Metadata in Aperture

Suddenly, in Aperture, every time I click on an image, a metadata box appears blocking the image. I cannot find a way to prevent this popping up on every image I try to edit. Using 3.1. Any solution?

Hi
Press 'T' or in the menu select 'View' -> 'Metadata Display' -> 'Image Tooltips'.
Regards, Michael

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Hi all,
I'm sure you've already worked through this pain, so maybe you'll have some insight for me:
I am exporting approximately 25,000 images from Aperture 2.1.4 and importing them into Lightroom 4. I started working with my small projects of about 300 images to test. From Aperture, I exported the Master files with the Sidecar (IPTC4.XMP) files. [My masters are a mix of .jpgs and .NEF, and I read that the jpgs don't always carry the meta data through]. I successfully imported the master files into Lightroom and ran the "Read Metadata from File" command. I also exported the keywords file from Aperture and imported those into Lightroom as well.
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John, and Brent -
Yes, thank you, you were both right. Here is an updated screenshot showing the image in both applications, with the metadata where I expected it. The trick, in my case, was to follow "Method 1" in the link above, to write the IPTC data into the .jpgs. I'll use the sidecar method for the .NEFs, probably. Also, expanding the fields proved that the keyword was present. I'm sure I can mess around with the Display Metadata options from Default to other things. All well; heroes to the rescue!
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Hi Hop. Welcome to the user-to-user Aperture forum.
Aperture is non-destructive: your original image files are never altered. Export your image in order to create an image-format file with all adjustments and metadata changes made in Aperture.
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Hi Frank
Frank Caggiano wrote:
That's a rough description of the workflow not the workflow.
Include the actual workflow it makes it a whole lot easier to troubleshoot.
Is this what you want?
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Hello out there,
I need to merge a large amount of metadata and need to make sure I do it the right way.
I'm not sure wheter this feature actually exist in Aperture at the moment, so I want to check if there's a clever and foolproof workaround?
I've recently exported well over 3000 images in a small resolution (600x600px) to have metadata added by another company.
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How can I do that and not mess with anything else?
(I did a test where I imported the small res. photos into a new project and all the metadata shows up fine, but I don't want to merge this into my original library, without making sure it keeps my original high res files..)
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I don't know of any feature in Aperture to merge Metadata.
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assign different color labels to both the images to be tagged and the template images with the tags.
Create an album containg the images to be tagged and the template images with the tags; sort this album by capture date; now the images with the tags and without tags should appear alternately side by side.
Then I use the "Lift & Stamp" tool (Lif& Stamp) to copy the metadata from the images with tags to he images without tags.
If all of your images need to be tagged differently this will be a lot of work for 3000 images, however. Then you might prefer to program an AppleScript that finds for each image to be tagged the corresponding tagged image and copies the tags. That would require a consistent naming scheme for the image versions.
Regards
Léonie

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeableimage_fileformat
+"There are many software tools available which allow both viewing and editing of Exif data. The Opanda IExif Viewer is a free stand-alone application for viewing Exif data and also a plug-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows platforms. It allows examination of detailed Exif data online by right clicking on an image.[11] FxIF and Exif Viewer are multi-platform extensions for Firefox that display Exif data in the image properties dialog. This feature is native in the web browser Opera, under image properties.+
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I moved the photos to the external drive using Aperture Relocate Masters and the Captions have been visible since that move. I tried relocating a photo back to the original folder on the MacBook but the caption is still missing.
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Will somebody please post an Aperture-written xmp file *with* custom metadata in it - thanks.

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Rob

To attempt a wrap-up for this thread:
Aperture does NOT provide a means to save custom metadata in XMP - the initial premise of this thread was incorrect: a thank you to John Beardsworth for setting me straight. Specific question asked has been answered.
The purpose for the thread however was to learn how to get information out of Aperture so it can be gotten into Lightroom (final destination: custom metadata fields).
Here is one way to get custom metadata in Aperture to custom metadata in Lightroom, recommended if you have enough free IPTC fields to house the custom data temporarily:
* Create an applescript file with the following contents, modified to support your custom metadata fields; note: it must also be modified to specify the IPTC fields to be used:
tell application “Aperture”
    set imageSel to the selection
    repeat with i from 1 to count of imageSel
        tell library 1
            tell item i of imageSel
                set customFieldValue to value of custom tag "myCustomFieldName"
                set value of IPTC tag "myFreeIptcFieldName" to customFieldValue
            end tell
        end tell
    end repeat
end tell
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* Execute the script.
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If you do NOT have sufficient IPTC fields to use, or would rather not use IPTC fields for this, then you'd have to modify the script to populate a row in a CSV file for each photo, then use the 'Import from CSV' function in Custom Metadata plugin. I can help if it comes to this..
PS - There may be other ways as well, but maybe this is enough..
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Once the weekend is over I move the original files from my laptop to a desktop/server. One of the nice things about iView is the ability to search the catalogs without the associated images needing to be on the computer.
Things I need:
1. File importing and management: Im planning on using the software to import the photos from CF cards. I would like to rename the files on import (so need the ability to replace LG4Y something I enter for each card). I also plan on letting the software manage the images, but will also need to move the photos off of my laptop and onto my desktop/server. I plan on using the laptop for the main source for the library and only use the desktop for storage.
2. Image sorting and ranking: I think both pieces of software have what I need here. I do welcome comparisons in this are if people have them. Are both programs equally capable and speedy at the process?
3. Metadata: This is the most time consuming part of my current workflow. Unfortunately, because the majority of the captions are image specific I cant just batch caption on import. I really need the ability to create custom metadata fields. If these fields can be embedded into the images (or included in sidecar files) all the better. I also need the ability to quickly sort/search by these custom fields so I can add fill-in the other fields. Next, I need to be able to paste the fields across multiple selected images. Lastly, I need to be able to export the metadata into an txt/Excel file for integration with a web database.
4. Any other really cool things that I should be using or doing differently? So often I get close-minded on what Ive been doing... and dont see other things that I could be doing.
Wow, if you made it this far I give you a round of applause! I am planning on using both the trials, so should get a feel for both pieces of software. Thank you all for info.
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1. Both programs do this fine. They both have elaborate rename tools that you can already apply at import or after import. Aperture hides the actual file structure a little more but can be used in the same way. They have more of a "iTunes"-like approach to file organization. I'd also point you towards Bridge, which is part of Adobe's creative Suite and does file organization more like a file browser than a database as both Aperture and Lightroom do.
2. They are both quite good by now. The latest version of Aperture has an amazing quick browse method for very quick initial selection that has to be seen to be believed. It uses the previews in the RAW file or the previews you have generated and just flies through. In my opinion, Lightroom is slightly more flexible in general.
3. Very comparable. I love Lightroom's spray paint for metadata, but Aperture is quite comparable. However exporting the files for external integration will be tough. There is a great plugin for Lightroom called
LR/transporter that will do this, or you can use database tools on your database file, but neither program does this natively.
4. If you go for either of these programs you might want to give up on trying to control the filenames/locations etc. too much. Just let the programs take care of it and use collections/projects and metadata integrated with searches to organize your files, just like you would in iTunes. This is a new paradigm for lots of people but it is very liberating and far more flexible than a harddisk/folder based organization paradigm.

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