Operation Manual

You can open and see the contents of the Aperture Library file in the Finder by
Control-clicking the file and choosing Show Package Contents. However, it’s not
recommended that you access or work with your masters in this way because you risk
interfering with the Aperture library.
Warning: You should always back up and work with your managed images and projects
from within the Aperture application. If you move or accidentally change the files stored
in the Aperture Library file, Aperture may not be able to locate your project and images
later. Making a change to a managed file in the Finder, such as renaming it, creates
changes that the application cannot track.
Adding Audio Attachments to Image Files
Although the audio files of images with audio attachments are automatically imported
into Aperture when the filenames match, you can also manually attach an audio file to
an image after it has been imported into Aperture. There are two methods you can use
to attach an audio file to an image: If the project selected in the Library inspector contains
an audio master, you can attach the audio file to an image in the project using the
Metadata inspector. If the audio file is outside of the Aperture library, you can drag the
audio file from the Finder to the image in the Viewer.
Note: For a list of file formats that can be used for audio attachments in Aperture, see
http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs.
To add an audio attachment using the Metadata inspector
1 In the Library inspector, select a project containing the audio file you want to attach.
2 In the Browser, select the image you want to attach the audio file to.
3 In the Metadata inspector, choose Attach Audio File from the Metadata Action pop-up
menu.
4 In the dialog that appears, select the audio file you want to attach, then click Attach.
178 Chapter 4 Importing Images