Importing, Masters for referenced images into folders – Apple Aperture 2 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Importing Images
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Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your
files stored using the current master filenames from your camera or card. Choose a name
format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using a specified
name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the Name Text
field. You can also apply the name format to the masters as well. Choose Edit from the
Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme. For more information about
naming files, see “
Automatically Naming Your Imported Images
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To add metadata to your images as they’re imported, choose a metadata preset from
the Add Metadata From pop-up menu. For more information about setting up and
using metadata presets, see “
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When you are satisfied with your image selection, click the Import arrow or the Import
Images button in the lower-right corner of the dialog.
As the images appear in the Browser, you can begin working with them.
Importing Masters for Referenced Images into Folders
When you import images as referenced images, you can have Aperture place their
masters individually into a selected folder, or create subfolders to hold the files. For
example, you might have the imported image files placed in subfolders identified by
date. You can create folder name format presets that you can quickly choose to select
the folder name format you want.
To create a folder name format, you select the name elements you want in the Folder
Naming Presets dialog. You can specify a combination of name elements to create the
custom folder names you want. You can compose folder name formats that combine
the following name elements:
 Version Name
 Master Filename
 Sequence Number (1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, and so on)
 Image Year
 Image Month
 Image Day
 Image Date
 Image Time
 Index Number (1, 2, 3, and so on)
 Custom Name
 Counter (001, 002, 003, and so on)
 Current Date
 Current Time