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Exporting Metadata in a Separate File
You can select photos and export the IPTC metadata assigned to them in a tab-delimited text
le. The text le also lists the version names, ratings, keywords, and color labels assigned to the
photos in Aperture.
For more information about IPTC metadata, see About IPTC Metadata on page 195.
To export photo metadata in a text le
1 Select the photos whose metadata you want to export.
2 Choose File > Export > Metadata.
3 Enter a name for the text le in the Save As eld, select the location where you want the le
stored, then click Export Metadata.
Aperture exports the metadata information as a standard Unicode text le that you can open
and use with any application that uses text les.
Exporting Using Plug-ins
Some applications, social networking sites, and photography services supply plug-ins that allow
Aperture to export les automatically with the format and settings the application or service
requires. For example, a stock photography service or print lab may require that photos be
transferred at a specic size, in a specic le format, or with particular types of metadata. Such
a service can create its own plug-in that automatically sets up Aperture to export les with
precisely the characteristics the service needs.
To use an export plug-in, you must rst obtain the plug-in software from the service or
application vendor and install it. You can nd a list of available plug-ins by connecting to the
Internet and choosing Aperture > Aperture Plug-ins. Third-party plug-ins for Aperture are stored
in the following location: /Library/Application Support/Aperture/Plug-ins/Export/.
To export photos using a third-party plug-in
1 Select the photos you want to transfer.
2 Choose File > Export, then select the plug-in that you want to use.