Importing Photos From iPhone and Camera

Question

I am new to Aperture (3.1.1) - Previously used iPhoto (7.1.5). I have not been able to find Aperture settings that allow for import window opening upon connection of camera for preview of images, option to select images for import and option to delete images from iPhone or camera after import. This was a really useful tool in iPhoto and greatly simplified my workflow. Please help find this ease of import option in Aperture that I previously enjoyed in iPhoto.

Answer 1

nublu wrote:
Thank you for the link. I am not getting the dialogue pop-up referred to in item 7 following import. I'll try your suggestion: "If this does not pop up, you may need to delete the 'ImportPreset' file (~/Library/Application Support/Aperture) and / or the 'com.Apple.aperture.plist' file (~/Library/Preferences)."
May I ask; Am I deleting the file because a possible problem is suspected with the file?
Will the file be re-written automatically after I delete it? Or
Are the file or files not needed?
If I can get that pop-up, happy days are here again.
Those files are recreated by Aperture on launch if removed and everything they control is set back to the default settings (so the Import Presets file holds any import settings you last used, and the preferences file holds any settings you made in the 'Aperture menu > Preferences dialog).
If you remove them, then you will need to reset any settings you changed from the default settings you saw when you first launched Aperture (and will see on first launch after removing them).
The pop-up will show up after importing from a camera card, but not from an iPhone (at least not from mine which is the 3G). Also, with an iPhone (at least with the 3G), you need to enable the Sync function in iTunes by selecting 'Aperture' from the list under Photos. You can create a specific project for the iPhone in Aperture previous to doing this which allows you to select that project for the Sync.
Once you enable the Sync in iTunes, Aperture will load automatically with the import browser showing you the images available for import (as well as allowing the other import options for those images that Aperture offers). Again - and unfortunately for users like yourself - the small pop-up dialog will not show after import for the iPhone (probably has something to do with iTunes having priority - ownership - of the Sync functions).
Note - on further review on my end, there is no 'Do not display this dialog again' check box in the small pop-up, so removing those files probably won't be necessary as the pop-up should show when a camera card is connected and imported.