Aperture 3 & Travel Photography: Switching Library made easy now, perfect for shooting thousands of Photos

15-02-2010 | 17:01

Switching the Library made easy now in Aperture 3 and this is so very useful as a Travel Photographer like myself who end up shooting thousands of Photos on any given trip. Now I can split my Library into Regions or even Countries have easy access and manage all my files very quick without over loading one Library. This was possible before, but it was a lot more complicated, now it is almost to easy... another super improvement from the previous Aperture 2.

Aperture 3 Switching Library

BTW...did you know that when you start up Aperture 3 it is in 64 Bit? You might noticed the difference if you have 4 or more Gig of Ram installed. However there are some issues when you work with previous installed Plug-ins, but nothing to worry Aperture 3 makes it easy.
Most of the plug-in if not all at the moment work only in 32 Bit and if you like to use them you have to restart Aperture 3, click on the image you like to edit (in my case I use the Noise Ninja Plug-in) click on the right mouse button, a small drop down menu appears and you see edit with Plug-in (32 bit) this will restart you Aperture 3 in 32 bit mode and stays like that until you close Aperture 3. Once you open Aperture 3 again you're back to your 64bit.

In a few days I am leaving for my main trip this year, plus my GD Photo Workshop in India where my lucky students have the opportunity to study and work with Aperture 3 in the field. I try to report from our locations whenever possible, of course like always depending on the Internet connection, speed and availability.
Check out also my Calendar Dates on the GD Photo Workshop site; "Introduction Aperture 3" at Power Mac Centers Manila Philippines, starting March 26.
GD

Aperture 3 & Video: Soon at Power Mac Center Philippines, combining Photos & Video from your DSLR in Aperture 3

13-02-2010 | 13:35

A few questions came up these past few days; can you edit, combine Video and still images in Aperture 3? The answer is Yes! With Aperture 3 you can edit and combine your Video footage and still images, plus sound all within Aperture 3.

We have some interesting Seminars and demos coming up very soon at the Power Mac Center how create stunning presentations combining Photos with your video footage shoot on your DSLR only using one software, Aperture 3.

Plus you have a variety of export functions too, including going direct to YouTube. During the next few weeks I try my best to produce some simple presentations form my travels in India and Nepal
Again the integration on the Mac is just so awesome. Please stay tuned for more or check out the Calendar dates for our Seminars and Tutorials at the PMC @ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/gdphotoworkshop/

Just one more...
Tested... imported Raw Files from the Leica D-Lux 4, no problems and the conversion is just fine.
GD

Aperture 3: Fantastic New Import Settings, backing up your Photos made easy now, plus the new Zoom

13-02-2010 | 11:57

Making a back up of your files during Import is a breeze now with the all new import Panel in Aperture 3, but there are many other settings in the new Import Panel but I love the Backup Location option. This will come in so handy for my next trip to India and Nepal backing up thousands of images during import.

In the field I always carry two hard drives one for working and storing my reference files and the other one for backing up all my Photos.
Aperture 3 has now a very simple solution during Import, select in the Import Panel the Import Settings and tick on the Backup Location.

Then you scroll down at the Import panel and at the bottom you see this new back up Location window, point to you location where you like to store your back ups and you're done. When you import images now you have an instant back up but still working with reference files of your other drive, this is one of the coolest new addition in Aperture 3.
I recommend you have a close look at the new import panel, study it and see what suits your work flow, but having the ability now to make an instant back up of your Photos in a separate location during Import I think is brilliant and a real time saver.

Import Settings

Back Up Location

Another very new cool addition is the Zoom option (Z key) if you press this now say on full screen you have a new small thumbnail window, but now you can zoom in more, not just 100% very cool and so handy. Say you have zoomed in to 150% and like to go back to your 100% just hit the z key and you're back to your starting point of 100%. Personally, I find both of these new addition extremely useful for my particular workflow and I have to praise the engineers for an excellent job by in incorporating it into Aperture 3. Great Job Guys!
GD

Aperture 3:New Presets with a nice Thumbnail view, so cool for very quick adjustments.

12-02-2010 | 13:06

My Love affair with Aperture 3 deepened.

Another very cool new feature in Aperture 3 is Presets found when you open the Adjustment panel, not only easy accessible but with a nice preview. Now you can see immediately the effect you might like to apply. Great for quick adjustments, just click on Presets and a menu appears, the only thing left to do move your cursor over the various adjustments options, and every time you move your cursor over a different effect/adjustment a nice size thumbnail appears along side of it, showing you the changes. There is plenty to choose from; all your Black &White and color adjustments are at your fingertips now.
A superb new addition and something I am going to use a lot from now on.
Try it out and I am sure you’re going to be impressed just like me.
GD

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Aperture 3: Trail Version Tip...Important notice plus Infrared filter and Polarizing via Quick Brushes

11-02-2010 | 18:33

I am going to be in big trouble again spending my Valentine's Day messing around with Aperture 3 but thanks to my very understanding Wife I think I get away with it. Also I am counting the days before leaving next week preparing Aperture 3 for the next Journey.
Plus I love the new Browser full screen option...this one is so slick and very useful for editing fast on the road. A real classic! Activate your Browser and hit the "F"Key for full screen. Super cool!

There is also some very good News for our Black & White Photographers Aperture 3 has now many more additional build in filters including Infrared.
Another interesting addition is also the all new Polarizing effect via the new Quick Brushes another very interesting addition.

Aperture 3, Gunther Deichmann, Trainer, Apple, Photography, Tutorials

Screenshot of Aperture 3; left to right: simple B&W conversion using the contrast filters next image shows brushing on the Polarizing effect. The last image is the original one. Marked Red square upper left handcorner the Presets & Adjustments. If you click on the Presets you find all your B&W adjustments including the one for Infrared.
If you click on the Adjustments a drop down menu appears and right at the top you see the Quick Brushes and in the drop down menu you find the Polarizing.
There is plenty more to come and once I am on the road I use only images from my upcoming Journey, today is only a small appetizer.

For those of you who have already Aperture 2 installed please take note of the important info below, that is if you can't wait for your upgrade to become available and dying to try out the all new Aperture 3 Trail version.
I also recommend that you have a very reliable and fast internet connection (DSL) the file size is some 500+ MB

Important notes for licensed Aperture users.

1. If you already have a licensed copy of Aperture in your Applications folder, you need to move or rename it before installing the Aperture 3 trial.
2. To open an Aperture library with an older version of Aperture (1.x or 2) after you use the Aperture 3 trial, drag the library onto the application icon of the older version.
3. The trial version of Aperture 3 cannot upgrade a library created by an older version of Aperture. This is only supported in licensed versions of Aperture 3 since it permanently upgrades the library.

More Raw support in Aperture 3 including Leica D-Lux 4 and Panasonic Lumix Cameras

10-02-2010 | 00:56

More RAW support in Aperture 3 now, for a full list of Cameras go to:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs/raw.html

Moving from iPhoto to Aperture 3

You’ve done some great things with iPhoto, and now you’re ready to do more. Aperture 3 is designed to make the move from iPhoto easy and seamless. See how easy it is...http://www.apple.com/aperture/iphoto-to-aperture/

Photography & Mac, iPhoto Slideshow & Aperture at Power Mac Center TriNoma, Manila Philippines

08-02-2010 | 15:20

iPhoto Slideshow & Aperture at
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Please join me at Power Mac Center TriNoma on February 15, 2010 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
“Tell Your Story through Photos” - iPhoto Slideshow & Aperture plus a lot more...basic photo management and photo slideshow tools on your Mac.
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