Operation Manual

Basic metadata about the file selection appears above the Aperture Library controls in
the Import browser.
Note: When a photo with an attachment is selected, the duration of that attachment is
displayed. If the selection is a movie or audio file, the duration is shown as well.
Automatically Naming Your Imported Images
The filenames given to images by the camera are often difficult to distinguish. When you
import images, you can have Aperture use the original name assigned by the camera or
use a filenaming convention that you choose or create. For example, you can use a name
format that includes a name that you specify, plus the date, the time, and an index number.
Aperture provides a number of preset name formats, and you can also create your own
naming conventions to suit the different types of shoots you do. You can choose a preset
name format when you import new photos.
You can apply names to your image files when you import them and when you export
them. You can specify names to apply to the versions and to the masters. For example,
when you import images from your camera, you can specify that a name format be applied
to each image version that Aperture creates. You can also specify that Aperture apply
names to the masters as they are stored in the library or on a hard disk. When importing
image files, you select the Rename Master File checkbox to apply a name format to the
masters. Then both versions and masters share the same name format. When you export
masters, you can also rename them.
When you import masters as referenced images, you can’t rename the masters if you
leave them in their original locations. However, when you import masters as referenced
images and move them to a new hard disk location, you can rename them at that time.
Note: If you back up your files on import, the copied files are also renamed. For more
information about backing up your files on import, see Automatically Backing Up Your
Imported Images.
To automatically name your images during import
1 In the Import browser, choose Rename Files from the Import Settings pop-up menu.
158 Chapter 4 Importing Images