Comments on: Aperture Wishlist http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85660 dnorman Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:51:17 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85660 I suppose I could pick up an external drive for personal use. My goal is to separate my personal library (living solely on the laptop) from the "work" library (living solely on the desktop). Occasionally, I'll have to dump photos from a camera to the "work" library and then migrate them to the "home" library where they belong. I don't really want to risk a portable drive while riding my bike, though... Maybe just a "Personal" project on the "work" library, containing only the images I want to move. Export that project from work, import at home, and then move them into the "real" project at home and delete the images from work... I'll have to play around with workflow ideas... I suppose I could pick up an external drive for personal use. My goal is to separate my personal library (living solely on the laptop) from the “work” library (living solely on the desktop). Occasionally, I’ll have to dump photos from a camera to the “work” library and then migrate them to the “home” library where they belong. I don’t really want to risk a portable drive while riding my bike, though…

Maybe just a “Personal” project on the “work” library, containing only the images I want to move. Export that project from work, import at home, and then move them into the “real” project at home and delete the images from work… I’ll have to play around with workflow ideas…

]]> By: Patrick Quinn-Graham http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85631 Patrick Quinn-Graham Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:32:47 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85631 I keep my primary library on a 120GB laptop drive that sits in an tiny enclosure. Bus powered, and small enough that it lives in my laptop bag. The "desktop as master" doesn't work for me - mostly as I don't actually have a desktop. I keep my primary library on a 120GB laptop drive that sits in an tiny enclosure. Bus powered, and small enough that it lives in my laptop bag.

The “desktop as master” doesn’t work for me – mostly as I don’t actually have a desktop.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85555 dnorman Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85555 You could put your library on an external drive, but you'd need to have it with you all the time in order to launch Aperture. What some people do is have a desktop as a "master" Aperture, and have a laptop with minimal photos. You create a new project on the laptop in the field, import the photos as needed, and export/import it back into the master Aperture library back in the office (on the desktop). You could then delete the project from the laptop to keep it nice and svelte (and use Vaults to backup the desktop so there is always 2 copies of everything). Unfortunately (for me) that workflow doesn't fit my needs... You could put your library on an external drive, but you’d need to have it with you all the time in order to launch Aperture. What some people do is have a desktop as a “master” Aperture, and have a laptop with minimal photos. You create a new project on the laptop in the field, import the photos as needed, and export/import it back into the master Aperture library back in the office (on the desktop). You could then delete the project from the laptop to keep it nice and svelte (and use Vaults to backup the desktop so there is always 2 copies of everything).

Unfortunately (for me) that workflow doesn’t fit my needs…

]]> By: Alan http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85551 Alan Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:20:40 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/06/22/aperture-wishlist/#comment-85551 I'm just ready to start playing with Aperture with the free copy we got at the NMC Conference... so this is all good to know. I thought there was some way to store your projects on an external. which might allows the movement between machines though it requires lugging a drive. Just need some time to plunge in, but your series of comparison photos have been highly compelling! I’m just ready to start playing with Aperture with the free copy we got at the NMC Conference… so this is all good to know. I thought there was some way to store your projects on an external. which might allows the movement between machines though it requires lugging a drive.

Just need some time to plunge in, but your series of comparison photos have been highly compelling!

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