Category Archives: Aperture

All thoughts related to Apple’s new pro digital photography tool.

Annoture 1.0.4 Pre-Release

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Adam Tow

I finally found some time to work on bringing Aperture 2.0 compatibility to Annoture. You can download the latest pre-release here.

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MacBook Pro, Aperture, and 30-inch Displays

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Adam Tow

I recognize that this blog has become very technical lately. Forgive me, ever since I was a kid in San Diego playing Ultima I through V on the home Apple ][ computer, I’ve always wanted to talk computer stuff! Today, … Continue reading →

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Migrating from Aperture 1.0 to 1.5 to 2.1

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Adam Tow

I’ve been using Aperture since version 1.0. When the application was released in 2005, all images had to reside within the Aperture Library. This did not prevent me from using the product, but it was deal-breaker in terms of switching … Continue reading →

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Aperture Caption and Aperture Caption Palette

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Adam Tow

Interesting, there’s a free AppleScript-based app from Apple called Aperture Caption Palette. This slick mini-app looks suspiciously like my own Aperture Caption AppleScript that I wrote in the beginning of February. If only I knew what things are in development … Continue reading →

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Aperture 2.1 Updated

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Adam Tow

A month after they released Aperture 2.0, Apple’s got a major updated out with Aperture 2.1. The most exciting thing is the new plug-in architecture. I can’t wait until PictureCode gets a Noise Ninja plug-in out! Update EXIF from Master … Continue reading →

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Electricity Usage Around the House

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Adam Tow

During the three weeks we were in China, the computers in our home office were turned off. Our electricity bill for the month was $24 cheaper than the previous one. In fact, our electricity usage has been steadily going down … Continue reading →

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Aperture Benchmarks between Quad G5 and MacBook Pro

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Adam Tow

The MacBook Pro (MBP) is my first Intel Macintosh. For the past couple of years, I’ve been using a Quad G5 as my primary machine and a first-generation PowerBook G4 12-inch for travel. Before I purchased the Quad G5 in … Continue reading →

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Annoture and Timeature Incompatible with Aperture 2.0

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Adam Tow

In my brief testing, Annoture and Timeature are not compatible with Aperture 2.0. For Timeature users, there is a new feature in Aperture 2.0 which allows you to adjust the timestamp of an imported image. Look for the Adjust Date … Continue reading →

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Aperture 2.0 Released

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Adam Tow

Speak of the devil! Just days after I write Aperture Caption to help users of Aperture 1.5.2 to quickly caption images, Apple announces Aperture 2.0. One of the 100 new features is Metadata entry shortcut, described below: Metadata entry shortcut … Continue reading →

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Aperture Caption AppleScript for Effortless Captioning

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Adam Tow

Update 2008-03-28: In conjunction with Aperture 2.1, Apple has released a free AppleScript-based app for captioning called Aperture Caption Palette. Check it out. I’ve been using Aperture as my primary RAW processor for quite some time now. One thing that … Continue reading →

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