Exporting a Master File


If you want to export a copy of an adjusted image from Aperture, you use the Export Version command, which applies your current edits to a copy of the original master image to generate a new file.

There might be times, though, when you want to export a copy of the original master file. Perhaps you need to give a copy of the original master file to someone who doesn't use Aperture, or maybe you find yourself working for a client who has a very specific custom workflow, and you need the original RAW file to fit into that workflow.

Whatever the case, you can easily create copies of your unedited master files using Aperture's Export Master command.

1.

Press Command-Option-S to make sure you're in Standard layout.

2.

Select the Lesson 11 Images project in the Projects panel.

3.

Select the boats image in the Browser.

This image has been heavily edited in Aperture, but you can see the original master image at any time.

4.

Press M to view the original unedited master file of the boats image.

We can save a copy of the original master file by using the Export Master command.

5.

With the boats image still selected, choose File > Export Master, or press Command-Shift-S. The Export Master dialog opens.

This dialog is similar to the Export Version dialog you saw in Lesson 7, "Finishing, Delivering, and Archiving Images," except that it doesn't offer support for export presets. Because you've told it to export the master image, there's no need to change its format or size.

6.

Navigate to the desktop as the location for the saved master image, and then choose Exported Master Name Format > Master File Name.

7.

Click the Export Masters Here button to begin the export.

8.

Press Command-H to hide Aperture. If you can't see your desktop, then hide any other windows that might be in the way, and look for the file on the desktop. The image will most likely have a Preview icon.

9.

Double-click the _MG_0986.CR2 file on the desktop to examine the exported image in Preview.

The Export Masters command always exports the original master file, even if you are executing the command with an adjusted version selected. Once you have a duplicate of the master file, you can share it with colleagues or clients as needed, and you'll still have the original master file in your Aperture Library.

Exporting a Photoshop Master File

Remember, any image that you import into Aperture is stored in the Library as a master file. This file is never altered, no matter what format it is in, and the Export Master command always saves an exact copy of that original file. This is true for both RAW and non-RAW images, such as Adobe Photoshop files.

1.

Select the image windows 2. This is a layered Photoshop file.

2.

Choose File > Export Master and save the file to your desktop, preserving its master filename.

3.

Click the Finder icon in the Dock to select it and look for the windows 2.psd file you just created.

4.

Double-click the image icon to open the file in Photoshop (if you have it). Notice that Aperture preserved the original Photoshop layers when it exported a copy of the master image.

Some people are worried that if they import their images into Aperture, they're committed to some sort of proprietary Apple technology and that they won't be able to get their originals back. As you've just seen, though, all of your original images are stored as masters in the Library and can easily be exported in their original state at any time.




Apple Pro Training Series(c) Aperture
Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture
ISBN: 0321422767
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 185

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