Some links that I found concerning metadata in Aperture, especially in regards to import/export
Export Image Metadata to Excel via Automator
http://www.automator.us/aperture/example-06.htmlThe Automator page for Aperture
http://www.automator.us/aperture/Annoture 1.0.3
Annoture is a metadata bridging solution for Aperture and iView MediaPro
http://www.tow.com/annoture/Metadata storage in Aperture
See the "Update, November 9, 2005" section of
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-7887-8063Peter