Just To Be Clear, Filename is the Master file name

Aperture has a Version Name field and a File Name field.
But, no Master Name field.
That's because the Master Name is the File Name.
Correct?

I was very confused by things like this, but have come to terms ( ) with most of Aperture's nomenclature.
In this case I think it's mostly simple elision. The full term should perhaps be "Master file name". "Master" is useful, because while all Masters are files, not all files are Masters. By the same token, "file" is redundant, and in use is regularly dropped.
Your question seems to be, then, "Why is the label 'File name' used on the Metadata tab of the Inspector instead of 'Master name'?"
I (of course) don't know. The interface designers might have avoided some confusion by using "Master file name" -- but that might have made things worse: is that the name of the "Master file", or is it some kind of master "file name"? (The User Manual makes things even worse: one finds "Master file name", "Master name", "file name" and "Master filename".) Ultimately, I suspect the decisions were made based on the likely frame of reference. If the frame of reference is inside Aperture, "Master" is emphasized. If the frame of reference is outside Aperture, "file" is emphasized.
Would you be more comfortable with this label on the Metadata tab of the Inspector: "Master file"?

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2. If you want to back up your original photos you do this via the Export function: File -> Export
This User Tip
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
has details of the options in the Export dialogue.
3. None of this saves space on your HD. To do that you need to move your Library from the HD to the external:
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c. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
d. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
4. That particular Apple Genius isn't.
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Why is this happening? And can I fix it so that it doesn't happen when I next import photos into iPhoto?
It's happening as that is how iPhoto works and there is nothing ti fix. Exporting makes the issue redundant.
Should I just stop using iPhoto?
Why?
What happens if I change the names of the Master folders in the back end of iPhoto to reflect the Event names in the front end?
You'll corrupt the Library. And it's unnecessary.
Would it be better to just organise them on my hard drive?
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Currently, the only way to do this is:
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2. Import the rename files into Aperture.
or
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Is there a way to rename the master file name?
Currently, the only way to do this is:
1. Import the files into a folder first and rename
the files. Then
2. Import the rename files into Aperture.
or
3. Delete files from aperture but do not empty
4. Recover these files from the trash. Rename them.
5. Import them back into Aperture.
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Exporting The Master File, AVI Uncompressed.

Hello Everyone.
I want to know what Is the best Export Setting to Export my 1920 by 1080, 30 fps, Edited Version movie, so I can have a File that Is not Lossless.
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