Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 46)

Chapter 2 Import photos 46
Drag folders into Aperture
When you drag folders into the Library inspector, Aperture uses the last import settings you
specified to determine how the folders are imported and where they are stored.
1 In the Finder, locate the folder containing the folders, video files, and audio files you want
to import.
2 Drag the folder to the Library inspector.
Import originals for referenced images into folders
When you import photos as referenced images, you can have Aperture place their originals
individually into a selected folder or create subfolders to hold the files. For example, you might
have the imported image files placed in subfolders identified by date. You can create folder name
format presets that you can quickly choose to select the folder name format you prefer.
To create a folder name format, you select the name elements in the Folder Naming Presets
dialog. You can specify a combination of name elements to create custom folder names.
Create a custom folder name format
1 In the Import browser, choose Pictures or another folder from the Store Files pop-up menu, then
choose Edit from the Subfolder pop-up menu that appears.
The Folder Naming dialog appears.
2 Click the Add button (+) to create a new name format, or select the preset name format you
want to change.
3 Drag name elements into the Format field in the order you want them to appear.
You can also create a hierarchy of folders within folders. For example, you can specify that
Aperture place your referenced images in a subfolder named Date, and within that folder you
can create subfolders identified by the time the photo was taken.
4 Drag a slash between the elements where you want subfolders created.
5 Enter a custom name in the Custom Name field, if you like.
6 Click OK.
Your new folder name format now appears in the Subfolders pop-up menu.
67% resize factor