Changing Master filenames in Aperture

[vikasmg]

Not sure if this is an appropriate forum in which to post this question.

I have just installed Aperture and imported SEVERAL folders and several thousand files from my drive - referencing them in their previous location (Yes it took a while!)

Some of my files have the original names assigned by my cameras (eg "L1001684.DNG" and so on). I'd like to rename these to sumething more meaningful (like "20080618 - 001 - Coconut Lagoon Resort.DNG" etc). This is a fairly straightforward procedure in Lightroom. But there does not seem to be a way to rename the original files in Aperture.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[lxlim]

From the menu bar;

"Metadata" heading, select "Batch Change ..."

Select the Version Name Format popup for a choice of different ways of renaming.

You can always customise by selecting the edit at the bottom of the menu.

Do one project at a time. Give Aperture some time in between renaming especially if you change your mind after renaming. I ran into some problems doing changes too quickly and had to rebuild the database. But maybe it was because the folder had a lot of files.

Hope that helps.