Rename master "file name"

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.
This is a pain in the * process.
Any other ideas?
One of my favorite OS X tools is "A Better Finder Rename" - (http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/index.html). I used to have my own Applescript to rename, but this ran circles around mine.
Before Aperture, I'd import to a folder, do a simple culling (via Bridge), then rename everything to my conventions (D05_01322.DCR, etc).
If you want to import directly from a card reader WITH renamed images, you can try this utility as another method. Yesterday I used it to do a simple experiment to allow a Master file to be renamed BEFORE importing into Aperture:
1. Be sure to open your preferences and set the "When camera is connected, open:" to "No application".
2. Mount your card reader with card you want imported.
3. Select the files you want renamed, then open "A Better Finder Rename" and select to Change "only the file name".
4. Inside Aperture, import the renamed Master images with your personalized names.

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Choose Rename Files, Version Name: Custom Name with Index
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Check: Rename Master Master File
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Why is the File Name not the same as the Version name? I checked Rename Master File.
Why isn't the File Name red? I'm changing it?
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For some reason in the 2007-2009 folders the Master file names match up to the Event names in iPhoto. This is great and makes sense! However, after 2009 everything gets really messed up in the Masters folder - despite my iPhoto Library being meticulously organised into Events that are all labelled. For example, when I open up the 2014 folder the path looks like this 2014 > 10 > 06 > 20141006-214510 > which then houses the jpeg images. It looks to me like these folders represent upload events as opposed to the Events that I organised them into in the front end of iPhoto. WHY!?!
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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?
No.

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Rename the file names

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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.
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