User guide

Chapter 2 Import photos 45
Import folders of les from the Finder
If you’ve spent time organizing your image, video, and audio les into a meaningful hierarchy
on your computer and you want to keep that organization, you can import a folder of les as
a project or drag it directly into the Library inspector. When you import a folder of les or drag
it into the Library inspector, the top folder becomes a folder in the Library inspector and any
subfolders become projects within the folder.
Import a folder of les from the Finder using the Import command
1 Choose File > Import > Folders as Projects.
2 Select the folder of photos that you want to import.
You can select multiple folders to import by Shift-clicking them.
3 Do one of the following:
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To import the top-level folder as a folder in the Aperture library and all of its subfolders as individual
projects: Choose Folders and Projects from the Import Folders As pop-up menu.
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To import the top-level folder as a project and all its subfolders as albums: Choose Projects and
Albums from the Import Folders As pop-up menu.
4 Choose a location for the imported photos by doing one of the following:
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To store imported originals in the Aperture library: Choose “In the Aperture Library” from the
Store Files pop-up menu.
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To import the les as referenced images stored in their current location on your hard disk: Choose
“In their current location” from the Store Files pop-up menu.
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To store imported originals as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your hard disk: Choose
Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu, then choose whether you want the les moved or
copied to the Pictures folder by clicking the “Move les” or “Copy les” button.
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To store imported originals as referenced images in a location other than the Pictures folder: Choose
“Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select a folder. Choose “None” from the Subfolders
pop-up menu to specify that the les be stored as separate, individual les in the selected folder.
You can also specify that Aperture create a hierarchy of subfolders with specic folder names to
hold your les. For more information about creating folders to hold your imported photos, see
Import originals for referenced images into folders on page 46. Choose whether you want the
image les moved or copied to the new location by clicking the “Move les” or “Copy les” button.
5 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you want the
photos named.
For example, choose Original File Name from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your les
stored using the original lenames from your camera or card. Choose a name format from the
Version Name pop-up menu to have your photos stored using a specied name. If you choose a
custom name format, enter a name in the Name Text eld. Choose Edit from the Version Name
pop-up menu to dene a new naming scheme. For more information about naming les, see
Automatically name imported photos on page 37.
Click the “Apply to Original lenames” checkbox to rename the original les as well.
6 Choose how you want Aperture to import RAW + JPEG pairs from the RAW + JPEG pop-up menu.
For more information about importing RAW + JPEG pairs, see Import RAW + JPEG image pairs on
page 42.
7 Click Import.
The top-level folder in the selection either appears as a folder or is converted to a project based
on the option you chose from the Import Folders As pop-up menu. If the folder you imported
contains a hierarchy of subfolders and photos, the subfolders appear as albums.
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