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Continue reading →: Flattened ITPC Fields by Aperture
Aperture’s metadata exporting routines need a little more work. Aperture seems to flatten into a single string IPTC fields that can hold multiple values such as Keywords, Supplemental Categories, and Contacts — Keywords, Categories and People in iView terms — during import of JPEGs and TIFFs. If and when they…
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Continue reading →: Aperture and SQLite
In my previous post, I wrote that there was no way in AppleScript to get the original filename of a version. Because Aperture uses SQLite to store information about the Library, however, there is a way to access this information! There are a number of tables in the Library database,…
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Continue reading →: Annotation Copier Beta Testers
Annotation Copier is the tentative name for this application that I’m now ready to seed to a select group of beta testers. Currently, the app transfers annotations from iView to Aperture. A future version of the program will allow you to go the other way, Aperture to iView. The target…
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Continue reading →: Scripting iView Media Pro and Aperture
Still slaving away on this application to transfer annotations between iView MediaPro and Aperture. I am still running version 2.6.4 of iView, having decided to hold off on the upgrade to iView 3.0 for the moment. I discovered today that the AppleScript annotation records suite between the two applications has…
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Continue reading →: Aperture Tidbits
Some assorted Aperture tidbits: The Library entry in the Projects Pane is really a folder called ” Built-in Smart Albums”. Adding a new folder with a name ahead of this entry, such as ” An Album Ahead” does not place it above in Projects, however. The Light Table feature is…
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Continue reading →: Aperture and Noise Ninja
At first glance, I think NoiseNinja will remain in my toolbox. The results from Aperture’s noise reduction tools are like butter knives compared to the razor-sharp blades that PictureCode’s software uses to carve up noise. Photoshop CS and CaptureOne all produce better results at noise reduction than Aperture. There are…
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Continue reading →: New Aperture Category
I just created a category to hold all my Aperture-related thoughts. Keep your bookmarks and newsreaders point there for my latest news on Apple’s pro digital photography tool! Some other resources:
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Continue reading →: Aperture Scripting
Aperture arrived today. Good thing my replacement 4GB RAM modules also arrived today from OWC. The first thing that Rae and I did after installing the software was to watch the Aperture DVD Tutorial. This was a great introduction to the features and functionality of the program. Some of the…
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Continue reading →: Super Wet Burrito with Carnitas, No Cilantro
Los Charros Taqueria in Mountain View is my favorite place for burritos in the South Bay. I almost always get a super wet burrito with carnitas with no cilantro. Let’s break down the order: Super: The super burritos come with guacamole and sour cream. Regular burritos do not. Sometimes I…
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Continue reading →: Address Book and Images
There are currently 962 people in my Address Book, of which 231 of them have accompanying images. It’s very time-consuming to: Find the next entry without a photo Locate an image of the person Attach the photo to the entry To make things go a little faster, I wrote an…
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Welcome to tow.com, my home on the internet since 1995. I’m an indie software artist and creator of apps such as Action Phrase, MixEffect, MsgFiler, RouteEffect, Wipe My Screen, and more. I’m also the producer and co-director of Autumn Gem. Enjoy your visit here!
