Storing EPS, PDF, mov, mpg, avi, mp4, m4v, wmv etc

i am trying to put the finishing touches on storing various databases on the mac (papers, images etc, etc) and i have a /folder/ with videos and slideshows that i have collected over the years.
in some cases i created "slideshows" in Aperture and in other cases the "Videos" are mostly from my camera. the slideshows are /also/ stored in Aperture ( they are in the folder on the desktop because i had to export them to the desktop to upload them to the web) and the videos from my camera i think just reside in with all my other images in Aperture if i am not mistaken.
i am noticing however that i have all sorts of other formats in this folder including PDF and EPS.
1. i also noticed that in importing PDF into Aperture it only shows the first image i believe so i am concerned that Aperture may not be a good place to store PDF. can anyone confirm this? this seems a tad unfortunate as a lot of my pdf's are basically slideshows so it seems odd to keep them out of the database where my other slideshows are.
2. can i store EPS in Aperture?
3. can i import the other formats listed above into Aperture and if not can anyone advise (apologies as i know i asked this awhile back) if there is a really straightforward way to convert these and if so to what FORMAT i should consider converting them?
THANKS for any help with this.

hi william,
can i please ask to follow up on these helpful facts? this is slightly tangential to the OP but it is all part and parcel of a big push over here to get things to stop moving around so much.
i am /currently/ planning on getting academic papers into Papers (http://www.papersapp.com) and CV/Portfolios into Yojimbo. i like the bare bones guys a lot and i am basically not operational when i have to deal with a PC looking UI. i /can/ do this in my business life but when it comes to organizing these kinds of things a smooth UI really helps a lot. that said - i absolutely will not use a heavy tagging system if i can avoid it at any cost. i would really prefer just the ability to "drag and drop" files over a "tag" and then to have a interface where i can "show untagged" files.
in any event, one drawback for Pages (not so insignificant) is that once you get the academic paper in there it cannot (apparently) be exported with added or changed (or possibly any) metadata. this means that my use when i need to add metadata is going to be sort of hinky.
also, i really need to be able to scroll through a portfolio in a manner like Acrobat or Quick View allows me to do and if the file gets embedded in a way that makes this difficult i will be unhappy.
/anyways/ i really need a way to tag and organize academic papers as well as cover letters/portfolios and i just downloaded Papers (actually the demo expired awhile ago i think) and Yojimbo and was currently headed in that direction.
can you advise and/or caution on my intended direction here?
i'd list the software i absolutely love using because it is so tranparent and easy but i think this is against the ROS for some reason.
THANKS ALL

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