Operation Manual

About Audio Attachments
An audio file is imported into Aperture as an attachment when the audio file’s name
matches the image file’s name. For example, when you import “file.nef” and “file.wav,”
Aperture imports the .wav file attached to the .nef raw image file. Audio files are
automatically attached during all types of import: from a connected camera or card
reader, from internal and external hard disk drives, as well as via drag and drop. If the
audio filename is not the same as the image filename, it will not be attached to the
image even if imported directly from a camera or a card reader. However, there is one
exception: some Canon cameras, including the G9 and G10, prefix the audio filename
with “SND” and the image filename with “IMG”; these audio files are imported as
attachments.
Importing RAW + JPEG Image Pairs
Many digital cameras have a setting for creating a RAW file plus a JPEG file for each image
as you shoot. Many photographers use the RAW + JPEG workflow for the convenience
of publishing the JPEG images quickly while saving the RAW files for high-resolution
prints. Aperture provides several options for importing the RAW + JPEG image pairs.
However, if you decide to import the JPEG image files only, you can always go back and
import the corresponding RAW files later.
Note: The RAW + JPEG Pairs import setting remains in effect from import session to import
session.
To filter RAW + JPEG pairs during import
1 In the Import browser, choose RAW + JPEG Pairs from the Import Settings pop-up menu.
The RAW + JPEG Pairs controls appear in the Import browser.
2 Do one of the following:
• To import both the RAW and the JPEG image files and set the JPEG file in each pair as the
master: Choose “Both (JPEG as Master)” from the Import pop-up menu.
• To import both the RAW and the JPEG image files and set the RAW file in each pair as the
master: Choose “Both (RAW as Master)” from the Import pop-up menu.
• To import the JPEG files only: Choose “JPEG files only” from the Import pop-up menu.
• To import the RAW files only: Choose “RAW files only” from the Import pop-up menu.
166 Chapter 4 Importing Images