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431 Create and share custom themes432 Copy a book album432 Order books from third-party print vendors using plug-ins434 Chapter 12: Share photos

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 100Rating workowYou can use photo rating as part of your workow to help reduce a large group of photos to a

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 101 11 Specify a rating that is equal to ve stars in the Filter HUD.Only the photos rated Select remain vi

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 102Rate an individual photo using the rating buttons in the control bar 1 Select a photo. 2 To show the con

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 103The compare photo appears in the Viewer and the Browser with a green border. The next selected photo appea

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 104 6 Navigate to the next alternate by pressing the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key or by clicking the left a

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 105 2 Select the Rating checkbox.Set the slider to a rating.Make sure this checkbox is selected, then choose

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 106After you’ve applied keywords to your photos, you can have Aperture display a photo’s keywords in the View

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 107There are several ways to apply keywords: •Using the Keywords HUDClose buttonSearch fieldKeyword groupKeyw

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 108For more information about turning on metadata overlays in the Viewer and Browser, see Metadata overlays o

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 109View a photo’s keywords using the Info pane of the Inspector HUD 1 Show the Info pane of the Inspector HU

483 iCloud preferences483 Accounts preferences484 Advanced preferences485 Customize the toolbar487 Use gestures with Aperture488 Customize keybo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 110Apply keywords using the Keywords HUDThe Keywords HUD provides an ecient way to apply keywords to photos.

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 111 •To search for a keyword: Type the keyword you’re looking for in the Keywords HUD search eld.Enter a key

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 112Add new keywords to the keyword library 1 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following: •Choose Wind

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 113Add keywords to a keyword group 1 In the Keywords HUD, select the keyword group to which you want to add

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 114 2 Do one of the following: •Click the Remove Keyword button. •Press the Delete key.The selected keyword

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 115Show the keyword controls in the control bar m Choose Window > Show Keyword Controls (or press Shift-D)

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 116Add a preset keyword to a photo 1 Select the photo to which you want to assign a keyword. 2 In the contr

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 117Create a keyword preset group and assign keywords to it 1 In the control bar, choose Edit Buttons from th

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 118 3 Type a name for the new keyword preset group, then press Return. 4 Drag keywords from the Keywords Li

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 119Lift all the keywords from a photo and stamp them onto another photo or group of photos 1 Select a photo.

12What is Aperture?Aperture is a powerful, easy-to-use digital photo management system for organizing, adjusting, archiving, and presenting high-qu

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 12 0Stamp a reduced selection of keywords onto a photoIn many cases, you do not want to copy all keywords fro

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 121You can also lift RAW Fine Tuning parameter values from one RAW image and stamp them onto another. RAW Fin

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 122All keywords assigned to the photo appear in the Keywords eld.Metadata View pop-up menu 4 To add a keywo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 123Remove an individual keyword from a group of photos using keyword controls in the control bar 1 Select t

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 12 4The Faces technology identies all the photos in your library that contain faces. You then complete the i

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 12 5When you double-click a person’s snapshot, Aperture opens the Faces browser and shows the named snapshot

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 126Assign names to faces in your photos 1 In the Browser, select a photo with people in it. 2 Click the Nam

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 127Rename a person in a photo 1 Select a photo containing the face of a person you want to rename. 2 Click

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 12 8Set a photo as the key photo for a snapshotWhen you enter Faces view, a snapshot of each person you named

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 12 9 2 To conrm a face as a match, do one of the following: •To conrm the face in a single photo: Click th

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 13 •Process your photos nondestructively. Aperture protects your original image les and uses built-in safeguards to h

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 13 0Search for photos by faceAs you name the people that appear in the photos in the library, the number of n

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 131Organize photos by location using Places Places overviewIn Aperture, you can organize and explore your pho

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 132 •Typing the name of a place or entering an address in the Places view search eld, and then clicking the

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 133View photo locationsAperture saves every location that has been assigned to a photo.Important: To use Pla

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 13 4 •In Places view, use the Zoom slider and buttons to zoom in to the location of a photo group.Zoom outZoo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 135 2 In the Browser, select a photo.A location label appears above a pin in Places view, indicating the loc

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 136 2 Select a red pin.The photo or photos marked by the pin appear selected in the Browser.Photos shot in t

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 137 3 Select the correct location in the list that appears below the search eld.The location pin for the lo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 138 m Command-drag a specic area of the map.The map zooms in to the area indicated by the selection rectangl

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 139Change the map view within Places view m To switch to the Standard view: Click the Standard button. m To s

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 14Aperture also provides several tools to help you organize a large portfolio of photos. You can compare high-resoluti

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 140A dialog also appears at the bottom of Places view, informing you that you can move the pin to change the

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 141 4 Choose Metadata > Assign Location. 5 In the dialog that appears, enter the location you want to se

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 142Change photo locationsIf you’ve assigned incorrect locations to photos, it’s easy to change their location

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 143Remove locationsIf you have assigned a location to a photo or group of photos by mistake, you can remove i

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 144 3 Do one of the following: •To assign photo location information to other photos in the project based on

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 145 3 In the Info HUD, click Assign Location.Assign Location button 4 In the dialog that appears, enter a s

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 146Work with location information using the Info inspectorIn addition to working with location information in

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 147 3 In the Map pane of the Info inspector, do one of the following: •Use the Zoom buttons to zoom in to or

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 148 3 Enter the name of the location you want to assign to the photo in the Location eld, then select the

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 149 4 Enter the name of a new location to assign to the photo in the Location eld, then select the location

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 15Aperture interface overviewHere are the main areas of the Aperture window:Toolbar: Perform common tasks and select a

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 150Search for and display photosSearching overviewIn Aperture, you can search for photos in multiple ways. Yo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 151Perform quick searches using the Search Field pop-up menuThe search eld pop-up menu in the Browser provid

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 152 •To reset the search eld pop-up menu to the default setting of Unrated or Better: Click the Reset button

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 153When you choose an item from the Add Rule pop-up menu, additional controls become available in the Filter

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 154 •Rating: Search for photos based on the ratings assigned to them in Aperture. •Text: Search for photos ba

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 155 •To create a new book album, Light Table album, slideshow album, Flickr album, Facebook album, Smart Web

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 156You can create Smart Albums that: •Collect photos of certain poses or subjects, such as head shots, photos

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 157 4 In the Smart Settings HUD that appears, specify search criteria.Close buttonSpecify the search criteri

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 158Congure a Smart Album to collect photos of particular peopleYou can create a Smart Album and specify a pe

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 159Search within a Smart AlbumAfter creating a Smart Album, you can search for specic photos within the cont

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 16Organize photos using the Library inspectorAll your imported photos are available in the Library inspector, one of t

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 160Transfer Smart Album photos to an albumYou can transfer photos from a Smart Album to another album, such a

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 161Work with library albums m Open an Aperture library created in a previous version of Aperture.The library

162View photos in the ViewerViewer overviewThe Viewer displays a detailed view of the photo or photos selected in the Browser. You can view one pho

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 163When rating or adjusting photos, you can set the Viewer to compare two photos at once. You select a photo t

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 164Change the number of photos in the ViewerYou can specify whether the Viewer displays one photo, three photo

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 165The compare photo appears on the left with a green border, and an alternate photo appears on the right.The

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 166View photos at full resolutionA full-resolution view of a photo shows every pixel in the photo. You can set

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 167Display a selected photo at full resolutionDo one of the following: m Choose View > Zoom to Actual Size

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 168Work with audio and video in the ViewerIf you have imported audio and video les into Aperture, you can use

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 169Trim an audio clip 1 Select the audio clip in the Browser.The audio controls appear in the Viewer with the

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 17The Browser layout displays a grid of thumbnail images.Browser layout: The Browser fills the workspace and displays

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 170 5 Drag the Start point to the beginning of the video you plan to use, and drag the End point to the posit

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 171This option splits the display of the currently selected photos between the Main Viewer and the Secondary V

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 172Set up the Viewer for onscreen proongPhotos displayed on your computer screen may look dierent when displ

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 173Full-screen view has three modes that you can access by pressing the V key: •Viewer mode is similar to the

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 174For more information, see Work in Browser mode in full-screen view on page 177. •Projects mode is similar t

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 175Note: When you quit Aperture while working in full-screen view, Aperture returns to full-screen view the n

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 176Search for a photo in the lmstripWhen you have more photos than the lmstrip can display at once, you can

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 177View the full-screen view toolbarThe toolbar displayed in full-screen view is similar to the toolbar in the

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 178Work in Projects mode in full-screen viewWhen you want to view your projects using as much screen space as

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 179Use HUDs in full-screen viewYou can use these HUDs to work with your photos in full-screen view: •Keywords

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 18To display the Viewer and Browser at the same time, click the Split View button at the right side of the toolbar.Spl

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 180Show or hide the Inspector HUD m Press H.Use the Inspector HUD in full-screen view to open the Library pane

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 181Turn the display of metadata in full-screen view on or o m Press Y.Switch between metadata views for photo

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 182Magnify photos using the LoupeYou can magnify a portion of a photo by placing the Centered Loupe over it. Y

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 183Use the pointer to magnify parts of a photo m Choose Focus on Cursor from the Loupe pop-up menu.Choose Focu

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 184Set the Loupe to show a pixel grid 1 Set the Loupe’s magnication to 400 percent or higher. 2 Do one of t

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 185Show the alternate Loupe 1 Do one of the following: •Choose View > Show Loupe, or press the Grave Accen

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 186You can use the Light Table to: •Color correct many related photos. You can arrange related photos together

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 187 3 In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the Light Table album, and make sure the “Add selected ite

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 188Delete a Light Table album 1 Select the Light Table album in the Library inspector. 2 Choose File > De

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 189See only photos in the Browser that remain unplacedIf you have many photos in a Light Table album, it may b

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 19You can also specify up to two views of information to be displayed with photos in the Viewer—basic or expanded. For

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 190Move, resize, and align photos in the Light TableYou can drag photos to new locations in the Light Table, t

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 191Align and arrange photos in the Light Table m To manually align photos: In the Light Table, select the phot

Chapter 5 View and compare photos 192 2 Click the Uncover button (or press Shift-X).Click the Uncover buttonto reveal all photos under the sele

193Working with metadata overviewInformation about your photos, including the types of adjustments applied, information recorded by the camera, and

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 194You can view metadata in any of three places: •In the Info inspectorChoose a metadata view from the Metadata Vie

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 195 •In caption-style overlays that appear underneath photos in the Browser and ViewerA photo in the Viewer with me

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 196View and change metadata in the Info inspector or Info HUDShow the Info inspector and modify viewsYou can view t

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 197Show the Info pane of the Inspector HUD m Choose Window > Show Inspector HUD (or press H), then click Info.Ch

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 198Modify metadata in the Info inspector and Inspector HUDYou can view or change the metadata for a selected photo

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 199The top portion of the Info inspector and the Info pane of the Inspector HUD displays basic camera information a

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Chapter 1 Aperture basics 20What are originals?Originals are the original digital RAW, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, DNG, PNG, audio, or video les that are

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 200Show and hide the Large Caption eldTo quickly add caption text to all of your photos, you can set the Info insp

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 201View and reply to comments that friends post about your Facebook photosIf you’ve created Facebook albums in Aper

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 202Turn the display of metadata on or oYou can turn the display of metadata on and o and switch between metadata

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 203Specify the type of metadata to display in the Viewer and BrowserYou use the Browser & Viewer Metadata dialo

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 204 •To add audio and video clip information, such as duration, data rate, and frames per second (fps): Click the A

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 205 3 In the Metadata Fields column, do any of the following: •To add EXIF information, such as exposure and apert

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 206Work with the AutoFill EditorAs you enter metadata in the Info inspector’s elds, Aperture checks for previous e

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 207The following table lists the metadata views that you can choose and the information that each view displays.Met

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 208Create, modify, and manage metadata viewsYou can create new metadata views that display dierent combinations of

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 209Change the metadata elds that appear in an existing metadata view 1 Choose Edit from the Metadata View pop-up

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 21What are projects?You organize your originals and versions using projects, which are similar to events in iPhoto. Wh

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 210Work with metadata presetsCreate metadata presetsYou can create your own preset combinations of metadata that yo

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 211The changes to the metadata preset are saved. If you want, you can rearrange the order of metadata presets in th

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 212Import a metadata preset 1 In the Info inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Manage Presets f

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 213About IPTC metadataIn Aperture, you can import and export IPTC metadata for a photo in an XMP sidecar le. XMP s

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 214IPTC eld and character limit Description and exampleHeadline (256 characters) The headline published with the p

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 215Badge DenitionThe photo is an album’s pick photo, the identifying photo for that album, webpage album, web jour

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 216 4 Click OK. 5 Make sure both Show Metadata and the metadata overlay view you just modied are selected for th

217Adjustments in ApertureAperture includes a standard set of adjustments you can apply to images using the controls in the Adjustments inspector a

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 218Adjustment FunctionChromatic Aberration Corrects chromatic aberration, produced by certain lenses during sho

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 219Quick Brush FunctionPolarize (Multiply) Deepens the colors in brushed areas of an image by specically darke

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 22 •Subject: Break a project consisting of multiple photographed subjects into individual albums dedicated to each sub

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 220Use the adjustment controlsUse the Adjustments inspector and Inspector HUDYou can use menu commands, keyboar

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 221For more information, see Perform adjustments in full-screen view on page 238.HistogramDouble-click the top

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 222Add additional adjustmentsThe rst time you show either the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 223The adjustment controls for the Quick Brush appear in both the Adjustments inspector and the Adjustments pan

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 224Use the brush controlsWhenever a photo is selected and displayed in the Viewer or in full-screen view, you c

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 225Ways to perform adjustmentsApply standard adjustmentsTo modify the appearance of the entire image, you apply

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 226 3 If the adjustment you want to apply to the image isn’t shown in the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustm

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 227The Lift & Stamp HUD appears, showing the adjustments, IPTC metadata, and keywords applied to the image.

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 228 6 Do one of the following: •In the tool strip, select the Stamp tool. •In the Lift & Stamp HUD, click

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 229After applying a brushed adjustment to an image, you can still modify the eect of the adjustment on the ima

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 23What are folders?In Aperture, you use folders to organize projects and albums. For example, you can import photos in

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 230Brush an adjustment away 1 Select a photo. 2 If the adjustment you want to apply to the image isn’t shown

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 231Apply a brushed adjustment to the entire imageYou can extend a brushed adjustment to cover the entire image

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 232 •To adjust the softness of the brush: Use the Softness parameter controls. •To adjust the intensity of the

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 233 3 In the Brush HUD, click the Feather button.Click the Feather button. 4 Specify the diameter of the brus

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 234 1 Select the photo with the brushed adjustment whose brush strokes you want to erase. 2 Select the brushe

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 235Work with brushed adjustment overlaysOverlays are useful tools for identifying where brush strokes for the s

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 236 •On Black: Displays a pure black mask over the image, with the brush strokes revealing the image beneath. T

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 237Limit the tonal range of brushed adjustmentsYou can limit the adjustment you’re about to brush on an image t

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 238Remove adjustmentsIn Aperture, you can temporarily turn adjustments on and o to verify the cumulative eect

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 239Show the Inspector HUD while in full-screen view m Press H.Lock the Inspector HUD to the side of the screen

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 24 •Move a library to another location: When the library le becomes large and requires more disk space than is availa

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 240 3 Choose the appropriate le format (TIFF or PSD) from the External Editor File Format pop-up menu, and en

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 241 3 Do either or both of the following: •To apply the Black & White, Sepia, or Antique eect to the imag

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 242Retouch an imageYou use the Retouch brushes to touch up imperfections in the image caused by sensor dust, im

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 243Note: Aperture provides two sets of retouching controls: Retouch and Spot & Patch. In the vast majority

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 244 7 Brush over the area with the imperfection.Brush over the blemish with the Repair brush.Retouch an image

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 245 6 Brush over the area with the imperfection.Brush over the blemish with the Clone brush.Delete brush strok

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 246Remove red-eye with the Red Eye tool 1 Select a photo. 2 To display the photo at full size, click the Zoom

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 247To view the corrected image with the Red Eye target overlays turned o, select the Selection tool in the to

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 248Adjust the sensitivity of a Red Eye target overlayWhen you target a red eye in a picture, Aperture automatic

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 249Move a Red Eye target overlay 1 Select the Red Eye tool , and place the Red Eye tool’s target over the Red

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 25You can also relocate originals, moving them out of the library or moving referenced originals to dierent hard disk

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 250Spot and patch an imageYou use the Spot & Patch adjustment controls when you need to modify a Spot &

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 251When you need to clone pixels from a dierent area of an image to x the area where the blemish is, you use

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 252 4 Change the size of the Spot & Patch target using the Radius parameter control in the Spot & Patc

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 253 3 Choose Spot & Patch from the Add Adjustment pop-up menu in the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustme

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 254 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all blemishes are removed from your image.To view the corrected image with Sp

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 255Modify a Spot & Patch overlay’s settingsYou can change the settings for a Spot & Patch target overla

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 256 m To adjust the amount of detail in cloned pixels in a Spot & Patch target overlay: Use the Detail para

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 257Move a Spot & Patch target overlay 1 Make sure the Spot & Patch HUD is shown, and place the Spot &a

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 258Straighten an image’s horizonWhen you shoot photos, environmental conditions often make it dicult to frame

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 259Rotate an image using the Straighten controlsThe Straighten adjustment controls provide a high degree of pre

Chapter 1 Aperture basics 26Open Aperture for the rst timeThe rst time you open Aperture, a Welcome to Aperture screen presents you with two o

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 260 3 With the Crop tool selected, drag a rectangle over the image to exclude the areas that you want to trim.

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 261 •To change the size and shape of a Crop overlay: Drag a resize handle on the Crop overlay.Note: If you hav

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 262 1 Select a photo. 2 If you wish, use the Crop tool to place a rough crop on the image. 3 If the Crop con

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 263Remove chromatic aberrationWhen you want to x chromatic aberration, also known as purple fringing, you use

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 264Remove a vignetteYou use the Devignette adjustment controls to correct a vignette that was applied to an ima

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 265Reduce digital noiseYou use the Noise Reduction adjustment controls when you need to reduce digital noise in

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 266White balance an imageIf an image has unnatural skin tones or pixels that should be pure white, you can use

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 267Adjust an image’s white balance using the White Balance eyedropperWhen you have pixels in your image that sh

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 268 •If you chose Skin Tone from the White Balance pop-up menu: Position the target area of the Loupe over a sk

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 269 1 Select a photo. 2 In the White Balance area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the

27Importing photos overviewAperture provides tools and workow options that make it easy to import your photos. You can import photos directly from

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 270Correct exposure, highlight detail, shadow detail, and brightnessYou use the Exposure adjustment controls to

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 271Correct the exposure of a RAW image automatically 1 Select a photo. 2 In the Exposure area of the Adjustme

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 272Set the image’s blacksShadow detail and the importance of visual elements in shadow vary from image to image

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 273Adjust contrast, clarity, and saturationYou use the Enhance adjustment controls to set the contrast, deniti

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 274You use the Vibrancy parameter controls when you want to add a bit of punch to the image without aecting sk

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 275Adjust denition in an imageThe Denition parameter is useful for adding local contrast (adding contrast onl

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 276Adjust vibrancy in an imageThe Vibrancy parameter applies saturation to the image in a nonlinear manner. Col

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 277You use the Black Tint eyedropper to remove color casts from the shadows in your images.Before Black Tint ad

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 278Set the tint of the shadows in an image 1 Select a photo. 2 Click the Tint disclosure triangle in the Enha

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 279Set the tint of the midtone values in an image 1 Select a photo. 2 Click the Tint disclosure triangle in t

Chapter 2 Import photos 28You can import originals directly from a digital camera or card reader and from your hard disk drives.Grid View and Li

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 280Set the tint of the highlight values in an image 1 Select a photo. 2 Click the Tint disclosure triangle in

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 281Manually adjust the tint of the shadow, midtone, and highlight values in an image 1 Select a photo. 2 Clic

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 282Adjust the tonal curve of an imageYou use the Curves adjustment controls when you want to manually set the t

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 283When you want to automatically adjust the tonal curve of an image based on individual evaluations of the red

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 284 •To adjust the tonal curve of an image based on an evaluation of each color channel: Click the Auto Curves

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 285 3 Do one of the following: •To modify both the contrast and the tint in the image: Choose RGB from the Cha

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 286 7 To set a point along the curve, do one of the following: •Click the Add Point button and use the eyedrop

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 287Use eyedropper tools to set black, gray, and white pointsYou use the Black Point, Gray Point, and White Poin

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 288In some dicult cases, you can use the Black Point, Gray Point, and White Point eyedropper tools in combinat

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 289 •To set the gray point in an image: Select the Gray Point eyedropper tool to activate the Loupe, position t

Chapter 2 Import photos 29When you import photos, you can choose whether to have the originals stored in the Aperture library or on a hard disk

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 290 •To set the white point in an image: Select the White Point eyedropper tool to activate the Loupe, position

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 291You adjust the tonal curve of the green color channel when you want to remove green and magenta color casts

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 292 2 To adjust the tonal curve of the red color channel, choose Red from the Channel pop-up menu, place point

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 293When you want to adjust the brightness values in the highlight areas of the image without aecting the midto

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 294Adjust the highlights, shadows, and midtone contrast in an image 1 Select a photo. 2 In the Highlights &am

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 295 2 In the Highlights & Shadows area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspect

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 296There are two ways to perform an automatic levels adjustment. When you want to correct an image’s contrast w

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 297 3 Do one of the following: •To adjust levels based on the total luminance of the red, green, and blue chan

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 298 •To adjust the white clipping point: Use the “Auto adjust White Clip” parameter controls.Use the Auto Adjus

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 299You can also use the Gray Levels slider if you need to adjust the brightness values of the midtones while li

Contents12 Chapter 1: Aperture basics12 What is Aperture?13 Aperture workow overview15 Aperture interface overview19 Basic components of Apertu

Chapter 2 Import photos 30 •Plan how you want to import your legacy digital photos. Because you may have thousands of image les already stored

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 300 •To adjust the image’s brightness values: Drag the Gray Levels slider until the image’s midtones are correc

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 301 m To selectively adjust the brightness of the shadows and highlights in an image: Drag the Shadow Brightnes

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 302You adjust the levels of the blue color channel when you want to remove blue and yellow color casts in the i

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 303Selectively adjust the color values in an imageYou use the Color adjustment controls to selectively adjust t

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 304 •Luminance (L): Describes the brightness of the selected color. An increase in luminance brightens the sele

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 305Note: You can also click the Expanded View button to expand the Color area to show the controls for all col

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 306 5 To adjust the intensity of the selected color’s hue, use the Saturation parameter controls.Use the Satur

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 307Adjust a custom color value in an imageIf you require a specic hue as a starting point for your color adjus

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 308Manually convert an image to black and whiteYou use the Black & White adjustment controls when you want

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 309Convert a color image to black and white with a color tintThe Color Monochrome adjustment controls are usefu

Chapter 2 Import photos 31 2 Do one of the following: •If you want to import the photos into a new, empty project: Choose New Project from the

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 310Apply a sepia tintThe Sepia Tone adjustment controls behave similarly to the Color Monochrome controls, exce

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 311Sharpen an imageYou use the Edge Sharpen controls to sharpen the detail in your image. Images shot with digi

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 312Sharpen an image using the Edge Sharpen controls 1 Select a photo. 2 If the Edge Sharpen controls aren’t s

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 313 3 Adjust the Fallo slider so that the edge sizes you want sharpened the most are accentuated. 4 Decrease

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 314The Gamma vignette is designed for artistic eect and applies a gamma adjustment to the aected pixels withi

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 315Apply specic Quick Brush adjustmentsBrush the Skin Smoothing adjustment on an imageYou use the Skin Smoothi

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 316Brush the Dodge adjustment on an imageYou use the Dodge Quick Brush adjustment to lighten a specic area of

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 317Brush the Burn adjustment on an imageYou use the Burn Quick Brush adjustment to darken a specic area of an

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 318Brush the Polarize adjustment on an imageYou use the Polarize Quick Brush adjustment to deepen colors in a s

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 319Brush the Intensify Contrast adjustment on an imageYou use the Intensify Contrast Quick Brush adjustment to

Chapter 2 Import photos 32 5 Do one of the following:Uncheck All buttonCheck All button •To import all photos from the camera or card reader: C

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 320Brush the Tint adjustment on an imageYou use the Tint Quick Brush adjustment to shift the tint in a specic

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 321Brush the Contrast adjustment on an imageYou use the Contrast Quick Brush adjustment to modify the contrast

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 322Brush the Saturation adjustment on an imageYou use the Saturation Quick Brush adjustment to modify the satur

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 323Brush the Denition adjustment on an imageYou use the Denition Quick Brush adjustment to add clarity and re

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 324Brush the Vibrancy adjustment on an imageYou use the Vibrancy Quick Brush adjustment to add saturation just

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 325Brush the Blur adjustment on an imageYou use the Blur Quick Brush adjustment to soften a specic area of an

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 326Brush the Sharpen adjustment on an imageYou use the Sharpen Quick Brush adjustment to ne-tune details in a

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 327Brush the Halo Reduction adjustment on an imageYou use the Halo Reduction Quick Brush adjustment to remove t

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 328 4 Brush the adjustment on the area of the image where you want to reduce the digital noise.Modify the Nois

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 329Create an eect 1 Select a photo with the adjustment parameter settings you want to save. 2 At the top of

Chapter 2 Import photos 33Import les from a storage deviceYou can import image, audio, and video les stored on your computer and other storage

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 330Apply an eect to an imageWhen you apply an eect to an image, the adjustment controls and parameter values

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 331Modify eects 1 In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Edit Eec

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 332 •To reorder eects: Drag the eects into the order you want, and click OK.When you drag an eect, a blue ba

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 333 1 In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Edit Eects from the E

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 334Adjust how Aperture decodes RAW imagesRAW Fine Tuning controls overviewYou can modify how OS X decodes RAW 

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 335Use the Boost controlsOS X characterizes each digital camera’s RAW le format to determine an optimal contra

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 336Adjust sharpening applied during RAW decoding 1 Select a RAW photo.Note: If the RAW Fine Tuning controls d

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 337Adjust moire reduction during RAW decoding 1 Select a RAW photo.Note: If the RAW Fine Tuning controls don’

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 338 3 Adjust how the noise reduction is applied to edges using the Edges slider and value slider.Use the Edges

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 339Clear the camera default settingsTo remove a RAW Fine Tuning adjustment preset from the list of camera defau

Chapter 2 Import photos 34 4 Do one of the following: •If you want to import the les into a new, empty project: Choose New Project from the D

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 340Use the pointer to sample the color values in an image 1 In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pa

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 341Choose a color value option for the Color meter m In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of th

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 342Use modier keys to identify color clippingWhen performing adjustments, it’s useful to know if you’re clippi

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 343The following table lists the color overlays and the corresponding color channels that have been clipped by

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 344Adjustments Color clipping informationBlack Point parameter (Exposure adjustment)Black Levels parameter (Lev

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 345About evaluating exposureHistograms are good tools for evaluating exposure. For example, a series of peaks i

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 346About evaluating tonality and contrastAlthough histogram graphs are good tools for evaluating an image’s exp

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 347Likewise, histograms can depict a lack of contrast in an image. For example, an image of a rainbow in the fo

348Printing overviewYou can use Aperture to print single photos, contact sheets, webpages, books, and photos selected in the Light Table, as well a

Chapter 8 Print photos 349When you select a print preset, the print options area changes to show the print controls available for that preset. F

Chapter 2 Import photos 35 •To import a subset of les from the selected folder: Click the Uncheck All button to clear the checkboxes for all ph

Chapter 8 Print photos 350Print individual photosTo print photos, you begin by selecting the photo or photos you want to print in the Browser. Y

Chapter 8 Print photos 351 6 Conrm that the settings in the OS X Print dialog are correct.Important: Make sure the paper type matches the col

Chapter 8 Print photos 352Manually adjust the placement of a single photo on a pageYou can adjust the layout and margins of your prints using th

Chapter 8 Print photos 353Note: The margin lines are not visible unless you place the pointer over the Preview area of the Print dialog. 1 In

Chapter 8 Print photos 354 4 In the print options area, specify the following settings: •Choose a printer from the Printer pop-up menu. •If nec

Chapter 8 Print photos 355Create a PDF le of a book 1 In the Library inspector, select a book album. 2 Choose File > Print Book (or press

Chapter 8 Print photos 356Create and modify print presetsAt times, you may want to modify a print preset in the Custom Presets area of the Print

Chapter 8 Print photos 357Proof images and manage colorThe printer, paper type, and color prole settings all aect the way your photos are prin

358Exporting photos overviewUsing Aperture, you can export photos (both versions and copies of originals), projects, albums, folders, audio clips,

Chapter 9 Export photos 359Export by draggingYou can export photo, audio, and video versions by dragging them from the Browser to the desktop or

Chapter 2 Import photos 36Add import optionsImport options overviewYou can use import options to: •Store imported photos in the Aperture library

Chapter 9 Export photos 360 •Export Aperture projects, albums, and folders: You can select parts of your library, such as specic projects, fol

Chapter 9 Export photos 361 5 Do one of the following: •Choose None from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to store the versions as separate le

Chapter 9 Export photos 362 7 If you want to include audio attachments with your exported original les, select the Include Audio Attachments c

Chapter 9 Export photos 363 5 Choose a name format for your les from the Name Format pop-up menu.If you choose a Custom Name format, enter you

Chapter 9 Export photos 364Export photos using a third-party plug-inSome applications, social networking sites, and photography services supply

Chapter 9 Export photos 365Create a new export presetIf none of the predened export presets suits your needs, you can create your own export p

Chapter 9 Export photos 366Delete an export preset in the Image Export dialogYou can delete an export preset when you no longer need it. 1 Sele

Chapter 9 Export photos 367Set image resolution when exportingYou can set the image resolution you want for exported photos in the Image Export

Chapter 9 Export photos 368Create an export preset constraining photos to a specic size at export 1 Do one of the following: •Choose Aperture

Chapter 9 Export photos 369Adjust images at exportYou can apply nal adjustments to images at export by choosing ColorSync proles, setting gamm

Chapter 2 Import photos 37Automatically name imported photosThe lenames given to photos by the camera are often dicult to distinguish. When yo

Chapter 9 Export photos 370Add a watermark at exportA watermark is a visible graphic overlay that is applied to a photo. Photographers often use

Chapter 9 Export photos 371Create an image export preset that includes metadata with exported photos 1 Do one of the following: •Choose Apertur

Chapter 9 Export photos 372Create a new name formatIf none of the preset name formats meets your needs, you can create a new name format. For ex

Chapter 9 Export photos 373You can also type characters directly in the Format eld. If necessary, enter relevant naming information in the eld

Chapter 9 Export photos 374 3 In the Format eld, select and delete the spaces or characters between the name elements.If you wish, you can als

Chapter 9 Export photos 375 5 Enter a custom name in the Custom Name eld, if you wish.Note: The Custom Name eld is dimmed unless “Custom Nam

376Slideshows overviewWith Aperture, you can easily create and present slideshows of your photos. You can use two main methods to create slideshows

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 377You can also create your own custom presets. For example, to prepare for a presentation, you could create two ne

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 378 2 Choose File > Play Slideshow (or press Shift-S).The Play Slideshow dialog appears. 3 Choose a preset fro

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 379Create and modify slideshow presetsYou create a new slideshow preset by duplicating an existing preset and then

Chapter 2 Import photos 38Name les during import automatically 1 In the Import browser, choose Rename Files from the Import Settings pop-up me

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 380Modify an existing preset 1 Choose Aperture > Presets > Slideshow.The Slideshow dialog appears. 2 Select

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 381Modify a preset to add music 1 Select a set of photos to be displayed in your slideshow. 2 Choose File > Pl

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 382Stage 2: Create a slideshow albumCreate a slideshow album in the Library inspector from the selection of photos

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 383Create a slideshow and choose a themeTo create a full-featured slideshow using the Slideshow Editor, you must r

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 384 4 Click Choose Theme.The new slideshow album containing the selected photos appears in the Library inspector,

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 385Change the theme for an existing slideshow 1 In the Slideshow Editor, click the Theme button.Click the Theme bu

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 386Modify individual slides 1 Select a slideshow album in the Library inspector. 2 Select photos in the Browser.

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 387Note: The Crop controls are not available in all themes. 1 Select a slideshow album in the Library inspector.

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 388 5 If you want to choose a specic font and font size for the slideshow title, click the Fonts button (with an

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 389 6 To change the position of the slide text, drag it to a new position on the screen.Yellow alignment guides ap

Chapter 2 Import photos 39Create a custom name formatIn addition to the preset name formats, you can create custom name formats. To create a nam

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 390 5 To change the color of the text, do one of the following: •Click the Text color well, and select a color fro

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 391 3 In the Slideshow Editor, click the Slide Duration button.An overlay displays the length of time the slide is

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 392 4 If you chose a transition that can be applied in more than one direction, click a transition direction butto

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 393 4 In the Selected Slides pane, select the “Photo eect” checkbox and choose an eect from the pop-up menu.Make

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 394 5 To specify where panning begins and ends, click the Edit button to the right of the Crop pop-up menu.The Sta

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 395Adjust the volume of video slidesIn Aperture, you can add video clips as individual slides in your slideshow. Yo

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 396 •Drag a song or an audio clip from the Audio browser to a specic slide in the Browser: Dragging an audio clip

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 397 3 In the Audio browser, select the source for your audio, and then select a song or an audio clip.Select the s

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 398Add an audio clip to the secondary audio track in your slideshow 1 Select a slideshow album in the Library insp

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 399A green bar appears at the bottom of the Browser to indicate that the audio clip has been added to the secondary

51 Chapter 3: Work with projects and the library51 Organize items in the Library inspector51 Library inspector overview53 Create and name items54

Chapter 2 Import photos 40Adjust time zone data at importOn a trip, it’s easy to forget to update your camera’s clock to match the local time zo

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 400The pointer changes to a hand, indicating that you can drag the audio clip.The hand icon appears when you drag t

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 401You can also click the left or right arrow in the value slider, or drag in the value eld.Use this checkbox and

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 402View your slideshows in ApertureYou can view your slideshow in one of two ways in Aperture: in full-screen mode

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 403 5 If you want Aperture to send a copy of the slideshow movie to iTunes, select the “Automatically send slidesh

404Creating books overviewUsing the book designs and page layouts included in Aperture, you can print outstanding portfolios of your work that show

Chapter 11 Create books 405Plan your bookThe amount of planning and work involved in creating a book varies with the type of project you’re unde

Chapter 11 Create books 406If you routinely produce printed albums, you can create a book album that you can copy and reuse with each new projec

Chapter 11 Create books 407Change the theme for your bookIt’s important to choose the theme you want at the beginning of a project. Although you

Chapter 11 Create books 408View a particular page in a book m Use the scroll gesture in the Pages pane of the Book Layout Editor to scroll to a

Chapter 11 Create books 409 m To reduce or enlarge the display of your pages: Drag the Display Size slider left or right. m To return your page

Chapter 2 Import photos 41 3 Do one of the following: •To add metadata to the photo while maintaining any associated metadata: Click Append. •T

Chapter 11 Create books 410View unplaced photosAfter a photo is placed in the book, its Browser thumbnail is marked with a number to show how ma

Chapter 11 Create books 411Note: You can’t select and use the Lift, Stamp, Rotate, and adjustment tools in the tool strip when using the Book L

Chapter 11 Create books 412Duplicate pages in a bookIf you’ve made changes to a page and you want to use that page again in your book, you can d

Chapter 11 Create books 413Automatically create new pagesAperture can automatically add pages to a book to accommodate the unplaced photos or a

Chapter 11 Create books 414Aperture adds the unplaced photos to new pages and places them at the end of your book. All the new pages are based o

Chapter 11 Create books 415Add a metadata index to your book m Choose Create Index from the Book Action pop-up menu in the Book Layout Editor.

Chapter 11 Create books 416To choose whether your book has a softcover or hardcover design, you click one of the book cover buttons. m Click the

Chapter 11 Create books 417Remove a background image 1 Select the page in the Pages pane of the Book Layout Editor. 2 Do one of the following:

Chapter 11 Create books 418 3 Choose Add Photo Box from the Add Box pop-up menu (+) next to the Edit Layout button.When the photo box appears,

Chapter 11 Create books 419 •To change a photo box to a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio: Choose Portrait 2:3. •To change a photo box to a 3:4 portrait

Chapter 2 Import photos 42 2 Do any of the following: •To exclude image les, leaving only audio and video les available for import: Select th

Chapter 11 Create books 420Cut the contents of selected photo boxes, placing the contents in the Clipboard 1 In the Book Layout Editor, click t

Chapter 11 Create books 421Add map boxes to a book pageIf you’ve added location information to your photos using Places, you can add a map to a

Chapter 11 Create books 422Add a location to the mapBy default, the map automatically displays the locations where the photos that surround it w

Chapter 11 Create books 423Remove a location from the map 1 If necessary, double-click the map in the Book Layout Editor. 2 In the Map Options

Chapter 11 Create books 424Set the path of the direction lines in the mapWhen you show direction lines on the map, they may not initially connec

Chapter 11 Create books 425Work with textPlace text on the pageAs you work with your book layout, you can add text and position it on the page.

Chapter 11 Create books 426Change the number of text columns in a text boxYou can change a text box on a book page so that it’s formatted to hol

Chapter 11 Create books 427Relink a metadata box 1 In the Pages pane of the Book Layout Editor, select the page that has the metadata box you w

Chapter 11 Create books 428Work with the Layout Options inspectorYou can select an item on a book page and view its geometry using the Layout Op

Chapter 11 Create books 429Work with master pagesMaster pages overviewMaster pages supply the initial design of your book pages. You apply maste

Chapter 2 Import photos 43Import the RAW les that match the JPEG les already in your Aperture libraryIf you imported the JPEG image les only,

Chapter 11 Create books 430Duplicate and modify a master page design 1 Choose Show Master Pages from the Book Action pop-up menu in the Book

Chapter 11 Create books 431Update book pages with master page changesAfter you change a master page, the modied design can be applied to pages

Chapter 11 Create books 432Copy a book albumAfter you’ve set up a book structure that you like, you can reuse it for other book publication proj

Chapter 11 Create books 433 4 Select a theme, then click Choose Theme. 5 After you have nished laying out the book, click the Send Book butto

434Sharing photos overviewAperture provides a variety of ways to share your photos with others: •Use My Photo Stream, an iCloud feature, to keep yo

Chapter 12 Share photos online 435 •The photos appear in My Photo Stream on each device: in the Photos app on your iOS devices, in iPhoto or Ape

Chapter 12 Share photos online 436Set up your iCloud accountTo use My Photo Stream, you must set up a free iCloud account. With an active iCloud

Chapter 12 Share photos online 437Turn on My Photo Stream for an Aperture libraryTurn My Photo Stream on or o 1 Choose Aperture > Preferenc

Chapter 12 Share photos online 438For information about setting a library to automatically upload photos to My Photo Stream, see Automatically t

Chapter 12 Share photos online 439Manually transfer photos between Aperture and My Photo StreamYou can choose which photos in your Aperture libr

Chapter 2 Import photos 44Automatically back up les at importCreating copies of your photos from the moment you take them is essential to the p

Chapter 12 Share photos online 440 •Photo uploaded from Aperture on one Mac and pushed to iPhoto on another Mac: A new event is created in the i

Chapter 12 Share photos online 441Use iCloud to share photos with othersiCloud Photo Sharing overviewSharing a photo stream is an easy way to ke

Chapter 12 Share photos online 442Create shared photo streamsIt’s easy to create a photo stream to share your photos and video clips. You can al

Chapter 12 Share photos online 443 2 To view the contents of a photo stream, double-click its thumbnail.Stop sharing a photo streamIf you want

Chapter 12 Share photos online 444Replace a photo or video in a shared photo streamIf you share a photo or video in a shared photo stream and th

Chapter 12 Share photos online 445 3 In the dialog, do either or both of the following: •To invite a new subscriber: Type the invitee’s email a

Chapter 12 Share photos online 446Shared photo streams that you subscribe to appear in the lower portion of iCloud view. A blue dot next to the

Chapter 12 Share photos online 447 4 In the Info inspector, choose Comments from the Metadata View pop-up menu, and do either or both of the fo

Chapter 12 Share photos online 448Email photosAlthough it’s not the best method for delivering uncompressed or large image les, email provides

Chapter 12 Share photos online 449Publish photos to Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMugSharing photos with Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug overviewYou c

Chapter 2 Import photos 45Import folders of les from the FinderIf you’ve spent time organizing your image, video, and audio les into a meaning

Chapter 12 Share photos online 450Set up a Flickr, Facebook, or SmugMug account in ApertureTo share photos from your Aperture library with Flick

Chapter 12 Share photos online 451 7 Do the following: a If you have more than one Flickr account, choose the account you want to publish to f

Chapter 12 Share photos online 452Sign in to Facebook and create a new Facebook album 1 In Aperture, select a photo or a group of photos. 2 Do

Chapter 12 Share photos online 453Upload photos or videos to your Facebook accountAfter signing in to Facebook the rst time with Aperture, you

Chapter 12 Share photos online 454 5 Click Log In. 6 Click Next.A new page opens in SmugMug asking if you want Aperture Uploader to link to yo

Chapter 12 Share photos online 455Upload photos and videos to your SmugMug accountAfter signing in to SmugMug the rst time with Aperture, you c

Chapter 12 Share photos online 456Create and delete Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albumsAfter you set up your account information and create you

Chapter 12 Share photos online 457 3 In the dialog that appears, do the following: a If you have more than one Facebook account, choose the Fa

Chapter 12 Share photos online 458View Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albumsYou can view the contents of your Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug album

Chapter 12 Share photos online 459Visit your published Flickr set 1 In the Library inspector, select the Flickr account containing the album yo

Chapter 2 Import photos 46Drag folders into ApertureWhen you drag folders into the Library inspector, Aperture uses the last import settings you

Chapter 12 Share photos online 460Update your Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albumsAs your Flickr, Facebook, and SmugMug albums grow, you can pub

Chapter 12 Share photos online 461 3 In the SmugMug publication dialog, choose the gallery that you want to publish to from the Gallery pop-up

Chapter 12 Share photos online 462 4 Do one of the following: •To log in to a Flickr account: Click Set Up.Your browser opens. Follow the onscr

Chapter 12 Share photos online 463Create webpagesCreating webpages overviewIn Aperture, you can create webpages of your photos that you can post

Chapter 12 Share photos online 464Create a new webpage albumWhen you create a web gallery from a selection of photos, Aperture creates as many w

Chapter 12 Share photos online 465Create a Smart Web Page Album of your photos 1 Do one of the following: •Choose File > New > Smart Web

Chapter 12 Share photos online 466View and navigate through webpagesAs you modify your web galleries and web journals, there are some easy ways

Chapter 12 Share photos online 467Choose and modify themesAperture provides a variety of themes that you can choose for your web gallery or web

Chapter 12 Share photos online 468Work with web gallery pagesWhen you create a web gallery, the photos in it are placed automatically. You can t

Chapter 12 Share photos online 469 •To move photos on a web journal page: In the Webpage Editor, drag a photo to its new position in a photo box

Chapter 2 Import photos 47Reset the starting number of a counter in a folder name formatWhen using a counter in your folder name format, you can

Chapter 12 Share photos online 470Choose the header style for a web journal pageDepending on the theme you choose, you can change the look of we

Chapter 12 Share photos online 471 6 If you want to be notied when the export process is complete, select the “Show alert when nished” checkb

Chapter 12 Share photos online 472Create a new web export presetAn easy way to create a new export preset is to copy an existing preset and then

Chapter 12 Share photos online 473Delete a web export preset m In the Web Export dialog, select the preset and click the Remove button (–).Selec

474Change the main window layoutWhen a project, album, or folder is selected in the Library inspector, Aperture oers three basic layouts for the m

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 475 •Split View: Use this layout to display both the Browser and Viewer together and use them in com

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 476Rotate the position of the Browser in Split ViewIn the Split View layout, the Browser appears hor

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 477 •Export: Click the Export button to display options for selecting an external editor for changin

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 478General preferencesUse the controls in the General preference pane to set the location of the lib

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 479Appearance preferencesUse the controls in the Appearance preference pane to customize the Apertur

Chapter 2 Import photos 48Add audio attachments to image lesAlthough the audio les of photos with audio attachments are automatically imported

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 480Import preferencesUse the controls in the Import preference pane to specify what Aperture should

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 481Export preferencesUse the controls in the Export preference pane to set the external editor, choo

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 482Labels preferencesUse the text elds in the Labels preference pane to customize labels for each c

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 483iCloud preferencesUse the controls in the iCloud preference pane to turn My Photo Stream on or o

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 484The Accounts preference pane contains the following controls: •Accounts column: Select the accoun

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 485 •“Auto-complete contact info in IPTC Contact elds” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have Apert

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 486 2 Congure the toolbar by doing any of the following: •To add items to the toolbar: Drag their

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 487Use gestures with ApertureIf your computer has a Multi-Touch trackpad or a Magic Mouse, you can u

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 488Feature Multi-Touch trackpad gesturesFaces •Use the pinch gesture to change the size of the snap

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 489 •Replace the default set of Aperture keyboard shortcuts with command sets from other applicatio

Chapter 2 Import photos 49Remove an attachment from a photo 1 In the Browser, select the photo whose attachment you want to remove. 2 In the I

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 490Search for commands and keyboard shortcutsYou can search for and display commands and keyboard sh

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 491View all keyboard shortcuts associated with a specic key 1 Choose Aperture > Commands > C

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 492Filter a keyboard shortcut search by modifer keysYou can use the modier key buttons (Control, Op

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 493 3 Do any of the following: •If the key combination is already assigned to a command, and you wa

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 494Import a command set 1 Do one of the following: •Choose Aperture > Commands > Import. •In

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 495How Aperture displays photos in the ViewerWhen a version needs to be displayed in the Viewer, Ape

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 496Manually manage previewsYou can delete previews or update previews to regenerate them when you wa

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 497Render preview imagesAperture renders preview images in four situations: •When a library is upgra

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 498Stop preview generation 1 Choose Window > Show Activity. 2 In the Activity window, select th

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 499You can also create a search that displays only highly rated photos and then build previews for t

96 Work with stacked photos97 Compare photos in stacks98 Work with stacks in list view98 Rate photos98 Rating photos overview100 Rating workow1

Chapter 2 Import photos 50Because reprocessing a large number of photos can be a time-consuming process, you may nd it easier to reprocess phot

Chapter 13 Customize the Aperture workspace 500Generate previews for Smart Albums 1 Create a Smart Album and specify criteria for it using the

501additive color Images with color elements derived from the light source itself. RGB is a common form of additive color. See also RGB.adjustment

Glossary 502audio le The source media le on disk to which an audio clip in Aperture refers; the audio clip’s original. See also audio clip, origi

Glossary 503bracketing The process of taking three shots of the same photo based on the aperture and shutter values recommended by the light meter:

Glossary 504candid shot Refers to a photograph of a person that appears to have been taken informally and unposed, without the subject’s knowledge.

Glossary 505color depth The possible range of colors that can be used in an image. There are generally three choices with digital images: grayscale

Glossary 506complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) A type of digital image sensor that is capable of recording the entire image provided by

Glossary 507decompression The process of creating a viewable image from a compressed digital image le. See also compression.denition The clarity

Glossary 508digital A description of data that is stored or transmitted as a sequence of ones and zeros. Most commonly, refers to binary data repre

Glossary 509Duplicate Version command A command in the Photos menu that duplicates the selected photo version with all applied metadata and adjustm

51Organize items in the Library inspectorLibrary inspector overviewThe Library inspector provides access to items tracked by the Aperture library,

Glossary 510exposure The amount of light in a photo. Exposure is controlled by limiting the intensity of light (controlled by the aperture) and the

Glossary 511Finder The part of the Mac operating system software that keeps track of les, applications, and folders and displays the desktop.nish

Glossary 512full-screen view A workspace view in Aperture with minimal user interface, used to view full-screen photos in high resolution with the

Glossary 513HUD Short for heads-up display. In Aperture, HUDs are oating windows that allow you to work on your image. You can open and then move

Glossary 514JPEG Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, JPEG is a popular image le format that lets you create highly compressed graphics le

Glossary 515list view A Browser view that displays photos in a list by name, icon, and accompanying metadata, such as rating, image dimensions, le

Glossary 516monochrome An image presented in shades of a single color, such as the shades of gray in a black-and-white photograph. See also Black &

Glossary 517original The source media le that was copied from either your computer’s le system or your camera’s memory card. In Aperture, the ori

Glossary 518Places Path Navigator pop-up menus A set of pop-up menus located at the top-left corner of the screen in Places view that are used to n

Glossary 519prole A compilation of data on a specic device’s color information, including its gamut, color space, and modes of operation. A prol

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 52Library categoryThe Library category contains icons that, when selected, display your photos orga

Glossary 520rangender An apparatus found on many cameras that is used to help focus the image. See also camera, viewnder.raster image processor (

Glossary 521Repair brush A type of Retouch brush in Aperture used to correct and obscure imperfections in an image by copying pixels from a similar

Glossary 522Sharpen adjustment An adjustment in Aperture used to sharpen images. See also adjustment, Edge Sharpen adjustment, image.Sharpen Quick

Glossary 523Sorting pop-up menu Used to arrange photos in the Browser based on a variety of sort properties or custom sort criteria. See also Brows

Glossary 524tethered shooting Refers to the process of connecting a digital camera to your Mac via a FireWire or USB cable, shooting photographs, a

Glossary 525Vibrancy parameter An Enhance adjustment parameter in Aperture used to add saturation in an image in a nonlinear manner. Saturated colo

Glossary 526white point The color temperature of a display, measured in kelvins. The higher the white point, the bluer the white is; the lower the

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 53 •Last Import: Select this item to see all photos, video clips, and audio clips imported into Ape

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 54Aperture prompts you to name new projects, albums, and Light Table albums before adding them to t

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 55Open additional items in the Browser, each with its own tab m Option-Command-click an item in the

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 56Move an item in the Library inspector m Select an item in the Library inspector, and drag it to a

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 57Delete a version from a project m Select a photo, a video clip, or an audio clip, and choose File

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 58Work with library lesCreate new librariesIf the Aperture library becomes large, you can create a

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 59 3 In the dialog that appears, select the library you want to open from the list, and click Choo

162 Chapter 5: View and compare photos162 View photos in the Viewer162 Viewer overview164 Change the number of photos in the Viewer164 Compare p

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 60Transfer folders, projects, and albums from one computer to another 1 In the Library inspector,

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 61Add the contents of the library from the second computer without overwriting the contents of the

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 62Preview the photos in a project quicklyIn Projects view, do one of the following: m Slowly drag t

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 63View and change project information in the Info HUDIn Projects view, you can use the Info HUD to

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 64Create and delete projectsYou can create new projects and delete projects in Projects view.Create

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 65Group projects by year or by folder m To group projects by year: Click the Group by Year button

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 66Import photos into projectsYou can import les, as well as Aperture projects and libraries, into

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 67Duplicate a project structureIf you routinely use the same project structure populated with the s

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 68When you delete a referenced original from Aperture, you can specify whether the photo’s version

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 69The Referenced Files In Selection dialog appears.This column shows the names of hard disks where

217 Chapter 7: Make image adjustments217 Adjustments in Aperture219 About making adjustments onscreen220 Use the adjustment controls220 Use the

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 70Reconnect oine referenced imagesIf you disconnected a hard disk drive that holds referenced imag

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 71Move originals for referenced images to a new locationYou can easily move referenced originals to

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 72 4 Deselect any checkboxes that aren’t part of your query, and choose a le status from the “Fil

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 73A typical backup system used with Aperture might look like the following:OfficeRemote locationApe

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 74Create a new vault 1 Do one of the following: •Choose File > Vault > Add Vault. •Choose Ad

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 75Permanently remove a vault and delete its informationYou can delete an entire vault and all the p

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 76Restore your Aperture libraryIf you experience equipment failure or other unexpected events, such

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 77 3 Do one of the following: •To repair the permissions of the les within your Aperture library:

78Browser overviewAfter a shoot, you may need to sort through hundreds or even thousands of photos in a project. Aperture provides ecient methods

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 79In the Browser, you can display thumbnails in any of three views: •Filmstrip view: Displays a single row o

320 Brush the Tint adjustment on an image321 Brush the Contrast adjustment on an image322 Brush the Saturation adjustment on an image323 Brush the

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 80Navigate through and select photosNavigate through photos in the BrowserYou can select one or more thumbnai

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 81Select photosSelecting photos in the Browser is a fundamental task in Aperture. Knowing the many ways you c

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 82Navigate through photos in Quick Preview modeAs you work with photos in the Browser and Viewer, you can set

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 83Change the Browser viewWork with photos in lmstrip viewFilmstrip view, the default view for the Browser, d

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 84Work with photos in grid viewGrid view displays the photos in your selection in the Library inspector as a

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 85Lighten or darken the background of the BrowserDepending on your work preferences, you may want to lighten

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 86 4 Specify the type of metadata that appears in list view by selecting the checkboxes corresponding to eac

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 87Sort photos in list view by a categoryOne of the main advantages of list view is that you can quickly sort

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 88Set up and arrange photosRearrange and sort photos in the BrowserAs you work with photos in the Browser, yo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 89Rotate photosWhen photos are imported into a project, some may be displayed in an incorrect orientation, re

376 Chapter 10: Create slideshows376 Slideshows overview376 Create slideshows quickly using presets376 Slideshow presets overview377 Play a slid

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 90Delete photos from the BrowserIf necessary, you can delete versions and even originals. When deleting photo

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 91Recover a deleted photoIf you accidentally delete a photo you meant to keep, and you can’t recover it by ch

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 92Copy a photo into a dierent album m Drag the photo into another album in the Library inspector.Move a phot

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 93After creating a stack and selecting the pick, you can close the stack by clicking the Stack button on the

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 94 3 In the Auto-Stack Images HUD, drag the slider to specify the maximum interval for successive shots in a

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 95Open and close stacksYou can close a stack and open it again whenever you wish. You may want to do this to

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 96Work with stacked photosYou can change the order of photos in a stack, add or remove photos in a stack, spl

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 97Drag a stack to a new location m With the stack closed, drag the stack to a new location in the browser.The

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 98Set the alternate photo as the stack pick photo m Press Command–Backslash (\).The photo moves to the far le

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 99Aperture provides a system for rating photos from Select to Reject. The easily decipherable photo ratings a