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Q: Missing projects

Hi,

I just notice that some projects and some other items are missing on my Aperture 3.6 Library.

I can find some of the images but not their projects.

 

Thanks!

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Aug 3, 2016 1:24 PM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Aug 4, 2016 8:34 AM in response to Macmanias
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    Aug 4, 2016 8:34 AM in response to Macmanias

    Have you checked, if all filters are cleared?

    The search fields in the library Inspector panel and on top of the broser should be showing "All Items".

    Screen Shot 2016-08-04 at 17.32.31GMT.jpg

  • by Macmanias,

    Macmanias Macmanias Aug 4, 2016 11:52 AM in response to léonie
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    Aug 4, 2016 11:52 AM in response to léonie

    Hi,

    Yes I checked also that, but the solution was other.´

    I keep the older Aperture library file, and choose it again to open Aperture updated it to the version 3.6 and boom get it again.

     

    I have other issue regarding Aperture migration, do you think I can post it here?

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Aug 4, 2016 12:22 PM in response to Macmanias
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    Aug 4, 2016 12:22 PM in response to Macmanias

    I have other issue regarding Aperture migration, do you think I can post it here?

    Try it, perhaps we can help.

  • by Macmanias,

    Macmanias Macmanias Aug 4, 2016 12:24 PM in response to léonie
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    Aug 4, 2016 12:24 PM in response to léonie

    Ok,

    I'm thinking on migrate from Aperture to Lightroom, my doubt is should I use the Lightroom plugin or a 3rd party solution such as "Aperture Exporter" by Bluepil?

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Aug 4, 2016 12:31 PM in response to Macmanias
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    Aug 4, 2016 12:31 PM in response to Macmanias

    I did not migrate to lIghtroom, so you have to compare on your own.

    The Lightroom plug-in will migrate these items: http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2014/10/aperture-import-plugin-now-avail able.html

     

    The Aperture/iPhoto plug-in is expected to import the following data from an Aperture or iPhoto library into a Lightroom Catalog:

    • Flags
    • Star Ratings
    • Keywords
    • GPS Data
    • Faces (face naming tags are mapped to keywords)
    • Rejects (files designated as Rejects in Aperture will be imported into Collections > From Aperture > Photos Rejected in Aperture)
    • Hidden Files (files designated as Hidden in iPhoto will be imported into Collections > From iPhoto > Photos Hidden in iPhoto)
    • Color Labels (Aperture Only – Color Labels are mapped to keywords: Red, Orange, etc…, including support for custom label names)
    • Stacking (Aperture Only – Stacks information is mapped to keywords: Aperture Stack 1, Aperture Stack 2, etc…)
    • Aperture project/folder/album hierarchy will be mapped as closely as possible into Lightroom collection sets and collections
    • iPhoto events/folders/albums will be mapped as closely as possible into Lightroom collection sets and collections
    • Import ‘Full size’ previews from Aperture/iPhoto (optional, off by default), provided that they are up-to-date
    • Aperture ‘Versions’ will translate into Virtual Copies in Lightroom (without adjustments)
    • Metadata that can be entered in the ‘Info’ panel in Aperture

    Information that is not imported into Lightroom:

    • Image adjustments
    • Smart Albums
    • Face Tag Region of Interest (face naming tags are mapped to keywords)
    • Color Labels (other than optionally as keywords)
    • Stacks (other than optionally as keywords)
    • Any kind of creation (books, web galleries, etc) other than the collections that correspond to them

    The Aperture Exporter can migrate these items:  https://apertureexporter.com/content/aperture-exporter-vs-adobes-importer-plugin

     

    A fair number of folks have been asking about the differences between AE and Adobe's Importer plugin.  Some highlights are:

     

    • AE requires a working copy of Aperture 3.x, Lr is standalone (not sure about it’s database schema capability).
    • AE maintains your Aperture hierarchy in the saved folders.  Lr destroys that and saves it in a YYYY/MM/DD scheme.
    • AE allows control over which images are saved with baked in adjustments.
    • Lr saves images with baked-in adjustments by finding the Aperture preview files (low quality) and saving those.
    • AE allows images with baked-in adjustments to be saved as high quality TIFFs or JPEGs (adjustable quality).
    • The Lr importer tends to loose location metadata especially when added using Aperture's locations feature.
    • Lr importer looses any version names you've added to your images.  AE maintains them and can also rename the exported files based on the version name.
    • AE can name images based on image naming profiles.
    • AE saves metadata in a text file even when the original file is missing (offline).
    • AE doesn't require Lightroom
    • AE's exported results can be used with products other than Lightroom.
    • AE is actively supported and maintained.
    • you can actually get support for AE.  smiley

     

     

  • by Macmanias,

    Macmanias Macmanias Aug 4, 2016 1:07 PM in response to léonie
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    Aug 4, 2016 1:07 PM in response to léonie

    Ok, I will take a close look on both to take a decision.

    By the way why you choose no to migrate?

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Aug 5, 2016 2:49 AM in response to Macmanias
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    Aug 5, 2016 2:49 AM in response to Macmanias
    By the way why you choose no to migrate?

    i did not migrate to Lightroom - that are personal reasons.  I simply cannot stand the cluttered Adobe graphical user interface and use Adobe Acrobat oe Photoshop, only only as the last ditch ressort.

    I am using Photos now to keep my library with my favorite photos in sync across all my Macs and my mobile devices.  That is a great time saver - having my photo library with the most important photos in the same state of edit and tagged consistently on all devices. The older libraries are still in Aperture. I am currently testing digiKam as a new long term solution for the main photo library. I like open source software, the only problem is, that the Mac versions are always way behind the newest OS , and there is always a gap of several months before it will be supported on the newest OS X. Since I always like to start with a new OS X  as fast as possible, that is a big problem for me.