IPhoto to Aperture Questions

I currently have over 17,000 photos in iPhoto.  I really need something more to organize my photos.  I have downloaded the trial version of Aperture and have imported my iPhoto library (referenced). 
What are the advantages/disadvantages of referenced vs managed? I imported mine as referenced but I am thinking that I should import them as managed and then delete the iPhoto library once I get Aperture up and running.  I would then use Aperture for my photo management and abandon iPhoto.
Other wise if I leave the photos in Aperture as referenced, can I use iPhoto and Aperture?  example; if I import photos from my camera into iPhoto; do I then have to import them into Aperture?  Picaso, I believe, scans the photo library for new photos; does Aperture do this so that I can use both?
Thanks Gary

Hello Gary,
Managed and referenced Libraries both have their advantages:
The big advantage of a managed library is that to the finder it is just one single archive folder, that easily can be copied or moved. And you do not have to keep track of your master image files, Aperture will do that for you. A managed library is perfect, as long as you do not run out of disk space on your drive.
The advantage of a referenced library is, that you can separate the master files from the Aperture library and you can move them to an external drive, when your Aperture Library gets to big to be kept on the internal drive. However, that makes the master file accessible by the Finder, and you might be tempted to proccess them outside Aperture without going thru Aperture.  This way, you can easily corrupt your Aperture LIbrary.
You were asking, if you can share your iPhoto images with Aperture by leaving them inside iPhoto:
That will be risky on the long run. You can store the master files in iPhoto, but that would be pointless, for you must not process or edit or modify the Aperture masters in any other way then by going thru Aperture. Otherwise Aperture will loose the connection between the master files and the edited versions of the masters.
If you still want to keep some images in iPhoto, you can use the iPhoto Browser in Aperture to read your iPhoto Library, and to import recently added images, but adding images to iPhoto will not automatically add them to your Aperture Library.
If you still have questions, go ahead and ask more. I am sure, others will add to this post.
Regards
Léonie

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    (1)
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    (1)
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    No, the libraries are not linked. They can be used to work together and to share images back and forth, but they are completely independent of one another in terms of work flow. Do not expect images edited in one application to show those same edits in the other application even if both applications are open. If you want the updated image in the other application, you will need to reimport or retransfer it.
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  • Several questions about migrating from iPhoto to Aperture

    I'm currently a heavy iPhoto user and am looking into migrating to Aperture. Can anyone give me a sense of what I to expect if/when I make this switch?
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    Here are several observations (read: warnings) in case anyone else is considering migrating a significant iPhoto library to Aperture...
    A) Pictures marked as "hidden" appear to be silently skipped over (along with video clips, as was expected) when importing an iPhoto library to Aperture. They do not appear in the relevant Aperture project regardless of the filtering options.
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    F) Aperture does have a rough mouse-over-the-icon-to-flip-through view, similar to the "events" pane in iPhoto... although you will lose your choice of which photo serves as the default icon for each event when you import your library from iPhoto, and you cannot "hide" photos from appearing in the flip-through as you can with iPhoto.
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    I'd also encourage people to think very carefully before moving a large, well-organized iPhoto library to Aperture. You may lose a fair amount of information, and the result will take a lot of work to "make pretty" again. It does look like a nice program, though. Are you ready to relegate all of your existing pictures to an iPhoto "pre-history" and start over with a blank -- but much fancier -- slate in Aperture?

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    I think you may have answered a question I have with the above, but to be sure here is what I would like to do. I currently have iPhoto09 with about 50,000 pictures in it, which seems too much for it to manage. I would like to use Aperture, which I understand is better for managing a large number of photos, but still have iPhoto available to make slide shows, etc. for our AppleTV. Would the process you described above work for that?
    Thank you

  • IPhoto and Aperture sharing a library

    I want to use Aperture 3 while my wife uses iPhoto on the same computer. We have a gazillion photos in the library and I want both programs to be able to access the same photos. I've imported the iphoto library to Aperture and everything's fine.
    The question is: when I import new photos into the library (via iphoto), will both programs recognize the new imports, or do I need to constantly re-import the library into Aperture for it to recognize new additions to the library?

    The relationship between iPhoto and Aperture is not dynamic. Updates to one library are not available to the other.
    So, yes, if you add to the iPhoto Library you will also need to add to the Aperture Library, and vice versa.
    If you use a Referenced Library in iPhoto (which I do not recommend) and Referenced masters in Aperture then you might be able to automate the process somewhat with Automator and a watched folder system.
    For updating Aperture with new imports to iPhoto you can drag the new Events over to Aperture using the File -> Import -> Show iPhoto Browser command. Note that this will always mean Managed Masters.
    Regards
    TD

  • Is there a way to sync both iPhoto and Aperture albums?

    I see that there is a drop down menu that will allow me to select either iPhoto or Aperture to sync with. My question is it possible to sync from both?
    I use Aperture with my DSLR and iPhoto for my point-and-shoot.

    Yeah I'm in the same boat here. I just got a MacBook Pro yesterday, switching from Windows, and I was shocked to find that syncing photos from my new computer onto my iPhone is aparently a much bigger pain in the rear than it ever was with Windows.
    This is not correct - you just don't know what is available to you.
    iPhoto has a single library where all photos are stored just as with iTunes and music/video and with the Address Book application for contact information. iPhoto 08 includes Events along with creating albums.
    You don't need to split events to create an album or albums. All Photos remain in the iPhoto's library and any photos placed in events or albums includes a pointer to the original photos available in the main library and are not duplicated. A photo cannot be available in an Event or an Album unless it is available in main iPhoto library. You can have the same photo in multiple events or albums just as you can have the same song in multiple iTunes Playlists and the same contact in multiple Groups with the Address Book.
    The sync option for Events is all or the 1,3,5,10 or 20 most recent but you can select individual albums to be transferred to the iPhone.
    This will provide for viewing the photos available in an album only when selecting the album on the iPhone or you can view all photos available in all albums by selecting the Photo Library on the iPhone.

  • HT3412 I recently moved all my photos from iphoto to Aperture. I had several iphoto books and cards in my project file. When everything was moved to Aperture I can't find any of the books or card projects. Are they gone or can they be restored?

    I recently moved all my photos from iphoto to Aperture. I had several iphoto books and cards in my project file. When everything was moved to Aperture I can't find any of the books or card projects. Are they gone or can they be restored?

    1 - without specifics I have no idea how to help
    2 - the question was "are you trying to use them in iPhoto? " - it sounds like you are - to do so you will have to export them from Aperature and import into iPhoto
    3 - for information on how to use them in Aperature then you need to ask about how to use Aperature in the Aperature forum as it does not involve iPhoto
    LN

  • Syncing photos to iPad—iPhoto or Aperture?

    When syncing photos from a computer to an iPad, is the choice between iPhoto or Aperture and either/or choice? Clearly only one can be done at a time, but suppose I sync with iPhoto once and next time with Aperture? I would try it and see what happens, but if the result is I lose the 100+ photos already on my iPad from iPhoto, it would be a real pain to go through them all over again to resync them.
    If the answer is that it's an either/or choice, I suppose I can export what I want from Aperture to iPhoto. Does anyone have a more elegant solution so that I don't have to take up space putting one image in two different libraries just to have that image on my iPad?
    Thanks!
    Ben
    Message was edited by: CSTRabbi, who typed "photos from Aperture" instead of "photos from iPhoto."

    I bit the bullet and just tried it. It's an either/or. Syncing to Aperture wiped out my previous stuff from iPhoto. The worst of all is that it was a wireless sync and resulted in my Aperture albums and movie names appearing on my iPad, but the albums were empty and the actual movies are not there either.
    I've been trying to find out if these files need to be synced with a cable. but with the number of questions on the iPad forum within hours you're down to page 3 or so with no answers.
    Thanks,
    Ben

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