Exporting copies of digital master files, P. 293) – Apple Aperture User Manual
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Chapter 15
Exporting Your Images
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Exporting Copies of Digital Master Files
When you export master files, duplicates of the files that were imported from your
camera or other source are created; no adjustments, file modifications, or any other
changes are exported with the file.
To export copies of digital master files:
1
Select an image or images in the Browser.
2
Choose File > Export > Export Masters (or press Command-Shift-S).
3
Navigate to the location where you want the exported files placed.
4
Do one of the following:
 Choose “No folder” from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to specify that the files
be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder.
 To specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names, choose a folder preset from the Subfolder Format pop-up
menu. For more information about specifying folders to hold your exported images,
see “
Exporting Master Files into Folders in the Finder
 Enter a custom folder name in the Custom Subfolder Name field.
5
Choose a name format for your master files from the Name Format pop-up menu.
For more information about selecting and setting up filenaming formats, see “
” on page 107. Aperture shows an example of the selected name
format in the dialog.
6
To export the digital master file with an XMP sidecar file that contains the image’s IPTC
metadata, select the “Create IPTC4XMP sidecar file” checkbox.
7
When you’re ready to export your files, click Export Masters.
Copies of the digital master files for the selected images are exported to the location
you specified.
Choose a location for the
exported files.
Choose a name format for your
master files here.
Click this button to export files.