Apple Updates Aperture and iPhoto With Lengthy Changelogs

[MacRumors]

Apple has updated its prosumer photo editing/management software Aperture, bringing it to version 3.4.2. The company has also released a new version of iPhoto, version 9.4.2. Both updates are available via the Mac App Store or Software Update.

What's New in Aperture 3.4.2

o Photos received via My Photo Stream or shared streams can now be added directly to other shared streams
o Multiple email addresses can now be copied and pasted in the "Shared with" field for shared streams
o When more than five subscribers "Like" a photo in a shared stream, all their names are now displayed correctly
o The Info panel for a shared stream now includes an Unsubscribe button
o The status line in the toolstrip now displays the number of new photos added to a shared stream
o Faces are now properly detected on photos imported into a library from a shared stream
o Adjusted photos added to shared streams are now published with EXIF metadata properly preserved
o Addresses the reliability of Shared Photo Streams when switching between iPhoto and Aperture with the same library
o Custom keyboard shortcuts are now properly preserved when upgrading from earlier versions of Aperture
o Double-clicking a photo in Viewer-Only mode now correctly toggles to the Browser view
o Addresses a problem that could prevent the Viewer from displaying images with correct color after Auto White Balance and Auto Enhance are applied
o Addresses an issue that could cause JPEGs exported with a custom ICC profile to render incorrectly
o A dialog now displays progress when deleting large numbers of photos using the Empty Aperture Trash command
o Fixes a problem that could cause duplicate detection on import to fail when the "Auto-Split Projects" option is enabled
o RAW files are no longer displayed in the Import window when the "JPEG files only" option is enabled
o Key photos made from panoramic images are now displayed at high resolution
o Addresses a problem that could cause the Info panel in the Inspector to display the wrong metadata view
o Fixes an issue that could prevent Microsoft Outlook from being used to email photos from within Aperture
o Improves stability when working with AVCHD video files
o Fixes a problem with using the Zoom navigator on a second display
o Addresses issues that could cause web journals to export incorrectly
o Includes stability improvements

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What's New in iPhoto 9.4.2

o Photos now can be added to shared streams or My Photo Stream by dragging them to "Photo Stream" in the source list
o Multiple email addresses can now be copied and pasted in the "Shared with" field for shared streams
o When more than five subscribers "Like" a photo in a shared stream, their names are now displayed correctly
o Contextual menu now includes an Import command to import all the photos contained in a shared photo stream
o Addresses the reliability of Shared Photo Streams when switching between iPhoto and Aperture with the same library
o Fixes an issue that could prevent Microsoft Outlook from being used to email photos from within iPhoto
o Updated national holidays are available for use in printed photo calendars
o Includes stability improvements

Aperture is available for $79.99 on the Mac App Store. [Direct Link]

iPhoto is available for $14.99 on the Mac App Store. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Apple Updates Aperture and iPhoto With Lengthy Changelogs

[daneoni]

Quite a big chunk of fixes

[Keleko]

The iPhoto update installed okay, but the Aperture update keeps giving me an error and failing.

[Glassed Silver]

Originally Posted by Keleko

The iPhoto update installed okay, but the Aperture update keeps giving me an error and failing.

Same here...
At least now I know it's not an issue on my end...

MAS and other Apple online services have been rather instable for quite some days now...
Eddy Cue, work it!

Glassed Silver:mac

[Killa Aaron]

Safari 6.0.2 is also available.

[captmatt]

Originally Posted by Killa Aaron

Safari 6.0.2 is available also.
Image

It's much snappier.

[Keleko]

I rebooted and tried again, and it seems to be working. I suspect the reboot wasn't the fix, but Apple did something on their end that fixed the download while I was rebooting. In either case, the update works for me now.

[Spitfire411]

Originally Posted by Keleko

I rebooted and tried again, and it seems to be working. I suspect the reboot wasn't the fix, but Apple did something on their end that fixed the download while I was rebooting. In either case, the update works for me now.

It was an issue with the actual download and not with launching the updated version of Aperture?

[Spitfire411]

Originally Posted by Keleko

The iPhoto update installed okay, but the Aperture update keeps giving me an error and failing.

3.4 had a bad update as well and 3.4.1 had to be released to fix it. Looks like I'll be holding off on the update.

[shanson27]

New iPhoto icon ? Love it

[RoelJuun]

Receiving an error message when pressing Update.

An error occurred

The operation couldn’t be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -3001.)(102)

10.8.2. iMac 2009.

[garylapointe]

Why can't Apple set Lion support multiple photostreams? If it supports one, surely it can support multiples?

This seems like one of these things they actually turn off just because of the Mac OS X version.

This is especially annoying on computers that actually cannot be upgraded to Mountain Lion. (And some of the Mac models had pretty early cutoffs).

I've got a friend with a MacBook which can't do multiple streams while her iPad and AppleTV can.

Gary

[Risco]

Direct Link

http://supportdownload.apple.com/dow....4.2Update.dmg

[landroverz7]

Apple loves releasing all their updates in one day don't they?

Anyways I find that its best to wait a few hours before updating any of the ilife or iwork applications as the first few hours the update is big >1GB if you wait a few hours they will become delta updates <100MB. This is from the mac app store OSX Mountain Lion here.

[bedifferent]

How about re-enabling the ability for users to restore a picture by opening "Time Machine" while "iPhoto" is open instead of restoring the ENTIRE library if you inadvertently delete a photo, event, album, etc from its trash bin?

I do not know why Apple removed that ability. Many people want it back.

[nutmac]

Fixes are nice and all, but I want much more substantial update to Aperture. Perhaps it's just me but aside from Final Cut Pro (and related Compressor and Motion), most of Apple's Mac apps seem to be in maintenance dating more than 2 years ago. Granted, Apple did give us iCloud and few nice new features, but I want real update.

Last major version (x.0) release dates:

Aperture: February 9, 2010
Apple Remote Desktop: April 11, 2006
Compressor: June 21, 2011
Final Cut Pro: June 21, 2011
GarageBand: October 20, 2010
iMovie: October 20, 2010
iPhoto: October 20, 2010
Keynote: January 9, 2009
Logic Pro: June 23, 2009
MainStage: June 23, 2009
Motion: June 21, 2011
Numbers: January 9, 2009
Pages: January 9, 2009

P.S. MacRumors should put Buyer's Guide for Apple's paid software.

[Mainyehc]

Originally Posted by Risco

Direct Link

http://supportdownload.apple.com/dow....4.2Update.dmg

What about iPhoto? Can you get us a direct link for that, too?

I keep getting the same errors already mentioned in both this thread and the other about Safari (fortunately, mag01 did the same as you, so I managed to update it already)…

Nevermind that, I found it:

http://support.apple.com/downloads/D....4.2Update.dmg

[Nermal]

Originally Posted by RoelJuun

Receiving an error message when pressing Update.

An error occurred

The operation couldn’t be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -3001.)(102)

10.8.2. iMac 2009.

Could be an overloaded server since there's a lot of new stuff today. I'm getting the "no updates available" message.

Edit: It turns out that the system requirements have changed; the iPhoto update isn't showing up simply because my system doesn't meet them, not due to any technical issue. Mystery solved

[Baklava]

Like-Button in Aperture... Tz... This social network integration thing in Aperture is so un-pro!

[daneoni]

Keep getting this

[CoreForce]

Originally Posted by daneoni

Keep getting this

Here as well.
Also AppleStore Updates on iOS are not working right now.

[chrono1081]

Originally Posted by Diwali

Like-Button in Aperture... Tz... This social network integration thing in Aperture is so un-pro!

I have to disagree. Social networking has been a blessing for many businesses. Getting a following of people who love your work is a great thing and to be able to upload straight from Aperture is a great thing.

[bedifferent]

Originally Posted by chrono1081

I have to disagree. Social networking has been a blessing for many businesses. Getting a following of people who love your work is a great thing and to be able to upload straight from Aperture is a great thing.

I disagree. Give me a chance to explain.

As a photographer and business owner, and sometimes analog and digital assistant, there has been little proof of social networking sites providing much (if any) business benefit. It is also important to realize that any work posted on ones site (especially sites such as "Facebook") requires legal permission from clients. Most often, the only [legal] work allowed is that done personally by the photographer (which may not reflect the crux of their business, i.e. headshot photographers).

Beyond this, a personal/business site outside of Facebook provides a much better conduit for branching out online. Making certain you're advertised well and in the top brackets of search engines helps a great deal (in essence, the "old school" of internet marketing). Statistically (fairly consistent research), empirical studies [comparing businesses in the same market/locale over a one year span] between non-Facebook advertised businesses (traditional), business who ventured into Facebook (both traditional and non-traditional), and business purely on Facebook (non-traditional), little difference (if any) was demonstrated.

Facebook consists vastly of private individuals communicating with friends and family. With millions of individuals using the social service each day, advertising is consistently pushed aside/ignored by many (Safari extensions, etc allow for the removal of [some] Facebook ads, in the same vein as YouTube cleaners).

Having worked for Apple Corp., Apple invested a lot into Facebook (re: iPhoto, OS X integration). Zuckerberg was/is a smart businessman; he realized the odds that Facebook would not do well once publicly traded [which it didn't]. However, slowly getting Apple [and others] on board was a business safety net. Apple could not let Facebook plummet as they have too much invested in the company. Mark walks away a wealthier man, and Apple foots much of the bill monetarily and through more OS X/iOS integration.

Does any of this really help photographers/businesses? Not really. It simply helps Apple and Zuckerberg.

[Truffy]

Originally Posted by Diwali

Like-Button in Aperture... Tz... This social network integration thing in Aperture is so un-pro!

Yep. I'd like to remove the Facepalm/Titter buttons too.

[WilliamLondon]

Originally Posted by RoelJuun

Receiving an error message when pressing Update.

An error occurred

The operation couldn’t be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -3001.)(102)

10.8.2. iMac 2009.

Getting the same thing here, whether I try and update all three, or any individually.