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Struggling with a Real World Project in Aperture 3

by thomasfitzgerald on 02. Jun, 2010 in Aperture

Over on The Aperture Blog I talk about my recent (less than positive) experiences using Aperture for a big project.

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Aperture 3 is Really Ticking Me Off

by thomasfitzgerald on 28. Apr, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

I’ve been a fan of Aperture ever since its first version. Despite some dabbling in Lightroom I’ve always stayed true to Aperture and I was very enthusiastic when the latest version was released. While I think it is a great piece of software, and while I still prefer it overall to Lightroom, lately it’s really been bugging the life out of me. Why? I hear you ask. Well, It’s not the performance issues that some have reported. I was lucky enough not to experience any major issues on that front. I also haven’t had any of the stability issues that others have reported either. My version seems to run fine. The problem is that Apple changed something fundamental in Aperture 3 and they have, in my opinion, ruined the software.

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Aperture 3 vs Lightroom 3 Beta 2 Noise Reduction

by thomasfitzgerald on 30. Mar, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

Over on my Aperture Blog, I have a comparison of the noise reduction abilities of Aperture 3 and Lightroom 3 beta 2. Check it out here.

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Weekly roundup of Aperture Related News

by thomasfitzgerald on 19. Mar, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

Over on The Aperture Blog, I’ve started a new weekly series featuring interesting links related to Aperture for the week. Check it out and check out the rest of the blog while you’re there!

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A Possible Fix for Some Aperture 3 Performance Issues

by thomasfitzgerald on 04. Mar, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

I’ve discovered a possible cause and solution to some of the speed issues people are having with Aperture. You can read about it on this post over at my new Aperture blog, called, funnily enough, “The Aperture Blog”.

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The Aperture Blog

by thomasfitzgerald on 01. Mar, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

I’ve started a new blog dedicated to Apple’s Aperture. I’ve been posting a lot about Aperture lately, and rather than have this taken over by the subject, I’ve set up a separate blog for it. Please check it out and leave feedback. I’ve also set up a separate twitter account for it too, so please follow that as well if you want!

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Camera Raw Compatibility Update From Apple

by thomasfitzgerald on 25. Feb, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

Hot on the heels of Aperture 3 and 3.0.1 comes another Photo related update from Apple adding support for another bunch of Cameras. Of particular note (due to it’s absence from Aperture 3) is the popular Panasonic GF1.

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Aperture Maintenance Update Released

by thomasfitzgerald on 24. Feb, 2010 in Aperture, Apple

Fresh off the digital presses, Aperture 3.01 has been released which hopefully will address a lot of the issues people were having. From the accompanying support document, the problems addressed are:

  1. Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture
  2. Importing libraries from iPhoto
  3. Importing photos directly from a camera
  4. Memory usage when processing heavily-retouched photos
  5. Face recognition processing
  6. Adding undetected faces using the Add Missing Face button
  7. Printing pages containing multiple images
  8. Printing photos and contact sheets with borders and metadata
  9. Editing photos using an external editor
  10. Display of images with Definition and Straighten adjustments applied
  11. Zooming photos in the Viewer and in the Loupe using keyboard shortcuts
  12. Accessing Aperture libraries on a network volume Selecting and moving pins on the Places map
  13. Adding and editing custom locations using the Manage My Places window
  14. Switching between masters when working with RAW+JPEG pairs.
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