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Aperture 3.3 Software Update Ready to Download

Thomas Boyd's picture
June 12, 2012 - 5:35am

When booting up Aperture 3.3 for the first time it prompts you to update iPhoto as well. When you do the App Store appears.

If you launch 3.2 library it will upgrade the library.

Aperture 3.3 is ready to install via the Software Update.

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Reaction to Updated Aperture

Thomas Boyd's picture
June 12, 2012 - 4:16am

 Source: http://www.apple.com/aperture/whats-new.html#library

First off, this doesn’t appear to be Aperture 4, but nonetheless is a significant update.

Optimized for Retina Display

This is great for the lucky ones that are going to buy a new MacBookPro. I’m not one fo those. I have a very new MBP that will have to last me for a few more years. Having said that, I’m very curious to see how photos look. I expect it will be magnificent.

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Aperture 3 Updated!

PhotoJoseph's picture
June 12, 2012 - 4:05am

It’s not the 4.0 we’ve been waiting for but here we go…

  • Retina Display Support
  • Aperture and iPhoto Unified Library
  • Advanced White Balance
  • Improved Highlights and Shadows
  • Professional Auto Enhance
  • Fast Browsing

Full description here: What’s New

More to come soon…

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Something is Coming…

PhotoJoseph's picture
June 12, 2012 - 3:04am

Watching WWDC live and there was a reference to a new Aperture while showing off the MacBook Pro Retina Display.

Things are looking up…

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Files Exported from Aperture 3 Keep Their Color Labels

Thomas Boyd's picture
June 2, 2012 - 12:00am

If you haven’t used Color Labels in Aperture much, you may not know that the color stay with the image file even after they are imported. This can come in handy when you are looking at the images in the Finder.

Oddly, they do not show up in all other photo viewing apps, like Photo Mechanic. However, Star Ratings from Aperture will show up in Photo Mechanic.

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Filter More Than One Label at a Time in Aperture 3

Thomas Boyd's picture
May 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Aperture’s Search Dialog allows you to select multiple color labels at a time. In other words you can filter out not only red labeled images, but add any other colors as well. It may not be obvious, but it’s there.

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Simple Steps to Prevent Disaster After a Shoot

Thomas Boyd's picture
May 28, 2012 - 12:00am

In the past year I’ve seen some experienced photographers make some simple mistakes with serious consequences. Mistakes that could have been prevented with some simple common-sense preventative measures. I know I’m not breaking any new ground here, but it’s always good to be reminded to stay vigilant and look at simple ways to stay organized.

Minimize the Likelihood of Data Loss:

Problem: The short time just after the shoot and before you import your images on a computer is probably the most dangerous point in a workflow. The images exist in one place… on the memory cards. Many things can happen. You can drop them down a storm grate, you can forget them in a restaurant, they can get stolen from your car along with your camera among other things.

Solution: Immediately after the shoot, remove the cards from the cameras. Put them in your memory card wallet, usually upside down so you know they haven’t been imported. Then, put the card wallet in your front pocket and don’t remove it under any circumstances until you are ready to import. The only way you’ll lose the data is if you get mugged or die in a fiery crash. (Don’t forget to put new cards in the cameras and format.) 

Problem: The importing procedure can also be fraught with disaster. You can mix up cards, you can accidentally send to an unintended destination and commit any number of fatal mistakes.

Solution: Before importing stack your cards face down next to the card reader. As they are done, stack them face up on the opposite side of the computer. Don’t ask Aperture do delete the images when they done importing. Establish a method that doesn’t change. It should be second nature. When done, put the cards back in the wallet (with the images still on them.)

I like to stack un-imported cards upside down on the left next to my card reader and imported cards face-up on the right.

Problem: Even after the images are on your computer and exist in two places (remember they are still on the cards), they haven’t been backed up properly. This is especially dangerous when working on the road with a laptop. 

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