Operation Manual

Aperture provides tools and workflow options that make it easy to import your images.

You can import images directly from your digital camera or card reader, import images

stored on your computer hard disk or other storage devices, and import your iPhoto

library. You can also import audio and video files.

This chapter covers the following:

• An Overview of Importing Images (p. 145)

• File Formats You Can Import into the Library (p. 146)

• Planning Your Import Strategy (p. 147)

• Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader (p. 149)

• Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer or Connected Servers (p. 153)

• Adding Additional Import Options (p. 157)

• Importing Images from the Finder via Drag and Drop (p. 168)

• Capturing Images as You Work (p. 169)

• Importing Folders of Images from the Finder (p. 170)

• Importing Images from iPhoto (p. 171)

• Importing Masters for Referenced Images into Folders (p. 175)

• Where Aperture Stores Your Managed Files in the Library (p. 177)

• Adding Audio Attachments to Image Files (p. 178)

• Reprocessing Images from Previous Versions of Aperture (p. 180)

An Overview of Importing Images

When you import from a digital camera or card reader, Aperture places the images in a

project. If you don’t select an existing project, a new one is created automatically.

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Importing Images