Can aperture perform like adobe photoshop like putting in other objects/pictures in another picture? and the like?
Hi joemoso, simple answer is No. It only allows you to retouch, do basic post-processing and cropping/framing.
@bacchus sir, I'm thinking of getting Aperture but I haven't met anyone who has one. What can you say about Aperture? What's its advantage over the sofware bundle when you buy Canon DSLRs? I'd appreciate your reply. Thanks.
itchybrain, the apple website provides a very comprehensive introduction to aperture. you will get a very good overview of what aperture can do for you (and also, what it does not do). in the apple website, there are a number of free video tutorials that you can view and even download all of them for free. go to http://www.apple.com/aperture/ for all introductory information on aperture you might need. here in philmug, aperture has been discussed in a number of threads. to catch up on these interesting discussions, and if you have any questions you'd like to ask along the way, i recommed doing a search on "aperture." there are also a number of websites that provide free information on aperture. check these out: http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/aperture/ http://www.apertureprofessional.com/ http://www.bagelturf.com/ enjoy aperture!
itchybrain, for starters, aperture is not a replacement for adobe photoshop. aperture works hand-in-hand with adobe photoshop. photoshop and aperture have a one-click tight integration. this integration, in the industry parlance, is called "round-tripping". both aperture and photoshop are fantastic tools for professional photographers. you will benefit emmensely using both.
Im just starting to use Aperture, I imported iphoto's album, what I didnt know is Aperture duplicates the number of photos iphoto has, so it consumed like about 2GB of hard disk space which resulted in a very low disk space (<500mb). Is there a way around this?
When importing your iPhoto library, you can choose either to copy the images or access it w/o storing them in your Aperture library (reference files are created). This works with iPhoto ver 5.0.4 and up.
delete one set of copy or the other, either in aperture or in iphoto. re-import, but select the option to keep in its original location and not copy.
just using an old thread to ask a question... how big are your aperture libraries... ? maybe another question is until how big will you be willing to make it before you create a new one. for me, my Aperture Library is about 50+ gigs and 90% of the photos are referenced files. I had to move it out of my Macbook Pro since I still have 120gb of hdd space (not migrated to a bigger hdd at the moment).
