Exporting library vs exporting masters // backing up

Hi there
Im just trying to export the highest possible resolution images so that I can make multiple back ups.
However, what is the difference between exporting a library, vs exporting masters?
When I export a library and I open it up again from an external hard drive the metadata says they are all RAW files, which is what I want. Is the damange in doing this is that I can then only ever open them up in Aperture?
What about DNG files, does aperture convert to dng?
Perhaps there are other aperture users that would like to share their backing up system because mine needs total re-doing
Thanks!
-Mollt

Your master files contain all the work you did in camera. They are your image files produced by the camera.
Your library contains all the work you did on the computer. Things like rating, edits, slideshows, albums, etc.
If you export the master files, you are only backing up the master files, not all the work you did on the computer.
To make a backup copy of your library, don't use export, use finder and make a copy from there (export works as well, but gives a new internal library ID so is not technically an exact copy). By making a copy, this backs up all the work you've done on your computer and probably your master files as well (see next comment).
You also need to understand the difference between Managed Files and Referenced Files. You decide this when you originally import the files into Aperture. By default, it will copy the images into the Aperture library (managed files), so when you copy the library, you are making a copy of both your images and all the work you did on the computer).
However, if, when importing, you chose not to store the image files in the library (Referenced files) then making a copy of the library only backs up the work you did on the computer, not your master files. So you'll need a backup copy of those too, either by copying the folder that contains them in finder, or by using Export Masters, or using your backup software.
Andy

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Export Masters To Organized File Structure

Hello Everyone,
I'm new to Aperture 3, in the past my photo library and folder structure has been a mish mosh of imports ranging from iPhoto to Picassa. The original photo structure of all my photos is a real mess. Of course, when I download Aperture 3, I jumped right in and imported all my photos (as referenced) then went about organizing them in Aperture.
I have looked around and not found the answer to this, but what I would like to do is take my Aperture Organized file structure and Export all the masters to a different location in the same organized File structure. Basically I want my "New" Master file structure to match my Aperture organized folder/project structure and store the referenced files on a share. Currently they are on my MBP with limited disk space.
I have played around with the export versions, but export Masters is grayed our when I select my entire "Projects and Albums". Any help would be much appreciated. I'm just trying to get better organized with my original Master jpeg folder structure.
Thank you,
Steve

scSaxon1 wrote:
Hello Everyone,
... what I would like to do is take my Aperture Organized file structure and Export all the masters to a different location _in the same organized File structure_ . Basically I want my "New" Master file structure to match my Aperture organized folder/project structure .... {Emphasis added}
(Added) First -- and this is important -- you must understand the difference between exporting an image (which creates a new file) and +relocating your Masters+ which moves your Masters to another drive location and tells Aperture where they are.
What you want to do -- quoted above -- can't be automatically (and thus usefully) done ... and (imho and apparently the Aperture design team's HO as well) there is no need.
Stepping into Aperture's world is bit like stepping off the solid pier onto a boat. You feel afloat. You worry about sinking. The boat won't sink.
Aperture is based on image-management. Until Aperture and like programs matured, photographers relied on +file managers+ and, basically, advanced file browsers.
Leave that behind. +There is no utility in having a one-to-one correspondence between your images and your digital negative files+. You literally can no not do this and use Aperture: Versions are images created on-the-fly, based on text files. They don't perdure as image format files (yes, I have been waiting a long time to use "perdure" in a sentence). Aperture lets the user manage their images (in tremendously plastic ways) and (except for backup) ignore file management completely.
I've touched on this in a few other responses in the forum. I'll try to find links. IME, the only file-management need I have is being able to find a file without Aperture. I keep all my Masters in their own directory (no one's captures but mine). I stick to a good file-naming convention. My computer sorts these tens of thousands of images by date in less than a second. I have never not been able to find a file almost immediately (as long as I know what I'm looking for).
If I don't know what I'm looking for -- I'll never find it using a file browser. That's what I use Aperture for.
I realize my presumption in assuming that your needs parallel mine. If they don't, specify exactly what functionality you are looking to maintain. Aperture may not be able to do it. My hunch, however, is that you are trying to stay moored to the world of file browsing. Push off -- there's good sailing out here.
Some additional thoughts and suggestions are [in this thread|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=13294441#13294441]. And [here's a thread|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13115722&#13115722] with even more.
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Write xmp sidecar files without need to export masters - script

I've written a script to write xmp sidecar files for referenced and online images (the 2 conditions in the script) of the selected images. I looked for a while at system events and other stuff to be able to write the xmp file, but i'm not a programmer, so in the end i chose the long and dirty way to do it.
This script will export all iptc expanded fields as aperture does (creating basically the same file). It can be easily adjusted to include other tags, even custom ones. I don't know how to get at the adjustments for images, otherwise those could be included as well.
If anyone has the energy to clean this up and make it faster, feel free to do so. Next, I'm going to try to write a script to do the opposite, import xmp sidecars for imported online and referenced files.
Here it goes (thanks to Brett Gross for the database part to find the master filename):
--script to create sidecar xmp files for referenced files without having to export masters. parts of the script (finding the file name) are by brett gross
property p_sql : "/usr/bin/sqlite3 "
global g_libPath
on run
my getLibPath()
--counter for processed images, reset, just in case
set mastercount to 0
tell application "Aperture"
if not (exists selection) then
display dialog "You have to select at least one image" buttons {"OK"} default button 1
return
else
display dialog "You have selected " & (count of selection) & " images." & return & "Continue?" default button 1
end if
set theSel to selection
--run through the selected images
repeat with currentpic from 1 to count of theSel
tell item currentpic of theSel
-- only apply to referenced and online images
if referenced and online then
set mastercount to mastercount + 1
set curID to id
--find the master file path and name - this part by brett gross, thanks
set libPOSIX to POSIX path of g_libPath
set libDBPOSIX to (libPOSIX & "/Aperture.aplib/Library.apdb") as string
set theScript to p_sql & (quoted form of libDBPOSIX) & " \"select ZFILEUUID from ZRKVERSION where ZUUID='" & curID & "'\""
set ZFILEUUID to do shell script theScript
# ---------- Get the master's path
set theScript to p_sql & (quoted form of libDBPOSIX) & " \"select ZIMAGEPATH from ZRKFILE where ZUUID='" & ZFILEUUID & "'\""
set ZIMAGEPATH to do shell script theScript
# ---------- Get the master's disk name
set theScript to p_sql & (quoted form of libDBPOSIX) & " \"select ZFILEVOLUMEUUID from ZRKFILE where ZUUID='" & ZFILEUUID & "'\""
set ZFILEVOLUMEUUID to do shell script theScript
set theScript to p_sql & (quoted form of libDBPOSIX) & " \"select ZNAME from ZRKVOLUME where ZUUID='" & ZFILEVOLUMEUUID & "'\""
set diskName to do shell script theScript
set imgPath to (diskName & "/" & ZIMAGEPATH)
--end brett gross part
--strips extension, seems to work for files and paths with more than one period
set oldlim to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "."
try --remove last extension only
set contador to text item -1 of imgPath
set noExtension to Unicode text 1 thru -((count of contador) + 2) of imgPath
on error --handle files with no extensions
set noExtension to imgPath
end try
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oldlim
--create the file and path name with the .xmp extension for writing
set xmpPath to "/Volumes/" & noExtension & ".xmp" as Unicode text
--convert posix path to alias for easier write and read handling
set xmpPath to POSIX file xmpPath as file specification
-- header for xmp file
set xmpheader to ("<?xpacket begin='' id=''?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/' x:xmptk='XMP toolkit 2.9-9, framework 1.6'>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#' xmlns:iX='http://ns.adobe.com/iX/1.0/'>") & return
-- footer for xmp file
set xmpfooter to ("</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
<?xpacket end='w'?>") & return
--xmp content, part 1
--check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
if (exists IPTC tag "Contact") or (exists IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationCode") then
set xmpcontentpartone to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:Iptc4xmpCore='http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/xmlns/'>") & return
try
set CountryCode to value of IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationCode"
set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & tab & "<Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode>" & CountryCode & "</Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode>" & return
end try
try
set CreatorContactInfo to value of IPTC tag "Contact"
set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & tab & "<Iptc4xmpCore:CreatorContactInfo>" & CreatorContactInfo & "</Iptc4xmpCore:CreatorContactInfo>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentpartone to xmpcontentpartone & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
else
set xmpcontentpartone to ""
end if
--xmp content, part 2
--check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
if (exists IPTC tag "Category") or (exists IPTC tag "City") or (exists IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationName") or (exists IPTC tag "Credit") or (exists IPTC tag "DateCreated") or (exists IPTC tag "Headline") or (exists IPTC tag "Province/State") or (exists IPTC tag "Source") or (exists IPTC tag "SpecialInstructions") or (exists IPTC tag "SupplementalCategory") or (exists IPTC tag "Writer/Editor") then
set xmpcontentparttwo to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:photoshop='http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/'>") & return
try
set Category to value of IPTC tag "Category"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Category>" & Category & "</photoshop:Category>" & return
end try
try
set City to value of IPTC tag "City"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:City>" & City & "</photoshop:City>" & return
end try
try
set Country to value of IPTC tag "Country/PrimaryLocationName"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Country>" & Country & "</photoshop:Country>" & return
end try
try
set Credit to value of IPTC tag "Credit"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Credit>" & Credit & "</photoshop:Credit>" & return
end try
try
set DateCreated to value of IPTC tag "DateCreated"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:DateCreated>" & DateCreated & "</photoshop:DateCreated>" & return
end try
try
set Headline to value of IPTC tag "Headline"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Headline>" & Headline & "</photoshop:Headline>" & return
end try
try
set State to value of IPTC tag "Province/State"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:State>" & State & "</photoshop:State>" & return
end try
try
set Source to value of IPTC tag "Source"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Source>" & Source & "</photoshop:Source>" & return
end try
try
set Instructions to value of IPTC tag "SpecialInstructions"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:Instructions>" & Instructions & "</photoshop:Instructions>" & return
end try
try
set SupplementalCategory to value of IPTC tag "SupplementalCategory"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:SupplementalCategory>" & SupplementalCategory & "</photoshop:SupplementalCategory>" & return
end try
try
set CaptionWriter to value of IPTC tag "Writer/Editor"
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & tab & "<photoshop:CaptionWriter>" & CaptionWriter & "</photoshop:CaptionWriter>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentparttwo to xmpcontentparttwo & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
else
set xmpcontentparttwo to ""
end if
--xmp content, part 3
--check for existence of iptc tags, create content or empty string depending on existance of tags
if (exists IPTC tag "Byline") or (exists IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract") or (exists IPTC tag "CopyrightNotice") or (exists IPTC tag "Keywords") or (exists IPTC tag "ObjectName") then
set xmpcontentpartthree to ("<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>") & return
try
set creator to value of IPTC tag "Byline"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:creator><rdf:Seq><rdf:li>" & creator & "</rdf:li></rdf:Seq></dc:creator>" & return
end try
try
set description to value of IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:description><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & description & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:description>" & return
end try
try
set rights to value of IPTC tag "CopyrightNotice"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:rights><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & rights & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:rights>" & return
end try
--keywords, slightly different, as they need to be written as a list and not as a string
--i don't think it's a problem if we create an empty list if there are no keywords present.
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:subject><rdf:Bag>" & return
--make list item for every keyword
try
repeat with n from 1 to count of keywords
set cursubject to name of (keyword n)
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & tab & "<rdf:li>" & cursubject & "</rdf:li>" & return
end repeat
end try
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "</rdf:Bag></dc:subject>" & return
try
set title to value of IPTC tag "ObjectName"
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & tab & "<dc:title><rdf:Alt><rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>" & title & "</rdf:li></rdf:Alt></dc:title>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentpartthree to xmpcontentpartthree & ("</rdf:Description>") & return
else
set xmpcontentpartthree to ""
end if
--part four. aperture doesn't seem to export anything there
set xmpcontentpartfour to "<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:photomechanic='http://ns.camerabits.com/photomechanic/1.0/'>
</rdf:Description>" & return
--part five. rating
set xmpcontentpartfive to "<rdf:Description rdf:about='' xmlns:xap='http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/'>" & return
try
set Rating to main rating
set xmpcontentpartfive to xmpcontentpartfive & tab & "<xap:Rating>" & Rating & "</xap:Rating>" & return
end try
set xmpcontentpartfive to xmpcontentpartfive & "</rdf:Description>" & return
--join everything
set xmptext to xmpheader & xmpcontentpartone & xmpcontentparttwo & xmpcontentpartthree & xmpcontentpartfour & xmpcontentpartfive & xmpfooter
--write file
my writexmpFile(xmptext, xmpPath)
end if
end tell
end repeat
display dialog "Processed " & mastercount & " referenced and online image(s)." buttons {"OK"} default button 1
end tell
end run
-- write xmp sidecar file routine
on writexmpFile(theContents, xmpFileName)
--tell application "Finder"
try
open for access xmpFileName with write permission
set eof of xmpFileName to 0
write (theContents) to xmpFileName starting at eof
close access xmpFileName
on error
try
display dialog xmpFileName
close access xmpFileName
end try
end try
--end tell
end writexmpFile
--this part copied from Brett Gross-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
on getLibPath()
tell application "System Events" to set p_libPath to value of property list item "LibraryPath" of property list file ((path to preferences as Unicode text) & "com.apple.aperture.plist")
if ((offset of "~" in p_libPath) is not 0) then
-- set p_posix to POSIX file p_libPath
set p_script to "/bin/echo $HOME"
set p_homePath to (do shell script p_script)
set p_offset to offset of "~" in p_libPath
set p_path to text (p_offset + 1) thru -1 of p_libPath
set g_libPath to p_homePath & p_path
else
set g_libPath to p_libPath
end if
end getLibPath
--end brett gross part

imigra wrote:
I've written a script to write xmp sidecar files for referenced and online images (the 2 conditions in the script) of the selected images. I looked for a while at system events and other stuff to be able to write the xmp file, but i'm not a programmer, so in the end i chose the long and dirty way to do it.
This script will export all iptc expanded fields as aperture does (creating basically the same file). It can be easily adjusted to include other tags, even custom ones.
Excellent stuff!
I don't know how to get at the adjustments for images, otherwise those could be included as well.
They are stored as binary data in the Version XML files at the bottom level of the Library package. You can also have a look around in the ZRKIMAGEADJUSTMENT table, but again the actual settings for each adjustment are in binary form.
If anyone has the energy to clean this up and make it faster, feel free to do so.
As far as I can remember, Aperture uses the 'proper' IPTC tag names when accessing them via AppleScript, so you may be able to do a loop through all the IPTC tags for each image, rather than picking out each specific one. But that would need checking. The EXIFTools site is a good place to find out about the different ways that IPTC data can be described.
Next, I'm going to try to write a script to do the opposite, import xmp sidecars for imported online and referenced files.
Don't rush unless you feel like it - I've already started planning out a free (as in beer and speech) XMP importer with a GUI so that you can choose how to map the XMP CORE tags that don't exist in Aperture. You've given me an extra idea, though - if we can decide on a set of custom tags, my importer could map the XMP CORE tags to them and your exporter could export those tags.
Thanks for the work!
Ian
P.S. I'll check through your script tomorrow, some of the database tables changed between 1.5.6 and 2.0, so you might need to add in a version check to be really thorough.

Export Masters to include star ratings, places, faces, and tags?

I have 25,000 photos at about 2.5 mb each that I have imported into Aperture. The original import file was about 60gb. The current Aperture file is about 205gb. If I export masters, I get a file that is 60gb (same aas the orignal import file. If I export versions, I get a file that is about 150gb. During import, I may have had the import adjustment preset at "quick fixes"; possibly creating a new version for all 25,000 photos.
I tried importing orignal masters with no auto adjustments ad by setting previews at lower quality and the dimensions that match my macbook pro with about a 40% change in file size.
All of my photos have now been adjusted, tagged, geo-tagged, and facial recognized. I do not want t lose that.
I am trying to export the masters to an external drive with all of my star ratings, places, faces, and tags in order to import them to a smaller file.
Once, I get all of my adjusted photos into Aperture, I do not really care about the masters.
How do I export my master files with all of the tags? Or how do I export my versions without having to keep the bloated file of 150gb instead of 60gb? What is attached to the versions that would more than double th efile size?
Thank you

Sunblock,
Once, I get all of my adjusted photos into Aperture, I do not really care about the masters.
Don't take this the wrong way, but what you are trying to accomplish goes agains the most basic design of Aperture. Aperture is intended to keep your masters safe and unadulterated, while giving you the opportunity to export your versions on demand.
If I export masters, I get a file that is 60gb (same aas the orignal import file. If I export versions, I get a file that is about 150gb.
Your versions do not take up 150 GB in the Aperture library. They take up several K for the "recipe", and then some small thumbnails and preview images. The only reason you see that the versions are 150 GB is because you exported them and looked at what Aperture generated at your request.
How do I export my master files with all of the tags? Or how do I export my versions without having to keep the bloated file of 150gb instead of 60gb? What is attached to the versions that would more than double th efile size?
Your masters are supposed to stay exactly the same as when you imported them. However, when exporting masters, you can choose, in the Metadata selection, to "Include IPTC"; this includes some of the metadata. I am unsure of the exact items it includes, though. Some of the things you can do in Aperture are not supported by general metadata formats.
As for exporting the versions, you don't get a "bloated file". Rather, you get many (25000?) files. Depending on your export preset, it is entirely possible that each exported version is larger than its corresponding imported master. Check the "Export Preset" selection when you export versions to see what format Aperture is making. There is nothing "attached" to versions. Each one is a completely independent picture file.
I am trying to export the masters to an external drive with all of my star ratings, places, faces, and tags in order to import them to a smaller file.
Not sure what you are getting at here. What do you mean by "import them into a smaller file?" Do you mean that you want to get rid of your Aperture library package (which is actually hundreds of thousands of files) and replace it with a different Aperture library which is smaller? Again, you might want to rethink this. It is not what Aperture is intended for -- you are giving up good, quality photos for something inferior. Why do you want to replace your photos with something inferior?
nathan

Exporting masters and versions

I am trying to export photos from Aperture to an external drive just as jpegs and raws, not as library. So first I exported versions, now I am exporting masters and trying to put them to the same folders (to keep all versions of the same photo together) and it turns out that Aperture gave the same names to masters and versions which makes it impossible to save them to the same folder. Any advice here?...

JaneTsv wrote:
By the way - Aperture creates thousand os versions for the same photo. Is there a way to delete duplicates after exporting (it gives them different names)?
?!? No it doesn't. Where are these thousands of Versions coming from? Are they from 'create new versions when making adjustments' which you can turn off? Are new Versions appearing when you export? This statement doesn't make sense.
JaneTsv wrote:
I see... Looks like apple did their best to keep people from moving from Aperture to other programs...
Step 1. Select all Versions in the Library.
Step 2. Export Versions using a Project Name subfolder format.
Step 3. Export Masters using a Project Name subfolder format.
There is no step 4. That's all there is to it.
You end up with a Finder folder for each Project, containing both the Master files, plus Versions in whatever file format you chose.
If you're having huge problems with lots of duplicate Masters from Aperture exporting a copy for each Version, it's still only a three step process:
Step 1. Select all Versions in the Library.
Step 2. File>Relocate Masters... using the Project Name subfolder format. This will move all the Masters out of the Library package and into a regular folder structure.
Step 3. Export Versions using a Project Name subfolder format into the same top-level folder.
Again, no step 4, you're done.
Ian

Aperture 2 - cannot export masters

I get no dialog box to select the output location for File>Export>Masters. However, I do get the dialog box for Versions or Metadata. Log out / log in does not help.
This is a managed masters library. I have no other issues. I can verify that the masters exist by using the 'm' key on edited versions and I randomly checked the library file using package contents. The masters, RAW or JPG, exist. I realize I can drag out the master if I only want a few. However, I want to export all masters as another backup. I did this several months ago without a problem.

I got this to work by using Automator. Create a workflow by selecting Photos in the Library and then dragging the Get Selected Images and Export Masters actions to the right-hand panel. Go to Aperture and select the photos; then run the Automator actions.
Something is goofy with this option from the Aperture menu. The cursor blinks when the dialog box should be shown. I reloaded Aperture to no avail. In any case the above works and I will go to A3 soon.

Import/Export in back stage view

What is the use of import/Export in back stage view of customize ribbon and Quick access toolbar

Shiv --
Pardon me for bumping into this thread. Here is a scenario that might answer your question:
You create a customized ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar. Your ribbon has a new tab called Initiate which contains the commands you use to initiate a new project, such as setting the Start date of the project, setting the Project and Nonworking Time
calendars, etc. Your customized Quick Access Toolbar contains the buttons you most frequently use, such as Zoom In, Zoom, Out, Scroll to Task, etc.
A fellow PM sees how you have customized the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar in your copy of Microsoft Project and asks if you would give him/her the customizations.
You navigate to the Backstage and export your ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations to an *.exportedUI file and you e-mail the customization file to your fellow PM.
Your fellow PM launches Microsoft Project, navigates to the Backstage, walks through the import process, and imports the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations from the customization file you sent him/her.
As Guillaume correctly points out, this is how to transfer ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations from one computer to another, or from one user to another. One of the things I have done since Microsoft released the 2010 version Microsoft Project
is to give my students a customization file that has customizations they can use in the real world with their ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar. The export/import process is very easy, and very useful. Hope this extra helps.
Dale A. Howard [MVP]

How do I export photos back onto a camera SD card? I have created a desktop file for photos and SD card in Finder, dragged photos to card, but when I try to view them in the camera, it says "No valid photo to display"

How do I export photos back onto a camera SD card? I have created desktop files for the photos and the card, dragged photos to the card, but when I replace card in camera, it says "No valid photo to display". I just need to get some prints made and have been struggling with this for hours. Thank you.

No one can help you any more than has been done
Your camera is not a general purpuose photo display system - it is designed to take photos, let you look at those photos and allow you to download them to your computer or other places - if you wnat to use it view photos then you have to put the photos in exactly the correct place with exactly the correct names or it will not see them
And this has absolutely nothing to do with iPhoto in any way - iPhoto sotres and proecesses yoru photos and allows you to export them - once you export them it is totally out of the picture - you can easily get photo prints by using the iPhoto print service, using an internet print service, burning photos to a DVD and taking them to a print service or putting them on a SD card and taking them to a print service - to view them on your camera you have to exactly reporduce what the camera is looking for - not at all sure what the pirnt even is
LN

Exporting masters (NEF) to desktop or external drive -

cant open NEF files.
Hi, I am very new to such a forum - can someone guide me here? I can open my NEF files if using my external editor, photoshop CS, however, I need to export masters to external drive or into a file on my desktop. When I have exported the master, I can see the thumbnail, but when I double click the thumbnail, or drag to the Photoshop icon in the doc, the window comes up with "Could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document" and even if I change the extension to .psd. Is it because the Photoshop CS version can't read the files?? Thanks for some advice, I usually manage to find an answer via the online user manual, but stuck here.
Mac OS X (10.4.9)

When you 'open a NEF' using your external editor you are in fact opening a TIF that Aperture has generated, not a NEF.
You don't mention which Nikon camera you are using, but my guess is that it is not supported by CS. You may find you need to update to CS2/ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) in order to read your NEFs directly from Photoshop.
Alternatively, once you have exported NEFs from Aperture, why not just re-import those files as 'Referenced' files (even from external drives) and you will then be able to use Aperture as your Raw converter and still export the TIF to CS.
Hope this helps
FlatE
15.4" 2.33 MBP, MacMini 1.5 1GBRAM, 12" PB 1.33 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Exporting DV back to a Samsung VP-D351

Hi,
Could anyone tell me if they have been successful in exporting DV back to a Samsung VP-D351 camera within iMovie? I can transfer DV from the D351 to the iMac but after editing the movie I cannot copy it back to the camera, Ive tried all the suggestions on this forum and have had no luck. Ive Googled for the spec of the D351 and some sites state it has DV-in and some just state DV-out.
When I attempt to copy the movie back to the camera it goes through all the correct steps but my camera will not record, it just says STOP in the viewfinder, sometimes when I attempt it my iMac will completely crash requiring it to be switched off at the mains.
Many thanks for any help on this one,
Dave

Hi Sue,
Thanks for the quick reply!
In the manual it states:
Recording with a DV connection cable.
1.     Set the Power switch to player.
2.     Connect the DV cable from the DV jack of the camcorder to the DV jack of the other device.
     Make sure that DV is displayed on the LCD screen.
3.     Press the Start/Stop button to begin REC PAUSE mode.
     PAUSE is displayed on the LCD screen.
4.     Start playback on the other DV device while you monitor the picture.
5.     Press the Start/Stop button to start recording.
6.     Press the Start/Stop button to stop recording.
When I try this I do not get DV displayed on the LCD (as stated in step 2) and pressing the Start/Stop button has no affect, it just displays STOP on the blank LCD. Even though the manual clearly states the camera IS capable of recording in DV mode it doesnt, I wonder if this is a camera/iMovie compatibility issue?
Dave

Export masters with folders

Hi,
I'm having a lot of problems with exporting masters with folders (albums).
I have project like:
Project
->Album1
->Album2
->Album3
If I want to export that, Aperture would export only photos with out folder structure.
I chose "Project Name / Folder Name" in "folder naming presets" but he created folder only for project and not for albums.
All I want to do is select an project, export masters and have the same folder structure in finder.
What I'm doing wrong?
Is not Project->Albums right workflow ?
I have some two months projects with hounders of Albums and more than 10000 images. It would be very time consuming creating all this folders and arranging images in finder again.
I would be really glad if someone could help me with this.
thx and regards,
Gregor

I also wanted to do the same for a long time, because that used to be the way I worked before using aperture, but ultimately, it doesn't really matter that much. If you export your masters with xmp sidecars, you can easily search them with any other dam software, or even find the xmp's (and hence the image) with spotlight.
I think the reason why you can't use album names while exporting is that albums are an arbitrary collection of images. You can have an album in one project containing images of another one, for example. There's also no way to avoid duplicates on export when exporting albums.
That being said, it would be possible to create an applescript to do what you want, without too much fuss.
j

Animations to SWF Export, place back, make PDF: Acrobat XI?

I read that Flash runtime is not supported anymore in Acrobat XI. What does that mean for clients viewing PDF files that have placed SWF files and viewing them on computers that have no Flash player/plug-in installed? I have clients that export InDesign animations to SWF and place them back before making a PDF...

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Aperture not exporting metadata when exporting masters

It says here (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302943) that "by Design" Apple doesn't allow you to embed the metadata into an exported master file. Any idea why this is 'by design'? It doesn't make sense.
Their 'work around' is to double your work by exporting masters (with no metadata) and then exporting versions (say, as JPEGs with metadata) and keep both files together.
I am trying to archive copies of Masters along with their metadata and want to avoid duplicating work that is grossly inefficient.

Well, DNG export could really be the option for
people who require raw + added metadata in one file.
There's another thing that interested me _soooo_
much in your reply% it's about connection between raw
files and editorial. I don't shoot for magazines yet
(though I will be soon enough ))) ) but I'm surprised
clients require raw. Or it is your preferrable way of
giving your work out?
As a PE, I require RAW files, as 9.9 times out of 10 my color house is going to be better than the photographer at preparing the image for print. This is the same for most of the higher quality publications out there.

Exporting masters but getting psds not raw files

I have tried several times to export masters, but I am getting psds not the original raw file that I shot.
Please help!

Bob,
One possiblity that I can see that results in what you experience is if you have been editing some of your raw images by exporting them to Photoshop: it creates another file for export.
If you later try to export one of those files that were created for editing by PS, then it will be a psd, as it's not the actual raw file you originally imported.
Is that consistent with your situation?
Regards,
Calx

Exporting/Rendering back and forth

I am exporting my project to Live Type, then I guess I must render within Live Type so I can export it back to Final Cut of which I will then export again for iDVD. Is this too much exporting and will I see any noticeable loss in quality?

pianoorlando,
If this is the same project you were working on last
night in the Live Type forum then don't render out of
Live Type. Simply save the Live Type project.
Go to FCP and import your saved LT file it will be an
.ipr file. When you put it in your timeline you can
render it once there. The big advantage of this
process though is that if you want to make changes to
the Live Type file you can control-clcik and "open in
editor" make the changes and it will automatically
update the changes in the file that you already
imported into FCP
Doug
Yes it is the same project, and I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum (I use FCE, not FCP). Will I still be able to do what you said in FCE?

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