Operation Manual

Importing Files from Your Body of Work
You can easily import your collection of archived digital images into Aperture from any
hard disk or storage device connected to your computer. When importing legacy images
from your portfolio, you can move them into the main Aperture library, or you can simply
identify where the images are located, and Aperture adds them to its management system
without changing the image locations. This means that you can use Aperture to work
with your images in their current organization and on multiple hard disks, without
relocating or reorganizing your files. You can also move or copy images to new locations
when needed.
Aperture can also import your iPhoto library and files stored in a variety of common file
types and formats, including:
• DNG
• GIF
• JPEG
• PNG
• PSD
• RAW files from a variety of supported digital cameras
• TIFF
Note: For a list of supported digital cameras, go to http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs.
In addition to importing digital image files, Aperture can also import any
QuickTime-compatible media file, such as an audio or video file. For more information,
see Importing Images.
Photo Editing with Aperture
Aperture allows you to easily view and work with your images onscreen. It provides
easy-to-use tools and controls, as well as efficient methods for rating images, searching
for images, and comparing and adjusting images.
Viewing and Working with Images
To work with your images, you select a project in the Library inspector and Aperture
displays that project’s images in the Browser. You use the Browser to review, organize,
and select images. You can display the Browser only or display the Browser and a Viewer
that shows images in detail.
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