Inspector - Library Layout user control and Batch Red Eye

Hey guys...
3 days into using Aperture for first time...
2 Questions:
1) Is there a way to organize the Library Tree? Currently, everytime I add/create a folder it places it further down the tree. But some I want to move up the tree.
For example, right now I have following layout:
Projects & Albums
Library Albums
* or better
Rejected
etc, etc
2010 <Folder>
NYE 2010 <Project>
2009 <Folder>
Christmas 2009 <Project>
Thanksgiving 2009 <Project>
If I create another Folder, say "Misc", it places it under folder labled "2009". Yet, i want to drag that folder up so that it's at the top above 2010. Dragging the folder only allows me to drop it into another folder or Project, not before or after.
How do I customize my folder tree, this has to be possible.
2nd questions:
I am a Picasa convert. One thing I was able to do with Picasa was it would search the photo for red eye (when u asked it to look), then auto-fix it as preview with option to save red fix if satisfied. This made for a very fast red correction. In Aperture, it appears I have to manualy "circle" each individual red eye for edit to take effect.. ??? Is there a batch option? 1 eye at a time is very time consuming.
Thanks!

Nope...dosent work. Allows you to move Folders but only to move them "into" another existing Folder or "Project".
**Edit: Nevermind, I think I got it....you have to have surgeon hands to place folder very very specifically...a little to right or left and it will drop it in a completely different part of the tree.
Message was edited by: SailorFitz

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Now we will enable users on the same machine to access the library on the machine. This is achieved by logging in as each user, opening iTunes, opening iTunes preferences, and clicking "look for shared music". now all users on the machine may also access the library that the administrator controls.
This in effect will mean that the user will not need to use their user library, it will be provided to them via a pseudo network connection.
As a secondary measure, I have chosen to write a generic login script that will move any content from the user's "Music/iTunes/iTunes Music" directory to the trash and then empties the user's trash.
This is done through the use of an Automator Application: this application does the following actions.
1. Uses the "Finder" action "Get Specified Finder Items"
1a. The user's "~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music" folder
2. Uses the "Finder" action "Get Folder Contents"
3. Uses the "Finder" action "Move to Trash"
4. Uses the "Automator" action "Run AppleScript"
4a. with the following:
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
empty trash
end tell
return input
end run
IMPORTANT: Once the script is adapted to the user account it must be set as a login item. in order to keep the script out of the way i have placed it in the user's "Library" directory, in "Application Support" under "iTunes".
Overview:
Here we:
1. Enabled iTunes sharing in the user accounts on the host machine, in effect allowing all users of the machine to view a single iTunes library.
2. (Optional) I have created a login application that will remove any content that has been added to user iTunes libraries, this in effect stops other users of the machine from adding music and files to iTunes.
Step 4:
If it is not already enabled, open system preferences and enable Fast User Switching in Accounts Options.
Summary:
We have shared a single iTunes library across multiple user account, while still allowing for network sharing. This method is designed to save space on machines, particularly those with smaller hard drives.
I hope that this hint proves to be helpful and I hope everybody will give me feedback on my process.
regards,
Pete.
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