Operation Manual

You can display different combinations of metadata with your images in Aperture, such
as version names, captions, ratings, keywords, and IPTC information. You can apply
metadata presets to your images during import. You set the display of metadata with
your images in Aperture using the Browser & Viewer Metadata dialog. You use the
Metadata inspector to display and change the metadata for a selected image, and you
can create custom sets of metadata for display using the Metadata Views dialog. You can
set Aperture to display descriptive icons (called badge overlays) on images when you’ve
made changes to them. You can also use the Metadata inspector to apply color labels to
an image selection, rate and flag images, and play audio attachments.
This chapter covers the following:
• An Overview of Working with Metadata (p. 309)
• Displaying Metadata with Your Images (p. 316)
• Viewing and Changing Metadata in the Metadata Inspector and Inspector HUD (p. 324)
• Working with the AutoFill Editor (p. 328)
• Working with Metadata Views (p. 329)
• Working with Metadata Presets (p. 333)
• Batch Changing Metadata (p. 336)
• More Information About IPTC Metadata (p. 337)
• Understanding Badge Overlays (p. 339)
• Adjusting Image Date and Time (p. 342)
An Overview of Working with Metadata
Information about your images, including the types of adjustments applied, information
recorded by the camera, and descriptive information about the image, is called metadata.
In Aperture, you work with three types of metadata.
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Working with Metadata
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