Apple Aperture 2 - Manual (Page 117)

Chapter 4 Importing Images 117
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Importing a Selection of Images
You can also import a selection of images from your camera or card reader.
To import a selection of images:
1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer.
The Import pane and Import dialog appear, showing the images on the camera or card.
2 In the Projects inspector, do one of the following:
 Choose File > New Project (or press Command-N) to create a new project. You can
also choose New Project from the New pop-up menu in the toolbar.
 Select an existing project to hold your images. (The Import arrow points at the
selected project.)
The top-left portion of the Import dialog updates, displaying where the images are
being placed.
3 Select the images you want to import by Shift-clicking to select a range of adjacent
images, Command-clicking to select nonadjacent images, or dragging a selection
rectangle around the images you want.
The current number of images selected for import is displayed on the Import Images
button in the lower-right corner of the dialog.
To reset the image selection so that no images are selected, click in the background
beside a thumbnail.
4 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported masters in the Aperture library: Choose In the Aperture Library from
the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported masters as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your hard
disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
Import Images button
showing the number
of images selected
for import