Apple MB673Z/A User Manual - Page 110

An Overview of Importing Images When you import from a camera or card reader, Aperture places the images in a project. If you don't select an existing project, a new one is created automatically. As Aperture imports images, it generates a version file and an image thumbnail corresponding to each master. Import RAW & JPEG Aperture library (system disk) Importing to Aperture Project Versions Masters Back up Camera Vault (FireWire drive) You can import masters directly from a camera or card reader and from your hard disk drives. When you import images, you can choose whether to have the masters stored in the Aperture library or on a hard disk outside of the library, where they can be accessed as referenced images. For more information about referenced images, see "What Are Managed Images and Referenced Images?" on page 98. As you import images, you can have Aperture automatically name and record information about them. Aperture can assign filenames using custom naming conventions, as well as record metadata such as captions, keywords, dates, copyright and credit information, and IPTC information. You can even set Aperture to stack related images together, keeping bracketed shots or a series of shots taken in quick succession in groups that you can easily select and work with. For more information about stacks, see Chapter 8, "Stacking Images and Making Picks," on page 219. 110 Part I Interface and Acquisition