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Guest Post: Why I Use Aperture Instead of Lightroom

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By Mel Ashar
August 3, 2013 - 4:00am

Today's article is a guest post by Mel Ashar, a landscape and architectural photographer in San Francisco. He writes on why he personally uses Aperture instead of Lightroom, many of which reasons focus on the Apple ecosystem. It's a great piece for those comparing the two apps, or simply wondering what advantages Aperture offers of Lightroom.

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Batch Metadata Changes in Aperture 3

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August 1, 2013 - 4:00am

The Batch Change window in Aperture 3

The most efficient way to add metadata to your photos (copyright, contact info, etc.) is to do it on import. But what if you forget, or what if the metadata changes (your address or email changes), or what if you have old photos that never got the metadata in the first place?

In this tip, we’ll look at the Metadata Batch Change tool, and how to create your own custom presets.

NOTE: Updated to include video version of the tip![more]

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The New Eye-Fi mobi Card

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By PhotoJoseph
July 30, 2013 - 4:01am

The Eye-Fi mobi card

The Eye-Fi card is a particularly cool camera accessory. Different models allow you to shoot on your dSLR, micro four-thirds camera, or any device that takes SD cards, and instantly transfer photos to your computer, various social networks, or even your smart phone. In this post, we’ll take a look at configuring the all-new Eye-Fi card “mobi” to an iPhone, and talk about why you’d want to do such a crazy thing.[more]

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Last Week's Newsletter, and a Poll

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By PhotoJoseph
July 25, 2013 - 4:00am

Did you see last weekend’s newsletter? If not, check it out here, and if you’re not subscribed, you can do that too. Also I had a little poll in there that I’d love your feedback on… if you haven’t voted already, please do![more]

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Unsupported Image Format in Aperture 3

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By PhotoJoseph
July 20, 2013 - 4:00am

Unexpected “Unsupported Image Format” error… uh-oh

Have you seen the “Unsupported Image Format” error pop up on images you *know* Aperture used to read? It could come down to permissions. We’re actively tracking these issues down and trying to sort out the problem(s), so if you’re facing this at all, check out these possible solutions, and let us know if any of them helped you, and of course share any other ideas we may have missed![more]

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