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• JPEG
• JPEG2000
• PNG
• PSD (8- and 16-bit)
• TIFF (8- and 16-bit)
• BMP
• DNG
• RAW files from a variety of supported digital cameras
• AIF
• WAV
• MOV
Note: For a list of supported digital cameras, go to http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs.
Planning Your Import Strategy
Before you import images into Aperture, it’s a good idea to plan the organization of your
images. Eventually your image library may contain many thousands of images that you’ll
want organized in a flexible and easy-to-manage system. It’s important to take a long-term
view of what makes for an effective and efficient organization of your projects based on
your specific type of photography.
You may already have a large digital portfolio that you eventually want to import into
the Aperture library. As an import strategy, it’s best to try out importing images in a series
of steps:
• Open and use the projects in the sample library as you explore Aperture features.
• If you have an iPhoto library, you can import it so that you can use those images in
Aperture. For more information, see Importing Your iPhoto Library.
• Make trial imports of a small group of images directly from your digital camera or card
reader. Learn about import features, such as automatic filenaming and the application
of metadata presets. For information about importing from your digital camera or card
reader, see Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader.
• Plan how you want to import your legacy digital images. Because you may have many
thousands of images already stored on disk, you need to decide whether you’ll store
newly imported images in the Aperture library or store them as referenced images,
leaving them in their current hard disk locations. You can also copy or move images
to a different hard disk location when importing them. Also, plan the project
organization you’ll need to hold the images. For more information about importing
files, see Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer or Connected Servers.
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