Aperture 2 keywords question

[Yoursh]

Picked up Aperture 2 a few weeks ago to upgrade from iPhoto '08. Mainly since I found iPhoto a little limited with my new Canon XSi's raw photos. I like it a lot and really like the functionality. After installation, I imported my iPhoto library into Aperture without issue. I reorganized my photos, deleted duplicates, etc. I did run into one issue I'm not sure how to fix easily. When I imported my iPhoto '08 library, Aperture tagged all the shots with 'iPhoto Original' as a keyword. All that does is clutter up my metadata with useless info when I want to export it.

I would like to delete this keyword from any photos that may have it(200-300 shots) but not sure if there is an easy way to do it. Since I reorganized them after import, they are mixed with photos added later directly to Aperture. I would think there would be an easy way to do this but haven't found an answer with my online searches. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[66217]

Open Aperture and click Shift+H, then find the "iPhoto Original" keyword and delete it.

You're done.

 

[Yoursh]

That's exactly what I was looking for. Worked perfectly. I knew there had to be some way to remove keywords from large groups of pictures. Just goes to show I have much to learn. Thanks

 

[bobt]

Regarding keywords, is there a quick way to add the same keyword to multiple photos after an import? I thought selecting several images and setting the keyword would do it for all but it only does for one image.

Thanks.

 

[OreoCookie]

Regarding keywords, is there a quick way to add the same keyword to multiple photos after an import? I thought selecting several images and setting the keyword would do it for all but it only does for one image.

Well, it does do that after you deactivate the one-photo option: there should be a button below the viewer with a square and a 1 in it (the second one from the right): if that is depressed, only the primary selection will be changed.