Operation Manual

The audio or video clips you selected are exported to the location you specified. If you
selected the “Show alert when finished” checkbox, a dialog appears displaying the number
of versions exported and the file path. If you want Aperture to open the Finder to the
location where you exported your clips, click the Reveal in Finder button. Otherwise, click
OK to close the dialog.
Note: If you want to check on the progress of an export operation, choose Window >
Show Activity. The Activity window displays the progress of each export operation. You
can also use this window to pause and cancel an export operation.
Exporting Projects, Folders, and Albums
You can select and export any combination of projects, folders, and albums in the Library
inspector. Aperture consolidates the selected items into an Aperture library and places
it in the location of your choosing. After exporting the item selection as an Aperture
library, you can either open the new library and work within it, or you can merge the
library into the library of another Aperture system.
For more information about opening Aperture libraries, see Viewing Other Libraries.
For more information about merging Aperture libraries, see Merging Libraries.
To export projects, folders, and albums
1 In the Library inspector, select the items you want to export, then choose File > Export
> Items as New Library.
Aperture consolidates the selected items into a library.
2 Enter a name and choose a location for the exported library.
3 Do any of the following:
• If your project contains referenced images and you want the master files available to the
new Aperture system: Select the “Consolidate masters into exported library” checkbox
to copy the original master image files into the new library file.
• If you want to copy the previews into the new library so that you don’t have to rebuild them
on the new Aperture system: Select the “Include Previews in exported library” checkbox.
• If you want Aperture to alert you when it has finished building the new library: Select the
“Show alert when finished” checkbox.
4 Click Export.
Aperture consolidates the selected items into a library and exports the library file to the
location you chose.
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