Archiving originals

I have never seen this question fully answered:
I need to archive and delete the originals from my laptop HDD.
I've got a 100GB drive and it only has about 3GB available. Almost 1/5 of that space is taken up with the 14,000 photos in my iPhoto library (18GB). What I want to do is simple enough and obvious. I want to burn the otoginals to DVD backups and then delete them from the iPhoto library, but keep the thumbnails. I want iPhoto to show me the thumbs when I am in iPhoto, but if I want to edit, or otherwise call up the full-size, I want iPhoto to ask me for the correct DVD and load ONLY that one picture.
If iPhoto can not do this (which does not seem likely from what I've seen so far) then what was Apple's plan for when users ran out of room to store their photos?

Hi robin,
Get an external drive to copy the iPhoto Library and iTunes library folders too...(sorry, I have to say that again, but it is very important).
I can tell you how to break up and burn the iPhoto Library to DVDs, BUT, I am sure you will run into problems doing that. Why? You don't have enough room.
You computer needs that extra space to burn your DVDs.
As for what you want iPhoto to do for, it will not. I suggest you voice your concerns and suggestions to iPhoto feedback.
iPhoto Feedback
Here is a site giving some info that might help free up some space on your HD.
Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk

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On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:38:40 -0800, [email protected] wrote in
<[email protected]>:
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On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:38:40 -0800, [email protected] wrote in
<[email protected]>:
>hey that's neat but what can you do with them ? I noticed double
>clicking on a file saved in this format from ' My pictures '
>automatically opens the windows print wizard. Also noticed it seems to
>slightly soften images and removes tiny artifacts which is nice.
>Photoshop seems to be the only program that will open the file though
>so can't do slideshows from Pro Show Gold.....which doesn't matter much
>for me since I don't have a high def player for my HDTV anyways;) Just
>wondering if I missed something in there somewhere as far as taking
>advantage of a high def image in this format. Would be nice to create a
>high def slideshow for the TV.
Regular JPEG is capable of high definition (size) images.
The "HD" in "HD Photo" is a reference to the fact that the bit depth can
greatly exceed the 8-bit limitation of regular JPEG. That's primarily
of value in high-quality photo editing, and for archiving originals.
>On another note...are those high-def wanna-be upconversion players any
>good ? Anybody have one ? I'm convinced they can't be any better than a
>regular good DVD player. My crystal ball says within the next 3 years
>all players will have a built in HD capability....though the war is
>still out on whether it's going to be blu-ray or hd. Want it now.
DVD player upconversion is no better than the upconversion built-in to
any decent HD TV; i.e., it's mostly just marketing hype.
Best regards, Be sure to check for answers to your questions at
John Navas http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/6.0/

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• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
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• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing in Aperture).
• Reformat memory card in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
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http://home.comcast.net/~brycerocket/apertureissue.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~brycerocket/apertureissue2.jpg

Are you perhaps importing directly into Aperture? I feel pretty strongly that card-to-Aperture or camera-to-Aperture handling of original images puts originals at unnecessary risk. I suggest this workflow from an earlier post of mine, first using the Finder (not Aperture) to copy images from CF card to computer hard drive:
• Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable.
• Finder-copy images from memory card to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject memory card.
• Burn backup hard drive or DVD copies of the original images (optional strongly recommended backup step).
• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." This is called "referenced images." During import is the best time to also add keywords, but that is another discussion.
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing in Aperture).
• Reformat memory card in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media/backups.
Also note with a Referenced-Masters Library that use of the "Vault" backup routine backs up the Library only, not the Masters. Masters should be separately backed up, IMO a good thing from a workflow and data security standpoint.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

Nikon D90 images not in import screen

I recently purchased the Nikon D90 and of course I am playing with it this weekend. The images appear fine once imported into Aperture, however, the images do not appear on the import screen. At this point the images are still on the SD card in the camera. Currently they only appear as a grey box. The images will import into Aperture but the images don't appear on the import screen.
Has any one else had this issue? Had did you do for the photos to appear in the import screen?
Thanks

What you describe is IMO a workflow problem because IMO importing original images directly into any images management app is bad practice. IMO Aperture should not even allow direct card-to-Aperture import because it is not safe images handling practice.
Take a look at the suggested workflow below.
IMO generally most useful to help keep drives underfilled and fast (drives slow as they fill) is to manage by Reference ("referenced images") as in the workflow outline below where Master images can live anywhere. However with small changes similar workflow could be applied to Managed Masters.
I feel pretty strongly that card-to-Aperture or even camera-to-Aperture handling of original images puts originals at unnecessary risk. I suggest this workflow, first using the Finder (not Aperture) to copy images from CF card to computer hard drive:
• Remove the CF card from the camera and insert it into a CF card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable, and Firewire is much preferable to USB2.
• Finder-copy images from CF to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject CF.
• Burn backup hard drive or DVD copies of the original images (optional recommended backup step).
• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." This is called "referenced images."
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing).
• Reformat CF in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media.
Good luck!
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Hi,
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• Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable.
• Finder-copy images from memory card to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject memory card.
• Burn backup hard drive or DVD copies of the original images (optional strongly recommended recommended backup step).
• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." This is called "referenced images." During import is the best time to also add keywords, but that is another discussion.
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing in Aperture).
• Reformat memory card in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media/backups.
Also note with a Referenced-Masters Library that use of the "Vault" backup routine backs up the Library only, not the Masters. Masters should be separately backed up, IMO a good thing from a workflow and data security standpoint.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

Deleting Camera Images after Importing

Hi there..
Can someone tell me if there's a setting in Aperture 2.1.2 that allows you to delete the image files on the camera after importation. This facility was available in iPhoto and now that I have upgraded to Aperture I really miss this feature as it's not obvious how it can be done... even if it can be done..?? It's a real pain having to manually delete the photos from the camera over and over.
I'm using a Canon 450D.
Any help or suggestions.... most welcome.
Regards,
Anthony

Reformat the card in-camera after backing original image files up on the computer. It only takes a few seconds. The workflow as described below in an earlier post uses my preference, a Referenced-Masters Library, but could also be used with a Managed-Masters Library .
I feel pretty strongly that card-to-Aperture or camera-to-Aperture handling of original images puts originals at unnecessary risk. I suggest this workflow, first using the Finder (not Aperture) to copy images from CF card to computer hard drive:
• Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable.
• Finder-copy images from memory card to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject memory card.
• Burn backup hard drive or DVD copies of the original images (optional strongly recommended recommended backup step).
• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." This is called "referenced images." During import is the best time to also add keywords, but that is another discussion.
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing in Aperture).
• Reformat memory card in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media/backups.
Also note with a Referenced-Masters Library that use of the "Vault" backup routine backs up the Library only, not the Masters. Masters should be separately backed up, IMO a good thing from a workflow and data security standpoint.
-Allen Wicks

Making AddressBook the Master

I can sync from Google to AddressBook but I would prefer to have my AddressBook on my mac as the Master and only take updates from Google manually. Therefore when I click sync only new updates from AddressBook are sent to Google and not the other way around.
Is this possible?
My google account recently got hacked and all my contacts remomved. I now have them backed up but would really like to be able to control google and not let it control me !!
Your help would be appreciated.

RAW files contain much more image info than JPEGs do, so find a way to keep the RAW files as the Masters. Personally I strongly recommend using a Referenced-Masters Library with Masters on an external hard drive. Aperture's default Managed-Masters Library is a bad idea in the long term for most laptop users.
The workflow as suggested below in an earlier post of mine uses my preference, a Referenced-Masters Library.
I feel pretty strongly that card-to-Aperture or camera-to-Aperture handling of original images puts originals at unnecessary risk. I suggest this workflow, first using the Finder (not Aperture) to copy images from CF card to computer hard drive:
• Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable.
• Finder-copy images from memory card to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject memory card.
• Burn backup hard drive or DVD copies of the original images (optional strongly recommended recommended backup step).
• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." This is called "referenced images." During import is the best time to also add keywords, but that is another discussion.
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing in Aperture).
• Reformat memory card in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media/backups.
Also note with a Referenced-Masters Library that use of the "Vault" backup routine backs up the Library only, not the Masters. Masters should be separately backed up, IMO a good thing from a workflow and data security standpoint.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

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