Do Descriptions from iPhoto import to Aperture

Do descriptions from iPhoto import to Aperture, if so, is there a way to make the description or caption show up in an Aperture slideshow? Pre-Purchase question.
Thanks

I don't know. But with the recent upgrades to iPhoto and Aperture, the two programs share the Library file format (Libraries are no longer specific to one program or the other; any upgraded Library can be opened in either upgraded program), so the question becomes: where does the "description" in iPhoto show in Aperture, and can it be shown in a slide show?
IOW, importing has been removed from the problem.
Apple has listed a good bit of cross-progam information here. Don't know if iPhoto descriptions are covered, though.

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With the upcoming demise of the MobileMe Galleries, I'm making lots of changes to how photos are organized. I'm moving the galleries to a new host. But, I want to pull most of the events, etc from iPhoto 11 to Aperture. iPhoto 11 has been a nightmare to me, and I just want to be done with it. I find that when I import albums from iPhoto to Aperture, I'm getting doubles of every single image. I've set Aperture not to import duplicates, and messed around in other ways, but it's still requiring a LOT of time to delete all these duplicates. Anybody have an idea to fix this?

There's nothing broken and nothing to be fixed. When you migrate from iPhoto to Aperture it imports all the versions - Masters and previews - to the Aperture Library. This is so your migration is lossless.
When you import from iPhoto to Aperture you'll note the versions are tagged 'iPhoto original', 'iPhoto edited' etc so this means it's simple to find the versions in Aperture and delete the ones you might not want.
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TD

How can I "Copy" the description from iPhotos?

I am trying to get descriptions from iPhoto files into Family Tree Maker Mac2. It seems that FTM doesn't import that info with the .jpg file, but that is a separate issue. When I try to Copy the Description from the Info for a photo, I get strange results when I then try to Paste it, even into Text Edit to just check what I got.
I can edit that info in iPhoto, and in fact Copy and Paste it into the Description for other iPhotos, but I can't seem to get the info out. What am I doing wrong?

How do you transfer your iPhoto images from iPhoto to Family Tree Maker?
When you export your jpegs from iPhoto with "File > Export" the description is added in a readable form - you can see that when you inspect your exported image with "File > Get Info" in the Finder. You can copy the description from the "description" field in the "More Info" brick of the "Info" panel.
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Is that, what you see in Family Tree?
Then you should perhaps use the "get Info" panel to copy your "descriptions" or copy them directly from the iPhoto window.
Regards
Léonie

Moving from iPhoto 11' to Aperture 3

OK everyone, I know this has probably been asked many times before, but after searching previous discussions, I have not been able to find a more recent answer. I want to make sure I am doing this right from to get-go.
Basically, I would like to make the move from iPhoto 11' to Aperture 3. My biggest concern is duplication of images. I would like to import all images from iPhoto excluding any edits (essentially just masters) and begin using Aperture 3 for all my photo needs. From what I can tell, the easiest way to import would be to go to File > Import > select iPhoto Library. This then would ask me to select to leave them in their current location, or import them to the Aperture Library. If my goal is to get away from iPhoto, would it be best to import them in to the Aperture Library or leave them in their current location? If I chose import to Aperture Library, will they still be listed under iPhoto Albums in Aperture?
I have read that if I leave them in their current location, I can later select Consolidate Masters and that would allow me to delete my iPhoto Library. Would that be the same as just importing in to the Aperture Library to begin with and deleting the iPhoto Library?
I've also read something about exporting from iPhoto and then importing from Aperture. Is this an effective way to transfer? Any feedback would be great. These forums are awesome. I get more help on here then I do at the Genius Bar!!

Basically, I would like to make the move from iPhoto 11' to Aperture 3. My biggest concern is duplication of images. I would like to import all images from iPhoto excluding any edits (essentially just masters) and begin using Aperture 3 for all my photo needs.
If you have the latest iPhoto 11' and the most current Aperture 3.2.3, then you do not need to be worried about duplications. If your iPhoto and Aperture are current and the iPhoto Library has been upgraded by iPhoto 11, then Aperture will be able to import many images as proper master-versions pairs, so that the iPhorto edited versions don't need much additional space.
The older images, where Aperture cannot create a master-version pair will import as separate masters, one for the original master image file, and one for the edited version. Aperture will stack those two images and tag them with keywords "iPhoto Original" and "iPhoto Edited". You will be able to collect them in a smart album by filtering using these keywords and can use that to delete the edited versions you do not want.
I have read that if I leave them in their current location, I can later select Consolidate Masters and that would allow me to delete my iPhoto Library. Would that be the same as just importing in to the Aperture Library to begin with and deleting the iPhoto Library?
Yes, that would be the same.
If you want to migrate from iPhoto to Aperture and not use iPhoto any longer, then make a backup from your iPhoto Library and import into Aperture directly, without referencing the iPhoto Library. Referencing the iPhoto Library will give no added functionality, but will restrict your use of iPhoto and is not very safe.
The most versatile option ton import into Aperture is by using
File > Import > select iPhoto Library
This will mirror your iPhoto Library in Aperture exactly as it is now: Folders, events, books, slideshows, albums, keywords, and other metadata tags like ratings.
I've also read something about exporting from iPhoto and then importing from Aperture. Is this an effective way to transfer?
This will transfer your images, but not the work you put into organizing your library (albums, etc.)
Also you will only get the masters or the edited versions. By importing the library you can get both as master-versions pairs (as far as possible).
Any feedback would be great. These forums are awesome. I get more help on here then I do at the Genius Bar!!
Thank you for that. We like to share what we have learned here. Post back if you still have questions.
Regards
Léonie

Is there a workflow from iPhoto/iOS to Aperture 3

What I need is a workflow from iPhoto/iOS to Aperture 3, such as
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I understood that's only possible between iPhoto apps on iOS devices - true?
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What I need is a workflow from iPhoto/iOS to Aperture 3, such as
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Any (not too fancy) workaround available?
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I am trying to import my photos from iphoto 11 v9.4.3 into Aperture v3.0. When I select import I get a message saying Aperture cannot import libraries from version earlier that iphoto 7.1.5 and tells me to upgrade to a lter version of iphoto. Advice ?

I am on MAC OS X Version 10.8.5
Is Aperture 3.0 still correct or have you upgraded to Aperture 3.4.5? Only Aperture 3.4.5 can import iPhoto 9.4.3 libraries.
As I said above, you can download the updater for Aperture here:
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Import from iPhoto: how does Aperture manage videos?

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(I saw your note on needing to keep iPhoto. It's true that one may use iPhoto for its many unique secondary services, but keeping two libraries of the same images is ridiculously inefficient.)
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If you edit an image in iPhoto, iPhoto creates a copy of the image and stores the original in its own folder. Further edits are on the copy.
When Aperture imports from iPhoto, does it import the Original, the Edited image, or both?
My hunch is it imports the Edited image, and the Original will be lost. Love to know for sure!

When you import you'll get a stack for any image that
you have edited in iPhoto. Your edited photo will be
on top with the master behind it.
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The version on your new Mac won't import the v6 iPhoto Library either.
But the new Mac will have a later version if iPhoto on it, so upgrade the v6 Library with that (just open it with the new version) and then migrate that to Aperture. As always - make sure you have a back up.
Rename the Rolls before doing anything else. Any Rolls not renamed will be split into (possibly) multiple Events on upgrading. Check out the Info Pane (wee 'i', lower left) the name and date fields are editable.
IPhoto 6 has no way to export keywords with the files, so if you go that way, or import directly from the Originals folder you will lose your keywords.
With 12k files a Managed Aperture Library is easy, and you can change later should you need to.
Regards
TD

Not all images from iPhoto came into Aperture

I ran an import from iPhoto and I think I am not seeing photos in some albums.
Is it possible this is due to my hiding the Album in iPhoto and if so can someone tell me if there is a good or a global way to unhide all Albums?
Also, can someone tell me if it is possible that I need to unhide all photos as well?
Are there other things I should make sure to do so that everything I can get to Aperture gets to Aperture?
Looking forward to working in this software but I have to get clear of iPhoto first.
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I've been importing referrenced images into Aperture since it was launched. I am also irritated when I set the sort order to Date and as soon as the import starts it changes to Manual.
Are you saying that I have to go back to my hundreds of albums and set each one to be sorted by Date in order for a new import into a new album to be imported already sorted by Date?
Additional trivial complaints follow:
I never import from the camera or the SD card. I move my images onto an external HD where they are arranged by date. The files and the folders are set to sort by date on my HD. Why not follow that protocol when importing?
It was bad enough when v 2.0 came out and decided during the update and "conversion" that my method of sorting and displaying my images which were Year = Project, Month = Folder, Day = folder was incorrect.. Everything was sorted by date because the names of the Project - Folder - folder were all labeled by date : year - month - day. Everything was messed up when Aperture decided I was using the wrong order of storage. So Aperture, without asking, changed the way my images were stored and sorted. It took me weeks to convert them so they would sort & display the way I wanted.

How do you delete duplicates from iPhoto import?

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iPhoto will add the keyword "iPhoto Edited" to images that are edits, and "iPhoto Original" for the originals. So you can create a smart album that has that keyword.

Need help adding originals from iphoto library to Aperture

Hey all,
I have a Macbook Pro 2010 17" i7 that I use for Aperture projects. Previously, my setup worked like this: I was running Snow Leopard, with both Aperture and iPhoto installed. I had all of my photo masters/originals in my iPhoto library, and I referenced them to my Aperture library.
I recently upgraded to a dual SSD+HDD setup and performed a clean install with Mavericks. What I would like to do now - since I don't use iPhoto anymore and I use Aperture exclusively for my photo projects - is to move, not copy, my iPhoto masters into either my current Aperture library, or a new one, if that's necessary. As a test run, I had already consolidated most of my photos before I did the upgrade, but it created many duplicates in my Aperture library: the master copy, and the referenced copy.
Once I get everything moved to Aperture, I will simply delete the iPhoto library, since I won't use it, and all the originals will now reside in the Aperture library. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on how to do this, I'd love to hear them!

Thanks for the prompt and helpful reply Najinsky!
I originally imported the photos using "Import files" not the actual iPhoto library.
Well I did originally use the Consolidate Original menu item - I can confirm that - but I had done that as a test before I upgraded my hard drive and installed Mavericks.
Additionally, before I tried the Consolidate Original option, I had tried merging the iPhoto library to Aperture via the File->Import->Library and selecting the iPhoto library. I followed the instructions from the Apple KB article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5296
Because I merged the iPhoto library first, and then Consolidated, this is why I originally had duplicates.
Since the clean install of Mavericks however, I have selected all of my photos in Aperture and selected the Consolidate Original option, and it now appears that everything has changed from referenced to managed. I have also noticed that the Aperture library filesize has gotten much bigger, but the iPhoto library filesize has remained the same size. Wouldn't it have shrunk if I moved the originals to Aperture? I did select Move, not Copy from the Consolidate Original menu.

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For some reason all the images in Aperture 3 library have had their highlights go red and the shadow area goes blue. I can correct them one at a time with contrast control. This just happen on its on after I uploaded MOuntain Lion. Now when I go to transfer images from iPhoto this happens. The images are all right in iPhoto but this is not the case with Apeerture. I have 15,000 images in Aperture 3 and I can't afford the time to correct them one at a time. What is it that I did to cause this problem?

You have "Highlight Hot and Cold Areas" turned on.
Toggle this on/off from the View menu.
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Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger

Upgrade from iPhoto 09 to Aperture 3.3

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If your current iPhoto version is iPhoto 9.3.x, and you opened the iPhoto Library at least once in this version, you can simply open your iPhoto library in Aperture 9.3.1; no conversion necessary.
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