Re-evaluating LR3 vs Aperture 3
I just wrote a lengthy post on the Aperture forum about my recent tribulations with Aperture. I thought I’d post it here. I also suggest you read the original thread if you’re interested. I couldn’t help but smile a little when I read your post. Great coverage btw. I smiled because I’ve just spent the [...]
Recharging – the Apple way?
An Apple battery charger and batteries? Seriously? Well, at the risk of being labeled fanboy count me in. I’ve been using Sony CycleEnergy rechargeable batteries in my speedlights at $20(CAD) a pair. These promise the same minimal loss of charge while idle, a 10 years lifespan and the whole kit costs $29 – charger plus six [...]
Aperture bug follow-up: solved! Update
UPDATE: according to several Aperture forum users, this seems to be fixing a lot of issues such as constant thumbnail rebuilding, reprocessing of images and adjustments resetting. I also have to say that I didn’t have a single crash today while doing extensive editing with brushes. It’s a first so hopefully this is more than [...]
New bug with 10.6.3 and Aperture 3.0.2 UPDATED
I know I’ve been pretty silent about Aperture 3 since it came out, especially considering how much I had been waiting for this upgrade. Fact is, I was waiting to see what a few updates would do to smooth the landscape, one that has been riddled with crashes and various bugs since day one. Unlike [...]
Aperture 3 the day after: nitpicks and bugs
I stand by my first impression: Aperture 3 is a great update. That said, now that the dust has settled and I’m over the rush of new technology, there are things appearing that are less than what I anticipated - as well as the inevitable bugs of any new version. Current 32 bit plugins don’t [...]
Aperture 3: big things, little things.
It’s been a verrrrry long time coming. But having spent the past hour playing around with the new version of Aperture, all I can say is: thank you. My stubbornness feels completely repaid. This upgrade adresses everything that was lacking and adds a ton of features, big and small. It’s as though Apple actually read [...]
Hypercard for the iPad
Apple these days look like they’re all about consuming content. The topic even came up on the Aperture forum the other day, with some seeing this as proof that the company no longer cares about the application. When Steve Jobs presents Apple as a “mobile company” it suddenly becomes quite easy to get caught up in [...]
A few (more) words on Apple’s iPad
Everyone’s talking about the iPad right now. So I’m not going to pretend I have anything to add that hasn’t already been said at some point during the last 18 hours or so. But for what it’s worth, here’s my take: This past year I moved my reading habit to my iPod Touch. I’m the [...]
the case of aperture and the stratocaster
For the past year – and more so these past months – the debate has been raging around Aperture and Lightroom, mainly from AP2 users who feel abandoned by Apple. The silence surrounding a new version of the application has been deafening, forcing a lot of users into the arms of Adobe for many reasons [...]
The new iMac and Aperture: quite a difference
Just before Christmas I received a new 27 in quad-core i7 iMac loaded with 8gb of ram. For those wondering about the performance gains in Aperture all I can say is: night and day. Working in Aperture 2.1.4 after the SL upgrade had become an exercise in frustration, making my work tedious and my temper… [...]
Aperture 3: others chiming in
From The Apple Blog: But I wonder at what point those of us using Aperture have begun suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and are defending our captors rather than breaking free for greener pastures. Full article here.
It’s here! It has no visible cracks!
Just received my brand new iMac 27 Quad-Core i7 – yay! I haven’t plugged it in yet, which is completely out of character for me. I’m usually like a kid at Christmas with this stuff. But the poor thing is freezing cold and I figured it might be a good idea to let it warm [...]
10.6.2: Aperture printing is back baby!
Just installed 10.6.2 and immediately did a print test. Results? 1) We can now turn Black Point Compensation back on and use paper profiles. Goodbye purple! 2) Aperture sends the right tray info to my R2880 so no more Preview workaround!!! Number 2 had me worried: it didn’t work the first time I tried it, [...]
LR3 beta – a followup
Alright. I know it’s quick but I’ve just spent the past hour playing with the new LR3 beta and while all the core advantages from LR2 remain, it’s still no fun to work with. The interface is just as messy as before and most of the improvements – at least as far as I can [...]
LR3 beta 1
Chris alerted me to it this morning in the comments: is this sad or what? Only bright side I can think of is the kick in the pants this is going to give Apple – if they care anything about our community and business. Some of the highlights of the new version according to Adobe [...]
new iMacs: the machine I was waiting for
Quick reaction: I’m an iMac guy. I know I should be Mac Pro given what I do but I’ve always been a sucker for design and the combo of 24in iMac with an added 20in screen for less than the price of a Mac Pro well… it’s hard to resist. Add ultra-silent operation to the [...]
of snow leopard, aperture and epson
Allright, so after two weeks I’m still on Snow Leopard and have decided to live with the very annoying printing bug. In fact as of this morning I’m on 10.6.1 which unfortunately - after a few more tests – doesn’t solve anything. Why not revert to Leopard? Well frankly, the rest of the system feels [...]
epson r2880 and snow leopard: sweating bullets
I just spent a good 30 minutes sweating bullets upon discovering the new 10.6 compatible driver for my Epson R2880 printer was seriously crippled. Turns out that my installation of Snow Leopard had not included Rosetta, even though I had specified it through the custom install options. After reading a forum thread mentioning the problem [...]
snow leopard and aperture – a quick glance UPDATED
UPDATE: I’m having serious printing problems with my Epson R2880: when trying to print from Aperture (2.1.4) any paper I choose is apparently stuck at roll paper, giving a wrong source error when it reaches the printer. I now have to hit preview, select the correct page setup and profile and print from there. So [...]
Aperture 3 – Wishes. Expectations. Anticipation.
Quick Recap When Apple unveiled Aperture in 2005, the photography landscape was in dire need of consolidation: the digital workflow was a hodge podge of various solutions combining RAW converters, editing software and asset management applications. Working with RAW files was unwieldy, involving conversions and file multiplication if you needed different versions of the same [...]
aperture 3 coming?
Ok, first off: I know nothing. This is pure speculation. But yesterday Apple - finally – unveiled major updates to its pro apps with new versions of Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, each including new versions of every app in the suite (well, aside from the long forgotten DVD Studio Pro which lingers at version [...]
