Applescript and Aperture

Unlike all of the other questions I've been able to find regarding Aperture and Applescript, I'm not (yet) interested in scripting export. I'm trying to do some import functions.
Specifically, I have a hierarchical filesystem setup that I'd like to mimic in Aperture. I can recursively examine the filesystem, but I haven't found a way to create folders/subfolders in Aperture (I can't use Projects, because my filesystem hierarchy has more than 20,000 pictures in it). The idea is that I'll have nested subfolders in Aperture, with the leaf nodes being projects containing my pictures.
It's likely that my current scheme is less than ideal (the folder structure should probably be converted to tags instead), but I want to use Aperture to help me impose a new scheme.
In any case, every variant I've tried on "create subfolder ..." has failed, but the error messages are cryptic. I was hoping there was a reference somewhere that my Googling has missed. I welcome any advice (even if it's "You can't/shouldn't do that!")
Thanks!

I'm wondering why you would need Applescript at all - unless i'm not understanding correctly. Can't you use the "Import - Folders into a Project" ?
This is from page 111 of the manual:
If you’ve spent time organizing your images into a meaningful hierarchy on your
computer and you want to keep that organization, you can import a folder of images
as a project or drag it directly into the Projects panel. When you import a folder of
images or drag it into the Projects panel, the folder becomes a project and any
subfolders become albums within the project.
And
When importing folders of images into Aperture, carefully plan how you
want your images organized before you begin. The top-level folder containing images
becomes a project containing all the images in the subfolders as well. This means that
if you import a folder with thousands of images contained within its subfolders,
Aperture will create a project with thousands of images. You can import a maximum
of 10,000 master images into a project. If you have over 10,000 images to import into
Aperture, consider importing the subfolders individually instead. Each subfolder will
then become its own project.
Wouldn't this work?

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I want to copy the Version Name to the Object Name field without having to manually type it for each image...
Here is the script I am attempting to run:
tell application "Aperture"
set selectedImages to the selection
repeat with i in selectedImages
set tName to name of i
set value of IPTC tag "ObjectName" of i to tName
end repeat
end tell
(I copied the script from this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4458642.)
I enabled the Script Menu to appear in the Finder Menu Bar, but that is as far as I have been able to get. I tried selecting a couple of images in Aperture, then selected Batch Change/IPTC Basic. I then selected the script in the Script Menu and clicked "OK." Nothing appears to get transferred in the two selected image files metadata. I also tried running the script without going to Batch Change and Still No Go...
I think that my problem has to do with this step from the linked thread, but I am unclear as to what it means:
4. IMPORTANT! You must use Batch Change to put a value into the Object Name tag (such as " "), until you do so the tag doesn't exist for those images and therefore cannot be altered.
I have been through the Aperture Manual, Apple Aperture Digital Workflow book, etc. but I have been unable to figure out how to make this work.
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Since you have OS 10.5.8, do you also use an older Aperture version? Most people have latest OS and Aperture, so you might get more answers if we knew what your version of Aperture is...
Well, I am running OS 10.6.2 and Aperture 2.1.4
I found the script you posted to be non-functional. After digging around and some Googling, I came up with the following script that works for me. Keep in mind you are using a different OS version, but my point is, with some research and trial&err you should be able to do the same. I don't know anything about scripting, all I did was read into its meaning and substitute some terms. I basically stole the code and changed a couple of variables...
tell application "Aperture"
copy selection to theSel
repeat with theImg in theSel
tell theImg
set MyVersionName to (get value of other tag "VersionName" of theImg)
make new IPTC tag with properties {name:"ObjectName", value:MyVersionName}
end tell
end repeat
end tell
Notice how the script temporarily (?) creates a variable called MyVersionName, as a place to hold the value copied over from VersionName. Apparently scripts ignore the spaces in field names. It then uses the value from MyVersionName to fill in the ObjectName. The script is set to repeat for each image selected, one by one. I don't know why it's written like that, but it works.
The above script works for both single and multiple selections of images. Pase it into AppleScript Editor, run it, save it in the Aperture folder which is a straight shot from the Save As... menu in the AppleScript Editor. (Users> {you}> Library> Scripts> Applications> Aperture)
In the ASEditor's Preferences, make sure to check boxes so the scripts appear in the menu bar. Close the Editor. Back to Aperture, your (appropriately-named) script should show up from a drop-down at the menu bar under the AppleScript icon. Test it on a couple of inages. Mine works.

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when ordering books, is there a print quality difference between using iPhoto and Aperture? or are they sent to the same lab?
it's possible i may have some setting wrong, but when i order a book using iphoto, i never really feel the quality is that great. it's good, i just feel it could be a lot better. the print quality sort of reminds me of newsprint, albeit high quality newsprint. similar sized prints made at home on my basic 3-in-1 printer look better.
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Previews are what you view on your display. When you import a photo into Aperture (and I'm pretty sure iPhoto as well), your computer automatically generates a preview for quick viewing. The original images are stored in your library, but it is the preview that you see.
In Aperture, you are able to set the size and quality of these previews. When sharing photos between Aperture and iPhoto, the process is as follows:
Let's say that your images are stored in Aperture, but you also want to be able to view them in iPhoto without taking up too much room on your hard drive. Essentially, if you were to import the originals into iPhoto as well, you would be storing two exact, yet separate copies of the same image on your hard drive. As you are aware, with large images (whether JPEG's, and especially RAW) this would put quite a tax on your storage capacity after not too long.
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My thinking was that since you mentioned Aperture, it sounded like you had experience with working with it and with ordering a photo book through Aperture. I guess you were saying that you ordered via iPhoto, weren't happy with the quality and were wondering if Aperture created books were better.
Anyway, if this is the case, I cannot answer that for you. I have never ordered a book through Aperture. If the quality of your images is good, you should be able to get a decent product no matter where you order it from. There is not doubt that the materials used and the print shop that does the work makes a difference, but if your images are good, you should still get a decent product through iPhoto. Perhaps iPhoto isn't the way to go though if you have had poor experiences with them.
If you haven't used Aperture yet, I would highly recommend it though aside from the photo book aspect of this thread. It is a stellar product.
I hope this helps.
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Hey there, Apple Support Communities.
To start, I'm working on a MBP Retina 15" with a 2.3GHz i7 processor and 16 GB of RAM. 10GB free on a 256GB SS HD. Attached are two external HDs - one 1TB Western Digital portable drive from 2011, one 2TB Porsche LaCie non-portable drive from 2013; both connected via USB. All photo libraries in question are on the external drives.
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Over the years, I have accumulated a number of iPhoto libraries and Aperture libraries. At one point, I thought my WD drive was dying so I purchased the LaCie and copied all libraries over the the LaCie drive. (Turns out, there's probably an issue with my USB port reading drives, because I can once again see the WD drive and occasionally I can't see the LaCie drive.)
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1. For Aperture libraries that have missing originals, is there some magical way to find them, or have they just disappeared into the oblivion?
2. For iPhoto libraries that have missing originals and I have found the original in another iPhoto library, what is the best way to proceed?
3. Are there quirks to merging iPhoto and Aperture libraries (by using the Import->Library) feature that I should be aware of?
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That will not be an easy task, Christie.
I am afraid, your cleaning session with Gemini may have actually removed originals. I have never used this duplicate finder tool, but other posters here reported problems. Gemini seems to replace duplicate original files in photo libraries by links, and this way, deleting images can cause the references for other images to break. And Aperture does not follow symbolic links - at least, I could never get it to find original files this way, when I experimented with this.
1. For Aperture libraries that have missing originals, is there some magical way to find them, or have they just disappeared into the oblivion?
You have to find the originals yourself. If you can find them or restore them from a backup, Aperture can reconnect them. The reconnect panel can show you, where the originals are supposed to be, so youcan see the filename and make a Spotlight search.
For iPhoto libraries that have missing originals and I have found the original in another iPhoto library, what is the best way to proceed?
Make a copy of the missing original you found in a folder outside the iPhoto library. You can either open the iPhoto library in Aperture and use "File > Locate Referenced file" to reconnect the originals, or simply reimport them. Then Lift&Stamp all adjustments and metadata to the reimported version.
See this manual page on how to reconnect originals: Aperture 3 User Manual: Working with Referenced Images (the paragraph: Reconnecting Missing or Offline Referenced Images)
Are there quirks to merging iPhoto and Aperture libraries (by using the Import->Library) feature that I should be aware of?
References images will stay referenced, managed will remain managed. You need to unhide all hidden photos in iPhoto - this cannot be done in Aperture.
and not all the original pictures can be found by the libraries anymore, though some originals still do exist in other libraries. Steps/process to fix?
That is probably due to Gemini's replacing duplicate originals by links, and your best cause of action is to fix this before merging the libraries. Reconnecting can be done for your iPhoto libraries in Aperture.

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I have studyed html for 3 days and wordpress for 3 days , word , excel for 5 days, and llustrator and photoshop 13 yeas ago for 6 months.
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