Apple Aperture - Manual (Page 304)

304 Part III Distribution and Backup
Applying IPTC Metadata and Keywords to Your Images
Many publications use a standard set of image keywords; the American Newspaper
Publishers Association (ANPA) wire codes, developed by the Newspaper Association of
America, are one example. You can apply these keywords to your images when
exporting to JPEG, TIFF, and PSD file formats.
Remember that applying metadata at export applies all the metadata attached to your
image. If your image version has metadata that you don’t want exported, create an
image version that includes only the metadata intended for export.
Note: The PNG file format does not support the inclusion of metadata.
To include metadata with images at export:
1 Select the image or images you want to export.
2 Choose File >Export > Export Version (or press Command-Shift-E).
3 Navigate to the location where you want the exported images placed.
4 Choose Edit from the Export Preset pop-up menu.
5 In the Export Presets dialog, select the export preset you want to use to export
your images.
6 Select the Include Metadata checkbox.
7 Click OK.
8 Choose a name format for your exported files from the Export Name Format
pop-up menu.
9 Click Export.
The metadata is included in your exported images.
Exporting Metadata Listed in a Separate File
You can select images and export the metadata assigned to them in a tab-delimited
text file. The text file lists the version name, ratings, keywords, and other metadata
assigned to the image.
To export image metadata in a text file:
1 Select the images whose metadata you want to export.
2 Choose File > Export > Export Metadata.
3 Select the location where you want the file stored, then click Export Metadata.
Aperture exports the metadata information as a standard Unicode text file that you can
open and use with any application that uses text files.