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To the right of Copy images/videos to, select where to store copies of the photos.

It selects the default location automatically.

Next to Aperture Library, press Select to choose your library.

That displays the Import from Aperture dialog.

Go to File menu > Plug-in Extras > Import from Aperture Library or Import from iPhoto Library.

To back up on demand, go to Lightroom menu > Catalog Settings and select When Lightroom Next Exits from the pop-up at the bottom and quit Lightroom to run the backup., then open Lightroom.

Create a clean Lightroom catalog ( File menu > New Catalog) or at least back up your working Lightroom catalog.

Launch Lightroom and then you’re ready to get started.

Copy the extracted aperture_iphoto_importer.lrplugin file to the Modules folder.

If a folder called Modules doesn’t already exist, create it inside that Lightroom folder.

Select Library, then navigate through Application Support > Adobe > Lightroom. That makes the User Library folder visible.

Open Finder and hold down the Opt key while selecting the Go menu.

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Double-click on the downloaded zip file to extract it.

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Download the plug-in from here: aperture_iphoto_importer and save it somewhere safe, such as your desktop or downloads folder.

(Instructions for plug-in installation now removed, as it’s now included in Lightroom 5.7 by default – updated 18 November 2014).

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You can check your Lightroom version by going to Help menu > System Info. If you’re not using 5.7, you’ll need to update using Help menu > Check for Updates.

You need to be running Lightroom 5.7 on a Mac.

We’ll use the Aperture Import tool but the same principles apply to iPhoto too: Let’s take the instructions one step at a time.

If you only want to transfer part of your library into Lightroom, you can export those photos as a new Aperture Library and then run the importer tool on that.

If Lightroom duplicates the files, it places them in dated folders. YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD.

If your files are referenced by Aperture, Lightroom gives you the option of leaving them in their current location, or duplicating them in a new location.

If your files are managed by Aperture, Lightroom leaves them where they are and duplicates them in your chosen location.

Anything else not already listed is probably not imported into Lightroom.Īperture offers two ways of storing your files – managed or referenced.

PSD Files can only be imported into Lightroom if they’re saved with ‘maximize compatibility’ enabled.

Custom Fields have no Lightroom equivalent (except for certain plug-ins).

Smart Albums don’t quite translate to Smart Collections.

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Use Aperture to export full resolution edited photos and store them with the originals.

Keep Aperture around to export those photos when you need them.

Edit the files again using Lightroom when you need them.

Develop Settings don’t translate to Lightroom’s settings, so you have a few options:.

As a result, some settings aren’t transferred. Some Aperture/iPhoto features don’t have an equivalent feature in Lightroom. Lightroom can automatically stack the preview with the original photo.

You can import ‘Full size’ previews from Aperture/iPhoto (optional, off by default) to help you remember how you edited the file in Aperture, provided that they are up-to-date.

Aperture Versions will translate into Virtual Copies in Lightroom (metadata only – no Develop adjustments).

Stacking (Aperture Only - stack groupings will be mapped to keywords in Lightroom as they don’t map cleanly between the programs).

Aperture project/folder/album hierarchy and iPhoto events/folders/albums hierarchy will be mapped as closely as possible into Lightroom collection sets and collections.

Hidden Files (files designated as Hidden in iPhoto will be imported into Collections > From iPhoto > Photos Hidden in iPhoto).

Faces will be added as keywords in Lightroom (note that the box around the face doesn’t translate to a Lightroom 5 feature).

Color Labels (Aperture has more color labels than LR, so Color Labels will be mapped to keywords: Red, Orange, etc…, including support for custom label names).

Rejects (files designated as Rejects in Aperture will be imported into Collections > From Aperture > Photos Rejected in Aperture).

They’re going to continue refining the plug-in and will include it in a future Lightroom update and it’s now included in Lightroom 5.7 (updated 18 November 2014), but if you’re itching to convert your Aperture library (3.5.1 or later) or iPhoto library (9 or later), you can try it right now. So what do you need to know? What’s Included in the Transfer: Adobe has just released their first Aperture/iPhoto to Lightroom Import tool.