Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Exporting Masters and Versions
of Images
The most basic form of image exporting in Aperture is exporting a copy of the master version of
your photo (typically the RAW file) or exporting a specific size and resolution of the selected ver-
sion of your photo, complete with all the adjustments you've made. You might export the master
for backup reasons, to provide someone else with your RAW file, or to export the RAW file so that
you can open it in a different converter. Typically, though, you export a version of your photo for a
specific purpose, whether it's to e-mail to a client or to enter into a contest.
Fortunately, Aperture is very consistent, and wherever you can export a master or a version of your
photos you will see a nearly identical set of options. In this section, we cover the different options
available when exporting masters and versions of your photos.
Exporting masters
The basic steps to export a master are quite simple.
1.
Select the images whose masters you want to export.
2.
Choose File
➪
Export
➪
Master
. Aperture opens the dialog in Figure 8.1.
3.
Select the folder to save the masters into.
4.
Click Export Masters.
After you click Export Masters, you can check the status of your export by opening the Activity
window (Window
Show Activity). When finished, Aperture will have created copies of the
selected master files in the selected folder for you to do with as you please.
➪
At the bottom of the dialog there are two options that you can select. Selecting Include Audio
Attachments causes Aperture to export a copy of any audio attachments for the selected images
alongside the exported masters. Selecting Show alert when finished causes Aperture to open an
alert dialog when it's finished exporting your images.
Aperture also provides options to rename your master files and to control how it exports the mas-
ter's metadata.
