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Aperture does currently allow importing from multiple card readers, but I don’t like the way it works. If I have four card readers with cards in them, all the cards will appear in the import window. To import images off those cards I must select a card and hit the import button. As that card ... read more
While working with some files from a client, we just noticed a limitation in Aperture’s Import tool—Aperture can’t see images with parenthesis in the name.A Folder of ImagesIn this folder we’ve got images with a parenthesis in the name and images without the parenthesis.In the Import dialog box, Aperture only sees the images ... read more
I don’t know why anyone in their right mind would ever want another application to launch when the memory card is inserted, but there is a way to prevent it. Okay, I’m kidding, because if a photographer shoots a lot of video they may just want to use the finder to copy video files instead ... read more
Every now and then, I want to look at the images in a folder that isn’t in my current Aperture Library. I don’t want to import them or do anything with them, I simply want to see what’s there very quickly. Aperture 3 can do this very well.File>ImportOr keyboard shortcut Command>i will bring up the ... read more
When importing images into Aperture from folders with the 3.0.2 update or later, a new dialog box appears to estimate the space the import will require. This is really handy if you’re low on disc space and wondering how much room your import will take.If you don’t want to see this dialog box, simply ... read more
Aperture 3 has the ability to import data from XMP sidecar files, but it doesn’t (currently) import ratings embedded by other applications into the XMP sidecar file. Until that functionality is included in Aperture 3, you can use this AppleScript we’ve created. Simply select images that have been imported that had XMP sidecar files and ... read more
Aperture 3 has seen significant improvements in the Import dialog box with the addition of some incredible, and much-requested tools. Let’s look at each part of the import dialog box, and how it works.The Aperture 2 DialogThe Aperture 2 Import dialog box contain some (but not nearly all) of the power of the ... read more
Single images are great, but sometimes you need to display images to a client that are side-by-side or in a creative presentation. When this is the case, it’s helpful to know a few tricks involving the Print features.Select Your ImagesThe photos I want to show my clients next to each other are the collection of ... read more
In Aperture 2, when you’d import images the program would display a “trailing arrow” that lead from the importing media to the Project where it’s being imported. This has changed in Aperture 3.Aperture 2’s ImportAperture 3’s ImportAperture 3 has gotten rid of this trailing arrow, and instead just highlights the import media and the ... read more
Aperture’s Import dialog box is a pretty streamlined affair, but it can be made even more streamlined with a simple Preference setting.Set Your DefaultIn the Import tab of the Projects there are two options for Default import location, New Project and Selected Item.New ProjectIf you set the box to New Project then the import dialog ... read more
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