PeterC2609
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Q: Aperture with NAS

Hi,

 

New to a Mac, and had been trying to use iPhoto.

 

My issue is that I have a NAS with all photos on, I've bought a MacBook Air with 128gb SSD so don't really want to be storing a lot locally.

 

iPhoto didn't seem to meet my requirements, as it was all or nothing... i.e. Library either locally or remotely. Locally - my photo directory is 120gb... so no room locally. Remotely - its not very fast as I use the air over wireless.

 

I read a few sites and it seems that Aperture might work for me, as I can have the master photos on NAS and thumbnails etc locally.

 

I ideally want to use the application to view photos, tag faces and locations, print photos, make books etc - there will not be that much editing going on. Additionally, I will be copying my photos manually to my NAS initially and then importing from there into Aperture.

 

I've downloaded the 30 day trial, but not sure how to accomplish what I need!?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Peter

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jan 8, 2012 12:02 PM

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  • by pvonk,

    pvonk pvonk Jan 8, 2012 1:12 PM in response to PeterC2609
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    Jan 8, 2012 1:12 PM in response to PeterC2609

    I would suggest going to the Apple site and finding as many tutorials (screencasts) as you can; looking at Amazon (perhaps first going to your local bookstore, but check Amazon "ratings" before buying any book) and buy book(s).  Aperture, if totally new to you, requires some understanding before jumping it.  If you do, however, be sure to use backups so you can roll back to where you were if a user error occurs.

     

    What you describe is what Aperture can do.

  • by Kirby Krieger,

    Kirby Krieger Kirby Krieger Jan 8, 2012 1:25 PM in response to PeterC2609
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    Jan 8, 2012 1:25 PM in response to PeterC2609

    More to the point:

    Aperture: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library

     

    While the liked KB article refers to the Library's location, users here have reported trouble with Masters on NAS.  Aperture's handling of Referenced Masters works very well for those with laptops.  The proper installation, however, is with locally-mounted external drives.  NAS may prove to be troublesome.  Personally, I recommend against it.

     

    Again -- putting some or all of your Library on your SSD, and some or all of your Masters on an external drive, would give you a robust, speedy, and flexible set-up.

     

    Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger  -- a major correction.