Aperture 2: First Thoughts

[redrabbit]

as far as spell check, just right click and see if it offers a suggestion

 

[bellrinder]

Works! Thank you.

 

[zippster]

Hi all im about to go and buy this tomorrow but i have a niggle and i wonder if you can help..

being a 6month old mac convert i like using iphoto for the events and web galleries management. i see that aperture 2 intergrates with these products.

what i dont understand (and it could be the way im using it) is why can aperture not use the photos in the iphoto library? i see that i can import them into aperture but that would then mean that i have duplicates... should i just import all of my photos into aperture and just use that for piccy management or process using aperture and then export to iphoto?

any ideas would be appriciated.


Thanks



Andy..

 

[CalfCanuck]

what i dont understand (and it could be the way im using it) is why can aperture not use the photos in the iphoto library? i see that i can import them into aperture but that would then mean that i have duplicates... should i just import all of my photos into aperture and just use that for piccy management or process using aperture and then export to iphoto?

Andy,

I haven't ever used iPhoto, so I can't answer about a workflow that uses both programs. But once you have Aperture and use that as your primary library, you access a powerful program designed to hold hundreds of thousands of images. Sorting, reviewing, grouping, etc.

My personal opinion for Aperture maintaining a link back to iPhoto? To allow access to some consumer type actions (I believe iDVD integration is one, for example) that the Aperture team doesn't want to focus on in their program but that some users desire. Apart from these, I'd assume that almost everyone with both applications on their computers would benefit from using Aperture as the main program.

Here's some good places to go to learn about using Aperture:

http://www.apple.com/aperture/tutorials/
http://www.apertureprofessional.com

 

[zippster]

thanks for your rapid response. apple store here i come

 

[arogge]

I've been unable to use Aperture because my Apple hardware was blacklisted. Now I notice that the system requirements include the newer PowerBook G4 systems. Why are single-processor PowerBook G4 systems supported, but dual-processor PowerMac workstations, with some midrange server hardware, are not listed?

Can I bypass the blacklist in this new version of Aperture? I would buy it if I could run it. I don't understand why other RAW software packages can run on basic systems that are four years old, but Aperture wants a pricey Intel server. If they want to hog system resources, how about some SPARC server support?

 

[John T]

If you want to learn how to use Aperture properly, you won't do better than looking here.

These tutorials are produced for v1.5 but they cover all the main aspects contained in v2.0.

Thoroughly recommended.

 

[power1001]

I use Iphoto in my Aperture workflow to address several items. I import images into Iphoto and then import them into Aperture as referenced images (meaning Aperture doesn't copy the images into the Aperture library). First, if I have any videos on my camera (which I usually do) Iphoto will capture and manage them whereas Aperture doesn't. Second, Iphoto is managed automatically by Time Machine so backups don't need special consideration. Third, I use NullRiver Medialink to stream the images from Iphoto to my PS3 and HDTV for viewing (Aperture isn't supported yet). After my images are edited and organized by Aperture (sooo much better than iphoto), I re-import the good ones back into iphoto. This way I can edit a lot of images in Aperture without making a "iphoto" type duplicate and only result in an additional image after I'm happy with the Aperture result. I'm sure there are other workflows that could utilize the best features of both.

 

[djejrejk]

I never understood Aperture 1.5.. seemed overly complicated, 2.0 is a great product. Aperture finally "makes sense" the way iPhoto "makes sense" for most consumers. I would advise anyone who is skeptical to try the free trial, trust me, you won't go back to Lightroom or iPhoto.

I have heard performance complaints, but it runs great on my 2.33 MBP. I can't detect any sluggishness (which was far from the case with 1.5).

To summarize my post, Aperture 2 = Highly Recommended.

 

[maccanuk]

newbie $0.02 comments

Just having made the jump to the Mac from the xp world I thought I would give a bit of info on my experiences. I have used Photoshop Elements 6 on the XP and really liked it. It has a totally new cataloguing program that compares favorably to my brief exposure to Aperture 2.0 demo, and it has the editing capacity of photoshop lite that is lacking in Aperture. Add to that the price tag at half of what is being asked for Aperture and I am leaning heavily towards repurchasing a mac copy of elements 6 when it is released at the end of March.

 

[Grimace]

This isn't a knock against your preferences but Aperture and Photoshop (any version) are aimed at different audiences. There is nothing layer-based in Aperture.

Embedding/batch applying metadata, searching by ISO number, web gallery output -- different strokes for different folk!