Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 60)

60 Chapter 5 Importing Images
3 Select the images you want to import by Shift-clicking to select a range of adjacent
images, Command-clicking to select nonadjacent images, or dragging a selection
rectangle around the images you want.
The current number of images selected for import is displayed on the Import button in
the lower-right corner of the dialog.
To reset the image selection so that no images are selected, click in the background
beside a thumbnail.
If necessary, adjust the size of the thumbnails by dragging the Thumbnail Resize slider
at the bottom of the dialog.
4 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. Choose whether you want the image files moved or copied to
a new location by clicking the “Move files” or “Copy files” button.
5 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have
your files stored using the current master file names from your camera or card. Choose
a name format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using
a specified name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the
Name Text field. You can also apply the name format to the master image as well.
Choose Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme.
6 To add metadata to your images as they’re imported, choose a metadata preset from
the Add Metadata From pop-up menu.
Import button showing
the number of images
selected for import