Importing photos to aperture 3?

So I recently switched from a windows laptop to a MacBook pro. I transferred all my photos from my external hard drive into the photos tab on my MacBook. Now I just bought Aperture 3 and I'm wanting to know if I import the photos that are already on my computer, does it make a complete copy of it? Esentually having 2 copies of the same photo? I don't want to do that as I feel that is a huge waste of space. Could someone please explain how the import process works? If it does make a copy of it could I just delete what I have under the photos tab on the computers hard drive?

You have the option when importing from the file system to copy or move the image files into Aperture. You can also leave the image files were they are and Aperture will reference them in place.

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What is the best way to import photos from aperture to my new Lightroom ?

See if this helps
http://lightroomsolutions.com/articles/migrating-from-aperture-to-lightroom-where-do-i-beg in/

After upgrade to IOS8 can't import photos from Aperture

I upgraded to IOS8, reset my iPad to factory settings and reinstalled all my apps from scratch.
When go into iTunes and I select to import photos from Aperture on my Mac it hangs.
I have an old iPhoto library on my Mac and if I select photos from that it works.
I have switched off everything to do with iCloud after seeing some posts that this might be causing the problem, but not a solution for me.
(I have over 28,000 photos in my Aperture library).

Did you turn on iCloud Photo Library? I suspect it may remove the ability to sync photos and videos between Macs and iOS devices.

When importing photos from aperture photos are blurry

I have been making a video and up to now no problems. Then today i was working on it and when i started adding some more photos from aperture they were fuzzy and blurry.
In aperture they are crisp and clear but the minute i put them in imovie they are blurry and not useable.
I have imported photos from aperture and iphoto both and had no issues so not sure what is going on today.

I think I just figured this out.
Go into Aperture preferences and go to "previews" tab. Set "photo preview" to "don't limit" and turn the quality all the way up. Then select all your photos, go to the "photos" menu, hold down the option key and click "generate previews".
It appears that the library sharing is just using the generated previews from Aperture which default to poor quality. You need to turn up the quality and then force a re-render of all your previews. iMovie should pick this up (but won't update your slideshow...).
Yeah, I'm pretty disappointed by those defaults. Wasted hours of my time as I rebuilt the slideshow with better versions of my photos.
Hope that helped.

Unable to import photos in Aperture after iPhoto last update 9.6.1

Hi,
I have no clue if it's related, but after iPhoto last update to 9.6.1, I'm no more able to import photos in Aperture from my Pentax K-50.
Spinning wheel and after that, I get the message that no pictures were imported.
Everything was going fine until that iPhoto update!
Sometimes, it will import 1 picture and then Aperture will crash, saying that it was impossible to import pictures.
I formatted my SD card, but same result.
Any idea why this is happening?
Thanks

See Aperture 3: Troubleshooting basics - Apple and Aperture 3.x: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library for detailed information on repairing the library.
Post back if you still have problems. Let us know the error you are getting.
regards

Cannot import photos from aperture

Up until yesterday I've had no problems importing photos from Aperture (3.1.3) during the iPhone (4.3.5) sync process. Now iTunes (10.4.1) presents me with a dialogue window containing the following message: "The iPhone "xxx" cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found." The photo files are there in Aperture. If I uncheck all of the detail boxes, but leave the "Sync Photos from Aperture" box checked the sync process completes successfully, but no photos were copied to the iPhone because none were selected. I've rebooted the iMac, etc. And, of course, if I leave the "Sync Photos from Aperture" box unchecked the sync process completes successfully.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
George

I thought my core issue was that my single library has this iPhoto icon associated with it. I'd prefer it to be considered as an Aperture library.
Are you looking at the correct libary in the Finder? That icon is puzzling.
What are the versions of iPhoto and Aperture that you are using?
If you have upgraded your photolibrary by the latest versions of Aperture (Aperture 3.4.5) and iPhoto (iPhoto 9.4.3) the icon should be the same for both iPhoto libraries and Aperzure libraries. If you are not yet using the latest version, consider to upgrade, because you are missing out on some bug fixes.
The "Kind" displayed in the Finder will depend on the filename extension. A library created by iPhoto should have the extension "photolibrary" and the Aperture libraries "aplibrary".
Check also the settings in Image Capture:
In Image Capture you can set the application to open for each device individually. It might be possible, that you have set a diffrent application to open in Image Capture: I have set all my devices to "No Application" in "Image Capture". This way I can decide, if I want to open iTunes or Aperture, when I connect my iPad or iPod.
If you are really troubled by the "Kind = Photo Library" you can convert that by importing the iPhoto Library into a new, empty Aperture Library. Then Aperture will set up the internal database files with the "Kind = Aperture Library".
Regards
Léonie

Problem Importing Photos from Aperture 3 into iPhoto '11

I store my photos in Aperture 3, but import them into iPhoto to create calendars, cards, etc. I usually work with RAW or high resolution JPG images in Aperture. However, when I import these into the new iPhoto '11, it automatically converts my RAW images into very low resolution images (e.g., 100-200k instead of at least 1-2MB). I cannot seem to find an option to change this. This was not a problem with the old iPhoto. To import, I start in iPhoto, then click "Show Aperture Library", then drag my photos/folder. I would like to have an option to import images as RAW files, or just high res JPGs.
I know I can export my Aperture images to the desktop, then import them into iPhoto for a temporary fix, but that is such as hassle, especially since iPhoto and Aperture are supposed to work well together. Thanks for any suggestions!

Aperture creates preview images that contain all the adjustments you've made to the master image. These previews are what is shared with other apps such as iLife or if you drag and drop an image out of Aperture to another app or the Finder.
The size of the previews is controlled in Aperture Preferences. Open Aperture Preferences and click on the Previews icon at the top. In the bottom of this dialog there is a popup menu titled "Photo Preview". This is the setting that controls the size of the image Aperture shares with iPhoto. Change this setting to the size you want.
But wait, you're not done yet. Changing this setting does nothing until a new preview is created in Aperture. If you right click an image in Aperture there is a menu item near the bottom named "Update Preview". But what you really need is "Generate Preview". Right click the image and then hold down the option key and you'll see "Update Preview" change to "Generate Preview". Choose "Generate Preview" and a new preview will be created using the new size setting you made in Preferences. You need to do this for each and every image you wish to share at the larger size. You can select multiple images before selecting the "Generate Preview" command to speed things up.
Now when you share an image from Aperture to iPhoto the new larger file will be used. The advantage of smaller previews is your Aperture library will also be smaller but the trade off is what you get in other apps that are using your images.

Importing photos with Aperture?

I was able to import photos from my iPhone into Aperture on the first try, but now every time I plug in the phone, Aperture claims that there aren't any photos on the iPhone to import.
I also tried importing with Image Capture, and it doesn't see any photos either. Any ideas? I know the photos are on the phone and haven't been imported yet. My iPhone did crash once when taking a picture, so maybe that corrupted something?
Anyone else have any issues like this?

Interesting, I finally came up with a solution. Here's the order of events:
1. Plug in iPhone and open iTunes (or have it already open).
2. Open Image Capture or Aperture and attempt to import photos - it will claim that there aren't any photos to import.
3. Eject iPhone from iTunes.
4. Both Aperture and Image Capture still claim 0 pictures it import.
5. Take a picture on the iPhone.
6. Now both Image Capture and Aperture can see all the pictures you've taken on the iPhone.
7. Unplug and re-plug the USB cable so iTunes sees the iPhone again.
8. Now Image Capture and Aperture won't be able to see the photos again - repeat previous steps to make the photos visible again.
This seems like a *bug* to me.

Importing photos from Aperture

If I open "multimedia" I find in "Photos" the iPhoto option but I wonder if I can import files from my Aperture Library.
Regards

Guillermo ~ This Apple doc may help:
_Tips on sharing photos from Aperture with iLife_. Found by entering:
iWeb Aperture
...here.

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Can't import photos into Aperture

Prior to upgrading I was using Aperture 2, I exported each project individually into folders - I decided to keep my photo organized by folders (and referenced) rather than in the Aperture library.
I upgraded to Aperture 3.0.1.
I can't import anything - either individually or by folder. Individually, I select import then navigate to the folder I'd like to import but I can't see any images in it, Aperture says 'loading assets' (I've left it there for hours). If I choose to import by folder, I can navigate to the folder, I see the image files but they are greyed out. I can click on import, but nothing happens.
If I navigate to the folder in Finder, drag and drop it onto Projects in Aperture I see the green plus sign. I let go and nothing happens. Images are both RAW and JPEG.

Prior to upgrading I was using Aperture 2, I exported each project individually into folders - I decided to keep my photo organized by folders (and referenced) rather than in the Aperture library.
I upgraded to Aperture 3.0.1.
I can't import anything - either individually or by folder. Individually, I select import then navigate to the folder I'd like to import but I can't see any images in it, Aperture says 'loading assets' (I've left it there for hours). If I choose to import by folder, I can navigate to the folder, I see the image files but they are greyed out. I can click on import, but nothing happens.
If I navigate to the folder in Finder, drag and drop it onto Projects in Aperture I see the green plus sign. I let go and nothing happens. Images are both RAW and JPEG.

Importing photos from Aperture 3 must be possible.

OK first off I am new to Lightroom 3, Aperture 3 and Mac. I have in the last few days gone from being a Windows user with Elements to being a Macbook Pro user, Lion OS, with iPhoto, Aperture 3, Lightroom 3 and Elements 9 loaded. having read lots of threads on the forums I couldn't make my mind up what would be best between Aperture and Lightroom, so took advantage of the recent offer on Lightroom to have both put on my new Macbook pro with the idea of running both side by side to try and workout which is best for me. I had the data transfer carried out from my Windows PC with about 13,000 photos being loaded into Aperture.
When I tried to import the Aperture library into Lightroom it can't see the files and I guess now I spot a difference in Mac vs Windows. In Windows all the files were in folders on the hard drive and were available for any software to use/view, Elements, Nikon capture etc. On the Mac the photos all seem to be "part of" Aperture, so I can see the folders and individual photos in Finder, click on one and it opens Aperture. So it's all there but almost like they are hidden.
I suspect it may be nothing more than my virgin user status of a Mac that is doing this and there is a preference somewhere that is so blindingly obvious I can't see it.
But any help gratefully received, or my thoughts of taking advantage of an offer will be blown

Don't worry, it's not obvious but not too difficult to sort out. What you've done is import the file into Aperture in what is known as "managed" mode - ie they disappear inside it. This was the way Aperture was first designed, and some people still like it, but a lot of people complained and so they quickly added "referenced" mode where files are left in normal folders.
What you need to do is select the images and use the Relocate Masters command (I think it's under the File menu). This allows you to move the pictures out of Aperture's own file and into the folder system. You can then import them into Lightroom.
John

Importing Photos from Aperture to iPhoto Issue

I am using Aperture 2 and am seeing a behavior I don't understand. My photos are now in the Aperture library and I also have a new, nearly empty iPhoto library (I archived my old iPhoto library after importing all the files to Aperture).
The behavior comes up when I want to move a file back to iPhoto. If I go to iPhoto, open the Aperture browser and drag the photo to iPhoto, I get a much smaller picture than the original, and smaller than if I instead export the version from Aperture and import it into iPhoto.
Example: I have a JPEG that is 1.8Mb and 2560 x 1920 in in Aperture. When I drag it to iPhoto from the Aperture browser in iPhoto, it becomes a 230kb picture at 1280x960. If I export and import, the file size changes a little (down to 1.4Mb), but the resolution remains at 2560x1920.
Aren't you supposed to be able to drag the full-sized image to iPhoto using the Aperture browser?
Thanks.

"Full size" makes reference to the original pixel dimensions of the photo coming from the camera. In my case I have a 4.0 megapixel camera that shoots 1704 x 2272. This would mean that Aperture would be creating full size previews at those pixel dimensions. This wouldn't make much sense for me because I'm not shooting RAW. Previews are primarily for photographers who shoot RAW, but want to keep JPG versions so either full RAW files can be stored offline, or so they can quickly view the JPG previews in quick preview mode.
(Hope that makes sense.)
As far as your iMac goes, the 1680 setting would size your previews down to that number of pixels which would fit pixel for pixel into your iMac's monitor. Even if you went smaller with your previews, Aperture would still have them fill the screen in full screen mode, they'd just be blowing them up a bit.
Enjoy it. Its quickly becoming a favorite app of mine.

Importing photos to Aperture - slight confusion

Dear all,
I am fairly new to Aperture and I have a question to ask. When I used iPhoto to store and manage all of my photos I used to create folders and insert albums inside. For instance I had three major folders assigned to three different years e.g. 2009,2010 and 2011, inside of which I had many different albums. Now, in iPhoto when I wanted to add a photo to already existing album I simply drag and droped it there. As far as I can tell, it is the same with the Aperture, however, for some reason everytime I add a new photo to already existing album in Aperture it automatically created a new Unnamed Project at the top of the folder in which the album was found. Attached is a printscreen describing the question I want to find an answer for.
I am sory for the poor explanation, but I hope my question makes sense.
Thank you very much in advance.

What are your settings in the Import Settings panel - in the File Types brick and Raw and Jpeg pairs?
Did you exclude any file types?
Regards
Léonie

I can no longer import photos to Aperture from my camera...

...because when I plug my camera into the usb port it doesnt show up in the Import screen, even though my camera is flashing "busy", I've only had aperture a few weeks, but I havent had this problem before.
what do I do?

I feel pretty strongly that camera-to-Aperture handling of original images puts originals at unnecessary risk. I suggest this workflow, first using the Finder (not Aperture) to copy images from CF card to computer hard drive:
• Remove the CF card from the camera and insert it into a CF card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable, and Firewire is much preferable to USB2.
• Finder-copy images from CF to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject CF.
• Burn DVD copies of the original images (optional backup step).
• Eject DVDs (optional backup step).
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location."
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing).
• Reformat CF in camera, and archive hard drive or DVDs of originals off site.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media.
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