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Q: Aperture not creating new version of raw image when editing in external editor

I have my export settings set up in Aperture 3.5.1 as editing int Photoshope Elements 12 as Tiff files.  When I right click on a raw photo in aperture and say to edit in PSE, it will open it in the program, but only in camera raw. 

 

This happens even when I have made edits to that particular file, such as exposure.  This is causing problems with saving back to aperture.  I have troubleshot this with Elements and the problem seems to be that Aperture is not creating a new version  on export.

 

Can you tell me what I need to do?

 

Thanks so much for any insight.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Feb 20, 2014 9:57 AM

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  • by waldhaus1,

    waldhaus1 waldhaus1 Feb 21, 2014 3:20 PM in response to RTurner5
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    Feb 21, 2014 3:20 PM in response to RTurner5

    I don't think you can do that in one step. You can export the file, and then import it into aperture into the same project. As long as the project is being sorted by date it should end up next to the version for the raw file. You could then stack them together for convenience. If you use a managed library then you could export to desktop. When it is imported it would go into the vault I believe. If use use a referenced library you should export to the location where you would like to keep the tiffs for that project. (I do mine by date and for the tiffs have a folder with the date followed by processed.)

    Once the tiff is in aperture then you should be able to have it edited by PSE and have the changes come back to aperture. Sometimes when you go back to aperture you need to move off the image and back on to it to see the effect of the edits.

     

    It would be interesting to try that just to see what happened requesting an edit of a tiff file from your copy of aperture. (One caveat is that when aperture creates a tiff file the extension is tiff. If photoshop does it (as it would with the save as command) then the extension is tif (only one f.) While either a 2 f or one f tiff can be imported into aperture, saving a 2 f file as a one f file creates a new file which won't show up in aperture without importing it.

    Those are the kind of things which Apple will hopefully address at some point as they can be confusing.

  • by chromatin64,

    chromatin64 chromatin64 Feb 22, 2014 4:18 AM in response to RTurner5
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    Feb 22, 2014 4:18 AM in response to RTurner5

    EDIT - ignore; already suggested by waldhaus1.

  • by RTurner5,

    RTurner5 RTurner5 Feb 22, 2014 11:44 AM in response to waldhaus1
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    Feb 22, 2014 11:44 AM in response to waldhaus1

    I decided to call apple support and they are going to look at it and get back to me in a few days, so I will definitely report back.  One interesting thing I tried while I was on hold, was to duplicate version of original.  It still said it was raw, but when I opened it in PSE it worked correctly, so weird, but at least offers a work around.

     

    Thanks for everyones help and I will let you know.

  • by geomon,

    geomon geomon Feb 22, 2014 8:59 PM in response to RTurner5
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    Feb 22, 2014 8:59 PM in response to RTurner5

    RTurner 5 - there are a number of threads on this board concerning problems with Apple's raw converter.  The point is that one commenter suggested exporting a raw file from Aperture to a raw converter such as DxO Optics Pro, and not depend on Aperture's technology.  The way you do this, almost seamlessly, is with a plug in called Catapult.  Catapult will handle any Aperture image and export that image to any other imagery editor or post production application including Photoshop Elements. Once you have finished your work in the external application, Catapult will then take that product and import back into Aperture as a stacked version.  They do offer a trial version, suggest you give it a try on a few images.  Hope this is helpful.

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