Aperture changing pixel size after using Retouch/Repair/Clone tool?

That is very puzzling. Aperture never, ever changes the original image file when editing. The originals are kept exactly as imported, and the changes will be applied to the version. The edited version will show exactly the same pixel size, even if you crop the file.

Please explain in more detail, how exactly you are editing your image. Do you export and reimport it after editing?

Regards

Léonie

For what its worth I am not seeing this behaviour at all. File size and pixel size remains unchanged.

I do have one question, you're 3rd step

I go to crop only - no change in megapixels, we're good...

what does this mean exactly?

Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano - Another thing if you could post a screen shot of the adjustment pane so we can see what adjustments are being applied.

Again this is not normal Aperture behavior, this doesn;t occur on my system. If you could post the screen shot of the adjustments it might help.

In the meantime does this occur to every image in your library? Is this a RAW image?

If it is happening to all images in this library what happens if you make a new library and add a few images to it. Does it happen there also?

Cropping will reduce the MP size.

Think of what a crop is doing; it's taking a subsection (a smaller section) of the entire image so of course it's MP will be smaller. The pixel size is the length in pixels X's the width in pixels. If either or both are smaller then the original then the total MP;s will be smaller.

A suggestion 🙂 .

Modify one of the existing Metadata Views thusly: On the Metadata Inspector, click the drop-down selector at near the top:

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and select edit.

In the edit dialog, select "Photo Info" from the list on the left. Then scroll the list on the right and, in the "Aperture" section, make sure both "Pixel Size" and "Original Pixel Size" are checked.

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Close the dialog by clicking "OK". Now select the Metadata View "Photo Info" from the dropdown list on the Metadata Inspector. You should have a list with a dozen or so information fields showing, including both the ones you checked above.

"Original Pixel Size" should be called "Original's pixel size". It tells you size, in pixels, of the image you imported. On import, Aperture calls this an "Original". As noted by Léonie, your Originals are never altered by Aperture.

"Pixel Size" tells you the pixel size of the selected Image (or the Primary Selection if multiple Images are selected).

Now select an Image that has no adjustments. Apply any adjustment _except_ cropping. Neither the "Pixel Size", nor the "Original Pixel Size" should change.

Uncheck the Adjustment Brick(s) for whatever adjustments you added above. Now crop the Image. Cropping, as Frank explained, involves selecting a smaller area from your Original. The smaller area will have smaller pixel dimensions. The "Pixel Size" should report smaller numbers, while the "Original's Pixel Size" should remain unchanged.

Is that what you see?

Now add another adjustment to the cropped Image (you can just re-check a Brick you unchecked before). Neither pixel size should change.

Is that what you see?

Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger, who, alas, can distinguish binary opposites, but cannot reliably name them.

-is this response incorrect, then? I'm just trying to understand.

😊 😊 it sure is! Oh what a typo! I meant to write:

That is very puzzling. Aperture never, ever changes the original image file when editing. The originals are kept exactly as imported, and the changes will be applied to the version. The edited version will show exactly the same pixel size, even if unless you crop the file.

Frank and Kirby, thanks for chiming in 😀

The Straighten Tool can also affect the pixel size.

Of course. Thanks. 😊 .

kl16 wrote:

May I ask what my affirmative response means to both of this?

You'll have to ask Frank. 😁 .

What does "Yes" and "Yes" mean? That this -- "Aperture changing pixel size after using Retouch/Repair/Clone tool" did not happen and is not happening. Aperture changes the pixel size when you crop (which equals telling Aperture to change the pixel dimensions) and when you rotate the image using the Straighten adjustment. It does not change the pixel size when you apply the Retouch, Repair, or Clone adjustments.