Location of RAW files?

Is there a way to access individual files inside the Aperture library without exporting? I'd like to transfer a batch of RAW images to a thumb drive for transfer, but can't find the actual files in finder. I'm importing RAW+jpeg and it's the jpeg's that show up in Finder under "photos."
Is there a way to get inside the Aperture photo library without having to export every file? That seems redundant, I'd only be exporting the RAW file that's already somewhere in there. Thanks.

This is my process: I'd like to email a RAW photo using my gmail account. When I hit attach file, finder pops up so I can select the files I'd like to send. Under "media">"photos" I go to my Aperture library but it's the JPGs that show up; same if I go under documents. I can't seem to locate the RAW file (in my case a .nef file from a Nikon) to attach to an email. Or do anything else with (like send to a thumb drive).
Same for movie files that are imported into Aperture - I can't seem to go back and find the actual file location. Is my only option to export these files I need? Thanks for your help.

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I have imported some raw files into iPhoto but I cannot locate them in finder. I want to import them into another machine. I can find all other photos but nothing recently

Are you running a Managed or a Referenced Library?
A Managed Library, is the default setting, and iPhoto copies files into the iPhoto Library when Importing. The files are then stored in the Library package
A Referenced Library is when iPhoto is NOT copying the files into the iPhoto Library when importing because you made a change at iPhoto -> Preferences -> Advanced. (You unchecked the option to copy files into the Library on import) The files are then stored where ever you put them and not in the Library package. In this scenario you are responsible for the File Management.

Store location of raw files.

If I import a raw file, edit the version, export the version then delete the version, what has happened to my original master raw file, where has aperture stored it?
any advice welcome, thanks.
Mike

Nothing hapens to the original, it is still in your Aperture Library.
When you export a version, Aperture takes the info from the Master file, adds to it any of the adjustments you have made, and then creates a completley new file outside of Aperture, in the location you specify during export. The Master is still in your library, you can do what you want with the exported version, Aperture doesn't follow it once it is exported.
You should read through the Aperture manual to get a better concept of what is going on, have a look at this bit:
http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=3%26sec tion=1

Location of imported files?

I imported some raw files into aperture but wanted to access them outside of the library and cannot see where there were placed by aperture.

wrb75
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                         Re: Location of RAW files?                                                                         Apr 8, 2010 7:21 PM                                                    (in response to mgreig)
I am guessing that you want to find the NEF file in your Aperture Library. Here is where I find them: Go to the Aperture Library you created, control click on the Library and select Show Package Contents. Select Masters and navigate by the dates to the NEF, jpeg etc files. You can copy to the NEF file to the desktop or copy to a folder. Is this what you were asking?                                                                                     MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2), 2.66 GHz, Core 2 Duo, 8 GB Memory at 1067 DDR3, 500 GB HD at 7,200

Importing, copyping raw files as DNG files - copy to location choice, and more ???

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When I copy raw files as DNG files, the right hand pane shows where the copies will be placed. (I use Windows 7) I do not have much of a choice, and cannot set a default. The default choice is "My Pictures" on the C: drive. I have an Solid State Drive, SSD, and do NOT store my photos on that small, 256Gb drive. I store my images on an internal hard drive.
All i want to do is set the default "Copy To" location to where I store my images. I would like to copy them to the original folder, in a separate folder (for example, LR DNG). Instead, I have to open the SSD, find the files, and copy them to my preferred location. This is very irritating.
Second:
Worst, it appears that the Copy function puts the copied images into multiple folders. I had 11 images from raw files that were put into three separate folders. That seems quite silly to me. It causes me to do more work opening the folders and copying them to the root folder. That is very irritating. What is going on here?
can these two issues be resolved? Thanks, in advance.

My apologies. I thought it would open the selected folder and reveal the images to be converted. That would be the most obvious thing to do, but it does not behave that way. I made a couple folders with test images, CR2 and RW2, and the converter converted them.
Again, the navigation was funky, inconvenient, but it works. i complain because we pay a lot of money to use Adobe products, they have huge resources, and they seem to release products that have obvious flaws, especially navigation. Maybe they just hate Microsoft. Sorry for the rant.
Thanks for getting me to use DNG converter.

How do I locate RAW files to export from a managed library?

I have a decade's worth of managed Aperture libraries. The majority of the Masters are jpeg files but at least 30% of the originals are raw files. I am wanting to change to a referenced library structure which is accessible from other applications. Can anyone tell me how I can tell, from within Aperture, which projects are raw based and how to retrieve these raw image files? I expect there is a simple answer which will prompt a "duh" and a forehead slap but it is eluding me at the moment. I know that if I open the library package and rummage around I can locate raw files but the context is lost and often utterly confusing in the arcane folder structure Aperture uses.

You can create smart albums or searches in Aperture to find all images with RAW original files.
Use the command: File > New > Smart album
Then add a rule from the "Add Rule" drop down menu to the Smart Settings HUD:
"File Type is RAW"
and click the checkmark next to the rule.
This will show you all images that are RAW.
Just to be sure, you know, that you need to be careful not to move or modify referenced images in any way by accessing them from other applications, right?

"edit in" function in lightroom copies raw file to same location. is there a way to change location?

As far as I can tell, the "edit in" photoshop function in LightRoom copies a RAW file in the same location, I end up with two of the same image in my library, is there a way to specify where lightroom saves the file?

You should ask in Photoshop Lightroom
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The Cloud forum is about the Cloud as a delivery & install process
If you will start at the Forums Index https://forums.adobe.com/welcome
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How can I locate the original .CR2 / Raw file from Photos in finder?

How can I locate the original .CR2 / RAW file from Photos in the finder window? I would like to know a easier way to open my files and use them in Photoshop than having to go to the Pictures folder, right clicking "show packaged contents", and manually searching for my CR2's / RAW's. It is also ridiculous to have to export the RAW file to my desktop, and then take it into Photoshop or another photo editing program. I was able to do this in iPhoto and find I cannot do so in Photos. Please help? Can you please consider adding a right click function that says "Show Original file in Finder". That would make it so much easier and better for those of us who want a simple way to access the original files and use them in other editing programs. At least with iPhoto you could go to the top menu / preferences and find your items.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html is the place for feature requests and feedback
Rather than use the 'Show package Contents route, the supported and safer way is to export the unmodfied original.

Foto don't find location of original file raw

Hello,
for error after i have traslate my library from aperture to Foto i have delete the aperture library.So after that the app foto don't find the original file location of any Foto. The file location of any foto is remain the same and before i delete the aperture library everything function correct.
If i try to modificate any Foto the system want know the location of original file, but is very hard job if i have to show for any foto the location. there is some procedure for show at entire library the location?
Thanks
Fabrizio

Hello,
for error after i have traslate my library from aperture to Foto i have delete the aperture library.So after that the app foto don't find the original file location of any Foto. The file location of any foto is remain the same and before i delete the aperture library everything function correct.
If i try to modificate any Foto the system want know the location of original file, but is very hard job if i have to show for any foto the location. there is some procedure for show at entire library the location?
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I can no longer view raw files in bridge - CS4

I have already updated camera raw to view my CR2 files from my Canon 50 D. All was working well, I have already edited over 1000 photos using bridge to browse. I used it yesterday and it worked fine. Shot some more photos, loaded them to my computer and then tried to browse in bridge. Now bridge will not show me the photos, I get the raw icon only. I reset preferences.....restarted my computer.....installed updates...... I have no idea why it suddenly stopped working....or how to fix it! Has anyone had a similar problem? I am using windows vista.

cindylou57 wrote:
These same files however do open with my photoshop elements 5 and I have updated the camera raw in this file also.
I would guess that the RAW files were updated into the wrong folder. There can be only one ACR in the file, and it must be in correct location. Re-read the download instructions to make sure you did it correctly.

Few 5DmkII RAW files do not open with Aperture, but OK with other software

Hi, I have two RAW files which I cannot import with Apple Aperture. The files open fine with Canon Digital Photo Professional, Raw Photo Processor and dcraw (and with various programs on my Windows 7 laptop) and I'm able to create TIFF files from the RAW files with every other software.
Detail about the files:
A. they are two first frames of burst (used auto bracketing, which takes 3 images in burst mode, to create HDR image)
B. there is nothing strange in the files, they are normal RAW files and file size is normal as well (other 28.4MB and 32.7MB)
C. both files process OK in above mentioned softwares and there are no blocks missing from created TIFF images, also preview JPG in the RAW file is OK
D. Mac OS X Quick view (press spacebar in Finder) and Preview do show these two RAW images well (I assume they use the embedded JPG image)
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Some clarifications and answers to your questions:
First to Tony Gay:
I try the feedback later today even they claim "Please know that while we do read these submissions, we cannot guarantee a personalized response.", which is original reason why I'm why I wrote this question here. The url you provided did not work but this should:
http://www.apple.com/support/feedback
This is not relevant to sRAW files, I did not change the between camera taking automated bracketed shots the image format for 2 shots to sRAW and took 3rd with RAW, that is not even possible.
I have copied the images from card to hard drive, not trying to read from the card itself. However now you mention tried also from card = exactly same result. Tried desktop (different HD) and external USB and external eSata, all same result.
Get info doesn't show anything wierd for the images. All other 192 RAWs from same shoot were imported with exact same methodology (as well as 60000 images before that).
Then to gosuk2:
There is no HDR setting in camera, I took the images FOR HDR, but did not use any specific setting, just used 1 1/3 stop bracketing and 2 second times when camera automatically takes 1 1/3 underexposed, correct exposure and 1 1/3 overexposed image (the order of images can naturally be changed via custom function in camera). All this is unrelevant since I shoot quite often HDR with this method (=more than 500 images each month) this way and they have always been fine before these two images.
I see the files in import panel and I the don't use import dublicates setting so that doesn't affect the situation (why it would, Aperture things files are broken).
Again HDR cannot be combined in 5DmkII, it's just automatically shoot 3 bracketed shots.
No I don't get same result no matter what I do, it's just these two files. My other ~5000 HDR bracketed RAWs are importing fine as well as all burst/shots taken in continous shooting mode.
I'm very aware how stacking of images works, but I do not understand relevance to this issue. I can not import the images at all to Apple Aperture, after importing all images Aperture displays dialog saying that following files could not be imported to Aperture, then displays list with both of these files in the list and gives possibility to locate the files in Finder.
I have used Aperture since version 1 and I have 70000 images imported successfully to Aperture. Earlier I have seen this dialog "Aperture could not import image" only after hard drive/card failure. However then images cannot be used in Canon's DPP (Digital Photo Professional) or any other RAW software - now the problem ONLY EXISTS in Aperture all other RAW converters are able to open and process SUCCESSFULLY these images.
So I'm not whining that Aperture is not good, but if it starts to work only part of the images in future and I have to process rest of the images with Canon DPP (that program is really lousy on usability standpoint) then I'm not so happy with Aperture anymore.
Will report here if I get any comments back from Apple through the Feebback tool.
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Open RAW file as linked layer

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I know that when I open a RAW file as a smart object in PS I can convert it to a linked layer afterwards. But during that PS asks me where to save the RAW file.
Now that seems terribly inefficient to me as I already have the RAW on my hard disk (where I just opened it) and I don't want to create another copy of it.
So is there some way that I can open the RAW file so that it is linked to the original from the start? And I certainly don't want to overwrite the original RAW file with the one extracted from the smart object (I don't like touching originals, messes up backup etc.).

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Convert RAW Files in Your Aperture Database to Adobe DNG Files

The following describes how to convert all the RAW images in your Aperture database from manufacturer formats, such as Sony's ARW and Canon's CR2, to Adobe's DNG while retaining all the Adjustments already applied to your RAW files. In the example below I am assuming that your Aperture Library has ARW and CR2 files. These steps work with the latest version of Aperture, being Version 3.3, and have not been tested with earlier versions (in fact, it probably will not work because the database structure changed in 3.3 - however, this means that the steps below can also be applied to your iPhoto library). The steps are:
1. Within Finder select the Aperture Library and Secondary Click to bring up the Shortcut Menu. From this select "Show Package Contents"; this will open a Window showing all the files/directories contained within your Aperture Library.
2. Drag the "Masters" folder out of the Package and place it on your Desktop. The purpose of this step is so that Applications, such as Adobe DNG Converter, can "see" the "Masters" folder, which they cannot do if it is located within the Aperture Library Package.
3. Run the Adobe DNG Converter, select the above "Masters" folder with the "Select Folder" button, make sure you have selected the option "Save in the Same Location", it is also a good idea to select the option "Skip source image if the destination already exists", check your Preferences then select the "Convert" button.
4. Adobe DNG Converter will now convert all the RAW files to Adobe DNG files and save them in the same location as your existing RAW files. Once complete, take a note of (a) the number of files converted and (b) the types of files converted, such as if the conversion includes ARW, CR2, NEF files etc. In this example I will assume that the converter only found ARW and CR2 files; if your system is different then modify the steps below to make sure it covers all the RAW file types converted in your particular system.
5. Select the "Masters" folder and in the Finder Window Search Field search for all the files that end in .ARW and .CR2 (this filename search list should match the types of files found by the Adobe DNG Converter in step (4)(b) above). The number of files returned by the search must match the number of files recorded by the Adobe DNG Converter in step (4)(a) above. Do NOT put the .DNG files in your search criteria. Select all the files found in the search and move them to the Trash. This will delete all the original manufacturer's RAW files from your Aperture Library leaving behind all the new DNG files.
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10. Perform exactly the same steps in (9) for the files "History.apdb", "ImageProxies.apdb", "Library.apdb" and "Properties.apdb".
That is it, your Aperture Library now contains DNG files instead of your original manufacturer files while still retaining all the Adjustments originally made in Aperture to those manufacturer files. Of course, you can repeat the same step and replace your DNG files with the original RAW manufacturer files if you wish. This process works because:
1. Aperture does not store the Adjustments in the RAW files, it keeps these in its internal SQLite database.
2. By using a Hex Editor you (a) don't have to play with SQLite to gain access to Aperture's data and (b) because you are replacing text that has exactly the same number of characters you are not invalidating the format of the underlying data file - this is why you use a Hex Editor instead of a simple text editor.
Think of Aperture as being a repository that holds Adjustments which then link to the original RAW source. Therefore, the above process simply replaces your RAW source and therefore all the Aperture Adjustments are still valid; same Adjustments, new source. In case you ask, no, you cannot transfer Adjustments in and out of Aperture because there is no standard to transform adjustments between different photographic applications.

A rather involved method, David.
I am sure it works, and compliments for figuring it out, but I think one critical step is missing in your workflow: Before you begin - backup, backup, backup!
And I think, all the edits in your database that you are doing so diligently, is what you bought Aperture for to do for you, why do it yourself?
I convert selected raw files this way - without manually patching the Aperture Library:
Export the originals of the raw images that I want to convert.
Run dng-converter.
Import the converted originals back, flag them, and move them to the project they came from.
Sort the project by capture date, so that identical images are show side by side.
Then I use the Lift&Stamp tool to transfer all adjustments and tags from the original raw to the dng copy. I check, if some edits are left to do, then delete the original.
It may take a little longer than your method, but this way all edits in the library are done by Aperture, and I am protected from accidental slips when editing the property list files. That requires a very careful work.
Patching the database files inside the library may be justified as a last ressort, when you need to fix and recue a broken Aperture library, and none of the provided tools is working, but not as a routine operation to do batch conversion of image files. It is very error prone. One wrong entry in the library files and your Aperture Library may be unreadable.
Regards
Léonie

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I purchased Aperture as a data management tool. I used to use Expression Media for this purpose but it is not supported with snow leopard. I have many raw files which were edited in Capture NX2. The adjustments to these raw files are not reflected upon import in aperture. I understand this due to the non-destructive nature of Capture. I am trying to develop a new system to work through this. One idea is to create a duplicate of these adjusted files and save this as a tiff. Therefore my adjustments would be reflected in aperture. However, any metatdata added or other category information used would not be saved back to the raw file only the tiff. The double files create a headache upon import because I do not see an option to import only tiff's. They would have to be saved in another location.
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