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You can also export projects, folders, and albums, as well as a combination of all three. Aperture
consolidates the originals and versions of the items you selected in the Library inspector and
exports them as a library, maintaining their organizational structure. Then you can merge the
exported library into the Aperture library on another computer. For more information about
merging libraries, see Merging Libraries on page 41.
Exporting Copies of Originals
When you export originals, duplicates of the les that were imported from your camera or other
source are created; no adjustments, le modications, or any other changes are exported with
the le.
To export copies of originals
1 Select a photo or photos in the Browser.
2 Choose File > Export > Originals (or press Command-Shift-S).
3 In the dialog that appears, navigate to the location where you want the exported les placed.
4 Do one of the following:
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Choose None from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to specify that the originals be stored
as separate les in the selected folder.
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Choose a folder name preset from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to specify that
Aperture create a hierarchy of subfolders with specic folder names to hold your les. For
more information about creating folders to hold your exported photos, see Exporting Photos
into Folders in the Finder on page 448.
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Choose Custom Name or Custom Name with Counter from the Subfolder Format pop-up
menu, then enter a custom folder name in the Custom Subfolder Name eld.
5 Choose a name format for your originals from the Name Format pop-up menu.
For more information about selecting and setting up lenaming formats, see Renaming Photos
at Export on page 450. Aperture shows an example of the selected name format in the dialog.
6 To export the originals with IPTC metadata, do one of the following:
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To write IPTC metadata into the original: Choose Include IPTC from the Metadata pop-up menu.
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To create an XMP sidecar le that contains the photo’s IPTC metadata: Choose Create IPTC4XMP
Sidecar File from the Metadata pop-up menu.
7 If you want to include audio attachments with your exported original les, select the Include
Audio Attachments checkbox.
8 If you want to be notied when the export process is complete, select the “Show alert when
nished” checkbox.
9 When you’re ready to export your les, click Export Originals.
Copies of the originals for the selected photos are exported to the location you specied. If you
selected the “Show alert when nished” checkbox, a dialog appears displaying the number of
originals exported and the le path. If you want Aperture to open the Finder to the location
where you exported your originals, click the Reveal in Finder button. Otherwise, click OK to close
the dialog.