Tricky question re 2 macbook pros sharing/importing to NASand sharing libra

Ok here's the difficulty I'm having. Data management.... Bought a Drobo FS to help solve image storage needs. Have imported 3 years worth of images in folders by dat (ex 2010-10-01).
Is there a way for Aperture to "Add/Import" ALL of these folders AND leave the files in their current location? I can do it folder by folder, but it is time consuming & tedious.
In addition are there any issues with creating the Aperture Library on the Drobo and sharing it between 2 identical MacBook Pros?
HELP!!!

photoboothlounge wrote:
Ok here's the difficulty I'm having. Data management.... Bought a Drobo FS to help solve image storage needs. Have imported 3 years worth of images in folders by dat (ex 2010-10-01).
Is there a way for Aperture to "Add/Import" ALL of these folders AND leave the files in their current location? I can do it folder by folder, but it is time consuming & tedious.
Put them all in a folder and import.
In addition are there any issues with creating the Aperture Library on the Drobo and sharing it between 2 identical MacBook Pros?
Yes. Aperture is a single-user app, so generally you cannot have Aperture running on two computers connected simultaneously on a network. However some folks report Aperture v3 working on networks, but not with full concurrent access to one Library. Multi-user versions of images management apps (e.g. Cumulus, Portfolio, etc.) tend to be very expensive.
Also, Drobos are slow. For best performance the Library should be on an internal drive with Masters referenced on the Drobo.
IMO best by a lot, especially with mobility-hardware computers like MBPs and iMacs, is to use a Referenced Masters Library with Masters referenced on external drives via FW800 or (preferably) eSATA; however Referenced Masters usually do still work adequately with Masters accessed on externals via slower methods like FW400 or USB.
Remember to back up Masters separately from Vaults, which only back up the Library itself when using a Referenced Masters Library. I very strongly recommend that such backup be performed before import into Aperture or any other images management application.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

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