Export parts of my library (referenced) to be used on other Mac w/ Aperture

I need to export parts of my library (all items are referenced, none internal) to be used on other Mac with Aperture. So my images, projects and albums shall end up on the other Mac in Aperture. A simple proejct export doe snot do the job as the path to the referenced images are not available on the other Mac. Thus, I need to hand them over within the project, or how?
How can my workflow look like to be able to do this export?

Have you tried exporting the items as a new library?
1) In Aperture 3 select the projects you want to export (you can command-click to select non-contiguously)
2) Go to File>Export>Items as New Library…
3) In the following dialog you'll have the choice of consolidating the files in the new library package: do that.
Once this is done you should have an independent library containing all the needed files. When you've copied this new library to the other computer, you can keep the files managed or simply use Relocate Masters to put them on another referenced drive. It should work.
Jade

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iPhoto has no built-in support to export partial libraries.
You either do it manually:
Make a backup copy of your library, just in case - it is easy to make a mistake, when deleting many events at once.
Then duplicate the library. In one copy delete the events that you want to move ithe the second library and vice versa delete the events form the second library, that you want to keep in the first library.
Don't let the Trash become too full. Some iPhoto versions cannot empty the Trash, if it is too full. So empty it as you go.
Or use other applications to export partial libraries. The paid version of iPhoto Library Manager can do it, or Aperture. http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/

Sent mac in for repair, instead they replaced. Lost my iTunes Library any way to move my library over with out having the other mac? (or backed up files?)

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Is there anyway to change my library from the MAC that is gone to my new MAC? (with out any back ups?)

You can look at PhoneView from www.ecamm.com - that will allow you to transfer from the device back to the Mac.
You can retrieve any iTS purchases by logging into your iTunes account on the new Mac.
You are responsible to b/u your data. When you sent your Mac for repairs there is likley a reminder in the paperwork that you are responsible for the b/u as you can never know what is going to happen during repairs.
As for the other data - you are out of luck unless you can get Apple to return the original drive to you.
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Making iphoto library available to other macs and pc's.

In an earlier question I asked if there was a way to make the iphoto library one one computer available to other macs and pc's, and be able to upload pics to the main library and have the other computers see the new pics automatically. I was told that this wasn't a good idea given my current configuration (network raid box). So I'd like to ask, If I wanted to do this kind of sharing, where each computer accesses a single "main" library and updates itself as new pics are imported into that library, how can I go about doing this? Do I need Aperture on each computer, with a mac pro holding the main library? Any suggestions, along with any clues on the different types of "managing" would really help. I'd just like to add pics to my main library and have my other family members see them and use them on their own macs, with the fewest amount of steps.
Thanks
Scott

If you want each user to be able to add to, delete, edit and generally use the library the same as everyone else the your best bet is to put the library on an external HD connected to a Mac and give the other Macs access to that external HD. However, only one user could access the library at a time. As for the PCs, get them a Mac.
See this Apple Document for more info: iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), 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. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Export part of library

In the beta i belive there was an option to export a port of the library to then import it into another Lightroom. Say 2 photographers wanting to move part of the library among each other ?
Is that gone in the 1.0 ?
/thomas

That was Photo Binders and they are gone for now. They should return. THe swich to Folders from Shoots killed them. Needed to be reworked and not enough time before V1.0. Watch for them
Don
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Moving only part of iphoto library to external hard drive

I would like to only move part of my iphoto library to an external hard drive. Trying to archive my older pictures. I know how to move the entire library but not so sure on how to move only parts of the library. Do i need to create a second archived library and move the pictures I want to archive to that archived libary and then move the archived libary to an external hard drive?

Here's one way to do it:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
Now you have two full versions of the Library.
3. On the Internal library, trash the Events you don't want there
Now you have a full copy of the Library on the External and a smaller subset on the Internal
Some Notes:
As a general rule: when deleting photos do them in batches of about 100 at a time. iPhoto can baulk at trashing large numbers at one go.
You can choose which Library to open: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
You can keep the Library on the external updated with new imports using iPhoto Library Manager

With 2 devices, how do I sync only part of the library on one device? That is, sync only music and not the podcasts.

Trying to sync part of a library on one device and all of the library on another. Not finding any options to select only parts of a library to be sync'ed. Any help appreciated.

In ipod menu in iTunes, tick the "manually manage music and videos" then select the items that you want to sync. Cheers!

How do I locate RAW files to export from a managed library?

I have a decade's worth of managed Aperture libraries. The majority of the Masters are jpeg files but at least 30% of the originals are raw files. I am wanting to change to a referenced library structure which is accessible from other applications. Can anyone tell me how I can tell, from within Aperture, which projects are raw based and how to retrieve these raw image files? I expect there is a simple answer which will prompt a "duh" and a forehead slap but it is eluding me at the moment. I know that if I open the library package and rummage around I can locate raw files but the context is lost and often utterly confusing in the arcane folder structure Aperture uses.

You can create smart albums or searches in Aperture to find all images with RAW original files.
Use the command: File > New > Smart album
Then add a rule from the "Add Rule" drop down menu to the Smart Settings HUD:
"File Type is RAW"
and click the checkmark next to the rule.
This will show you all images that are RAW.
Just to be sure, you know, that you need to be careful not to move or modify referenced images in any way by accessing them from other applications, right?

Problem with Export Project as New Library

Getting some behavior from Aperture that I do not understand.
I am running Aperture 3.5.1 on OSX 10.9.1 on both a MacPro and a MacBookPro(Retina).
Both machines are believed to be completely up-to-date software-wise (no indication in App store that software updates are available. i don't know how else to look.).
I imported (Nikon D800) raw images from an SD card to MacBookPro Aperture Library (which contains few images), performed adjustments (and "shared" some with my SmugMug account).
Then I selected the Project that contained my images, chose File, Export, Project as New Library (in order to move the adjusted images to my MacPro, where my "real" Aperture Library resides). (first time i have attempted such a workflow). I selected all 3 options (Copy originals . . ., Copy previews . . ., Show alert) and clicked Export Library.
I copied the resulting file to my MacPro. After choosing File, Import, Library (in Aperture on the MacPro), I see it "Merging", and then the project in question appears in the Library on the MacPro.
The problem is that each image has a message at the top of the Adjustments pane: "This photo was adjusted using an earlier version of Apple's RAW processing", and they all come into the receiving library with no adjustments, and no previews - not even the built-in preview that a raw file should carry (the images show in the viewer as _really_ flat, gray - very strange, i have never seen this appearance before, though I routeinely use raw format).
Trying to troubleshoot, I went back to the MacBookPro and closed Aperture, then double-clicked the Library on the desktop that had resulted from the export process (containing only one project).
Same situation. All of the images think they were processed on older raw processor (even though this library is being opened on the same computer that did the processing).
Any ideas? Is this a bug, or have I misunderstood the point of exporting Projects?

There have been two problems, reported, when exporting projects as library:
In earlier versions of Aperture the exported library did not include all images, if images had been imported from Photo Stream. I cannot reproduce this bug any longer with Aperture 3.5.1.
The export could go wrong, if the aperture library needed repairing.
Have you tried the Aperture Library First Aid Tools,to fix a possible library curruption?
See this link: Aperture 3 User Manual: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library
Before trying to rebuild, make sure, your backup of your Aperture library is current and in a working condition.
I see a progress bar and the .exporting library is created in the desired location.
Finally I decided to watch a project closely as it was being exported as a library and I noticed that the file size jumps up an down. I'm not an expert on how export works, but it would appear that each exported photo is overwriting the previous one.
What is the desired location? Are you exporting to your internal system drive or to an external drive? If external, how is the drive formatted? Such overwriting of files could be caused by incompatible filesystems creating conflicting pathnames. Make sure, the destination is a filesystem formatted MacOS X Extended (Journaled).
-- Léonie

I cannot find my current iPhoto Library. I cannot remember the exact message but part of it said that the library might be being used by another application. (Could that be Elements 12)

I cannot find my current iPhoto Library. I cannot remember the exact message but part of it said that the library might be being used by another application. (Could that be Elements 12)

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Hi,
I have been programming with java for a few months and have really gotten into using eclispe to write stuff. Currently I am working on a little app that minimises to the system tray, displays an icon and some other stuff. Writing it has been fine and when I run it with eclipse it works a treat. However to use certain methods I have put a jar file into the .classpath and used the line
"import org.jdesktop.jdic.tray.*; " to bring in the methods.
The problem occurs when I export the app to be used on other windows machines, the jvm complains that the methods associated with this jar don't exist, and I know its because its not finding them in the imported library.
I'm a bit stuck and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks

Read the documents I reference in reply 2 in this htread:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=685577

Export part of a movie

How do you export part of a movie to Quicktime after setting in and out points?
Thanks for your help

I believe this is correct. Although I haven't had the need for Compressor yet (therefore haven't bought it yet), as far as I can tell and have heard, you export the entire thing into Compressor at which point you can mark in and out points for the compression and export of your final product. It can't be done in FCPX alone, unless you duplicate your project and delete chunks of it to export only the parts you want.

How can I possible lose my entire photo library/ referenced master image file if I have downloaded all my images directly onto Aperture?

How can I possible lose my entire photo library/ referenced master image file if I have downloaded all my images directly onto Aperture?

CeliaJane, you need to distinguish between the Aperture Library and the Aperture Application.
Aperture stores your images in a database, and it is this database that we have to find and probably to repair, not the application (hopefully). And since you do not see any images, I suspect that Aperture created a new, empty Aperture Library,and you are now viewing this empty library. Usully the library sits in your Pictures fiolder.
Look into your Pictures folder, if you see a file with a colorful icon with three pictures, called something.aplibrary, as shown above. And also enter ".applibrary" into the "Spotlight" searchfield in the upper right corner of your screen. If you have more than one Library, you should be able to find them this way.
The largest file you find will probably be the correct library.
When you have found the correct file called aperturexxxx.aplibrary, try to open it in "First Aid" mode.
Select the Library and press down "command" and "option" key at the same time, while you double click the library.
Now the First Aid dialogue should appear:
Select: Repair Permissions" and see if you can open the Library again. If it did not help, try the other two options in turn.
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Retain custom order in albums when exporting to different iPhoto library?

Hi all.
To ease resource consumption, I'm placing many of my 20,000 iPhoto9 items into a new iPhoto9 library.
I have many albums with pictures in custom order.
Any recommendations on how to retain that order when copying the photos/ albums to the new library?
If I copy the files to wherever, quit iPhoto and reopen in the new library for import, they files are imported to the new iPhoto library in whatever order they are listed in the finder, which is not the custom order I created in the album in the original album.
Don't want to waste all the time I spent putting them in certain order.
Many thanks!

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You're not actually moving albums from one Library to another. Your exporting groups of photos to the FInder. Then import them to iPhoto. There's no connection between the two libraries.
The problem with this wirkflow is that you lose more than your custom sort. At the very lest you lose the ability to revert to original for edited photos, and the non-destructive editing feature. Depending on how you're exporting you may also be losing a lot of metadata.
You could try use iPhoto Library Manager which will move albums from one Library to another directly, with all the versions and metadata intact. I'm not sure that it will preserve a custom sort, but you could drop the makers a line and enquire from them.
Other alternatives:
Duplicate your existing library, and then remove the pics you don't want from the new version.
Finally, you're using less than 10% of iPhoto's capacity and a 20k library is quite small these days. What is the problem you're trying to solve?
Regards
TD
If you want to keep using your custom workflow, create a sequential title for the pics in the Albums, export using the File -> Export command, choosing to use the Title as filename. Then import to the new Library and sort on Title.

Aperture Library-referenced and managed-how to add to...

I'm trying to put all my images in one library.
Right now, I have a library that contains some referenced images, and some managed images.
I want to make the entire library referenced. That is, I want all of th original images stored seperatley from the Aperture Library.
Should I reconnect (consolidate) the images that are currently referenced and then proceed to make all of them referenced, or can I select the images that aren't referenced and add them to the same folder where my other originals currently stored?
Thanks

For the ones currently managed: File -> Relocate Masters. or Relocate Original
Regards
TD

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