Apple Aperture is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools. It is commonly compared to Adobe Lightroom.
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How to correct exposure locally with Apple Aperture?
I have a question about using Aperture on OS X.
I have taken a RAW picture (made with a K-5) of an arcade machine. While most of its surrounding is fairly well exposed, the lit areas are overexposed ...
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Why does Aperture tag my photos with the wrong address?
I have a number of photos that I have manually tagged with a location. (They did not have any GPS data associated with them automatically, as I took them with a camera without such facilities.) I have ...
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How do I speed up Apple Aperture?
For my photo post processing software, currently Aperture is my program of choice. However it is extremely slow with my computer. I consider myself having a decent piece of hardware. I'm using the ...
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What are best-practices for personal photo organization in Aperture?
I'm curious about best practices for photo and project organization. I'm starting to have too many projects to just have them listed by date, like iPhoto does. I've recently switched to Aperture, and ...
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Can I convert raw files to TIFFs via the command line using Apple's converting engine?
I want to convert from the command line a bunch of RAW files into tiffs using the same converting engine as Apple's Aperture or Preview (in order to get the same results as from these applications).
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Is it possible to shoot tethered with Aperture using a Canon 5D mark i?
Google is swamped with walkthroughs for the canon 5D mark ii & iii. I am wondering if anyone has managed to get a tethered shoot setup working with the original 5D on a macbook. If so, how was it ...
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Is there a feasible workaround for Leica M Monochrom DNG files with Apple aperture?
So far Aperture does not support Leica M Monochrom DNG's and the best way I have found to get the files into Aperture is to open the DNG's up in Adobe DNG, export them as TIFFs and import the TIFFs ...
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Aperture 3 - Open first aid options for external library
I have a huge Aperture 3 library that will not open, giving the following message:
Verify that you have iPhoto 9.4 or later. Then open the library in iPhoto to upgrade it..
It is not set as my ...
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Why does the entire image turn white after setting the white point in Aperture 3?
When I try to set the white point for an image in Aperture 3 (using the curves tool), the image turns entirely white. When I try to set the white point on the same image in Photoshop CS6 using the ...
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Why is Aperture changing the color of my RAW photos?
For some strange reason, Aperture 3 seems to shift the colors of the raw images, after importing them.
For example, the reds become washed out and something not red. In the following example, the red ...
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Why can't Apple Aperture 3 upload raw files from my Canon 7D?
Whenever I try to import raw files from my Canon 7D using Apple Aperture 3 (which is fully updated with all the latest Software Updates) I get an upload of 350 unwanted images ( including corporate ...
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Does the use of Canon's DPP Software have any advantages over using Aperture 3 straight away for Raw Processing?
During a recent photography course in South Africa I was strongly advised to download and use free Raw Processing Software before editing in Aperture 3. As a relative newcomer to working in Raw, I had ...
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How to write (manually added) GPS coordinates to originals in Aperture?
I'm using Aperture to add GPS coordinates to photos I've taken. The original stills are in craw2 and movies are in mov file format.
I've noticed when I export originals that the photos didn't retain ...
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How to properly deal with lens distortion in Sony NEX RAW files?
I have a Sony NEX6 camera and when using the 16-50 kit lens the photos shot in RAW has a lot of distortions. You either have to let the camera correct it using jpeg or you are expected to use Sony's ...
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Apple Aperture, raw files, and white balance?
The question I have is very similar to this one, but the answer there doesn't work for me, so I'll try asking it differently here...
I switched to using raw format a while back, and am mostly happy ...
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What is the best way to improve Aperture 3 peformance on an iMac?
I've got a 27" 2.8 i7 iMac. I recently moved from iPhoto to Aperture for managing my photos, and am not all that happy with the performance.
With a bit of diagnosis, I've seen that 4GB RAM doesn't ...
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Reducing chroma noise in Aperture
I have some photos shot in low light with a compact camera which exhibit significant chroma noise, which I’d like to correct as much as possible.
My searches turned up a technique called “chroma ...
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RAWs looking massively different in Aperture/Mac OS Preview compared to camera preview and (Canon) PictureStyleEditor
Yesterday, I have been shooting photos at a christmas market -- especially a band that played there. Since everything happened in the evening and it was quite dark, I thought using RAW instead of JPEG ...
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Removing unwanted color from B&W image (aperture)
I've been shooting ilford color-process b&w film.
The local photo processor's equipment has a glitch; sometimes the resulting negatives are slightly colorful.
In the current roll, there's a ...
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Can I delete an Aperture Library after importing it into another one?
I have a big library on my desktop and one on my laptop.
Now I exported a project from the laptop to a library and imported that on my desktop.
After deleting the library file (of the project) the ...
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Reservations on making the move to Adobe Lightroom or Apple's Aperture
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I'm a web developer (diploma) and computer scientist (degree), so I know a thing or two about computers and software. I just got into photography in Nov '10, but have been using Photoshop ...
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How to tell Apple Aperture to store ALL files by reference?
Is there any way to set Apple Aperture to always keep all files stored in an external location, without having to go through the extra step of manually moving files to the location beforehand myself ...
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How to prevent Aperture from zooming in every time I open an image
In aperture, when I close an image (go back to the project or album) and select another image (by double clicking on it) the view will be 100% zoomed in to the lower left hand corner.
The only way I ...
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Adding context to your images, specifically within Apple Aperture
I am an amateur photographer, and am looking to streamline my aperture workflow. Up till now, I have added specific "version name" metadata to all my photos, for example:
"Exhausted after a long ...
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Raw processing on MacBook with Retina display. Aperture or other? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Apple Aperture or Adobe Lightroom: which is better for post processing RAW photos?
I want to begin photography as an hobby and I thought to start with the right foot and ...
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How do you mark a photo as complete and done with edits in Aperture?
I love Apple Aperture, but it seems to be missing a very important function I strive for. I want to be able to lock a photo, meaning once locked I can no longer make changes to that photo.
In ...
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Family Mac workflow to enable family editing/viewing of images/movies
What is the best software/hardware solution for editing/storage/viewing of a family's digital images/movies on multiple Macs? The family wants to collaborate on editing using Aperture and iMovie. We ...
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Is it possible to manage photos without importing them into libraries in iPhoto or Aperture?
I absolutely love the simple and clean interface and features that iPhoto and Aperture bring and I absolutely hate the "library/import" approach. I like to see my photos as files on a disk and that's ...
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Does Apple Aperture have a way to change the exposure of many files at once?
I'm just editing a time lapse video I shot and have to change the exposure on about 1000 files. Is there a way in Apple Aperture to batch edit files?
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How should I post process images from a cloudy, dark day?
Here in the Netherlands, it's been snowing quite a log the last few days. This is something special here, especially this time of year, so I went out and shot a few pictures. It was a cloudy, ...
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Can I combine RAW & JPEG after import in Aperture?
I'm trying out Aperture; I have a hefty collection of photos in iPhoto, and for a few reasons, it's not cutting it for me anymore.
I recently started shooting RAW+JPEG on my camera. I see that ...
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How do I make Aperture 3 export the master
I've tried many things to get Aperture to export some sort of usable file when I do a "export-> Master"
The command seems to work, it creates a file of the proper name. The output is about 4K in ...
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How to check what White Balance setting was used (on a Mac)?
I've been experimenting with different white balance settings, and I can see what was used while browsing photos on my Nikon preview screen.
But when I copy the photos to my laptop where I can ...
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in Aperture 3, how do I adjust one picture while viewing multiple?
One of the reasons I moved from iPhoto to Aperture was the ease with which I could view multiple images side-by-side at any zoom level for comparing shots. In the "Viewer" mode, as opposed to ...
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How to remove duplicate masters in Aperture?
There are many photos in my Aperture library that have two masters, each one jpeg and one raw. I'd like to delete one of both, but I didn't even found a way of splitting them.
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How can I export my entire Aperture library into nested folders in the format YYYY/MM/DD?
I'd like to migrate my photo library out of Aperture, but still use it to edit photos (maybe). I'd like to export the masters and the modified versions of all my photos into standard Finder folders ...
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What software can I use for post-processing? [closed]
I have access to the below software and I use all of them at various times. I do not have a specific workflow and would like to start following one.
Aperture
LightRoom
Photoshop CS5
The general ...
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Do Lightroom and Aperture force you into using a specific folder structure?
I'm getting busy, which is a good thing. I need to be able to batch process raws, or rather make global edits, to increase efficiency. I've heard that Aperature and Lightroom are both good at this but ...
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Why are some of my pictures missing from the normally all-inclusive Photos folder in my Apple Aperture library?
In Apple Aperture, there are a few unchangeable locations in your library:
Projects
Photos
Faces
Places
Etc.
And their purpose is pre-defined by the app, so "Photos" should always show all the ...
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Raw photos in Aperture 3
When Aperture 3 sees the raw photos on the camera for import the photos look good. Then when they are imported and Aperture processes them they then change into black or digital noise and not one is ...
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What is the best lens correction software which integrates with Aperture 3?
I want to know if there are any good lens correction software (i.e. plugin) for Aperture 3? I am primarily looking for general purpose lens correction software.
I have looked at the plugin page for ...
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Managing Aperture libraries locally and on external
I feel like I must be making this harder than it is.
I have an aperture library on my laptop. I use it to import images from my camera. But I don't have much space left on my hard drive so I want to ...
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How do I decide between “RAW as Master” and “JPEG as Master” when importing RAW+JPEG into Aperture?
I guess this comes down to an Aperture question and a more general post-processing question.
I've been shooting RAW+JPEG and importing both to Aperture with the RAW image set as the master. But I've ...
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Which color settings to chose in Photoshop and Aperture with an Epson SPR2880 printer
My workflow consists of importing photos into Apple Aperture, where I do most of my editing. Sometimes, I edit the photo in Photoshop. Aperture can automatically create a .psd file based on my edited ...
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Can I get noise reduction in Aperture that even gets close to the quality of Lightroom's?
I've been looking for a new Library / Photo Editing software, iPhoto isn't really cutting it any more. I've been using both Aperture and Lightroom a bit now (trial licenses) and I noticed a big ...
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Why does this Aperture smart album with flags & labels contain more than it should?
I have tried to create a smart album in Aperture 3 that is based on this:
1) It is flagged
2) It has a label
I have followed the instructions in provided help documentation in Aperture 3. Searching ...
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Export options for printing with Aperture 3
I am about to get my pictures published in a magazine. I am going send the pictures to the publisher, thus not printing them myself. Therefore I am curious about how to export the pictures ...
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Aperture Master files
How do I create master files in Aperture so that I can email from within that application?
Most of a photos started in iPhoto originally.
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How can I export EXIF metadata from Apple Aperture?
I'm trying to export the EXIF metadata from my photo archives so that I can do some analysis of which focal lengths I use the most. Aperture has a "File --> Export --> Metadata..." option, but that ...
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Why doesn't Aperture show black as black?
Aperture seems to be displaying my images brighter than they actually are -- this makes colors seem washed out and makes it very difficult to accurately adjust the black point and other exposure ...
