Best Import method - Saying buh-bye to iPhoto.

I want to move completely away from iPhoto - If I import my iPhoto library into Aperture, am I also duplicating, creating a second identical library, 1 in iPhoto and 1 in Aperture?
If so, can I then safely trash the iPhoto library? OR, are the photos literally taken out of iPhoto and moved to Aperture?
Ideally I want everything to go into Aperture as Referenced.
Thoughts, guidance, insight - MOST appreciated.
Message was edited by: Los Angeles

When you import your iPhoto library you will have three basic options: Leave the images where they are, in the iPhoto library, copy them into the Aperture library or copy them to some other location on your disk.
Options one and three set up the images as referenced Apertures term for when the master file is kept outside of the Aperture library proper. Option two sets up the images as managed Apertures term for when the master is completely contain within the Aperture library.
With option two and three it would be safe to delete the iPhoto library once you are sure that is has been transferred and is working correctly in Aperture. It's always best, if possible, to retain a backup of the iPhoto library +just in case+, one never knows.
In your last line you state:
Ideally I want everything to go into Aperture as Referenced.
Do you mean you want to set up your masters as referenced that is stored outside of the Aperture library or do you mean you want to put the masters into Aperture, therefore managed.
The question of managed vs. referenced has been discussed here in many posts, you should familiarize yourself with them and also read the Aperture Users manual/help files. You'll get lots of good information concerning setting up your library.
Good luck and welcome to the Aperture list.

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