Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Hi
my library is getting too big and wondered if i could split up my libraries in an intelligent way.
Is there a way to tell aperture which library to load? Can I switch libraries without having to restart aperture and withour having to import the library? Can I setup something like a profile in aperture which I can load giving me a choice of libraries to be loaded?
What is your Aperture version?
In Aperture 3 you can switch between Libraries from the File menu:
File -> Switch to Library
This will show you a list of the Aperture Libraries on the currently mounted volumes.
On start-up Aperture will by default open the Library that was last used. You can select a different library during start-up by double clicking that library in the Finder or by holding down the option key while you double click the Aperture icon in the Dock or in the Finder.
But I am not convinced that splitting your library is the best option for you. Split libraries always are a second best solution, for you can never search all your images at once. If you describe us your current set-up in more detail, we may be able to recommend to you a better workflow based on referenced masters.
Regards
Léonie
My largest Managed Library is 989 GB in size and has over 60,000 images, mostly captured as RAW. It is working the same as tiny test libraries. This library is on a drive separate from my boot volume, and in a volume that is 1.4 TB in size.
The only reason to split would be for total space issues, and to allow splitting between disk drives.
Ernie
Well I have a library of about 180.000 images:
My Hardware is a Macpro 2,66 Quad Core intel Xeon and 12 GB ram.
I had asked earlier if it would not be possible to have some kind of server aperturte setup to keep all the libraries ready for search in a client aperture! But aperture is not intended fo that -- that was the answer!
Well, that is certainly an impressive Aperture Library size. And if you already reference most of your master images there is not much you can do to save more space. Perhaps you can reduce the size or quality of your Previews a little bit or remove the previews altogether for those images that are currently not needed?
Can I tell aperture which library to load at startup
