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How to Migrate Pictures from iPhoto or Aperture to Photos for OS X
With the launch of OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite, Apple released its much-anticipated Photos app, which was first announced during its Worldwide Developers Conference in 2014. The Photos for OS X app took several months to complete because it was designed from the ground up to work with OS X Yosemite and integrate with both the Photos for iOS app and iCloud Photo Library.
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Aperture Articles
Apple Updates Aperture and iPhoto With Lengthy Changelogs
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• Photos received via My Photo Stream or shared streams can now be added directly to other shared streams• Multiple...
Apple Updates iPhoto, iMovie and Aperture Alongside OS X Mountain Lion
Among other software updates released today in support of OS X Mountain Lion, Apple has also rolled out new versions of iPhoto, iMovie, and Aperture.
iPhoto 9.3.2 [Mac App Store]- Supports compatibility with OS X Mountain Lion
- Sharing options now include Messages and Twitter
- Includes performance and stability improvementsiMovie 9.0.7 [Mac App Store]- Fixes an issue related to...
Aperture Receives Minor Bug Fix Update
Apple has issued a minor update to Aperture, its prosumer photo editing and management application. The 3.3.1 update fixes a minor issue that caused a crash in certain situations:What's new• Fixes an issue that in rare cases could cause Aperture to hang or quit unexpectedly when upgrading librariesThe prior update to Aperture enabled users to swap libraries between Aperture and iPhoto with no...
After Updates, iPhoto and Aperture Now Share Libraries Natively
After their update today, Apple's two photography applications -- iPhoto and Aperture -- can now share libraries with no import or export required. The Aperture update notes say that "Faces, Places, slideshows, albums and web sharing work across both applications". Users of both apps will no doubt be pleased.Since the apps were introduced, self-contained photo libraries had to be exported and...
Apple Updates Final Cut Pro, Motion, Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes
Apple has quietly issued updates for a number of its software packages following the WWDC keynote this morning. Final Cut Pro, Motion, Aperture, iPhoto and iTunes have all been given updates.
Professional video editing app Final Cut Pro [Mac App Store] was updated to version 10.0.5 with an update that "improves overall stability and is enhanced for the MacBook Pro with Retina display."
Moti...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.2.4 Update
Apple has released a minor bug fix update to its Aperture photo editing and management software.What's New in Aperture 3.2.4- Improves stability on Mac OS X Snow Leopard.- Addresses an issue that could prevent the Viewer from updating correctly after editing a photo using an external editor.The app weighs in at 635.54MB and is available through Software Update, Apple's software update website,...
Apple Discontinues Free Trials of Aperture and iWork
As noted by MacStories, Apple has discontinued its free trials of Aperture and iWork, directing users to the Mac App Store where the apps are available for purchase.
The discontinuation of the Aperture trial is not particularly recent, as discussion forum reports indicate that it has been missing for at least a month, but the removal has gone mostly unnoticed. It is not entirely clear when...
Aperture Updated to 3.2.2 With Photo Stream Bug Fix
Apple has issued a small update for Aperture, bringing it to version 3.2.2 and fixing an issue related to iCloud's Photo Stream feature.
What's New in Version 3.2.2
This update resolves an issue that could prevent auto-imported Photo Stream images from being displayed in the library after your Photo Stream hits 1,000 images.
The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.Aperture is ...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.2.1
Apple yesterday released Aperture 3.2.1, bringing several bug fixes to the company's professional-level photo editing and management application.What's New in Aperture 3.2.1
- Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly at launch on Macs with Core Duo processors
- Addresses problems that could cause the Crop tool to switch to the incorrect orientation or resize...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.2 with Compatibility for iOS 5 and iCloud
Apple today released Aperture 3.2, updating its professional-level photo editing and management application for OS X to support compatibility with the newly-released iOS 5 software and iCloud services.Aperture 3.2 supports compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5. This update also addresses minor stability, performance and compatibility issues, including:
- Resolves an issue that could cause the...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.1.3
Apple today continued its parade of software updates ahead of the OS X Lion launch with the release of Aperture 3.1.3, providing a long list of improvements and undoubtedly quietly making some last-minute tweaks to ensure full compatibility with Lion.This update supports general compatibility issues, and also addresses overall stability and performance. Minor issues addressed include the...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.1.2
Apple yesterday released Aperture 3.1.2, bringing improvements to iPhoto library importation and other fixes. This update improves overall stability and performance, including specific fixes in the following areas:
- Importing iPhoto libraries
- Reliability and responsiveness when using brushes to apply adjustments
- Reconnecting referenced master imagesFull details on the changes included in ...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.1.1
Apple today released Aperture 3.1.1, bringing several improvements to the company's professional-level photo management and manipulation software. This update addresses overall stability and performance issues, and also includes specific fixes that:
- address compatibility with the iLife Media Browser
- improve reliability when upgrading existing Aperture libraries
- address issues with...
Aperture 3.1 Released to Support iLife '11
Apple today released Aperture 3.1, bringing compatibility with the new iLife '11 suite as well as a host of bug fixes and improvements. This update improves overall stability and performance, and addresses compatibility with iLife '11. It also includes a number of specific fixes in the following areas:
- Performance when opening large libraries
- Performance when exporting heavily-adjusted...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.3
Apple today released Aperture 3.0.3, addressing a number of issues with the company's professional-level photo management and manipulation software. This update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas. The key areas addressed include:
- Applying adjustments such as Retouch or Chromatic Aberration
- Creating and using Raw Fine Tuning presets
- Viewing, adding and...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.2 and iMovie 8.0.6
Apple today released a pair of software updates, offering improvements for Aperture users while also updating iMovie to improve its ability to use video from Aperture.
- Aperture 3.0.2 weighs in at 69.83 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or 10.6.2. It offers a significant number of improvements throughout the application. This update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of...
Apple Releases Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1
Apple today released Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1, addressing an issue with HD video playback in slideshows. This update addresses an issue affecting the playback of HD video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard.
Audio and video tracks now remain properly synced in video clips that have been trimmed.The update weighs in at 3.29 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.6.2.
An earli...
Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.1
Apple today released Aperture 3.0.1, addressing several issues with the latest version of its professional photo editing and management application released earlier this month. This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of issues in Aperture 3, including:
- Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture
- Importing libraries from iPhoto
- Importing photos directly...
Aperture 3 Reportedly Causing Hangs and Memory Leak Issues for Some Users
Softpedia and Computerworld have noted a significant number of complaints from users of Apple's new Aperture 3 professional-level photo editing and management application released last week. The complaints, which have been flooding Apple's discussion forums (1, 2), include crashes and hangs, as well as "out of disk space" warnings that appear to most commonly be associated with importing...
Apple Releases Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0
Apple today released Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0, addressing an issue with Aperture 3's integration of video clips in slideshows. Aperture 3 was released earlier today. This update addresses an issue affecting the playback of video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard. The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.The update weighs in at 62.3 MB and requires Mac ...