Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 64)

64 Chapter 5 Importing Images
Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
If you’ve spent time organizing your images into a meaningful hierarchy on your
computer and you want to keep that organization, you can import a folder of images
as a project or drag it directly into the Projects panel. When you import a folder of
images or drag it into the Projects panel, the folder becomes a project and any
subfolders become albums within the project.
To import a folder of images from the Finder using the Import command:
1 In the Projects panel, select Library.
2 Choose File > Import > Folders into a Project.
3 Select the folder of images that you want to import.
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 import the files as referenced images stored in their current locations on your hard
disk: Choose “In their current location” 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.
Warning: When importing folders of images into Aperture, carefully plan how you
want your images organized before you begin. The top-level folder containing images
becomes a project containing all the images in the subfolders as well. This means that
if you import a folder with thousands of images contained within its subfolders,
Aperture will create a project with thousands of images. You can import a maximum
of 10,000 master images into a project. If you have over 10,000 images to import into
Aperture, consider importing the subfolders individually instead. Each subfolder will
then become its own project.