Apple Aperture 3.5 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Export photos

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5

Do one of the following:

Choose None from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to store the versions as separate files
in the selected folder.

Choose a folder name preset from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to have Aperture
create a hierarchy of subfolders with specific folder names to hold your files. For more
information, see

Export photos into named or numbered folders

on page 374.

Choose Custom Name or Custom Name with Counter from the Subfolder Format pop-up
menu, then enter a custom folder name in the Custom Subfolder Name field.

6

Choose a name format for your files from the Name Format pop-up menu.

If you choose a Custom Name format, enter a name in the Custom Name field. For more
information, see

Rename photos at export

on page 371.

7

If you want to be notified when the export process is complete, select the “Show alert when

finished” checkbox.

8

When you’re ready to export files, click Export Versions.

The photos 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
versions, click the Reveal in Finder button. Otherwise, click OK to close the dialog.
Note: If you want to check the progress of an export operation, choose Window > Show Activity.
You can also use this window to pause or cancel an export operation.

Export copies of originals
When you export originals, duplicates of the files that were imported from your camera or other
source are created; no adjustments, file modifications, or any other changes are exported with
the file.

1

Select a photo or photos in the Browser.

2

Choose File > Export > Originals (or press Shift-Command-S).

3

In the dialog that appears, navigate to the location where you want the exported files placed.

4

Do one of the following:

Choose None from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to store the originals as separate files
in the selected folder.

Choose a folder name preset from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to have Aperture
create a hierarchy of subfolders with specific folder names to hold your files. For more
information, see

Export photos into named or numbered folders

on page 374.

Choose Custom Name or Custom Name with Counter from the Subfolder Format pop-up
menu, then enter a custom folder name in the Custom Subfolder Name field.

5

Choose a name format for your originals from the Name Format pop-up menu.

For more information about selecting and setting up filenaming formats, see

Rename photos at

export

on page 371. Aperture shows an example of the selected name format in the dialog.

6

To export the originals with IPTC metadata, do one of the following:

To write IPTC metadata into the original: Choose Include IPTC from the Metadata pop-up menu.

To create an XMP sidecar file that contains the photo’s IPTC metadata: Choose Create IPTC4XMP
Sidecar File from the Metadata pop-up menu.

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