Saving Metadata back to file

If I update metadata in a file that I imported (as a reference) into Aperture, is there any my to save (i.e. update) that data back to the file?
Thanks,
Ken

No.
Furthermore, Aperture (as of 1.5.3) will probably then reject the referenced image because its size/contents have changed.

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