Aperture Problems

I've recently switched from a Windows Vista Dell machine to an iMac and thought I'd go with Aperture to process my photos. With tutorials in one hand and keyboard in the other I was initially very impressed with both the image management and basic processing capabilities............but! Once it gets to the detail, say working at 100%, it seems to take an eternity to scroll around the screen Also I have serious problems with interpolation artifacts when outputting images for stock photography sites. Is it me or does anyone else have these problems?

For the time being at least I've had to go back to PS

Cliff

You can adjust the mouse and scroll speed on Macs. Go to System Preferences, select Keyboard and Mouse, then make your adjustments.

I'm not sure about the interpolation artifacts, but it sounds more like a problem with your workflow than anything at all to do with the switch from PC to Mac. Are you working in jpeg with frequent saves, as well as doing lots of cropping? Artifact city.

Thanks for your suggestions, Hank. The scroll speed is specific to working in Aperture working at 100% as it works just fine in all other applications including PS at 100%
I suspect you are correct re: the interpolation artifacts - more workflow error than software - but I am processing raw files straight through to finished article with no intermediate or jpeg saves. Maybe the question I should be asking is how to resize files in Aperture up to the 50Mb uncompressed TIFF that Alamy require? Cliff

Cliff, I prefer to use Aperture for organization and preliminary editing; then use CS4 for final editing. You can set the Aperture preferences for exporting the file to PS as a TIFF. You can also set the resolution.

If you live near an Apple store, consider their One to One coaching for Aperture.

Bill Brennan