Operation Manual

As Aperture imports images, it generates a version file, preview, and thumbnail
corresponding to each master.
Aperture library
(system disk)
Importing
to Aperture
Camera
Import
Back up
Masters
Versions
Project
Vault
(external drive)
RAW
& JPEG
You can import masters directly from a digital camera or card reader and from your hard
disk drives.
When you import images, you can choose whether to have the masters stored in the
Aperture library or on a hard disk outside of the library, where they can be accessed as
referenced images. For more information about referenced images, see What Are Managed
Images and Referenced Images?
As you import images, you can set Aperture to automatically name and record information
about them. Aperture can assign filenames using custom naming conventions; record
metadata such as captions, keywords, dates, copyright and credit information, and IPTC
information; and adjust the time when the image was shot to the correct time zone. If
the image has an XMP sidecar file, Aperture imports it as well and adds the metadata to
the image version. You can even set Aperture to automatically back up your images as
they are imported. For more information, see Backing Up Your Images.
File Formats You Can Import into the Library
Aperture supports most image, audio, and video file formats captured by digital cameras.
An example of the file types and formats that can be imported into your Aperture library
are:
• GIF
146 Chapter 4 Importing Images