Hi Joseph
is there any training about libraries you've recorded?
Libraries in the sence of:
i am working more and more with my MacBook only but my photo data's wont fit on the disk anymore (soon). So i am thinking about having a library and all the corresponding photos on an (fast) external drive. all the actual projects and photos i am working on i will keep on my MacBook, as well as knew imports i will store on the MacBook.
From time to time i will have to move some projects on the external drive again.
I guess i could handle this by keeping at least two libraries.
But are these managed ones or referenced? and how to move albums from one into the other, so the folder and album i am exporting is imported in the other library as i had it before?
nothing i would like to play around just a little.
therefore my question, is there any training session i missed you've had about this exact topic?
thx
cheers, Tim
Good stuff :-)
-Joseph
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Tim,
I covered managed vs referenced in the two ebooks, but as far as managing a small hard drive, there are several things you can do to maximize space. There’s another conversation on this topic right now (different reason but same need) in this post. Pop over there and join the conversation!
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Thanks Joseph!
Bought your ebook and got it with referenced and managed files. I do work with referenced files already, also using your import preset tipps since you’ve shown us in a live training ;-)
But there are still question marks left:
- when traveling i do import on the internal HD and do work on the photos
- when done with it and it’s time to move the photos i just move em on another external disk and with “relocating photos” Aperture will be able to find ‘em again, etc.
- but what can i do with photos in Aperture when i once moved photos into a new place (external disk), i relocated them but now i am on traveling. will i see at least the previews? i guess yes but i will not be able to work on the RAW file and make some color adjustments. as long as not connected to the external drive i can do things like metataging on these photos only. did i got that one right?
cheers
tim
thx Joseph i got it ;-)
did some serious testing - it’s clear now; i can move pictures around in the finder, i can relocate them, i even can use the functionality in Aperture to save the originals into another place! GREAT!
so i will try to keep as many photos as possible on the NB HD but if necessary i can move older Originals to an external drive an relocate the referenced files.
cheers