What does the Aperture→Lightroom plugin get me that directly importing image files doesn't?

Question

This thread makes it clear that Adobe's plugin for migrating from Aperture to Lightroom does not support adjustments.

If it doesn't support adjustments, then what do I get out of using the plugin that I wouldn't also get by directly importing Aperture's Masters folder?

Answer 1

See Adobe's FAQ on the importer. It doesn't include adjustments, but does include other metadata:

• Flags
• Star Ratings
• Keywords
• GPS Data
• Hidden files
• Face naming tags are mapped to keywords
• some other stuff.

So... not much more than just importing the files directly, but if you've used the rating and categorization features heavily, this will preserve that.