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Chapter 9 Export photos 363
5 Choose a name format for your les from the Name Format pop-up menu.
If you choose a Custom Name format, enter your custom name in the Custom Name eld. For
more information on renaming audio and video les at export, see Rename photos at export on
page 371.
6 If you want to be notied when the export process is complete, select the “Show alert when
nished” checkbox.
7 When you’re ready to export les, click Export Versions.
The audio or video clips you selected are exported to the location you specied. Clip le formats
are not changed or compressed. If you selected the “Show alert when nished” checkbox,
a dialog appears displaying the number of versions exported and the le path. If you want
Aperture to open the Finder to the location where you exported your clips, click the Reveal in
Finder button. Otherwise, click OK to close the dialog.
Note: If you want to check the progress of an export operation, choose Window > Show Activity.
You can also use this window to pause or cancel an export operation.
Export projects, folders, and albums in a new library
You can select and export any combination of projects, folders, and albums in the Library
inspector. Aperture consolidates the selected items into an Aperture library and places it in the
location of your choosing. After exporting the item selection as an Aperture library, you can
either open the new library and work within it, or you can merge the library into the library of
another Aperture system.
For more information about opening Aperture libraries, see View other libraries on page 58. For
more information about merging Aperture libraries, see Merge libraries on page 59.
1 In the Library inspector, select the items you want to export, then choose File > Export > Items as
New Library.
Note: The name of the command changes depending upon your selection.
2 Enter a name and choose a location for the exported library.
3 Do any of the following:
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If your project contains referenced images and you want the original les available to the new
Aperture system: Select the “Copy originals into exported library” checkbox to copy the original
image les into the new library le.
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If you want to copy the previews into the new library so that you don’t have to rebuild them on the
new Aperture system: Select the “Copy Previews into exported library” checkbox.
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If you want Aperture to alert you when it has nished building the new library: Select the “Show
alert when nished” checkbox.
4 Click Export Library.
Aperture consolidates the selected items into a library and exports the library le to the location
you chose.
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