D300 - Erasing Images After Import

After importing images from the camera, I don't get an option to erase the memory card in the camera - just a "Transfer Complete" kind of dialog with a single "OK" button. Anyone experienced similar behavior?
Thanks...

This was my thinking also. I've been using Aperture since its inception with a D50 and it always gave me the option to "Erase and Eject" memory card after picture transfer was complete. I always felt "safer" knowing my pics were on my Mac so I'd just erase the card at that time. Never had any issues with the memory cards or the camera doing it this way. I could then just grab it and run. It's not a huge deal to format the card after transfer, just seems like an added step is all. It just seems like something that used to work fine and now doesn't, sort of a step backward for Aperture.

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Erase Images After Importing

Is this feature lost in Aperture 3? In Aperture 2 I could import images and it would prompt me to erase images and eject card, or simply eject card. In 3 I get no such message, and I miss this feature. Am I missing something or did Apple dump the feature?

Conventional wisdom as been that you should reformat the card in-camera, not with software on the mac. Years ago there was a very good thread in the Lightroom forum about some occasional problems with software erase that lead to errors on the card that eventually corrupted newly taken photos in camera.
Having said that, I could swear that I did get an erase images and eject option when done importing in AP3. Maybe my memory is faulty and needs a reformat.

How can I re-name a single image after importing it to Aperture?

I am having a problem renaming a single image after importing it - I would have thought it would be simple! Does anyone know how this can be done?

Hi RQ,
Straight out of the manual
To rename masters
In the Browser, select an image or group of images.
Choose Metadata > Batch Change (or press Command-Shift-B).
In the Batch Change dialog, choose a naming convention from the Version Name Format pop-up menu to specify how you want the masters named.For example, choose Version Name from the Version Name Format pop-up menu to have your master filenames changed to match the names of the corresponding versions in Aperture. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the Custom Name text field. For more information about naming files, see Automatically Naming Your Imported Images.
Select the Apply to Master File(s) checkbox, then click OK.
The master files corresponding to the selected images are renamed. For more information about working with the Batch Change dialog, see Batch Changing Metadata.
Hope that is what you are after.
DJ

When viewing images after import....

I have a fundamental question about viewing RAW pics on screen in Aperture right after an import. I shoot Nikon and was told that only CaptureNX will allow me to see my in-camera settings (white balance, saturation, contrast, etc.) when I shoot RAW. So when I pull up the imported image in NX, I would be looking at my picture with the settings written to them as well. And it's true. My cool/bluish white balance settings showed right up on the image the way I set them in the camera while shooting in RAW.
What I'm wondering is, if I am "only able to see these in-camera settings in NX" what am I seeing in Aperture on the screen? It appears that these in-camera settings are also showing up in Aperture. I shot RAW with a very cool white balance, and that's what appeared after import in Aperture.
Was the advice about "NX only" incorrect? Does Aperture show us our in-camera settings on the monitor when shooting in RAW? Any help with understanding this is appreciated.
Jerry

i believe that the only in-camera setting that you will see is the white balance ...
any in-camera sharpening, saturation, etc on a RAW file will only be seen on the embedded jpeg when using any software other than the manufacturers - this holds true for Canon too ... this is due to the proprietary information that the makers use in these settings ...
this is also why if you change your camera to shoot monochrome and then shoot RAW, aperture or lightroom (or others) will not apply the monochrome ...

Is there a way to batch rename images after import?

After importing images and doing some further organization of my old library, I want to give the names a more descriptive name. Is this possible after I have already imported the images?

You can change the Version Name (what you see in Aperture) at any time, either manually or with the Batch Change function. Changing the name of the actual file is more tricky and only possible with referenced Masters.
Ian

Trashing images after import

Hi,
I must be dense, I can't find help with this anywhere. I would like Aperture to move images to the trash automatically after import. Specifically, I import from a folder, and would like that folder to be cleared after every import. I think the applescript brick on the import screen can help with this, but I don't know enough applescript to do this.
Any advice please?
Thanks!

The following script should get you started. It asks for the folder and then for the extension of the files you want to delete. Then it asks if you want to empty the trash.
-- Set folder to delete
set f to choose folder with prompt "Pick a folder:"
-- Set the file extension
set ext to text returned of (display dialog "What is the file extension?" default answer "" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK")
tell application "Finder"
try
delete (every item of folder f whose name extension is ext)
end try
end tell
-- Display a dialog window asking whether to empty trash or not
set theButton to button returned of (display dialog "Would you like to empty the trash?" with icon caution buttons {"Empty Trash", "Cancel"} default button "Cancel" giving up after 10)
if theButton is "Empty Trash" then
tell application "Finder"
empty trash
end tell
end if
I think asking for the folder and the file extension is safer then just blindly going off and blowing away a folder but thats me. You could change it and hardcode in those values.
If you put this in as the Applescript Action in the import window it wil run when the import is finished.
If you try this *I strongly recommend you do this as a test situation at first* Make a new empty library and make sure you import the files into your regular library before trying this.
I offer no warranties, guarantees, or other ees.
Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano
If you leave the folder or the extension empty the scripts does bad things. They need to be checked to see if they have a value before calling the finder to delete

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

Deleting images after importing

Aperture 2.0 won't delete images from the card after importing. I click the button to delete and eject, and then in the confirmation dialog again I click delete, but it quietly ejects the card with no errors and all of my images are still on it.
I'm using an 8GB SDHC card with a SanDisk USB reader. My camera is a Nikon D40x.

I'm getting frustrated (and somewhat annoyed) at the inability of Aperture 2.0 to delete images from a memory card.
Users that claim they don't get this option might like to set the "display alert when done" option in the Import panel. Once this is set, then the program displays an alert following successful import. There is the option to delete the imported images from the memory card.
The delete option worked flawlessly on versions 1.1 through to 1.5, but is now broken.
For reference, I'm using the new SanDisk Extreme IV Firewire (800) CF reader, and have been using a SanDisk Extreme III 4GB compact flash card.

Exposure Importing Problems __ Darker images after Import

Shooting on 5D Mark II.. Shoot RAW and JPEG.. Running Mac with lastest OS
Getting proper exposures in Camera.. Importing to LightRoom using card reader.
Having major problems once I import into Lightroom. My images are significantly Darker.. 3 stops or so. I have triple checked that I am not applying any presets to my images upon import. Cannot figure this out!!
Please help with this issue...

trevajake wrote:
Several Things that I'm also curious about... Why does the tone curve - point curve default to Medium Contrast???? Also , in the basic develop settings, what are the two icons Tone and Auto... Notice how the Auto is highlighted..
Medium Contrast is just the default for all Raw images in LR
Auto is highlighted because you can activate AutoToning by clicking it
A couple of questions again, which might have been asked before:
If you import the .cr2 and the JPEG from your camera, do both have the same dark look?
Have you tried recalibrating your monitor?
Can you upload a JPEG and a Raw sample file to somewhere (i.e. www.yousendit.com) and post a screenshot to them here (don't use a photo publishing site please)
Beat

Black thumbnails and negative images after import

I'm experiencing a problem with iPhoto 6 and some images importing with black thumbnails and negative main images.
I've tried replacing the sRGB Profile.icc (it wasn't missing for me), but that didn't work.
Any suggestions?
1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Are those negative images B/W photos? If so they may be Grayscale mode. Download the "Embed sRGB Profile" Automator application form Toad's Cellar and drop the original files for those photos onto it. If it's a grayscale mode file it will correct the situation. iPhoto 6 does not play well with Grayscale images.
Do you Twango?
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I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Losy images after importing Word document into RoboHelp 7 HTML

We imported a simple Word document into RoboHelp 7 HTML, as a
new project (from scratch).
Everything worked out pretty well (afterall, this was just a
simple Word document), and we expect to have to tweak the styles,
etc. That is understood.
However, the images that were embedded in the Word document
(as opposed to saved to disk, and only linked to the Word document)
do not look very nice in the RoboHelp 7 HTML project topics.
When we browse to the iamge folder, and view the actual image
files, these images do not look too bad. But in the Design View,
the images have display issues (solid color bars on the
sides/top/bottom of the images). When we compile to a Single Source
Layout (except PDF), the images look fine again. When we create
Printed Documentation, even for the best PDF-settings, the images
look terrible -- smudgy, like low resolution quality).
1) Except for storing the images outside of the Word document
before importing, and then manually linking them back into the
imported RoboHelp HTML files, is there a way to maximize the
quality of the imported Word images in RoboHelp HTML?
2) Why doe the images look worse in Printed Documenation
(PDF), even for the highest PDF settings, than for the other Single
Source Layouts?
While I am typing, I realized that we should try to include
the images in Word via a link to the image files on disk. Perhaps
then RoboHelp will not actually modify the image files during
import. I will report back about this one.
Your help will be greatly appreciated!

Looks perfect, works terribly...
Things to consider:
Chances are, the different treatments of the space are due to whether the space was included in the bolding of the word in MS Word.
Additionally, since Word files contain much underlying binary code (macros and such), your security settings might or might not be playing well with the Word stuff.
Are you importing the Word file from a network location, or from your local machine? Network traffic might be partially impacting the import, too.
Bottom line? You'll probably need to clear all formatting in the Word file and redo the formatting properly. To test this, cut a couple of pages into a new Word file, clear and redo the formatting in Word, import the Word file into another RH project, and see what results you get.
To clear the formatting:
Select text.
On the Home tab, in the Font group, click Clear Formatting.
Redo the formatting, being careful to not format the spaces.
Good luck,
Leon

A grey filter seems to cover my RAW images after importing.

First, I import RAW images from my Nikon 1 v2.
When I start to look at the images at first they appear clear and bright. Within a second it seems that a light grey filter descends over the image, making it look dully and blah. RAW tends to look a bit blah anyway, but this is a muddy appearance.
I don't understand the change back to the image I had first glimpsed when first opening the image. It's just about impossible to reclaim the first appearance using adjustments.
Any body have any idea of what is happening?
Thank you.
Aperture: 3.5.1
Mavericks: 10.9.4
8 gb emmory
2.9 GHz Intel Core i5

Kirby,
Thanks for the quick response.
I went back and re-imported the pics into Aperture using the "RAW only" option. No change, a quick glimpse of bright clarity then covered by mud -- so to speak.
I then tried iPhoto. The jpg pics in iPhoto are slightly, but noticeably, brighter and crisper in iPhoto.
Given: RAW files are made to need adjustment with all the data they hold. Maybe my problem is that I haven't figured out which combination of adjustments to bring about the facsimile of the original image. It just seems like looking through a windshield that can't be cleaned. Admittedly it is a small adjustment necessary, but I'm picky.
Thank you.
Scott

All tracks have the same preview image after import

Hi,
when importing some videos (h.264) into iMovie'08, all have the same preview image. I would expect them to hava an image from the clip.
How to fix this?
Arne

The files are on disk in my pictures folder. I took them with my Sony camera as mpeg2 and converted them with MPEG Streamclip to mpeg4 (h.264).
Just updated to iMovie 7.1, but did not change anything.
The icons are all of the 1st clip. Moving the mouse over them always show the 1st clip and the audio of the first clip in the thumbnail, but in the preview I see the correct clip.

Lightroom changes the preview of my images after import

Hi, Friends
My Discussion is that i have Sony A99 i shoot RAW with custom white balance in camera because overall ambience light is not ok as you seen in first image
when i look this image in Finder it shows ok, but when i am trying to open it to Lightroom it shows ruined as in second image
I have
Lightoom 5.7.1
Adobe camera Raw 8.0
I think Lightroom create its own preview and remove my camera preview, i understand that.
Yes I didn't select in developer option
I tried build preview options
I tried it to open in Photoshop, Same problem
I tried many setting in Lightroom to my best but i can't adjust white balance as my camera.
Then I tried RAW+JPEG options with other images but same problem exists. JPEG See good and RAW to its default
I read many posts before but it didn't help
My Discussion is that is there any way to maintain camera preview and edit with the same.
Thanks.

When Lightroom first displays the image, it shows the JPG preview which includes your camera custom white balance settings. (This is probably also what you see in Finder)Then a few seconds later it renders the RAW image, with none of the JPG editing and with none of your camera settings applied. That is what you see in Lightroom.
There is no way to turn this off.
You then need to apply your own Lightroom edits to this RAW image to make it look pleasing.

Grainy, pixelated RAW images after import

Help!??? I am having trouble with PS CS-6 displaying/ producing/ saving grainy pictures when import NEF files!!!
When I import all NEF or RAW files into CS6 from Bridge and Camera Raw from the Nikon D200 and D5000, they become grainy/ pixelated. However, RAW files from the D800 did not have problem. I set the Color Space in my Nikons to AdobeRGB, in PS Camera Raw 8.5 to AdobeRGB, in PS CS-6 ColorSpace to AdobeRGB, and Save As Jpeg with Max quality (12). When comparing between CS-6 produced file and the original, I can see a big drop in quality and the picture become grainy and pixelated. What can I do to make this right? Any help/ suggestion is appreciated.
Thank you!
HN

Can you show us a screen-shot of the raw in Camera Raw that shows this noise, or if you only see it in the saved JPG, then show us a side-by-side of the raw in Camera Raw and the JPG? Show the same area of the photo and zoom to 100%.
It is normal for raw photos to have grain but you can mostly remove it with the Luminance Noise-Reduction sliders in the Detail tab of Camera Raw.
The amount of grain depends on the ISO sensitivity setting on the camera.

D300 - Erasing Images After Import

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