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Table Of Contents
- Aperture User Manual
- Contents
- Introducing Aperture
- PartI: Interface and Acquisition
- An Overview of Aperture
- The Aperture Interface
- Working with Aperture Projects
- Basic Components of Aperture
- Working with Projects
- Creating and Naming Projects
- Opening and Closing Projects
- Creating and Showing Favorite Projects
- Deleting Images from Projects and Albums
- Deleting Items from the Projects Inspector
- Working with Library Files
- Working with the Library in the Projects Inspector
- Quickly Accessing Commands
- Importing Images
- An Overview of Importing Images
- File Formats You Can Import into the Library
- Planning Your Import Strategy
- Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader
- Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer
- Automatically Naming Your Imported Images
- Adding Metadata to Images During Import
- Creating Stacks Automatically During Import
- Adjusting the Image File’s Time When Importing
- Dragging Files from the Finder to the Projects Inspector
- Capturing Images as You Work
- Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
- Importing Your iPhoto Library
- Browsing and Selecting Images from Your iPhoto Library
- Transferring Projects from Another System
- Making an Immediate Backup
- Where Aperture Stores Your Managed Files in the Library
- Migrating Images from Previous Versions of Aperture
- PartII: Photo Editing
- Working with Images intheBrowser
- An Overview of the Browser
- Navigating Through and Selecting Images
- Working with Images in Filmstrip View
- Working with Images in Grid View
- Working with Images in List View
- Choosing a Workspace View
- Navigating Through Images in Quick Preview Mode
- Searching for Images in the Browser
- Rearranging Images in the Browser
- Sorting Images
- Rotating Images
- Creating Versions of an Image
- Deleting Images from the Browser
- Dragging Images into Different Projects and Albums
- Working with Referenced Images
- Identifying Referenced Images
- Displaying a List of Referenced Images
- Locating a Referenced Image on a Hard Disk
- Reconnecting Missing or Offline Referenced Images
- Relocating Referenced Images’ Masters
- Moving Referenced Images’ Masters to the Aperture Library
- Copying, Moving, and Deleting Referenced Images
- Using the Query HUD to Search for Referenced Images’ Masters
- Working with Two or More Projects Open
- Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images
- Displaying Images in the Viewer
- An Overview of the Viewer
- Showing and Hiding the Viewer
- Changing the Viewer Background
- Changing the Number of Images in the Viewer
- Comparing Images
- Viewing Stacks
- Viewing Images with the Loupe
- Showing Hot and Cold Areas in Your Images
- Viewing Images at Full Resolution
- Viewing Master Images
- Setting Up the Viewer for Onscreen Proofing
- Viewing Images on Multiple Displays
- Displaying Metadata Associated with Images
- Working with Preview Images
- Displaying Images in the Viewer
- Controlling Preview Images
- Rendering Preview Images
- Sample Workflows for Using Previews Effectively
- Determining Which Versions Have Previews
- Turning Previews Off
- Dragging and Dropping
- Integration with iLife and iWork
- Integration with Mac OS X Desktop & Screen Saver System Preferences
- Displaying Offline Referenced Images
- Suppressing Preview Generation When Opening Aperture
- Quickly Accessing Commands
- Viewing Images inFullScreenView
- An Overview of Full Screen View
- Entering and Exiting Full Screen View
- Working with the Filmstrip in Full Screen View
- Working with the Toolbar in Full Screen View
- Using HUDs in Full Screen View
- Changing the Display of Metadata in Full Screen View
- Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Full Screen View
- Quickly Accessing Commands
- Stacking Images andMakingPicks
- Rating Images
- Applying Keywords to Images
- An Overview of Keywords
- Viewing Keywords Applied to Images
- Applying Keywords Using the Keywords HUD
- Applying Keywords Using Keyword Controls andKeywordPresets
- Applying Keywords UsingtheLift&Stamp HUD
- Applying Keywords Using the Metadata Inspector
- Applying Keywords to Images in the Light Table
- Removing Keywords from an Image
- Importing and Exporting Keyword Lists
- Working with Metadata
- An Overview of Metadata, Metadata Views, and Metadata Presets
- Displaying Metadata with Your Images
- Turning the Display of Metadata On or Off
- Viewing and Changing Metadata in the Metadata Inspector and Inspector HUD
- Working with the AutoFill Editor
- Working with Metadata Views
- Working with Metadata Presets
- Batch Changing Metadata
- More Information About IPTC Metadata
- Understanding Badge Overlays
- Adjusting Image Date and Time
- Searching for andDisplayingImages
- An Overview of Searching
- Controls in the Query HUD
- Searching Across the Entire Library
- Searching by Image Name, Caption, or Other Text
- Searching by Keyword
- Searching by Date
- Searching by Rating
- Searching by IPTC Information
- Searching by EXIF Information
- Searching by Adjustments
- Searching by Import Session
- Searching by File Status
- Searching by Other Metadata
- Searching by a Combination of Criteria
- Saving Your Search Results
- Grouping Images withSmartAlbums
- Working with Images intheBrowser
- PartIII: Performing Image Adjustments
- An Overview ofImageAdjustments
- An Overview of Adjustments in Aperture
- Using the Adjustment Controls
- Working with Adjustment Tools in the Viewer
- Performing Adjustments in Full Screen View
- Applying Adjustments to a Group of Images
- Working with Adjustment Presets
- Remove Adjustments Command
- Using Modifier Keys to Identify Color Clipping
- Using the Color Meter
- Using an External Editor
- Working with the RAW Fine Tuning Controls
- Understanding How to Read Histograms
- Making Image Adjustments
- Working with Automatic Adjustments
- Working with the Red Eye Correction Controls
- Working with the Retouch and Spot & Patch Controls
- Working with the Devignette Controls
- Working with the Straighten Controls
- Working with the Crop Controls
- Working with the White Balance Controls
- Working with the Exposure Controls
- Working with the Enhance Controls
- Working with the Levels Controls
- Working with the Highlights & Shadows Controls
- Adjusting Brightness Values in the Highlight Areas oftheImage
- Adjusting Brightness Values in the Shadow Areas oftheImage
- Using the Highlights & Shadows Advanced Settings
- Adjusting the Radius of the Highlights & Shadows Controls
- Adjusting the Color Correction for the Highlights & Shadows Controls
- Adjusting the High Tonal Width of the Highlights & Shadows Controls
- Adjusting the Midtone Contrast of the Highlights & Shadows Controls
- Adjusting the Low Tonal Width of the Highlights & Shadows Controls
- Working with the Color Controls
- Working with the Monochrome Mixer Controls
- Working with the Color Monochrome Controls
- Working with the Sepia Tone Controls
- Working with the Noise Reduction Controls
- Working with the Sharpen and Edge Sharpen Controls
- Working with the Vignette Controls
- An Overview ofImageAdjustments
- PartIV: Distribution and Backup
- Printing Your Images
- An Overview of Printing
- Controls in the Print Dialog
- Printing a Single Image
- Printing a Series of Images
- Printing a Contact Sheet or Series of Contact Sheets
- Printing a Book
- Printing a Light Table Arrangement
- Creating and Modifying Print Presets
- Proofing Your Images Onscreen
- Calibrating Your Printer
- Turning Off Color Management in Your Printer
- Exporting Your Images
- An Overview of Exporting Images
- Exporting Copies of Masters
- Exporting Image Versions
- Setting Image Resolution When Exporting
- Renaming Images at Export
- Adjusting Images at Export
- Adding a Watermark at Export
- Tips for Creating High-Quality Watermarks
- Applying IPTC Metadata and Keywords to Your Images
- Exporting Metadata Listed in a Separate File
- Exporting Using Plug-ins
- Exporting Images to Use in Email
- Working with Export Presets
- Creating Slideshow Presentations
- An Overview of Slideshows
- Creating a Slideshow
- Controlling a Slideshow
- Arranging the Order of a Slideshow’s Images
- Controls in the Slideshow Presets Dialog
- Creating Slideshow Presets
- Modifying Slideshow Presets
- Creating a Growing Grid of Images
- Playing Your Slideshow on Your Main Display Only
- Displaying Your Images to Music
- Using the Light Table
- An Overview of the Light Table
- Creating a Light Table Album
- Placing and Viewing Images in the Light Table
- Moving and Resizing Images in the Light Table
- Aligning and Arranging Images in the Light Table
- Adjusting the Light Table View
- Setting View Options for the Light Table
- Transferring Images from the Light Table
- Printing a Light Table Arrangement
- Deleting a Light Table Album
- Creating Webpages
- Creating Books
- An Overview of Creating Books
- Planning Your Book
- Creating a Book Album
- Controls in the Book Layout Editor
- Choosing a Theme
- Viewing Pages
- Placing Images in a Book
- Adding and Removing Pages
- Working with Pages
- Working with Images
- Working with Text
- Working with the Layout Options Inspector
- Working with Master Pages
- Working with Custom Themes
- Copying a Book Album
- Printing Books
- Backing Up Your Images
- An Overview of the Backup Workflow
- Planning Your Backup System
- Working with the Vault Pane
- Creating Vaults
- Updating Vaults
- Disconnecting a Vault’s Hard Drive fromYourSystemTemporarily
- Reconnecting a Vault’s Hard Drive to your System
- Deleting a Vault Permanently
- Backing Up Images from a Portable in the Field
- Restoring Your Aperture System
- Printing Your Images
- PartV: Appendixes and Glossary
- Glossary
- Index
694 Index
overlays 374, 391, 404
watermarks 502, 560
webpage images 547
resolution 363
camera settings 473
defined 664
DPI setting 506
full-resolution display 181, 191
printing and 473
Restore Library dialog 621
restoring
last sorting arrangement 162
master page layouts 591
toolbar 79
Retouch controls 381
Retouch HUD 383
retouching images 212, 664
Retouch tool 49, 55, 213, 328, 381, 384
return characters 129
revealing images in Light Table 530
reverse order in slideshows 513
RGB color space 637, 664
right-aligning images 594
right-hand pages 606
RIPs (raster image processors) 662
rods 664
rolls from iPhoto libraries 140
Rotate Clockwise command 164
Rotate Counterclockwise command 164
Rotate Left and Rotate Right buttons 53, 164
Rotate Left and Rotate Right tools 49, 55, 164, 212
Rotate Right tool 55
Rotate slider 401
rotating
pixels in patches 390
straightening images 400
rotating images
in Browser 163
tools 212
rotating workspaces 77
rows
of images in slideshows 515, 518
in webpages 70, 541, 546
Rows slider 515, 518
Rows value slider 70, 541, 546
Run Slideshow dialog 510, 512
S
saturation 328, 664
adjusting 420
effects of 421
highlights 438, 440
shadows 438, 440
Saturation parameter 420
Saturation slider 420, 449
Save As button 474
Save as PDF button 476, 479
Save button 474
saving
books as PDFs 479
page designs as master pages 606
print presets 474
search results 315
slideshows 513
saving a command set 85
Scale to Fit All Items button 73, 531
Scale to Fit button 68, 578, 581
Scale To pop-up menu 476
screen displays. See displays, dual displays
scroll bar 45, 46, 52, 151
search criteria 75
combining 175, 312, 313
filtering by 300
matching 300
multiple criteria 307
options 300
Smart Albums and 322
search field 52, 75, 76, 150, 161, 251, 300
searching 175
searching for images. See finding images
searching for images by metadata 313
Search Scope pop-up menu 88
Secondary Viewer 182, 193
Select 105
Select button 53, 63, 236
Select Compare Item command 185
Select Destination command 621
selecting images
adding pages to books 586
for book albums 575
in Browser 151
compare images 184
deselecting 154
for books 583
for Light Table albums 525
to import 117
multiple images 154
overview 153
primary selections 154
Selection tool 212
shortcuts 154
for stacks 224
selecting keywords 253, 264
Selection tool 49, 55, 212
selective focus 664
Select ratings 241, 664
selects, defined 96
“Select the next view” keyboard shortcut 77
Send Backward button 68, 577, 597
sending images in email 503
sensitivity of overlays 377