Delete images after import

I used to have this set up to 2.02 Now with 3.03 it doesn't work any more an I cannot find the setting to put it back on?

Allan Eckert wrote:
As I said this is a totally new concept to me because I have never heard of it until now. So I am interested in hearing more about it.
Allan,
I have spent a lot of time today (probably too much! ) looking for sources for my earlier comment. It is my belief that the information to which I referred was in a photography magazine. I tend to read things like *Questions to the Expert* and think it was in one of those answers. Unfortunately, I recycle my magazines and no longer have access to them. I did a lot of Google searching and found comments which were on both sides of this issue. Some agreed with what I remember reading. Deleting files in camera on the run can cause memory card problems. Others said that was just a nutty idea. None of these opinions were from well known credible sources I'd put money on. However, I am going to continue to avoid deleting more than a minimal number of images in camera just to be safe. (I think the camera LCD monitor is a poor place to make image quality judgements unless they a really gross anyway.)
Like you I reformat in the camera in which the card will be used before the next use. I'd like to think that provides a clean space for the files on my next shoot.
Happy shooting!
Jerry
As far as fragmentation goes, personally I don't see that as an serious problem with the way I used my CompactFlash cards. I always start a shoot with a CF card that has been newly formatted in the camera I am using. Generally my shoots run into the hundreds of RAW photos while any deleted photos are generally in single digits, very rarely may exceed ten. The amount of fragmentation that can develop on a newly formatted card and that few deletions would be very small.
Allan
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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.

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.
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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

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 iPhoto after import to aperture

Hi,
After importing my iPhotos into Aperture can i then delete all the iPhotos?
Thanks
iMac 24" Mac OS X (10.4.9)

They would have been moved into the Aperture library unless you specified that they not be in Aperture's Preferences.
One way to check is to select an image and then see if "Show if Finder" is availiabe in the File menu. If it is, you can see where the file is stored, if it isn't, the file is in the Aperture library and you can delete the version in iPhoto.
Of course you could always back up the iPhoto version to DVD just to have one more backup. More is better when it comes to backups.

Upgrade D300 to D700 : request to delete pictures after import

Hi,
I've recently upgraded from a D300 to a D700. After importing my pictures from the D300 into Aperture (via USB cable), Aperture always asked me whether I wanted to delete the pictures from the camera.
I noticed that when doing the same with the D700, Aperture does not ask this question after import.
Is this is known difference and is there any way to work around it (except for formatting the memory card after import)? I do know the USB mode/file system of the D700 is different from the D300, this might be related to the behaviour noticed.
Thanks in advance.

I'm a Canon shooter so I don't really know, but the camera may not allow that operation. You probably would not experience this with a card reader.
The option to erase the card being available but not working is a known issue, but you'll find that most people here don't recommend using that option anyway.
It's really best to let the camera reformat the card so that it's formatted by the camera that's going to shoot it. Another reason not to use this option is that the images should be backed up before the card is erased.
Most would recommend that you import using a card reader, back up the images then reformat the card in the camera. Some recommend not importing directly from the camera or the card but copying the files to the hard drive then importing from there to avoid card corruption.
DLS

Delete Originals after Import

When I import into iPhoto - once the import is completed, it asks if I want to delete the Originals (which I generally do!).
Does Aperture have the same feature - and if so - where ('cause I can't find it!).
Thanks.

Supposedly, but people here have reported that 2.0 doesn't delete originals off the card, even when you tell it to.
Frankly, my best advice is to not ever do this. Just manually format in the card when you use it. You'll have fewer issues this way (the camera is the only thing that TRULY knows what format it wants to use), and you have a backup if something should go wrong -- until you erase the card in the camera. If you ever have a situation where an import goes wrong and then the importing app does it anyway (I had this happen with iPhoto a few years back and lost some images), you'll NEVER have your importing app delete images automatically again.

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

My iPhone automatically recovers some deleted images after iOS update

Some months back I deleted few images off my iPhone. I understand that photo stream was 'On'. I noticed that my iPhone was recovering the images now and then. I put 'Off' all the sharing services, photo streams etc etc still my iPhone recovers these images after an iOS update. These are some sensitive photos and I would be in big trouble if this continues.

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IPhone 4 - deleted images, after got low memory error msg rcvd, but available memory has not increased!!

I have an iPhone 4 16GB. Was recording a video the other day, and got this msg: "Warning: You are running out of disk space. Please delete some photos or videos". Ok, so I had like 5,000+ images in my "camera roll", don't have any other folders. ALOT were from the Internet, when I would hold down on an image, and pick "save image". So, using common sense, I went into camera, under camera roll, then hit arrow icon in bottom left corner, and proceeded to check mark images. Once I had a group, I'd hit delete. I did this several times, until I was left with only about 1/2 the amount of images, which was about 3,000. I rebooted my iphone. I then went into settings> general> about, and looked under available, which still showed only about 100MB available out of 14GB. How is this possible? Now, when I go into camera, the lense won't even open, and I keep getting the same error msg. Maybe 3,000 is still alot, but remember, I had almost 6,000 images before, with NO problems till just a few days ago. So, how do I get my iPhone available memory back, if already deleted images, as instructed???

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Once you have imported the photos and deleted them from the camera roll, you can sync them back through iTunes in the Photos tab if you want them on the phone.

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?
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Exposure Importing Problems __ Darker images after Import

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trevajake wrote:
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