Übermind seeking beta testers for Maperture Pro

[Ubermind]

Hey all,

We are testing Maperture Pro BETA currently which allows you to visually geotag your images, import tracklog data from a GPS device, reverse geocode location information, save location bookmarks, copy & paste location information as well as several others. If you are interested in testing it out and providing feedback...

Go to http://www.ubermind.com/beta, take it for a spin, and tell us what you think.

Thanks!

[Toronto111]

I have found that I can import into Aperture 2, then select the masters (delve into the Aperture Library, do a spotlight find for files of kind "Camera Raw"), drag those into Houdah or GeoPhoto, tag/save, then re-import EXIF into Aperture.

[Ubermind]

We have just released version 1.2.6 and has seen many improvements with stability, image formats, geo-data and multi-thread issues. Give it a spin and let us know what you think over at support@ubermind.com. We'd love to hear how you think we could improve it!

Thanks!

http://www.ubermind.com/products/maperturepro.php

http://www.ubermind.com/products/maperturepro-faq.php

Some background informarion about geotagging with Aperture:

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From the FAQ:

Why don't some images I have geotagged export the GPS metadata with the image?

When embedding GPS metadata (EXIF) via Maperture Pro the metadata is saved directly to the image file and displays in the metadata browser. When exporting master images, this newly embedded EXIF information is also exported intact since it has already been tagged directly. However when exporting versions of any geotagged image, Aperture does not export the new GPS tags. And to further complicate the matter, optional reverse geocoded information (IPTC) is stored separately resulting in mis-matched metadata depending on the type of image being exported.

We are speculating that since Maperture Pro edits the image after capture, it is out of sync with Aperture's metadata library. Which is why we call the “Update Master from EXIF” command to restore sync between metadata, but it is still not picking up the GPS added by the plug-in. It seems the issue actually stems from the fact Aperture does not support editing of GPS EXIF metadata via the UI, but Maperture Pro must edit this information in the background via EXIFtool for geotagging to be saved. Just like camera attachments that automatically geotag images must write to the actual file, so must our plug-in in a more manual fashion.

There is now a workaround to this issue in Aperture so that all geotagged information from Maperture Pro will be exported with your images. It seems though you must be running the most up to date version of Aperture for this to work properly, currently 2.1.4. After geotagging via Maperture Pro, quit Aperture and force a rebuild of the library by holding Command + Option when re-launching. Aperture then seems to sync all the newly added GPS information to it's master metadata library, solving the problem. You can now edit your images and export with all the EXIF & IPTC metadata intact. You would need to repeat this step after adding new geotags which you would like to export.

So in terms of keeping your geotagged information
intact upon export- please follow these steps after you've tagged
your images.

1. Quit Aperture.
2. Launch Aperture holding down the command and option button at the
same time.
3. Select "Rebuild Now" when the dialog window appears.

After your database rebuilds you should be able to export without
losing your tagged information.