Ellen - Do you do keywording on your laptop prior to export? And if so, how do you handle keeping the keyword hierarchies in sync between the two computers? I know the keywords are stored in:

~/Library/Application Support/Aperture/Keywords.plist

I suppose I could just occasionally copy that file from one machine to another via file sharing (or do the whole Export/Import dance from the Keyword HUD), but I'm wondering if you've found a better way. This seems to be the one area where the whole process of using Aperture on two different machines requires more manual effort than I'd like. Here's hoping that future versions of Aperture will allow me to sync my keyword hierarchies in some sort of automated fashion.

Thanks

The way I move images in Aperture between my MacBook and my iMac is with an application called Chronosync. This works well in updating the target Mac so that it is only a one step process. It should be set up, however, so that you are moving files in one direction - not truly syncing.

@Dudly:

When I get home I export what I have done on the trip as an Approject to my portable harddrive via firewire and then plug it into my iMac and use Aperture to import it from the same drive. I find that this takes less time than to move the file wirelessly. as my backups are on the portable drive I drag and drop them to the iMac.

Chronosync is great for keeping my MBP and iMac files synced because you can exclude the files that are unique to each machine.

I use Chronosync for all my backups.

BTW Sonnet has a great cardreader which fits into the express slot on the MBP and sticks out so little that you can leave it there.

Cheers:
Bob

>...to show other people I meet while traveling what I’ve been doing, as well as to use for impromptu slideshows or to illustrate talks, etc.

Isn't this what web exports are all about, creating the viewing experience everywhere??

I can see your problem if you are doing Aperture training, but screen resolution slide shows are tiny...

This is how I'm going to use it,,,portable for some heavy lifting, then place everything on the BIG box, exporting the viewing experience as formatted portable shows.

Cheers,
-Steve

PS - I keep a locked and more importantly, -controlled- word keyword library. I modified this to suite:

http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/products/aperture.html

I have been a longtime fan of your books and comments. As an avid hobbyist and fan of Appleophile, I purchased and upgraded Aperture use it to modify my photos. I am trying to learn it from top to toe, but as a full-time physician, I don't have as much time as it takes. My question to you should be issimple. Per the enclosed article, you back up each day's project onto a vault on one external drive and to another ext HD. Do you just drag the project onto the latter or do you open the project and export all the pictures? If so, is there a mechanism for exporting the RAW files and the metadata or do you export them in some other form? Thanks for your help. I promise not to pester you, but I trust your advice. Do you and your son plan to publish an upgraded text to using Aperture 2.x?

Bob, first of all thank you for your kind words. Asking questions isn't pestering!

The way I've been backing up the projects is to to click on the project in Aperture and choose File > Export Project. Then I choose the external drive from the popup menu that appears. That way all the metadata is transferred as well as the RAW files.

I have a 7+ hour video training series on Aperture 2 available from www.vtc.com . The first three chapters are free. You can access the course online or opt to buy the CD. Josh and I don't have updated print material at this point - although we certainly hope and plan to offer more written materials for Aperture in the future. If you have specific requests please let us know.

Thanks,

Ellen