Help with Aperture 3 Workflow - Jpeg to Tiff

[Weekend Warrior]

I recently upgraded from Nothing to Aperture 3 and I'm slowly culling through and re-touching my pics from most of 2010.

Unfortunately a good number of these are JPEGs, which I don't mind, but I would like to keep as much file data as I can for each image as I'm try out a myriad of different processing techniques and don't want to work with them as lossless files.

Is there a quick and simple way to convert JPEG sets into TIFFs while staying within Aperture? I've looked around for about half an hour in both the library and Import modes and I can't find a quick solution.

So far, I've drawn up the following Workflow.

Converting a JPEG to TIFF that is already Imported to and located in my Aperture Library
1. Skim through the set and ditch the ugly
2. Highlight the keepers slated for editing
3. File > Export Versions to my 1TB External
Export Preset: Tiff (Original Size - 16bit)
Subfolder name: Tiffs
Filenames: Current Versions
4. File > Import (from Tiff Folder)
Add Keywords (these didn't automatically transfer over?)
Backup to: (Make a duplicate "Tiffs Folder" on my Second External hard drive)
Once the Tiff versions are imported, the Aperture Album contains both the Tiff and Jpeg Versions. I will then filter by keyword "Tiffs" and only the tiff files will show up which will then be edited until my heart is content.

Working with a set of JPEGs that are not in my Aperture Library
1. Import the JPEGs in my normal importing fashion
Making sure to simultaneously Backup the Original files on second external
2. Repeat steps 1-4 above.


Does this seem redundant to anyone? Is there an easier process that I'm blatantly missing???

I hope there is, because that extra import/export time adds a good amount of time to the workflow



Also, I just noticed that the Serial Number, Lens, Flash Exposure Comp Values, Focus Mode, and Focus Distance are not retained in the exif during the Jpeg to Tiff process. Anything that I can do about that or will the lens info just have to be keyworded after the second import?

[Weekend Warrior]

Bump

Is there a section of the forum that I should try to move this to?

[monstermum]

maybe this blog will help? ( I am still trying to learn Ap3 so I can't help)

The Aperture Blog | Tips, Tricks and Resources for Using Aperture

[Weekend Warrior]

Thanks for the link, it's been bookmarked and I'll go through it when I have some more time.

[i speak in math]

can't you find the image you want, and file > save as > choose tiff in the dropdown menu?

also, there is no point in saving as 16 bit since the jpeg is already 8 bit. It won't invent extra new information for you that isn't in the original jpeg. Save to an 8 bit tiff.