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Note: For a list of cameras that Aperture supports for tethered shooting, go to
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4176. See your camera’s manual for information about setting
up your camera for tethered shooting.
To use tethered shooting, you rst connect your camera to the computer using a USB or FireWire
cable. You then select a project for the photos to be stored in. Aperture provides a Tether
Settings dialog for specifying your tethered shooting settings, and you can also use this dialog
to specify any other import settings (just as you would normally specify import settings in the
Import browser).
After starting a session, you can use Aperture to view and capture photos. You use the Aperture
Tether HUD to control your camera and take photos as you work.
To set up Aperture for tethered shooting
1 Connect your camera to your computer.
2 In the Library Inspector, select the project you want the photos captured to.
3 Choose File > Tether > Start Session.
4 Specify import settings.
For information, see Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader on page 52.
5 Click Start Session.
The Tether HUD appears.
6 Do one of the following:
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To begin the capture session: Click Capture.
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To stop capturing photos: Click Stop Session.
Importing Folders of Files from the Finder
If you’ve spent time organizing your image, video, and audio les into a meaningful hierarchy
on your computer and you want to keep that organization, you can import a folder of les as
a project or drag it directly into the Library inspector. When you import a folder of les or drag
it into the Library inspector, the top folder becomes a folder in the Library inspector and any
subfolders become projects within the folder.
To import a folder of les from the Finder using the Import command
1 Choose File > Import > Folders as Projects.
2 Select the folder of photos that you want to import. You can select multiple folders to import by
Shift-clicking them.
3 Do one of the following:
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To import the top-level folder as a folder in the Aperture library and all of its subfolders as individual
projects: Choose Folders and Projects from the Import Folders As pop-up menu.
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To import the top-level folder as a project and all its subfolders as albums: Choose Projects and
Albums from the Import Folders As pop-up menu.
4 Choose a location for the imported photos by doing one of the following:
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To store imported originals in the Aperture library: Choose “In the Aperture Library” from the
Store Files pop-up menu.
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To import the les as referenced images stored in their current location on your hard disk: Choose
“In their current location” from the Store Files pop-up menu.