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Aperture is database-driven so text searches are quick and when you type text into the search field Aperture scans every single field of every single image. When working with super-large libraries this can be time consuming and unnecessary. (There’s no reason to search in the Focal Length field for the words "Amusement Park," for example.) Aperture ... read more
Before the latest 10.6.4 OS X update, the dated created field would not show up in the Origin>Date Created field in Photoshop CS3. This caused many professional users a problem because the date was not showing up in the digital archiving systems after they were saved in CS3. The date would show up Photo Mechanic ... read more
I’m proud to say that this is the best place on the internets to find Aperture 3 tutorials that help you fix screwups. I’m out there on the cutting edge of constant screwups and I’m here for you now. I suffer so you won’t have to. I shot two assignments on one card. I try to ... read more
"Check Spelling While Typing" is not turned on as a default and isn’t sticky between restarts. This means that everytime the app is launched, spell check will be turned off until the user manually turns it on. I’ll show you how to turn it on…every time you launch the app.Control>Right Click inside a Text FieldJust ... read more
The auto-fill feature in Aperture is very helpful and useful. But, thehere have been times when I made a mistake filling out my IPTC and the mistake carried over to the auto-fill. Here’s how delete those mistakes, or just clean up items left over in the Auto-fill editor.Go to Metadata>Edit AutoFill ListMake changes in teh ... read more
Aperture 3 has slightly changed the name of the tool that clears metadata from a file. Instead of being called Remove IPTC Metadata it’s not Clear IPTC MetadataAperture 2Aperture 3read more
Aperture 3 has slightly changed the name of the tool that clears metadata from a file. Instead of being called Remove IPTC Metadata it’s not Clear IPTC MetadataAperture 2Aperture 3read more
One of the best times to apply metadata to an image is during import, but sometimes life moves to quickly to be able to apply metadata then, even with Aperture’s preset functionality. Fortunately it’s easy to go back later and add presets at any time while adding metadata.Start with MetadataHere in the General tab ... read more
In previous Aperture workflows a photographer had the ability to rename a master file only during import—if you didn’t take the opportunity to rename the Master file then, only your Versions would be renamed when you used Batch Change.Apply MastersClick on the Apply to Master Files checkbox in the Batch Change box to have ... read more
If you’ve made IPTC changes to your images and would like those changes to be reflected in the master file’s IPTC, you can use the Write IPTC Metadata to Master command under the Metadata menu.Select ImagesStart by selecting your images.Add MetadataNote though that RAW files don’t have a portion of the file dedicated to writing ... read more
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