Operation Manual

If you store the photos imported from your iPhoto library in the Aperture library, Aperture
makes a copy of each image file and places it in the Aperture library. This doubles the
amount of disk space the image files occupy on your computer. To save space, you can
import the photos in your iPhoto library as referenced images. You can also delete images
from your iPhoto library after importing them, but you will no longer have access to those
images within iPhoto. If you don’t delete the images in your iPhoto library, any changes
you make to those images in iPhoto are reflected in the duplicate images in Aperture.
Note: You can also import individual images or albums from your iPhoto library. For more
information, see Browsing and Selecting Images in Your iPhoto Library.
Browsing and Selecting Images in Your iPhoto Library
You use the Aperture iPhoto Browser to review iPhoto images and import specific images
into the Aperture library. The iPhoto Browser gives you a handy way of looking for certain
images without having to import your entire iPhoto library.
Grid View, List View,
and Icon View buttons
iPhoto Browser Action
pop-up menu
Search field
Thumbnail Resize slider
The iPhoto Browser window allows you to navigate through the contents of your iPhoto
library and display thumbnails of your images in a grid view, a list view, or a large icon
view. You can sort images within these different views to locate the images you want.
The iPhoto Browser Action pop-up menu reveals the Finder location of an image file. You
can also search for images by entering text in a search field.
Note: You can also share the images in your Aperture library with any iLife or iWork
application that has a Media Browser by selecting the “Share previews with iLife and
iWork” checkbox in the Previews pane of the Preferences window. For more information
about working with the Preferences window, see Setting Aperture Preferences.
173Chapter 4 Importing Images