Organising Project View

Hi Harvey,

I am also new to Apeture, but when I looked at the Preferences option, under Import, it has Project options as follows:

When Camera is connected open with: (default is iPhoto)

Default Import Location: (new Project)

Autosplit into Projects: (default is One Project per Day) - other options for this one are:

One Project per Week

Two-hour gaps

Eight-hour gaps

Sounds like the default settings would automaticaly be splitting up the Projects by day?

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

GB

First, readthis short naming of the parts I wrote. It will help us understand each other, and may help you master Aperture faster.

There are many ways to re-organize your existing Project (the one with too many Images in too many Folders and -- I assume -- Albums). How many Images are there? Have you made any adjustments to them (more pointedly: do you care if you lose those adjustments)?

Looks like we have a master to learn from Harvey! Thanks Kirby. I'm getting ready to import my entire iPhoto library to my Mac Air from Macbook Pro, so your post will be invaluable.

Thanks!

GB

gail from maine wrote:

I'm getting ready to import my entire iPhoto library to my Mac Air from Macbook Pro, so your post will be invaluable.

Gail: no need to import. The most recent versions of iPhoto and Aperture share the same Library format. A Library created in either program can be opened in either program.

Read these Apple support articles:

Using a unified photo library with iPhoto and Aperture

How to use Aperture to merge iPhoto libraries

Hi Kirby,

Unfortunately, the iPhoto Library is on my other Mac, so I'm importing the iPhoto library from my Pro to my Air. I am sure, however, that once I get my photos on my Air, the two articles you have listed above will be very useful for understanding the relationship between iPhoto and Aperture. I'm a real fan of manuals and support articles!

Thanks for sharing the additional information!

Cheers,

GB

"Photos" has no useful meaning in Aperture. There are image (and video) files -- which you import, which thereafter are called "Originals" -- and there are Versions, which are what you see when you use Aperture. It is -- strictly imho -- vital to understand the parts of Aperture in order to use it well.

🙂 .

I suggest creating a new Library, thus:

1. Select all the Images in your huge Project and "File➞Export➞Originals". Put them all in one Finder folder.
2. Select all the other Projects, and "File➞Export➞Project(s) as New Library". Check "Copy Originals" and "Copy Previews"
3. Close Aperture.
4. Double-click, in Finder, the newly created Library.
5. Set "Aperture➞Preferences➞Import➞Autosplit into Projects" to "One Project per day".
6. Import all the files you exported as Originals using "File➞Import➞Files". Check "Automatically split projects".
7. Confirm that you now have what you want. Confirm that you have NO Referenced Originals (you should not).
8. Delete your old Aperture Library.