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Camera Advice Would Be Appreciated....
Richn83:
@ TC - So are you saying that in Aperture what you do is add your photos to the library, edit them very much like you would in iphoto (but obviously with all the extra features) and then you can just drag the photos out of the Aperture screen to a finder window to save them as separate image files? And can you select multiple images at once? Also I guess this approach will copy the image and therefore double the HDD space used?
They do get everywhere, and this one was particularly tame and loved bread...
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: Richn83 on September 15, 2010, 09:12:53 am ---
Also I guess this approach will copy the image and therefore double the HDD space used?
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....I think that the original image file will remain in the folder depths out of sight. After editing any image file we always use additional HD space. However, some apps such as Adobe InDesign apply your work by proxy like an alias. Adobe Photoshop too, giving you the options to Save or Save As or Save Copy.
andrewparker:
--- Quote from: Top Cat on September 14, 2010, 11:10:12 pm ---I have aperture 3, and if i can operate it, then it must be simple. :smiley:
You can import straight from your camera to aperture, or just import from iphoto into a projects folder. Then its just one click to start editing the pic. Once you have finished your edit, you just have to drag it into the folder of your choosing.
I have copied all my folders into aperture, which gives me a nice option of a list of folders, were i can simply one click to edit from, or drag and drop to organise.
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Don't get me wrong, the way it organises libraries within the programme is very straightforward. However to use an image you must first import it into Aperture. If you're working with the yield of a two day shoot, say 20Gb of RAW data, then you're duplicating that data. It's very easy to organise folders within the programme but accessing these folders from outside Aperture, by multiple users is very difficult (even impossible).
andrewparker:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 15, 2010, 09:36:04 am ---However, some apps such as Adobe InDesign apply your work by proxy like an alias.
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This is the problem for me, use of the image outside of Aperture. Sure it's possible, but it adds to the management time. The workflow isn't efficient - Aperture without the media management would be great.
I should note that I'm talking purely from the perspective of use of the program in a professional environment with a team of designers all having to access the image files. For the average consumer it's a very good application.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: andrewparker on September 15, 2010, 10:22:47 am ---
I should note that I'm talking purely from the perspective of use of the program in a professional environment with a team of designers all having to access the image files. For the average consumer it's a very good application.
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....Exactly. Aperture and iPhoto (especially) are aimed very much at the 'average', or shall we say 'non-professional', user.
I have been working for Adobe (unpaid but very willing) as a pre-release tester on their Creative Suite since version one but took time out this last year. IIRC (hoping I don't have to shoot you after telling you this) Adobe were developing a universal access/networking/editing system, very much aimed at professionals. Adobe Acrobat Professional already follows that principle. I intend to rejoin the development (I get free software!) when I eventually get my new Mac.
I suggest what's missing from the market, and the camera hardware designers have at last recognised it, is software suitable for 'semi-professionals' or those 'amateurs' with a serious addiction and talent (like some of us here). Having said that, I haven't experienced either Aperture or Adobe Lightroom.....YET!
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