Different contrast in Aperture and in Photoshop.

[AutismKid]

I scanned some BW negatives to TIFF format and imported them to Aperture. When I chose "Open with External Editor" to edit in Photoshop, the contrast in Photoshop looks noticeably lower than in Aperture. In another word, if I adjust the contrast of an image to what I want in PS, it will look too contrasty in Aperture. So will be the final jpeg file exported from Aperture.

Is this a known issue, or do I need to do some sort of calibration in both applications?

Thanks.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Aperture is essentially a filing system, sort of iPhoto on steroids.

With either Aperture or iPhoto for anything more than filing (or arranging/storing) you need Photoshop for for your edits, anything beyond the very simple edits that is.

 

[AutismKid]

Someone at dpreview forum pointed out that i have different color profile in the two applications. Correcting this fixed the problem.

 

[palker]

Hi,

I'm sorry Jon, but I also used to think that Photoshop was the only product. but then i realised I had made a bad mistake. Photoshop is only good to totally ruin an average photo. most of the time it is the sledge hammer to shell a peanut.
Once I divorced myself from photoshop and realised that iPhoto, Aperture or Lightroom is really more than I need, I took more photos, and spent less time in front of my mac.

 

[infrequent]

basic edits?

basic edits?

With either Aperture or iPhoto for anything more than filing (or arranging/storing) you need Photoshop for for your edits, anything beyond the very simple edits that is.

are white balance, tilting, cropping, mono conversions, levels, de-vignetting, contrast, sharpness, recovery, healing, cloning corrections basic edits? all of those and much more can be done easily with aperture. i am wondering if you have actually used aperture or just presenting your "understanding" of it.

now using photoshop is fine as well and really boils down to your preference and workflow but there is no need for having both. if you want to something for filing, iPhoto will be adequate and you can set Photoshop as the external editor. If you have some of the later versions (CS2 and CS3), Photoshop comes with a viewer app called Bridge.

keep in mind that aperture is also a RAW converter and compares very well adobe camera raw. the results are mostly even but i just prefer the workflow of aperture more.

the most brilliant thing about aperture is file management and versions. You can have several different versions of a single image (mono, cropped, specific adjustments) and all of them are saved right next to the original. but these are all not individual files as would be the case with Photoshop, but just revisions of the same file. i don't have to remember which is an original, which is a derivative, the software handles all of that. and thats how it should be.

also there are many export functions that might be useful. it automagically generates lovely galleries for web / portfolio use or books / albums for printing. i don't use them much but many will find them useful.

the best sites for info in aperture is of course the apple site. lots of videos, tutorials on the page to get you started using aperture. inside aperture is an informative aperture blog.

 

[daaris]

Someone at dpreview forum pointed out that i have different color profile in the two applications. Correcting this fixed the problem.

Curious, what were your profile differences in each program and bit depth? I find myself less empowered by PS these days and spending more time shooting. However the digital process and its evolving accuracy is fascinating.