[Hidden-tech] Aperture photography software

[B. Kimo Lee]

Hi Tom,

How are you? I hope you are doing good and are set for the holidays!
Thanks! Yes, the Intel Macs can support a second display -- with the  
default graphics cards that come with the system. I think there is a  
23" Cinema display size limit with the integrated card configuration.  
The dedicated video card configurations will support up to a 30"  
Cinema display.
This, according to YES Computers.

Aperture is looking really enticing! I've only used the RAW format a  
couple of times during the past year so I haven't much experience  
with it as a format. Granted, I don't do much hirez work these days.  
But I'm actually working on some print stuff right now so I've been  
plunged back into the hirez world.

I read some of the photog profiles on the Apple site who use Aperture  
and I like the 'lightbox" feature that let's you storyboard your  
images in a creative way while on location -- just dragging them  
around -- to see if you've got everything covered and if not, you'll  
know what else you need to shoot the next day. I'm a wannabee photo  
journalist -- so this is of interest to me. I could see that feature  
working well at a client meeting with a digital projector for  
collaborating on a story idea in a brainstorming session.

I hope others have some experiences with Aperture to share.

Best,

Kimo

On Dec 6, 2006, at 10:01 AM, Tom Adams / Reelife wrote:

> Kimo,
>
> good advice... but fyi: I'm not actually sure if the imac has a  
> dual monitor card..there's ways to make that happen (maxtor  
> dualhead2go?) but don't know if you can just add another display  
> "out" with the imac.
>
> regarding Aperature: no personal experience but i've been reading  
> some rave reviews from new professional users that are now using it  
> iunstead of Photoshop (or at least alongside).  I know that the  
> newest version made a lot of improvements from the first  
> offering...including support of RAW and a whole bunch of more  
> professional and useful tools for editing in a "lossless" format.   
> I wish I had the time to investigate more closely because it looks  
> very promising.
>
>  Regards,
>
> Tom Adams
>
> Director/Owner
> Reelife Documentary Productions
> using today's technology to educate, entertain and enlighten
> "cool digital audio/video stuff...not boring or dumb"
> 413.575.9707
> www.reelifeproductions.com
> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions
> Williamsburg, MA, USA
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, December 06, 2006, at 09:26AM, "B. Kimo Lee"  
> <bklee at azurelink.com> wrote:
>> Hi Reva,
>>
>> Lot's of good info shared on this topic. I note that you did say "PC"
>> in your post. Did you mean that as I'm interpreting it -- you're
>> husband wants to stick with Windows? Lot's of good systems out there
>> for sure if you want to stick with a PC. You'll need to spend more
>> time working out your system configuration needs from the photography
>> perspective and then comparing pricing from various vendors, but I
>> guess you're accustomed to that since you spec out business PCs.
>> Others have addressed most of the config things. I'll echo the
>> basics: fast processor and lots of ram for working with big files.
>> Good graphics card and quality calibrated display for accurate color.
>>
>> Ditto what Tom said about Macs. In something as simple as an iMac you
>> can be up and running right away. Add a second Cinema display for
>> your palettes or as your primary display (all properly calibrated),
>> and you're cooking pretty good, bam! (imho) Swap the iMac for a dual-
>> processor MacPro desktop and you've pretty much got a full-on studio
>> setup (sans printers/scanners/storage/iPod, et al :-)). Add a MacBook
>> Pro for location work or client meetings, sweet!
>>
>> QUESTION: Maybe this is another topic thread -- but -- anybody on the
>> list have any experience with Apple's "Aperture" -- image editing and
>> photo workflow software for professional photographers?
>> http://www.apple.com/aperture/
>> http://www.apple.com/aperture/profiles/
>>
>> Hope this helped.
>>
>> Happy Holidays!
>>
>> Kimo
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Tom/Reelife Productions wrote:
>>
>>>    ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
>>>    ** You too can help the group
>>>    ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Reva,
>>>
>>> If your husband is doing creative work, there's nothing that beats
>>> an Apple (I'm very familiar with both platforms). For a laptop, I
>>> would highly recommend the MacBook Pro (http://www.apple.com/
>>> macbookpro).  I'm convinced it's the best (laptop) computer the
>>> world has to offer.
>>>
>>> If you already have a nice monitor and want something other than a
>>> laptop I would suggest the mac mini (http://www.apple.com/
>>> macmini).  It's a fantastically amazing little white square-thingy
>>> than has a really fast dual processor, can burn dvds/cds and comes
>>> with the amazing iLife (itunes, iphoto, idvd, iweb, imovie)
>>> software package...(I bought my parents one for christmas)
>>>
>>> and I'm not even an apple representative...but I'm thinking about
>>> it :}  let me know if you have more questions.  I'd love to help
>>> you make the "switch".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Tom Adams
>>>
>>> Director/Owner
>>> Reelife Documentary Productions
>>> using today's technology to educate, entertain & enlighten
>>> "cool digital video stuff...not boring or dumb"
>>> 413.575.9707, Williamsburg, MA, USA
>>>
>>> MAIN SITE:
>>> www.reelifeproductions.com
>>>
>>> PORTAL:
>>> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions
>>>
>>> SAMPLES:
>>> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions/iWeb/videosamples
>>> http://www.youtube.com/reelife
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 4, 2006, at 8:48 PM, Reva Reck wrote:
>>>
>>>>   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
>>>>   ** You too can help the group
>>>>   ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>>>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 	My husband is a photographer & needs a new PC. He has a good
>>>> monitor, which he'll be keeping. I'm used to spec-ing out business
>>>> PC's, but don't know much about the requirements of programs like
>>>> photoshop, or digital camera interface software. Anybody have any
>>>> recommendations? Does a laptop make any sense? We can't get
>>>> anything better than satellite where we live, so I was thinking
>>>> that for big uploads he could go somewhere with reasonable
>>>> internet access speeds if he had a laptop. This may well be a
>>>> gift, so if you know him, don't mention this posting!
>>>> 	TIA, Reva
>>>> -- 
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>
>>>> Reva Reck
>>>> (978) 544-3911
>>>> reva at revareck.com
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