User guide

Chapter 2 Import photos 49
Remove an attachment from a photo
1 In the Browser, select the photo whose attachment you want to remove.
2 In the Info inspector, choose Detach Audio File from the Metadata Action pop-up menu.
The audio le is detached and placed in the same project as the photo it was attached to.
Where Aperture stores your managed les in the library
You can always view and work with your photos within the Aperture application. However, you
may wonder where your managed image les physically reside in the Aperture library on the
computer’s hard disk. By default, your photos are stored in the Aperture Library le within the
Pictures folder. For more information about managed image les, see What are managed images
and referenced images? on page 24.
You can open and see the contents of the Aperture Library le in the Finder by Control-
clicking the le and choosing Show Package Contents from the shortcut menu. However, it’s
not recommended that you access or work with your originals in this way because you risk
interfering with the Aperture library.
WARNING: You should always back up and work with your managed images and projects
from within the Aperture application. If you move or accidentally change the les stored in
the Aperture Library le, Aperture may not be able to locate your projects and the media they
contain. Making a change to a managed le in the Finder, such as renaming it, creates changes
that Aperture cannot track.
Reprocess photos from earlier versions of Aperture
Aperture provides image processing algorithms that deliver improved image quality. With
improved default rendering of RAW images from supported cameras, Aperture 3.5 provides
signicantly enhanced image quality with improvements in noise reduction, sharpening, and
highlights recovery.
To maintain the image integrity of the existing photos in your Aperture library, Aperture
allows you to retain the original processing of your photos from previous versions, selectively
process images using the most current RAW image processing, or create duplicate versions of
each original image le with the most current RAW image processing applied. However, some
adjustments and brushed adjustments are not available unless the selected photo uses the most
current RAW image processing.
When you start using Aperture 3.5, all of your existing photos continue to use the previous
version’s image processing, in order to preserve their appearance. Any of these photos can
be individually reprocessed to use the most current image processing. You can also use the
Reprocess Originals command in the Photos menu to reprocess selected photos, projects,
books, slideshows, webpages, web journals, Light Table albums, albums, and Smart Albums.
If you want to reprocess photos while retaining versions with the original processing, you
can create duplicate versions of each original image le with the most current RAW image
processing applied.
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