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Table Of Contents
- Aperture Getting Started
- Contents
- An Overview ofAperture
- Setting UpanApertureSystem
- Learning About theApertureInterface
- Working with Projects
- Importing Images
- An Overview of Importing
- File Formats You Can Import into Your Library
- Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader
- Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer
- Dragging Image Files from the Finder into a Project
- Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
- Importing Your iPhoto Library
- Transferring Projects from Another Aperture System
- Making an Immediate Backup
- Working with Images intheBrowser
- An Overview of the Browser
- Viewing Images in the Browser
- Navigating Through and Selecting Images
- Rearranging Images in the Browser
- Rotating Images
- Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images
- Creating Versions of an Image
- Copying Images and Moving Images to Different Locations
- Working with Referenced Images
- Displaying Images in the Viewer
- Viewing Images inFullScreenMode
- Stacking Images andMakingPicks
- Rating Images
- Applying Keywords to Images
- Searching for andDisplayingImages
- Grouping Images withSmartAlbums
- An Overview ofImageAdjustments
- Creating Slideshow Presentations
- Using the Light Table
- Printing Your Images
- Exporting Images
- Creating Web Journals andWebGalleries
- Creating Books
- Backing Up Your Images
- Credits
- Index
28 Chapter 2 Setting Up an Aperture System
Using Additional Hard Disk Storage and FireWire Drives
The disk that contains your computer’s operating system is called the startup disk. In
addition to the operating system, the startup disk also stores your applications (such as
Aperture), application preferences, system settings, documents, and image files. The
more hard disk space you have, the more images Aperture can store. Because you’ll be
shooting and storing many images, you should have at least one high-capacity hard disk.
Aperture can also uses external FireWire drives to store and back up image files. These
external drives can be “daisy-chained,” meaning that you can connect one drive to
another and another. The first drive in the chain is connected to your computer.
FireWire drives are “hot-swappable,” meaning that you can connect and disconnect
them from your computer without having to shut it down first. FireWire drives are also
a great way to add storage space if you are using Aperture on a portable computer.