Aperture 2: Migrate masters to DNG

Hi,
since Aperture 2.0 offers much improved DNG support, I'd like to migrate from CR2 to DNG. Is there any way to migrate masters while keeping the albums derived from a project intact?
I would hate to recreate all the album selections I've made.
Thanks,
Jan
Side note: With CR2 images, Aperture 2 shows the minimal/maximal focus length of the lens used, but not the maximal aperture, with DNG images, it's the other way around. Preview, on the other hand, shows the complete lens specification in the EXIF data. Funny.

No way to migrate your RAW files in-place from CR2 to DNG.

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