Importing image files stored on your computer – Apple Aperture Getting Started User Manual

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Chapter 5

Importing Images

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When you are satisfied with your image selection, click the Import arrow or the Import
button in the lower-right corner of the dialog.

The import process begins and an indicator appears next to the project’s name,
showing the progress of the import. When images are imported, a dialog appears.

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Click Eject Card, Erase and Eject Card, or Done.

As the images appear in the Browser, you can begin working with them. Images may
temporarily appear as gray boxes until the loading is complete.

Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer

You can import image files stored on your computer and other storage devices. You
have a choice of storing imported images in the Aperture Library, importing images as
referenced images and leaving them in their current locations, or importing images as
referenced images and moving or copying them to a different location.

Note: If you have folders of images to import, you can import them using the Import
Folders as Projects command.

You can import image files in many common image formats, including images scanned
from nondigital sources such as film and photographic prints. Adding these image files
to your Aperture database is as simple as navigating to the folder where they reside on
your hard disk using the Import dialog.

When you import images from a folder on your computer system, you have the choice
of importing the images into a new project or an existing one.

To import image files stored on your computer’s hard disk or other storage device:

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If the Import panel is hidden, click the Import Panel button in the toolbar to show it (or
press Shift-I).

2

Select the disk that holds the image files you want to import.

The Import dialog appears with the file browser at the top.

Select the disk where the

images you want to

import are located.

Import Panel button

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