Tips on sharing photos from Aperture with iLife

How to access images from Aperture in iLife and iWork

Make sure you have iLife and iWork '08, or the latest versions of the iLife and iWork '06 applications:

• iPhoto 6.0.5
• iMovie HD 6.0.3
• iDVD 6.0.3
• iWeb 1.1.2
• GarageBand 3.0.4
• Keynote 3.0.2
• Pages 2.0.2
• iTunes 7.0.1

To update from previous versions of the iLife and iWork '06 applications, from the Apple menu, choose Software Update.

You will also need to update to Aperture 1.5. If you have a previous version of Aperture installed, Software Update can also be used to update to version 1.5.

To browse Aperture images in iLife and iWork '06, you must first enable sharing in Aperture. Details can be found on pages 161-162 of the Aperture User Manual. To view the shared images in iLife or iWork:

• Select the Media pane in one of the iLife/iWork applications.
• Click the disclosure triangle next to the Aperture icon in the browser window.
• Click the disclosure triangle next to Aperture Library to access images in Aperture's built-in Smart Albums or Smart Albums you have created at the Library level. To access images from specific projects, click the project's disclosure triangle. Click on the icon for individual albums or Smart albums within projects.

Handling of Stacked Images

When you browse Aperture images in the iLife/iWork Media pane, you may notice that there seem to be fewer images than expected available there. This is because only the pick or album pick image from each stack in Aperture is shared with iLife and iWork. When you browse images from an Aperture project or built-in Smart album, the pick image from each stack will be available. When you browse images from an Aperture album, then the album pick will be available. If there is no album pick specified, then the pick image will be used when browsing albums. Smart albums you create offer the option Ignore stack groupings. If this option is selected, then all images that meet the criteria for the Smart album will be available in the Media pane, regardless of stack pick status. If you find that you need access to more than one image from a stack in an iLife or iWork application, then drag the non-pick image from the stack in Aperture, or access it from a self-created Smart album. Note that it may take some time before changes made to stacks in Aperture will be reflected in the Media pane.

Labeling of Aperture images in the iLife/iWork Media pane

If the Caption field for an image in Aperture is filled in, then this is what the iLife/iWork Media pane will display. If the Caption field is empty, then the Version Name field will be used as the image label in the Media pane.

Sharing Aperture Images with iTunes/iPod

Syncing Aperture images to an iPod is very much like syncing iPhoto images.

• Connect the iPod to the computer
• When iTunes 7.0.1 or later opens, choose the iPod icon in the Source list.
• Click the Photos tab in the Viewer.
• Choose Aperture from the Sync Photos from pop-up menu, and make sure the associated checkbox is selected.
• Select either the All Photos and albums or Selected albums radio button.
• If you opt for Selected albums, click the checkboxes for the albums you wish to sync with the iPod. Note that only albums (including Smart albums) are available, projects are not. Stacked images are handled in the same way as with the Media pane in the other applications.

Desktop Picture and Screen Saver

Images from Aperture may also be used as the Desktop picture, or Screen Saver. In both cases, the Aperture library is available in Source list. Choose the album or project you wish to use.