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Welcome Screen : all the options

When you launch Aperture, a Welcome Screen is shown :

Let's analyse each option :

View the Quick Tours

Launch the Aperture guided visits under the form of web-based QuickTime tours on Apple website.

Import Your iPhoto Library

Allows to copy your iPhoto library inside the Aperture library. All folders structure will be kept. Some data won't be kept. This operation causes to double the space used by your photos on your hard disk since they are kept in both libraries.

Import Photos from a Folder on Disk

This option seems to be the best when you use Aperture for the first time. To use this option, you need to store your photos on your hard disk in a folder with sub-folders. Choosing this option for the first time allows to import all you photos and to keep your folder structure : Aperture will create a new project with the same name as your folder, with albums named from each sub-folder.

Import Photos from a Memory Card or Camera

Allows to transfer your photos stored on a memory card to Aperture library. You will need a good memory to keep in brain the importation date, as the photos are stored by session (date of creation).

Start Using Aperture

Allows to launch Aperture without any preliminary operation.

Note

You can decide to not display this menu during Aperture launch, by unchecking "Show the Welcome Screen at Startup" check-box.

Benoit ARAGOU
benoit.aragou@free.fr
Doolididom

Translated in English by Jean-Jacques CORTES
jjcortes@orange.fr
www.jjcortes.com