How does aperture store pictures on external drive?

Ok, I imported pictures to aperture, and I saved them on an external drive. The Library is on the internal drive. When I do editing, or try to share Pictures from Aperture, I have to connect my external drive. What I don`t understand is that I can drag these pictures to final cut, without connecting my drive. How is this possible? When does FCPX requires connection withe the "real media"?

What I don`t understand is that I can drag these pictures to final cut, without connecting my drive. How is this possible? When does FCPX requires connection withe the "real media"?
When you drag from the Browser you are exporting the JPEG previews stored in your Aperture library. It will depend on your settings in the Aperture Preferences > Preview tab, how good the resolution of these previews will be.
Many applications can access these previews using the Media Browser, even if your external drive with the originals is not connected. You need the originals if you use "File > Export" or if you edit the photos.

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