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Table Of Contents
- Aperture Getting Started
- Contents
- An Overview ofAperture
- Setting UpanApertureSystem
- Learning About theApertureInterface
- Working with Projects
- Importing Images
- An Overview of Importing
- File Formats You Can Import into Your Library
- Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader
- Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer
- Dragging Image Files from the Finder into a Project
- Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
- Importing Your iPhoto Library
- Transferring Projects from Another Aperture System
- Making an Immediate Backup
- Working with Images intheBrowser
- An Overview of the Browser
- Viewing Images in the Browser
- Navigating Through and Selecting Images
- Rearranging Images in the Browser
- Rotating Images
- Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images
- Creating Versions of an Image
- Copying Images and Moving Images to Different Locations
- Working with Referenced Images
- Displaying Images in the Viewer
- Viewing Images inFullScreenMode
- Stacking Images andMakingPicks
- Rating Images
- Applying Keywords to Images
- Searching for andDisplayingImages
- Grouping Images withSmartAlbums
- An Overview ofImageAdjustments
- Creating Slideshow Presentations
- Using the Light Table
- Printing Your Images
- Exporting Images
- Creating Web Journals andWebGalleries
- Creating Books
- Backing Up Your Images
- Credits
- Index
42 Chapter 3 Learning About the Aperture Interface
Vaults Panel
The Vaults panel is where you set the location of your vaults, which are designated
storage areas for backup copies of your Library. Typically, an external hard disk drive,
such as an external FireWire drive, serves as a vault.
To show the Vaults panel:
m Click the Vaults Panel button.
To hide the Vaults panel, click the Vaults Panel button again.
As you store managed images in the Library, Aperture automatically tracks which files
have been backed up to your vault. When your vault is up to date, the Vault Status
button appears black. When a change to at least one version occurs, such as an
adjustment, the Vault Status button appears yellow. When Aperture determines that
even a single master file has not been backed up, the Vault Status button appears red.
You can have Aperture update your vaults whenever you want.
For more information, see Chapter 21, “Backing Up Your Images,” on page 201.
HUDs
HUDs, or heads-up displays, are collections of related controls contained in a floating
panel. You can open and then move a HUD wherever you wish, based on your display
setup. You can use HUDs in regular and Full Screen mode. Many of the adjustment tools
have HUDs, which are shown when you select the tool in the toolbar. Other HUDs, such
as the Keywords HUD and Adjustments HUD, are also available from the Window menu.
You’ll frequently use the Query HUD to search for images based on specific criteria,
such as ratings and keywords. For more information, see Chapter 12, “Searching for
and Displaying Images,” on page 139.
Click the Vaults Panel
button to show or hide
the Vaults panel.
Vaults panel
Vault Status button