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August 27 2008
When you've been using a particular gadget for some time, you develop what seems to be a personal, and perhaps, even a somewhat intimate relationship with that object. The contents, the settings, and even the characteristics of a gadget that... read moreAugust 26 2008
When Lightroom 2.0 emerged out of beta, not a few Aperture users might have felt exactly the same thing that some Lightroom users may have felt when Aperture 2.0 was released. It's a feeling, a sensation, a nagging suspicion that,.... read moreProfessional and film-like photographic filters with Color Efex Pro 3.0 for Aperture
August 19 2008
There are now more than 70 editing plug-ins available for Aperture since version 2.0 was introduced. Some of these editing plug-ins are designed to output only a single, specific result, and then there are some that offer multiple editing.... read moreNoise Ninja kicks some noise in Aperture
August 12 2008
Of the many third party editing plug-ins that was announced as "in development" when Aperture 2.0 was first introduced, PictureCode is probably one of the last to deliver with its very popular and much anticipated plug-in, Noise Ninja. Originally.... read moreEasy adjustment shortcuts (and metadata shortcuts too!)
August 05 2008
We want to work as fast as we can in Aperture, while at the same, keep our focus on the images. There are numerous keyboard shortcuts that allows us to do this. Some are single letters that are quick.... read moreApple updates Aperture to v.2.1.1
July 29 2008
Aperture is now version 2.1.1. Apple released the update yesterday. One of the most noticeable changes in the interface is the appearance of the cloud logo and the name "MobileMe Gallery" section in the project panel for galleries that.... read moreTurning managed masters into referenced images
July 22 2008
You want to free up some hard disk space in your main drive. You can easily do that by turning managed master files into referenced images. You can, of course, export individual projects out of your main drive, and.... read moreJuly 15 2008
As you go through your photographs in Aperture, there might be instances when you want to quickly review information about the images that are being displayed. There are several ways to do it, but the easiest and the fastest.... read morePublic beta of FlickrExport for Aperture 2
July 08 2008
I post some of my pictures from Aperture to Flickr. I've been using the FlickrExport plug-in for fast, easy and convenient upload. When Aperture 2 was introduced, the FlickrExport plug-in (now currently version 1.0.9), which worked so well with.... read moreJuly 01 2008
There are several ways to look and compare your images in Aperture's Main Viewer. By default, it is set to Show Multiple. Whenever you select one or several images from the Browser, it will be shown in the Viewer. You.... read moreTools for assessing image quality
June 24 2008
You can use the Zoom tool and the Loop tool when finely assessing and evaluating image quality in Aperture. You may want to use one or the other, or both (even at the same time). To call up the Zoom.... read moreHello, my name is Aperture--how may I help you today?
June 17 2008
Every time you launch Aperture, a window with a welcome message and a list of quick options will pop up. This is the default setting. It's as if Aperture is saying, "Hello, how are you--how may I help you today?".... read moreMore than three ways to crank it up
June 10 2008
Most of us are familiar with three ways of starting up Aperture. We can, and we usually do, any one of the following: Double-clicking on the Aperture icon from inside the Applications window. Single-clicking on the Aperture icon that have.... read moreCreate a "hemispherically" straight view with the Fisheye-Hemi plug-in for Aperture
June 03 2008
Do you want a fast and easy way to “hemispherically” straighten things up? You can now do it inside Aperture with the Fisheye-Hemi plug-in from Image Trends. At a single click of a radio button, the Fisheye-Hemi “automatically remaps.... read moreHDR comes to Aperture with Creaceed's Hydra
May 27 2008
Since Aperture opened itself to more, and specialized, editing capabilities, as sampled by Apple’s Dodge & Burn plug-in, almost all of the promised 3rd-party software have now been delivered. We can now download, install and use NIK Software’s Viveza, Tiffen’s.... read more
