Need help adding originals from iphoto library to Aperture

[Diogones]

Hey all,

I have a Macbook Pro 2010 17" i7 that I use for Aperture projects. Previously, my setup worked like this: I was running Snow Leopard, with both Aperture and iPhoto installed. I had all of my photo masters/originals in my iPhoto library, and I referenced them to my Aperture library.

I recently upgraded to a dual SSD+HDD setup and performed a clean install with Mavericks. What I would like to do now - since I don't use iPhoto anymore and I use Aperture exclusively for my photo projects - is to move, not copy, my iPhoto masters into either my current Aperture library, or a new one, if that's necessary. As a test run, I had already consolidated most of my photos before I did the upgrade, but it created many duplicates in my Aperture library: the master copy, and the referenced copy.

Once I get everything moved to Aperture, I will simply delete the iPhoto library, since I won't use it, and all the originals will now reside in the Aperture library. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on how to do this, I'd love to hear them!

 

[mailbuoy]

managing Aperture originals

I recommend that you visit http://photo.rwboyer.com and consider purchasing his ebook, Aperture 3 File Management. It is not expensive and in the first few pages there is great discussion on importing files and letting Aperture implement your preferences on file locations, sub-folders, file naming, automatic project creation, etc. I just started reading this myself and I am glad I did before investing much time in my photo organization. This import capability will also let you move vice copy and remove duplicates if desired.