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How to Edit MetaData Presets in Aperture 2

January 3, 2012 by debbie T | Aperture 2 • Digital Photography

Every new year, I have to edit the year on my copyright for photos imported into Aperture 2, and every year, I search for the same web article online to figure out how to do it!

Well, for future reference (2013 and beyond…) here’s what I need to do to change my copyright date in the metadata preset:

In Finder, open the XML file and edit in Text Wrangler (or other plain text editor)
File is found at /Library/Application Support/Aperture/Metadata Presets.plist

Here is the original article:

http://simonabrams.squarespace.com/home/2010/2/4/aperture-quick-tip-update-your-metadata-presets.html

and where I originally found it:

http://www.apertureexpert.com/tips/2010/2/5/updating-metadata-presetsthe-xml-way.html

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