Deleting Versions


No matter how good a photographer you are, you'll undoubtedly import some duds at one time or another. As you learned in Lesson 2, you generally want to keep all images when you import them unless they're completely no good (does the inside of your camera bag ring a bell?). So more than likely, your projects will contain some obviously out-of-focus or otherwise undesirable images, which you may eventually want to delete. Deleting images in Aperture requires a little consideration, however, due to the program's master/version file structure.

Let's experiment now with deleting two images of the fire performer.

1.

Locate and select the following four images in the Browser. If the stack is closed, then you'll need to open it to select all of the images.

2.

Select the last image in the stack, _MG_0429 Version 2. Note that this image is an alternate version of the third image in the stack; it is not a master file.

3.

Choose File > Delete Version. The image will disappear from your Library.

4.

Select the thirdnow lastimage in the stack and press Command-Delete. (This is the same as choosing File > Delete Version.) This time, instead of simply deleting the version, Aperture displays a warning.

Because this file is the original master file for these two images, Aperture is a little more hesitant to throw it in the trash.

5.

Click the Delete button and the file will be deleted.

We could have deleted both images at once by selecting them both and pressing Command-Delete, or by selecting either image and choosing File > Delete Master Image and All Versions.

6.

Now select and delete the two remaining images in the stack.

If you are deleting the last image of a series of versions, Aperture will always put up a warning, because the last version always represents the original master file.

It's really a shame that we deleted these images, because the fact is they do make good source material for learning more about the Highlights & Shadows control.

Luckily, Aperture didn't erase the images; it merely moved them to the Trash. This means we should be able to drag them out.

7.

Open the Dock and click the Trash icon.

The Trash folder opens. Inside, you should find a folder named Aperture. Within the Aperture folder, you will see separate folders for every project from which you've deleted images.

8.

Open the Lesson 09 Images folder and you'll see the images we just deleted.

9.

Drag them to your Aperture project. Aperture will reimport them.

Like any other document in the Finder, the deleted Aperture folder remains in your Trash until you choose to empty the Trash.

Now that you've recovered the images, why not spend a little time experimenting further with the Highlights & Shadows adjustment controls? It's amazing how much background detail the tool can bring out of these pictures, once you start playing with it.




Apple Pro Training Series(c) Aperture 1.5
Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 1.5
ISBN: 0321496620
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 190

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