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Apple Aperture is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools.

It is commonly compared to Adobe Lightroom.

Apple Aperture is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools. These tools help photographers create a workflow, simplifying the process of importing, processing, editing metadata and publishing photographs.

It is commonly compared to Adobe Lightroom.

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What concepts are needed to manage images in Aperture 3 libraries?

I'm still not quite sure I understand the way Aperture manages the library. I've been telling it to put all the pictures I import into a specific directory in a new project-named folder, but if I understand correctly I could have all the files in…
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How to tell Apple Aperture to store ALL files by reference?

Is there any way to set Apple Aperture to always keep all files stored in an external location, without having to go through the extra step of manually moving files to the location beforehand myself and then explicitly directing Aperture to only…
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Why are my filters lost on import in Aperture?

I've just been experimenting with some of the built-in filters on my Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10, and after importing them into Aperture 3, the filter is no longer there and I'm seeing the photo exactly as it would have looked without a filter. For…
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Does Aperture have any known file management issues?

I recently purchased Aperture 3 and am trying different things in order to find the best way to use it with my existing images. One thing I have noticed as I mess about with different file operations is that Aperture seems to "miss" files from time…
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Why does Aperture tag my photos with the wrong address?

I have a number of photos that I have manually tagged with a location. (They did not have any GPS data associated with them automatically, as I took them with a camera without such facilities.) I have given them a street address, but Aperture labels…
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Am I using Aperture "export versions" wrong?

I'm new to Apple Aperture. I have noticed that when you right click and image and say EXPORT VERSION, sometimes it's nearly instant, other times it takes "minutes" to render. Am I using this feature wrong? Is there a better way to export web ready…
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Why does the entire image turn white after setting the white point in Aperture 3?

When I try to set the white point for an image in Aperture 3 (using the curves tool), the image turns entirely white. When I try to set the white point on the same image in Photoshop CS6 using the same spot, the white point is set and the image…
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How to prevent Aperture from zooming in every time I open an image

In aperture, when I close an image (go back to the project or album) and select another image (by double clicking on it) the view will be 100% zoomed in to the lower left hand corner. The only way I can prevent this from happening is by removing the…
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How do I save an edited image in HDR Efex Pro on MacOS (High Sierra)?

I am still using Aperture and Nik Collection on my Mac (High Sierra). Nik Collection partially works. Silver Efex is working fine but HDR Efex does not save the edited photo, but the original one instead. Are you facing the same issue. Did you fix…
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How to locate unreferenced image in Aperture?

I'm importing my Aperture library into an Aperture library on an external drive. The issue is that I have some files which can't find their master (or reference? I'm still not sure of Aperture's verbiage). They all have the icon in the lower right…
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Why do I have more 'originals' than 'versions' in Aperture?

In Aperture, when I open the 'Switch to Library' menu, it reports that my library has '797 versions, 1802 originals'. If I open the 'Photos' tab, there are indeed 797 items. So what are the 'originals'? Is this remnant of something that haven't been…
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Why is Aperture 3.5.1 repeatedly crashing?

I have about 100GB of photo data (16,000+ images) as referenced files residing on a portable 1.5 TB drive. This arrangement has worked well until recently, when I imported several new projects. As I navigate through the images, adding keywords and…
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Why does an Aperture smart album not select all the images with a keyword?

With Aperture 3.4.5, when I show the list of keywords, it shows me a count of '58' images next to one of them. When I create a smart album that simply selects that keyword, it comes up with 8 images. Where are the other 50 hiding?
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How to write (manually added) GPS coordinates to originals in Aperture?

I'm using Aperture to add GPS coordinates to photos I've taken. The original stills are in craw2 and movies are in mov file format. I've noticed when I export originals that the photos didn't retain the GPS coordinates that were added. Exporting…
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in Aperture 3, how do I adjust one picture while viewing multiple?

One of the reasons I moved from iPhoto to Aperture was the ease with which I could view multiple images side-by-side at any zoom level for comparing shots. In the "Viewer" mode, as opposed to many-image "Browser", it's a simple matter of…
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