!!! work around? you missed the point of have RAW file management. What else does Aperture do making it worth the price of professional software if it is a work around?
    I'm sorely disgusted that FUJI PROS2/PROS3 support was back burnered. Clearly this camera has a large installed base, just look at pbase.com
    Fuji RAF files still work great in Adobe Bridge without a work around.
    G5 2GHZ     23HD

  • Aperture is slow and not a professional application...

    My post got removed, because apple doesn't like to hear the truth..so erase this posting again!!
    Aperture is not a professional application!
    Does anybody else have the application freezing up constantly?
    Responding very slow or taking more than 20 minutes to download the images from a 2GB CF card?
    I am very dissapointed and have researched the complaints on the internet and I am not alone/////

    We all know it has problems and needs retooling. However, all my tests point to a very useful program. Its present state has features that we can make pay in time saving on projects of 1000 pictures or more. I see all the problems and admit they are frustrating. I also see much faster post processing time because we will use versions to convert to B&W which was taking over 16 hours of time on each wedding before aperture. Other things we like are the proof book designing and web features. I have already set up my own web templates and designed books for the last six weddings.
    You production model may not fit into Aperture workflow, but it is working for us. The flaws will improve and we will have a foot up on the learning curve.
    I'm not totally happy, there are blocks for sure. That is why we have this forum. Be a bit more constructive and lets help Apple turn this into a wonderful program that we can all benefit from its use. We have three major events coming up by the end of Jan. I fully expect to save over six days of time on these events by using Aperture. Is that worth $500? Yes, it is to me.

  • Problem with CS2 edit file size

    When I create a new version of a 3-4mb original, make a few simple modifications in CS2 and save back to Aperture the resulting version is almost 70mb. If I export this version from Ap back to my desktop and check file size it is back to near the original size. Yet, when I check the file size stored in my Ap library, it is 70mb. This will fill my hard drive in a hurry! Can someone help explain this ??

    I did a little more experimenting by making external edits in PS on a 3.9mb JPG file in both Aperture and Lightroom to see what the resulting file sizes were. In both cases I left the master outside the library so that I could see file additions in both the application library and in the folder containing the originals and revisions. I looked into the file directories to determine real file sizes rather than relying on info from the applications. The increase in library file size was small in both apps. However, there was a significant difference in the revised file size between Aperture & Lightroom in the folders containing the originals. The best I could do in Aperture produced a 24.6mb psd revised file, which showed as a version in the App., in addition to the master. Lightroom gives the option to revise the master or revise a copy of the master when exporting. When revising a copy of the master, the result was a new jpg file approximately the same size as the master - 3.9mb - which appeared as a version. This is what I would like to be able to do in Aperture.
    I have been using PS for several years for all my photo enhancements and have developed a pretty comfortable and effective routine. Having used Aperture for a couple of months now, I can see that most minor edits can be done more easily in Aperture, but the same is true of Lightwell. Although I would probably only use PS on less than 25% of my keeper photos, this increased storage requirement seems more trouble than the advantages of Aperture vs Lightroom are worth. Maybe Apple will make a change in the next revision that will effect this situation and make Aperture more desirable for JPG shooters.
    Thanks Again,
    Bob

  • Strange behavior in System Preferences when trying to change backgrounds

    Running 10.5.1 on my MacBook Pro without a hitch until today. Installed Aperture 1.5 and updated it to 1.5.6 last night and it too works fine.
    However, today when I went to change my background image in System Preferences I encountered some strange voodoo. I originally under the Desktop applet in System Preferences I had the default images and folders supplied with the operating system, and one images folder I maintain under my Documents folder for my personal backgrounds.
    Now I am no longer able to view my personal backgrounds folder in the System Preferences Desktop applet to select one of my images as a background. Instead I have, literally, two occurrences of the Aperture Projects folder listed under the default operating system background image options.
    Initially I found I cannot discard either instance of the Aperture folder, nor can I re-add my personal images folder (states the folder is already in the list as an option). Naturally I figured something might be amiss with permissions. So I rebooted and ran the Disk Utility which checked my drive to find no pertinent errors. No change in symptom.
    Next I renamed my personal images folder. This produced a change in symptom.
    Now I only observed one occurrence of the Aperture Projects Folder in the System Preferences applet. However, when I went to add my newly renamed personal images folder the second occurrence of the Aperture Projects folder appeared and would not let me access anything therein.
    Could certainly be a problem specific to Aperture, but thought it worth posting here in case anybody else wants to try to troubleshoot or has the same voodoo. Plus, the problem did not occur in 10.4.X running Aperture - so I think it is pretty specific to 10.5.1.
    Not a show stopper, but certainly weird. Hopefully not indicative of any additional problems lurking under the covers.
    TIA for any input or responses.

    Confirmed bug in Aperture on 10.5.1 - adding an iphoto library solves the issue in case anybody hits this post and suffers the same malady.
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5847357&#5847357

  • FCP Issue with Crossgrade

    FCP will not open, nor will any of the other pro apps. The error is:
    ===== Thursday, June 22, 2006 7:07:07 PM US/Central =====
    dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/ProKit
    Referenced from: /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
    Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
    /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/ProKit: mach-o, but wrong architecture
    Jun 22 19:07:16 Macintosh-2 crashdump[512]: Final Cut Pro crashed
    Jun 22 19:07:16 Macintosh-2 crashdump[512]: crash report written to: /Users/Travis/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Final Cut Pro.crash.log
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    This error message prompted me to delete the "prokit" file & reinstall the crossgrade. I have tried it, but alas nothing. However, if you check "Run under Rosetta" it will work and I cannot tell if it is emulated, seems like it is. Can someone who has a working Final Cut Pro 5.1 (Universal) application check the following file and tell me if it says PowerPC or Universal?:
    /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Prokit.framework/Version/a/Prokit (right click and get info on "Prokit")
    The weird thing is, my file says PowerPC and if you delete it and reinstall it will put the same PowerPC "Prokit" file. So I downloaded Pacifist to explore the new universal DVD's I was just sent, and if you search for prokit, you will find it uder the ProAppRuntime.pkg file. Then I extract that file to get info on it, and it says PowerPC as well, huh? Anyway, if someone can tell me if they have "Prokit" as Universal then it would seem I need that version. But this doesn't make any sense.
    Thanks for the help.
    Travis

    FYI
    Problem solved, although very unorthodox. I found a friend with an Intel iMac, but didn't have FCP. But he did have Aperture, figured it was worth a shot and searched his machine for the file in question "Prokit" and sure enough it was Universal not PowerPC. I copied the file, which was 1-2 mb, to my machine and voila' all the proapps now open and run very fast.
    I'm not sure why this happened to my machine, nor why a reinstall of the UB FCS didn't work.

  • How do I pan a photo inside a layout box?

    I am in 'Edit Layout' mode.
    I have placed a photo in a layout box and I wish to pan to particular area of the photo without changing the size or shape of the layout box.
    The Apple "Versatile Printing and Publishing" Quick Tour video demonstrates this 4 minutes in, yet I can't figure out how to do it. There seems to be no icon that enable this.

    This is demonstrated in the video DVD that accompanied your copy of Aperture.
    That DVD is really eye opening to the power of Aperture. Even if you watched it once when you first bought Aperture, the DVD is worth taking a look at again after you've spent some time with Aperture.

  • How good is RAW photo editing in iPhoto '08?

    Can it compete in any way with Aperture? Is it worth it? I was settled on Aperture until this came out. It has some feaures that make it seem a little Aperture-ish, or Aperture-lite.
    I don't do much RAW editing, but I up the saturation, play a little with contrast, batch-adjust white balance sometimes with the eyedropper and/or lift and stamp (this could be a deal breaker)...stuff like that.
    Is the editing intuitive? Is the quality good? Is it worth it? I didn't like the editing of RAW in iPhoto '06, by the way...
    PS: do I break the terms of agreement if I post a similar question in the Aperture boards?
    -Scott

    Scott:
    Unless you have an external editor that you use for RAW editing, I believe iPhoto creates a jpg version of the RAW file on import that that's what you'd be editing. iPhoto 7's editing tools have been improved over V6 but I have no experience with Aperture. I believe it saves edits in tiff format.
    Posting in the Aperture forum would be acceptable.
    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.

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