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Thanks for the summary, Mainemike!

I'd really like to see more screenshots of the editing controls; but barring that, could you shed any more light on how well they work? I'm particularly interested in how easy it is to, say, boost the exposure or contrast in a photo's shadows or highlights. Photoshop's shadow/highlight adjustment tool is the primary reason I edit photos in it. iPhoto is inadequate, because you can only adjust the exposure and contrast of an entire image; you can't restrict it to just shadows or highlights.
 
CaptainHaddock said:
Thanks for the summary, Mainemike!

I'd really like to see more screenshots of the editing controls; but barring that, could you shed any more light on how well they work? I'm particularly interested in how easy it is to, say, boost the exposure or contrast in a photo's shadows or highlights. Photoshop's shadow/highlight adjustment tool is the primary reason I edit photos in it. iPhoto is inadequate, because you can only adjust the exposure and contrast of an entire image; you can't restrict it to just shadows or highlights.
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Good morning, Cap'n!

I'm still working my way through the layouts, views, organization, etc.
But I did take a look at the adjustments HUD which pops up in a semi-transparent window whenever you need it.
You can easily adjust brightness, contrast, color temp, etc. - and it's quite fast (at least on my Mac).
Can apply the changes to one image, a group of images, or a whole batch of images. Pretty slick.

I've posted a screenshot of the Exposure tab of the HUD here (300k file):

http://homepage.mac.com/michaelalden/apertureHUD.jpg
 
mainemike said:
Good morning, Cap'n!

I'm still working my way through the layouts, views, organization, etc.
But I did take a look at the adjustments HUD which pops up in a semi-transparent window whenever you need it.
You can easily adjust brightness, contrast, color temp, etc. - and it's quite fast (at least on my Mac).
Can apply the changes to one image, a group of images, or a whole batch of images. Pretty slick.

I've posted a screenshot of the Exposure tab of the HUD here (300k file):

http://homepage.mac.com/michaelalden/apertureHUD.jpg
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Thanks for the screenshot, the HUD looks nice. What do you get if you click that button on the right side of the Levels part of the HUD? (below the revert arrow)
 
For anyone interested, the Annapolis store has it in stock.

I then went to cancel my online order only to find out it had shipped. :rolleyes:

Prolly have it by the end of the week.
 
I think I answered my own question, Mainemike; I took another look at the Aperture gallery on Apple's site. It looks like you can adjust three separate midpoints on the levels graph – just the feature I need. :) And there's a Highlights and Shadows adjustment box! Too bad Apple's gallery doesn't show that one expanded.
 
CaptainHaddock said:
I think I answered my own question, Mainemike; I took another look at the Aperture gallery on Apple's site. It looks like you can adjust three separate midpoints on the levels graph – just the feature I need. :) And there's a Highlights and Shadows adjustment box! Too bad Apple's gallery doesn't show that one expanded.
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Yup - it divides the Levels box into quarters and you can adjust four separate levels of.....well, levels!

http://homepage.mac.com/michaelalden/apertureHUD2.jpg
 
Thanks for the screen caps, mike :)

You said Aperture runs nicely on your system - could you post your specs for comparisons?

Thanks again :D
 
Josh said:
Thanks for the screen caps, mike :)

You said Aperture runs nicely on your system - could you post your specs for comparisons?
Thanks again :D
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Sure Josh -
G5 2.7GHz Dual, 2GB RAM, and the graphics card is an ATI Radeon 9650.
23" monitor, 400GB hard drive, Bus Speed 1.35GHz.

According to Apple, this ATI card I have meets only the minimum requirements for Aperture and they recommend a better card. But I have no complaints - everything seems to be running quite smoothly. It does make me wonder what a higher end card would provide in terms of performance. Quicker redraw? I'm not sure.
It's a heck of a lot faster than what I've been using (Nikon Capture Editor, Nikon View). I'll have to process a RAW file in both Aperture and Capture and print 'em out to compare any differences but I suspect I will be looking to use Aperture solely for my RAW organizing/optimizing.
 
Has anyone checked to see if Aperture is a Universal Binary? If it isn't then rumors about a Januray release for Intel hardware might be a little optimistic (then again, if Apple is just pushing out an upgraded Mac mini that has no hope of running Aperture, this might not indicate anything at all). Still, It'd be nice to know.:D
 
mainemike said:
I'll have to process a RAW file in both Aperture and Capture and print 'em out to compare any differences but I suspect I will be looking to use Aperture solely for my RAW organizing/optimizing.
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Hi Mike, what do you mean by 'optimizing'? light post-production, but use Nikon Capture for RAW conversion?

I'm totally unimpressed by the speed and UI of Nikon's software, and Aperture is a lot cheaper than CS2 (Nikon D50 isn't supported by CS's ACR), as my copy of CS is not elligible for upgrade pricing (education version), so if Aperture's RAW conversion isn't particularly good, I probably won't buy. I would guess that it's like the difference between Nikon's software and ACR: it takes different fiddling to get a great image, but it's equally possible to get a great image with either- is this a fair assessment?

I don't have any opportunity to try this software out, but am quite intrigued by it, but even with my partner's education discount (she's into photography too, but it's my Mac, though I suppose I'll have to let her use her software on it if she buys it for me). it's pretty pricy to just buy based on Apple's great marketing.

Thank you for your thoughts!
 
dornoforpyros said:
cool...except I think my bastard roommate(whome wants to get into photography, yes he has talent)has already pulled the trigger on a dell...I thought 5 months of using my g5 with a 20" would have done it...but no:rolleyes:
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Much better than pulling the trigger on the G5 don't you think :D
 
It arrived today!

I had checked my Apple online order status and it indicated that my Aperture order had not yet shipped....so was I ever surprised just now when the UPS guy knocked at the door and handed me a box. Since I was expecting another package this week, I assumed it was that -- and was thrilled when I opened the box and here was Aperture! Oooh!

Off to install it now...

OTB
 
winmacguy said:
Rumour has it Dells are cheaper than Macs, they are better for gaming and there are more apps that run on a PC than on a Mac.....;) :p
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So what
 
On the Brink said:
I had checked my Apple online order status and it indicated that my Aperture order had not yet shipped....so was I ever surprised just now when the UPS guy knocked at the door and handed me a box. Since I was expecting another package this week, I assumed it was that -- and was thrilled when I opened the box and here was Aperture! Oooh!

Off to install it now...

OTB
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Oh Christ. Now I can't wear my headphones for the next few days.
 
LMFAO!!!!

Not two minutes after OTB posted, the UPS truck shows up with my copy.

Me = Happy Camper.

Apple's shipping status system suxxors, though. :mad:
 
I got the disk in the mail today. I'm installing in a minute. I'll post tons of pics for you guys. Any requests?

As a nature photographer, I'm excited to NO end about what this means. I cannot wait!

View my website at http://www.tstoeckleinphoto.com (finishing it up now :D)
 
I just played around with it for a bit.

Importing from my second hard drive was slow. Don't get that.

Doing the recommended thing and watching the DVD now.

Tried the loupe - kick ass.
 
I've been watching the DVD for a 'lil now (three minutes :D) and I must say that this program is going to change a LOT of things. The only thing I can say right now is 'wow.' Just wow.

You know the DVD is high-definition when played on the computer, right? Cool, eh?
 
Without a doub. I just turned it off. I'm just messing around in the sample ones right now - I'm gonna import in a second :D
 
****.

When I ordered the damn thing I was in a rush and didn't notice that while it "supports" the Fuji S2, it doesn't support its RAW format. My bad, but still. Why the **** would Apple not support one of the most popular wedding DSLRs?

I'm pissed off to no end but I suppose I'm going to be purchasing that D200 very, very soon. :mad: The sad thing is that they don't support Adobe .DNG either so I can't just convert 'em. Great Job!

It still doesn't detract from the program though IMO. While they ****ed up by not supporting either format, its still an AWESOME program. I'll still post screenshots :D.
 
Thomas_S said:
I got the disk in the mail today. I'm installing in a minute. I'll post tons of pics for you guys. Any requests?

As a nature photographer, I'm excited to NO end about what this means. I cannot wait!

(I'm also 15, so I purchased the academic - is there a difference between the two?). View my website at http://www.tstoeckleinphoto.com (finishing it up now :D)
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Your website looks fantastic, very professional. I hope you'll be posting in the new photography subforum.:cool:
 




I will be constantly updating this. Right now I'm just showing the example ones as my S2 is not supported, but I'm importing TIFFS as we speak...

Updated #1 - book process and web gallery

Words cannot describe the "wow" factor I'm having right now. I've shelled out $500, yes, but the result is totally worth it. While my Fuji S2 RAW files are not supported (totaly ******** by the way), I can still work with TIFF. Needless to say I'm in love with the program when I'm not even using its full capacity. Once I upgrade to a D200, I feel that I'll be blown away AGAIN. I've posted some more screenshots!
 
Dr. Dastardly said:
Is it the same Aussie guy they had on the Apple site or someone different?
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Yeah, the same guy from the Web site.

Well done DVD tutorial (Hi-Def DVD no less), but he is rather annoying.

Kind of like that white guy with the dredlocks form the Panther intro video.
 
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