Question:
Aperture 3 basic help please!?
i'm never sarcastic
2010-10-30 05:51:36 UTC
I just moved from Windows 7 to OS X (on a mac) and I'm trying to move my photos to Aperture.
I'm so confused, though-- importing doesn't seem to work, and I can't sort my files in way that I could find them easily through Finder. The sorting things I implement are just within Aperture, it seems, and even those are confusing.

Can anyone give me some basic tips on importing from Aperture? Remember, I have lots of RAW and JPG files neatly sorted into folders from a Windows computer. I'd rather not resort but I'm willing to if Aperture makes my workflow easier.

I'm also trying Lightroom and I think I'll like it better.
Three answers:
screwdriver
2010-10-30 06:15:12 UTC
Both Aperture and to a slightly lesser extent Lightroom demand that you work the way it wants to they want to put everything into Albums with keyword sorts and so on, they will even sort your pictures into Albums it thinks you want result your pictures are copied all over the place only the program knows where they are. They both have a nasty habit of moving the files where they can find them, not where you left them, I find them both frustrating, neither are on my computer anymore.



I much prefer Bridge in Photoshop, with this you steer it to the file and it shows you and allows you to view and open the contents - simple.



It has hidden depths, it can open and play most any video format, it can open Word or Excel files, when downloading it can store simultaneously onto two hard drives with meaningful file and image titles, it can automatically add IPTC copyright data and other Meta-data as it downloads, or at any time after, in short for me it's ideal.



It can also sort using any parameter you want, file type, date, camera, lens even focal length, shutter speed and apterure if you want, in fact any Meta-data can be used for sort or you can remove the option(s) from your screen in Setup, you can fine tune it to work the way YOU want to.



Lightroom is really designed for on the spot quick predefined editing for Events or Wedding photography, it can store camera and even lens profiles based on serial number and apply specific enhancements automatically.



You can do this too in PS in the Raw converter so I don't need it in Lightroom.



Chris
osuch
2016-12-03 09:44:23 UTC
the two Aperture and Lightroom are meant for use with Photoshop. they does no longer be very sensible devoid of it. in case you purely offered a form of courses, get Photoshop. besides the undeniable fact that, i come across Lightroom to be a useful gadget for wedding ceremony pictures. that is incredibly quickly, and is designed for working with large numbers of imagery at as quickly as. employing Lightroom, i will edit a 2,000 shot wedding ceremony in approximately 6 hours. i will purely might desire to certainly use Photoshop on 10-20 pictures.
2010-10-30 06:35:54 UTC
i use bridge... (and CS3) you will always find issues like this when swapping OS... but, persevere... personally, i file all my work on a seperate hard drive... which bridge scans and updates automatically... then i get to choose the app, illustrator or photoshop or indesign or or or...


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