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... screen. Aperture, Finder, and iWeb are trademarks of these products. and/or other countries. Copyright © 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S. The Apple logo is not responsible for support services. Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Cinema Display, ColorSync, FireWire, iLife, iPhoto, iPod, iTunes, iWork, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, Pages...
... screen. Aperture, Finder, and iWeb are trademarks of these products. and/or other countries. Copyright © 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S. The Apple logo is not responsible for support services. Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Cinema Display, ColorSync, FireWire, iLife, iPhoto, iPod, iTunes, iWork, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, Pages...
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... and Acquisition 17 An Overview of Aperture 18 A First Look at Aperture 19 Creating Projects and Importing Your Photos 23 Photo Editing with Aperture 34 Image Processing 35 Distribution 40 Sharing Images with iLife and iWork Applications 41 Backing Up Your Work 43 The Aperture Interface 44 The Aperture Main Window 45 Browser 48 Viewer 50...
... and Acquisition 17 An Overview of Aperture 18 A First Look at Aperture 19 Creating Projects and Importing Your Photos 23 Photo Editing with Aperture 34 Image Processing 35 Distribution 40 Sharing Images with iLife and iWork Applications 41 Backing Up Your Work 43 The Aperture Interface 44 The Aperture Main Window 45 Browser 48 Viewer 50...
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Part I: Interface and Acquisition I Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 This section provides introductory information about the application and its interface. An Overview of Aperture The Aperture Interface Working with Aperture Projects Importing Images It also explains how to set up your image management system and import images into it.
Part I: Interface and Acquisition I Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 This section provides introductory information about the application and its interface. An Overview of Aperture The Aperture Interface Working with Aperture Projects Importing Images It also explains how to set up your image management system and import images into it.
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... and interface, feel free to skip this chapter is designed to be the center of your images. This chapter provides an overview of how Aperture works and what you 'll find in-depth explanations and instructions in later chapters. If you're new to perform work on your digital photography ...workflow, from capturing new images to the final delivery of professional-quality photographs. If you're familiar with iLife and iWork Applications (p. 40) Â Backing Up Your Work (p. 41) 17 An Overview of Aperture 1 1 Aperture is for you.
... and interface, feel free to skip this chapter is designed to be the center of your images. This chapter provides an overview of how Aperture works and what you 'll find in-depth explanations and instructions in later chapters. If you're new to perform work on your digital photography ...workflow, from capturing new images to the final delivery of professional-quality photographs. If you're familiar with iLife and iWork Applications (p. 40) Â Backing Up Your Work (p. 41) 17 An Overview of Aperture 1 1 Aperture is for you.
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... like to see its images in the Browser. I After you import images into a project, your computer and Aperture automatically detects it. Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture 19 After a shoot, you can then easily import your photos. You can import digital photos directly from your camera... or a card reader and from the Aperture installation disc at any time after installing the application. You can import the sample ...
... like to see its images in the Browser. I After you import images into a project, your computer and Aperture automatically detects it. Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture 19 After a shoot, you can then easily import your photos. You can import digital photos directly from your camera... or a card reader and from the Aperture installation disc at any time after installing the application. You can import the sample ...
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I You can also easily export your images to your work to others, Aperture provides the following methods of distribution:  Creating slideshow presentations  Performing Light Table reviews  Creating webpages and web journals  Ordering ... pane of the Inspector HUD are also available in the Adjustments pane of Aperture 35 For detailed information about making adjustments to a third-party application such as Adobe Photoshop, make adjustments, and then bring the adjusted image back into Aperture by simply saving it 's time to show your images, see Chapter 15...
I You can also easily export your images to your work to others, Aperture provides the following methods of distribution:  Creating slideshow presentations  Performing Light Table reviews  Creating webpages and web journals  Ordering ... pane of the Inspector HUD are also available in the Adjustments pane of Aperture 35 For detailed information about making adjustments to a third-party application such as Adobe Photoshop, make adjustments, and then bring the adjusted image back into Aperture by simply saving it 's time to show your images, see Chapter 15...
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... touches such as the files are in formats compatible with iLife and iWork Applications The Aperture library is accessible from iLife or iWork applications as long as watermarks or copyright information. Aperture has many preset options for posting on contact sheets. Aperture provides many preset printing options to help facilitate printing. You can import documents...
... touches such as the files are in formats compatible with iLife and iWork Applications The Aperture library is accessible from iLife or iWork applications as long as watermarks or copyright information. Aperture has many preset options for posting on contact sheets. Aperture provides many preset printing options to help facilitate printing. You can import documents...
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...a visual representation of your workflow. If you're more familiar with keyboard shortcuts from other applications, you control almost every aspect of your keyboard. Command set of Aperture keyboard shortcuts. You can modify existing shortcuts, create new shortcuts, and save multiple sets of ...lets you customize keyboard shortcuts so you can streamline the way you search or browse the various commands and keyboard shortcuts in Aperture: m Choose Aperture > Commands > Customize. The Command Editor appears. This section covers how to modify keyboard shortcuts using the Command Editor....
...a visual representation of your workflow. If you're more familiar with keyboard shortcuts from other applications, you control almost every aspect of your keyboard. Command set of Aperture keyboard shortcuts. You can modify existing shortcuts, create new shortcuts, and save multiple sets of ...lets you customize keyboard shortcuts so you can streamline the way you search or browse the various commands and keyboard shortcuts in Aperture: m Choose Aperture > Commands > Customize. The Command Editor appears. This section covers how to modify keyboard shortcuts using the Command Editor....
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... copyright statement that will be included in webpages that you've published to MobileMe. 86 Part I Interface and Acquisition To open the Preferences window: m Choose Aperture > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,). A B CD E F A General button B Appearance button C Export button D Previews button E Metadata button F... the Browser and Viewer, as well as selecting the email application and settings you want used when emailing images. You can use the Preferences window to display options for how Aperture creates and displays preview images. Click this button to specify settings...
... copyright statement that will be included in webpages that you've published to MobileMe. 86 Part I Interface and Acquisition To open the Preferences window: m Choose Aperture > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,). A B CD E F A General button B Appearance button C Export button D Previews button E Metadata button F... the Browser and Viewer, as well as selecting the email application and settings you want used when emailing images. You can use the Preferences window to display options for how Aperture creates and displays preview images. Click this button to specify settings...
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...Library Location field Displays the default location of the library. E "When a camera is connected" pop-up menu Specify which application should open when a camera is complete. If you have Aperture show an alert message is finished" checkbox when importing images is connected to your computer. I General Preferences D E C F... C Auto Adjust Black Clip slider Use the Auto Adjust Black Clip slider and value slider to add tolerance to have Aperture automatically create a new when making version when you delete masters. F Auto Adjust White Clip slider Use the Auto Adjust...
...Library Location field Displays the default location of the library. E "When a camera is connected" pop-up menu Specify which application should open when a camera is complete. If you have Aperture show an alert message is finished" checkbox when importing images is connected to your computer. I General Preferences D E C F... C Auto Adjust Black Clip slider Use the Auto Adjust Black Clip slider and value slider to add tolerance to have Aperture automatically create a new when making version when you delete masters. F Auto Adjust White Clip slider Use the Auto Adjust...
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...Copyright field Enter copyright text for webpages and web journals here. Select this checkbox to an email client, choose the email pop-up menu application from this pop-up menu Choose an export preset to use an external editor to make adjustments to your images. To open an image in...file format in which to export an image to your pointer over them. To identify an external image editor, click Choose and select an application. Chapter 2 The Aperture Interface 89 C B D A E A Email Export Preset pop-up menu. per-inch (dpi) resolution of interface items when you want to have...
...Copyright field Enter copyright text for webpages and web journals here. Select this checkbox to an email client, choose the email pop-up menu application from this pop-up menu Choose an export preset to use an external editor to make adjustments to your images. To open an image in...file format in which to export an image to your pointer over them. To identify an external image editor, click Choose and select an application. Chapter 2 The Aperture Interface 89 C B D A E A Email Export Preset pop-up menu. per-inch (dpi) resolution of interface items when you want to have...
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... checkbox. checkbox E "Limit preview size" To set Aperture to use the JPEG thumbnail of from pop-up menu. 90 Part I Interface and Acquisition Previews Preferences C B D A E A Preview Quality slider To change the image quality of JPEG preview images with iLife and iWork iLife and iWork" applications, select this pop-up menu this checkbox...
... checkbox. checkbox E "Limit preview size" To set Aperture to use the JPEG thumbnail of from pop-up menu. 90 Part I Interface and Acquisition Previews Preferences C B D A E A Preview Quality slider To change the image quality of JPEG preview images with iLife and iWork iLife and iWork" applications, select this pop-up menu this checkbox...
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... > Delete [Item]. You can move the library file to a new location and then use the Aperture Preferences window to Aperture Album Names It is available in its contents. When you open Aperture, the application opens the library in the new location. 106 Part I Interface and Acquisition Each time you reopen... then reopen it accesses the library in the location you can specify that may be located in a project by Mac OS X as a file separator. Aperture is deleted along with more disk space than is common to differentiate albums in a different folder or on your hard disk...
... > Delete [Item]. You can move the library file to a new location and then use the Aperture Preferences window to Aperture Album Names It is available in its contents. When you open Aperture, the application opens the library in the new location. 106 Part I Interface and Acquisition Each time you reopen... then reopen it accesses the library in the location you can specify that may be located in a project by Mac OS X as a file separator. Aperture is deleted along with more disk space than is common to differentiate albums in a different folder or on your hard disk...
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... mix-ups or the possibility of overwriting one library file with another accidentally. By default, Aperture creates a new library file named Aperture Library. You then quit and reopen the application to open Aperture and select the renamed library file. After renaming a library file, make sure to complete ... access the library file you can also rename library files as specifying a different folder for the library in the Aperture Preferences window which library file the application should access when it . You then specify in the Preferences window and then quitting and reopening...
... mix-ups or the possibility of overwriting one library file with another accidentally. By default, Aperture creates a new library file named Aperture Library. You then quit and reopen the application to open Aperture and select the renamed library file. After renaming a library file, make sure to complete ... access the library file you can also rename library files as specifying a different folder for the library in the Aperture Preferences window which library file the application should access when it . You then specify in the Preferences window and then quitting and reopening...
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...or card reader, see "Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader," next. I File Formats You Can Import into the Library Aperture is a QuickTime-compatible application, so it 's a good idea to plan the organization of your digital camera or card reader. As an import strategy, it... JPEG Â JPEG2000 Â PNG Â PSD (8- For more information about importing your images in a flexible and easy-to http://www.apple.com/aperture. Learn about importing from your specific type of Aperture. For information about the filenaming and automatic metadata features of photography.
...or card reader, see "Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader," next. I File Formats You Can Import into the Library Aperture is a QuickTime-compatible application, so it 's a good idea to plan the organization of your digital camera or card reader. As an import strategy, it... JPEG Â JPEG2000 Â PNG Â PSD (8- For more information about importing your images in a flexible and easy-to http://www.apple.com/aperture. Learn about importing from your specific type of Aperture. For information about the filenaming and automatic metadata features of photography.
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...languages. This means that your native alphabet Punctuation marks, parentheses quotation marks, brackets, and operators White space characters such as Mac OS X and other applications. Avoid File separators Example characters : (colon) / (slash) \ (backslash) Special characters not included ¢ ™... expected. White space is handled differently in different programming languages and operating systems, so certain processing scripts and applications may be stored on, even if temporarily. I Avoiding Special Characters The most conservative filenaming conventions provide the ...
...languages. This means that your native alphabet Punctuation marks, parentheses quotation marks, brackets, and operators White space characters such as Mac OS X and other applications. Avoid File separators Example characters : (colon) / (slash) \ (backslash) Special characters not included ¢ ™... expected. White space is handled differently in different programming languages and operating systems, so certain processing scripts and applications may be stored on, even if temporarily. I Avoiding Special Characters The most conservative filenaming conventions provide the ...
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...to locate the images you to review iPhoto images and import specific images into the Aperture library. You can also search for images that has a media browser. Note: You can open the Aperture iPhoto Browser to navigate through the contents of your iPhoto library and display thumbnails ...text in a search field. I Browsing and Selecting Images from Your iPhoto Library You can also share the images in your Aperture library with any iLife or iWork application that you a handy way of an image. Chapter 4 Importing Images 141 Search button iPhoto Browser Action pop-up menu allows...
...to locate the images you to review iPhoto images and import specific images into the Aperture library. You can also search for images that has a media browser. Note: You can open the Aperture iPhoto Browser to navigate through the contents of your iPhoto library and display thumbnails ...text in a search field. I Browsing and Selecting Images from Your iPhoto Library You can also share the images in your Aperture library with any iLife or iWork application that you a handy way of an image. Chapter 4 Importing Images 141 Search button iPhoto Browser Action pop-up menu allows...
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... It does not affect an image to preserve their appearance. By default, your images are stored in the Aperture Library file within Aperture. Migrating Images from within the Aperture application. However, you may wish to locate your project and images later. If you start using the new... the image integrity of the existing photos in your Aperture library, Aperture 2 enables you may wonder where your managed image files physically reside in the Aperture library on an as renaming it, creates changes that the application cannot track. Warning: You should always back up ...
... It does not affect an image to preserve their appearance. By default, your images are stored in the Aperture Library file within Aperture. Migrating Images from within the Aperture application. However, you may wish to locate your project and images later. If you start using the new... the image integrity of the existing photos in your Aperture library, Aperture 2 enables you may wonder where your managed image files physically reside in the Aperture library on an as renaming it, creates changes that the application cannot track. Warning: You should always back up ...
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... you want in the Browser. 2 Choose File > Show in the Finder: 1 Select the referenced image you may need to export a version of Aperture. Reconnecting Missing or Offline Referenced Images When a referenced image's master is offline, you can 't make the file available to an email, or otherwise... always left unchanged. To locate a referenced image's master in Finder. Note: If you open a referenced image's master from the Finder in another application, you will not see the adjusted photo, you need to quickly find a referenced image's master on a Hard Disk At times you want to...
... you want in the Browser. 2 Choose File > Show in the Finder: 1 Select the referenced image you may need to export a version of Aperture. Reconnecting Missing or Offline Referenced Images When a referenced image's master is offline, you can 't make the file available to an email, or otherwise... always left unchanged. To locate a referenced image's master in Finder. Note: If you open a referenced image's master from the Finder in another application, you will not see the adjusted photo, you need to quickly find a referenced image's master on a Hard Disk At times you want to...
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... images between the Main and Secondary Viewers. The Main Viewer is also used for displaying the Aperture application, and the Secondary Viewer for viewing and adjusting images, playing slideshows, and presenting your system uses two displays, Aperture provides two Viewers in the Main and Secondary Viewers. For example, if you have the Main...
... images between the Main and Secondary Viewers. The Main Viewer is also used for displaying the Aperture application, and the Secondary Viewer for viewing and adjusting images, playing slideshows, and presenting your system uses two displays, Aperture provides two Viewers in the Main and Secondary Viewers. For example, if you have the Main...