Aperture - 3.0
Table of contents
Loading...
Aperture 3
User Manual
Copyright © 2010 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
Your rights to the software are governed by the
accompanying software license agreement. The owner or
authorized user of a valid copy of Aperture software may
reproduce this publication for the purpose of learning to
use such software. No part of this publication may be
reproduced ortransmitted for commercial purposes,such
as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid
for support services.
The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries. Use of the “keyboard” Apple
logo (Shift-Option-K) for commercial purposes without
the prior written consent of Apple may constitute
trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation
of federal and state laws.
Every effort hasbeen made to ensure thatthe information
in this manual is accurate. Apple is not responsible for
printing or clerical errors.
Note: Because Apple frequently releases new versions
and updates to its system software, applications, and
Internet sites,images shown in this manual may be slightly
different from what you see on your screen.
Apple
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
408-996-1010
www.apple.com
Apple, the Apple logo, Aperture, AppleScript, Apple TV,
ColorSync, Finder, FireWire, GarageBand, iLife, iPhone,
iPhoto, iPod, iTunes, iWork, Keychain, Leopard, Mac,
MacBook, Mac OS, QuickTime, Safari, and Snow Leopard
are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries.
iPad and Multi-Touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.
MobileMe is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S.
and/or other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
The YouTube logo is a trademark of Google Inc.
Other company and product names mentioned herein
are trademarks of their respective companies. Mention of
third-party products is for informational purposes only
and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a
recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with
regard to the performance or use of these products.
Welcome to Aperture13Preface
About Aperture13
About the Aperture Documentation14
Additional Resources15
An Overview of Aperture17Chapter 1
A First Look at Aperture18
Creating Projects and Importing Your Photos19
Photo Editing with Aperture24
Image Processing42
Sharing44
Sharing Images with iLife and iWork Applications50
Backing Up Your Work50
The Aperture Interface53Chapter 2
The Aperture Main Window54
Browser55
Viewer59
Tool Strip59
Inspector Pane61
Toolbar69
Control Bar71
Full Screen View72
Projects View79
Faces View81
Places View84
Slideshow Editor86
Light Table94
Webpage Editor95
Book Layout Editor102
Heads-Up Displays106
Quickly Accessing Commands111
3
Contents
Working with the Aperture Library113Chapter 3
Basic Components of Aperture113
Working with the Library Inspector121
Working with Library Files131
Working in Projects View136
Importing Images145Chapter 4
An Overview of Importing Images145
File Formats You Can Import into the Library146
Planning Your Import Strategy147
Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader149
Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer or Connected Servers153
Adding Additional Import Options157
Importing Images from the Finder via Drag and Drop168
Capturing Images as You Work169
Importing Folders of Images from the Finder170
Importing Images from iPhoto171
Importing Masters for Referenced Images into Folders175
Where Aperture Stores Your Managed Files in the Library177
Adding Audio Attachments to Image Files178
Reprocessing Images from Previous Versions of Aperture180
Working with Images in the Browser183Chapter 5
An Overview of the Browser184
Navigating Through and Selecting Images186
Working with Images in Filmstrip View188
Working with Images in Grid View189
Working with Images in List View191
Choosing a Workspace View194
Navigating Through Images in Quick Preview Mode195
Searching for Images in the Browser196
Rearranging Images in the Browser198
Sorting Images199
Rotating Images199
Creating Versions of an Image200
Deleting Images from the Browser201
Dragging Images into Different Projects and Albums203
Renaming Master Image Files203
Working with Referenced Images204
Working with Two or More Browsers Open211
Working with Stacks in the Browser212
Using the Loupe to Check the Focus of Images in the Browser212
4 Contents
Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images213
Displaying Images in the Viewer217Chapter 6
An Overview of the Viewer218
Showing and Hiding the Viewer221
Changing the Viewer Background222
Changing the Number of Images in the Viewer222
Comparing Images223
Viewing Stacks224
Viewing Images with the Loupe224
Viewing Images at Full Resolution230
Viewing Master Images231
Listening to Audio and Viewing Video in the Viewer232
Displaying Metadata Associated with Images236
Viewing Images on Multiple Displays236
Showing Hot and Cold Areas in Your Images238
Setting Up the Viewer for Onscreen Proofing239
Working with Preview Images239
Viewing Images in Full Screen View249Chapter 7
An Overview of Full Screen View249
Entering and Exiting Full Screen View252
Working in Viewer Mode in Full Screen View253
Working in Browser Mode in Full Screen View256
Working in Projects Mode in Full Screen View257
Using HUDs in Full Screen View258
Changing the Display of Metadata in Full Screen View260
Stacking Images and Making Picks263Chapter 8
An Overview of Stacking Images263
Creating Stacks265
Working with Stacks267
Rating Images273Chapter 9
An Overview of the Aperture Rating System273
Rating Images275
Sorting Images by Rating277
Including Image Rating in Your Workflow279
Comparing and Rating Images281
Applying Keywords to Images283Chapter 10
An Overview of Keywords283
Viewing Keywords Applied to Images286
Applying Keywords Using the Keywords HUD289
5Contents
Applying Keywords Using Keyword Controls and Keyword Presets296
Applying Keywords Using the Lift & Stamp HUD301
Applying Keywords Using the Metadata Inspector305
Applying Keywords to Images in the Light Table306
Removing Keywords from an Image307
Exporting and Importing Keyword Lists307
Working with Metadata309Chapter 11
An Overview of Working with Metadata309
Displaying Metadata with Your Images316
Viewing and Changing Metadata in the Metadata Inspector and Inspector HUD324
Working with the AutoFill Editor328
Working with Metadata Views329
Working with Metadata Presets333
Batch Changing Metadata336
More Information About IPTC Metadata337
Understanding Badge Overlays339
Adjusting Image Date and Time342
Organizing Images with Faces343Chapter 12
An Overview of Faces343
Adding Names to Faces in Your Images347
Viewing Images in Faces View349
Searching for Images by Face352
Creating Smart Albums with Images of People353
Locating and Organizing Images with Places355Chapter 13
An Overview of Places356
Controls in Places View360
Working with Location Information in Places View360
Importing and Working with GPS Track File Data375
Assigning Location Information to Projects377
Working with Location Information in the Metadata Inspector379
Searching for and Displaying Images387Chapter 14
An Overview of Searching388
About the Search Field Pop-Up Menu388
About the Filter HUD392
Searching by Rating396
Searching for Flagged Images397
Searching by Color Label398
Searching by Image Name, Caption, or Other Text399
Searching by Keyword401
6 Contents
Searching by Adjustments402
Searching by Aperture Metadata403
Searching by Attachment404
Searching by Calendar405
Searching by Date407
Searching by EXIF Information407
Searching by Face408
Searching by File Status409
Searching by File Type410
Searching by Import Session411
Searching by IPTC Information412
Searching by Photo Usage414
Searching by Place415
Searching by a Combination of Criteria416
Searching Across the Entire Library417
Saving Your Search Results417
Grouping Images with Smart Albums419Chapter 15
An Overview of Smart Albums419
Collecting Images in a New Smart Album421
Searching Within a Smart Album424
Revising the Contents of a Smart Album424
Transferring Smart Album Images to Another Project or Album425
Deleting a Smart Album426
An Overview of Image Adjustments427Chapter 16
Adjustments in Aperture428
Using the Adjustment Controls430
Using the Brush Controls438
Working with Adjustment Tools in the Tool Strip439
Performing Adjustments in Full Screen View439
Applying Adjustments to a Group of Images440
Applying the Same Adjustment to an Image Multiple Times443
Working with Adjustment Presets444
Removing Adjustments452
Using Modifier Keys to Identify Color Clipping453
Using the Color Meter and Displaying Camera Information456
Using an External Editor459
Working with the RAW Fine Tuning Controls460
Understanding How to Read Histograms469
About Making Adjustments Onscreen472
7Contents
Making Image Adjustments473Chapter 17
Working with the Retouch Controls474
Working with the Red Eye Correction Controls479
Working with the Spot & Patch Controls485
Working with the Devignette Controls495
Working with the Straighten Controls497
Working with the Crop Controls499
Working with the Flip Controls504
Working with the White Balance Controls504
Working with the Exposure Controls507
Working with the Enhance Controls513
Working with the Chromatic Aberration Controls525
Working with the Noise Reduction Controls527
Working with the Highlights & Shadows Controls528
Working with the Curves Controls538
Working with the Levels Controls554
Working with the Color Controls565
Working with the Black & White Controls572
Working with the Color Monochrome Controls573
Working with the Sepia Tone Controls574
Working with the Sharpen and Edge Sharpen Controls575
Working with the Vignette Controls580
Making Brushed Adjustments585Chapter 18
An Overview of Brushed Adjustments586
Controls in the Brush HUD589
Brushing Adjustments In591
Brushing Adjustments Away593
Applying Quick Brush Adjustments594
Working with Brushes596
Working with the Skin Smoothing Quick Brush Controls605
Working with the Dodge Quick Brush Controls607
Working with the Burn Quick Brush Controls608
Working with the Polarize Quick Brush Controls609
Working with the Intensify Contrast Quick Brush Controls611
Working with the Tint Quick Brush Controls612
Working with the Contrast Quick Brush Controls613
Working with the Saturation Quick Brush Controls615
Working with the Definition Quick Brush Controls616
Working with the Vibrancy Quick Brush Controls618
Working with the Blur Quick Brush Controls619
Working with the Sharpen Quick Brush Controls620
8 Contents
Working with the Halo Reduction Quick Brush Controls621
Working with the Noise Reduction Quick Brush Controls622
Printing Your Images625Chapter 19
An Overview of Printing625
Print Controls in the Print Dialog626
Printing Images and Contact Sheets in Aperture646
Printing a Book653
Printing a Light Table Arrangement653
Creating and Modifying Print Presets654
Proofing Your Images Onscreen655
Turning Off Color Management in Your Printer656
Exporting Your Images657Chapter 20
An Overview of Exporting Images658
Exporting Copies of Masters659
Exporting Image Versions660
Exporting Audio and Video Versions661
Exporting Projects, Folders, and Albums663
Working with Export Presets664
Exporting Images into Folders in the Finder673
Renaming Images at Export675
Exporting Metadata Listed in a Separate File678
Exporting Using Plug-ins679
Exporting Images to Use in Email679
Exporting by Dragging680
Creating Slideshow Presentations683Chapter 21
An Overview of Slideshows683
Playing Slideshows Using Slideshow Presets684
About Creating Slideshows with the Slideshow Editor693
Workflow for Creating a Multimedia Slideshow Presentation694
Creating Slideshow Albums695
Changing a Slideshow’s Theme698
About Editing Slideshow Transitions and Applying Effects699
Modifying Settings Applied to the Entire Slideshow700
Modifying Individual Slides and Transitions707
Adding Music and Audio to Slideshows717
Viewing Your Slideshows in Aperture728
Sharing Your Slideshow Movies729
Using the Light Table731Chapter 22
An Overview of the Light Table732
9Contents
Creating a Light Table Album733
Placing and Viewing Images in the Light Table734
Moving and Resizing Images in the Light Table736
Aligning and Arranging Images in the Light Table737
Adjusting the Light Table View740
Printing Light Table Arrangements741
Deleting a Light Table Album741
Creating Books743Chapter 23
An Overview of Creating Books744
Planning Your Book746
Creating a Book Album747
Controls in the Book Layout Editor749
Choosing a Theme749
Viewing Pages750
Placing Images in a Book752
Adding and Removing Pages755
Working with Pages761
Working with Images765
Working with Text775
Working with the Layout Options Inspector780
Working with Master Pages781
Working with Custom Themes784
Copying a Book Album785
Printing Books786
Ordering Books from Third-Party Print Vendors Using Plug-ins786
Creating Webpages789Chapter 24
An Overview of Creating Webpages789
Creating Web Galleries and Web Journals790
Viewing and Navigating Through Webpages794
Choosing and Modifying Themes795
Working with Web Gallery Pages796
Working with Web Journal Pages797
Exporting Webpages800
Working with Web Export Presets803
Sharing Your Images Online809Chapter 25
An Overview of Sharing Images810
Publishing Images to Your MobileMe Gallery812
Publishing Images to Flickr and Facebook820
Working with Multiple MobileMe, Flickr, and Facebook Accounts829
Disabling and Enabling MobileMe, Flickr, and Facebook Accounts829
10 Contents
Backing Up Your Images831Chapter 26
An Overview of the Backup Workflow831
Planning Your Backup System832
Controls in the Vault Pane834
Creating Vaults835
Updating Vaults836
Disconnecting a Vault’s Hard Disk Drive from Your System Temporarily837
Reconnecting a Vault’s Hard Disk Drive to Your System837
Deleting a Vault Permanently838
Restoring Your Aperture System838
Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library839
Customizing the Aperture Workspace841Chapter 27
Changing Main Window Layouts841
Setting Aperture Preferences842
Customizing the Toolbar850
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts851
Calibrating Your Aperture System859Appendix A
An Overview of Color Management859
Calibrating Your Camera862
Calibrating and Profiling Your Display863
Calibrating and Profiling Your Printer864
Setting Up an Aperture System867Appendix B
Setting Up a Basic System868
Optional Equipment to Consider869
Setting Up Your System with Two Displays870
Configuring Mac OS X for Multiple Displays871
875Glossary
11Contents
Aperture is a powerful and easy-to-use digital image management system that can track
thousands of digital images and provides the avid photographer with high-quality image
management and adjustment tools.
With Aperture, you can efficiently import digital images, perform a photo edit, adjust and
retouch images, publish images for the web or print, export libraries for use on other
Aperture systems, merge libraries, and back up your entire image library for safekeeping.
Aperture lets you work with high-quality JPEG, TIFF, and RAW image files—and even HD
video files—directly from your camera or card reader and maintain that high quality
throughout your workflow.
This preface covers the following:
• About Aperture (p. 13)
• About the Aperture Documentation (p. 14)
• Additional Resources (p. 15)
About Aperture
Designed for the needs of professional photographers, Aperture is a photo editing and
management tool that provides:
• An advanced RAW workflow: From capture to output, you can work with your images
captured as RAW files, without having to first convert them to another format before
viewing, adjusting, organizing, or printing them. Aperture supports RAW formats from
leading digital camera manufacturers, including Canon and Nikon.
• Flexible imagemanagement: An open library structure letsyou store photos, audio clips,
and video clips anywhere you want. You can have Aperture store image, audio, and
video files in the library or simply link to the files in their current locations. You can also
have Aperture link to your iPhoto library without copying the images into the Aperture
library. Aperture can work with photos stored on any number of hard disk drives and
other storage media. You can catalog and search for images that are stored on multiple
hard disks, including offline volumes, CDs, and DVDs.
13
Welcome to Aperture
Preface
• Professional project management: Aperture allows you to manage thousands ofprojects
and provides flexible organizational tools, comprehensive metadata support, and
powerful search tools that let you find files instantly. You can export any part of your
library, make changes to it on a second Aperture system, and then merge it back into
the library of your primary Aperture system.
• Nondestructive image processing: Designed to protect your images from the moment
they’re imported, Aperture identifies your original images as digital “masters” and has
built-in safeguards to help ensure thatyou don’t accidentally overwrite or modify them.
• Versatileprinting and publishing: Working directly with your RAW images,you can create
color-accurate prints, custom contact sheets, stunning websites, and unique bound
books with tools that are intuitive and powerful.
• Robust backup: Beginning at import, you can set Aperture to automatically back up
copies of your image files. You can also use the Vault pane of the Library inspector to
manage multiple vaults (containing copies of the Aperture library), which can then be
stored in offsite locations, protecting your library of image assets in the case of a
catastrophic event.
About the Aperture Documentation
Aperture comes with various documents that provide detailed information about using
the application.
• Aperture 3 User Manual: This comprehensive document describes theAperture interface,
commands, and menusand gives step-by-step instructions for creating Aperture libraries
and for accomplishing specific tasks. It is written for users of all levels of experience.
The Aperture 3 User Manual is available in Aperture Help (in Aperture, choose Help >
Aperture Help).
Note: This manual is not intended to be a complete guide to the art of photography.
Much of the photography-specific information presented here is very general in nature
and is supplied to provide a context for the terminology used whendescribing Aperture
functions.
• Exploring Aperture: This document provides a quick introduction to the main features
of Aperture. A PDF version of the printed Exploring Aperture manual is available in
Aperture Help.
• Aperture 3 Keyboard Shortcuts: This document provides keyboard shortcuts you can use
to perform tasks in Aperture. A PDFversion of the printed Aperture 3 Keyboard Shortcuts
card is available in Aperture Help.
14 Preface Welcome to Aperture
Additional Resources
Along with the documentation that comes with Aperture, there are a variety of other
resources you can use to find out more about Aperture.
Aperture Websites
For general information and updates, as well as the latest news on Aperture, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/aperture
For a list of online video tutorials, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/aperture/howto
For a list of online resources, including third-party training materials, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/aperture/resources
Apple Service and Support Websites
For software updates and answers to the most frequently asked questions for all Apple
products, go to the general Apple Support webpage. You’ll also have access to product
specifications, reference documentation, and Apple and third-party product technical
articles.
• http://www.apple.com/support
For software updates, documentation, discussion forums, and answers to the most
frequently asked questions for Aperture, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/support/aperture
For discussion forums specific to Aperture, where you can search for an answer, post your
question, or answer other users’ questions, go to:
• http://discussions.apple.com
To provide comments and feedback about Aperture, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html
15Preface Welcome to Aperture
Aperture is designed to be the center of your digital photography workflow, from capturing
new images to the final delivery of professional-quality photographs. You can also use
Aperture to organize your audio and video clips for use with multimedia slideshow
presentations, share photos with social networking websites, and publish photos on your
personal website.
This chapter provides an overview of how Aperture works and what you can do with it.
However, this chapter doesn’t provide all the detailed information and instructions needed
to perform work on your images. If you’re new to Aperture, thischapter is for you. If you’re
familiar with the Aperture features and interface, feel free to skip this chapter. Once you’re
familiar withAperture, you’ll find in-depth explanations and instructions in later chapters.
This chapter covers the following:
• A First Look at Aperture (p. 18)
• Creating Projects and Importing Your Photos (p. 19)
• Photo Editing with Aperture (p. 24)
• Image Processing (p. 42)
• Sharing (p. 44)
• Sharing Images with iLife and iWork Applications (p. 50)
• Backing Up Your Work (p. 50)
17
An Overview of Aperture
1
A First Look at Aperture
When you first open Aperture, you see the following areas:
Toolbar
Projects view
Your projects appear
here in the Library
inspector.
Click here to open the Import
pane and Import browser.
Tabs for the Library inspector,
Metadata inspector, and
Adjustments inspector
Note: Because you can customize the toolbar, adding and deleting buttons and controls,
your toolbarmay look different from the one pictured in this manual. Formore information
about changing the toolbar, see Customizing the Toolbar.
18 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
After you import images into projects, your screen will look similar to this:
Your project’s
thumbnail images
Aperture imports the
images into a project.
Click the project to see
its images in the Browser.
About the Aperture Sample Library
The Aperture installation disc includes a sample library with several projects containing
high-resolution images. You can import the sample library into your existing Aperture
library from the Aperture installation disc at any time after installing the application.
Creating Projects and Importing Your Photos
To use Aperture, you first import your photos. You can import digital photos directly from
your camera or a card reader and from hard disks or other storage devices where you’ve
archived digital files. After a shoot, you can connect your digital camera or card reader
to your computer and Aperture automatically detects it. You can then easily import your
new images into Aperture.
Aperture automatically imports any audio attachments associated with your image files,
provided they have the same filename. In addition to importing photos into Aperture,
you can also import QuickTime-compatible audio and video files.
19Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Creating Projects
As you work with Aperture, you create projects to hold your images. A project is similar
to a folder that can hold dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of images. For example,
after completing a shoot of a foot race in Antarctica, you might create a new project
named Antarctica and import the photos into it. When you need tofurther subdivide and
organize images in a project, you can create albums.
Your new project appears in a list in the Library inspector.
Folder
Project
Albums
As your portfolio increases and you create more and more projects, you can organize
your work into hierarchies of folders, projects, and albums.
You can create as many projects as you need and name them according to any naming
scheme you prefer. It’s important to name projects so that they are easy to identify and
access.
Over the long term you may be using Aperture to track years of projects, so you’ll want
to develop a naming system that is easy to use and understand. For more information
about organizing your images in projects and albums, see Working with the Aperture
Library.
20 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Viewing Projects in Projects View
Aperture organizes the images in your library using projects. Projects view provides a
convenient way to visually review the projects in your library. When you select Projects
in the Library inspector, the Aperture main window switches to Projects view. Each project
is represented by a single image, but you can move the pointer over each project to
reveal all the images in the project in succession.
You can choose one image per project to appear as the “key photo” when reviewing your
projects in Projects view. You can also have Aperture group the projects according to
either the year the images were taken or the folder each project resides in.
Projects view
For more information about Projects view, see Working in Projects View.
21Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Working with the Aperture Trash
As you delete versions, masters, projects, folders, and albums in Aperture, they are placed
in the Aperture Trash. The Aperture Trash acts as a container of final review. When you
empty the Aperture Trash, its contents are removed from Aperture.
Deleted images are
placed in the Aperture
Trash until you
empty it.
Library item in the
Aperture Trash
For more information about working with the Trash,see Working with the Aperture Trash.
22 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Importing Images with the Import Browser
When you connect a digital camera or card reader to your computer, the Import pane
and Import browser appear.You canselect your camera or card reader and see the images
you’re about to import. You can select and import all the images or only those you want.
You can also select image files on your hard disk for importing.
When you click this
button, your images
are imported into
the selected project
or a new project.
Specify import
options here.
Select your camera, card
reader, or computer hard
disk here.
After you select the images you want to import, you can specify options for importing
your images. For example, you can specify that your imagesbe imported into the Aperture
library file in the Pictures folder, or you can choose another location in which to store
them. If you have images already stored on a hard disk, you can simply allow Aperture
to access them without changing their current location. You can choose how images are
named and include other information that is recorded with each image to help identify
it. For example, you can specify the event name, date, time, photographer, location, and
copyright information.
You can also specify other import options, such as whether you want Aperture to group
related images together in stacks. For example, if you have bracketed images or images
shot in quick succession, you can have Aperture import these images and stack them
together to make reviewing and working with them easier.
23Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Importing Files from Your Body of Work
You can easily import your collection of archived digital images into Aperture from any
hard disk or storage device connected to your computer. When importing legacy images
from your portfolio, you can move them into the main Aperture library, or you can simply
identify where the images are located, and Aperture adds themto its managementsystem
without changing the image locations. This means that you can use Aperture to work
with your images in their current organization and on multiple hard disks, without
relocating or reorganizing your files. You can also move or copy images to new locations
when needed.
Aperture can also import your iPhoto library and files stored in a variety of common file
types and formats, including:
• DNG
• GIF
• JPEG
• PNG
• PSD
• RAW files from a variety of supported digital cameras
• TIFF
Note: For a list of supported digital cameras, go to http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs.
In addition to importing digital image files, Aperture can also import any
QuickTime-compatible media file, such as an audio or video file. For more information,
see Importing Images.
Photo Editing with Aperture
Aperture allows you to easily view and work with your images onscreen. It provides
easy-to-use tools and controls, as well as efficient methods for rating images, searching
for images, and comparing and adjusting images.
Viewing and Working with Images
To work with your images, you select a project in the Library inspector and Aperture
displays that project’s images in the Browser. You use the Browser to review, organize,
and select images. You can display the Browser only or display the Browser and a Viewer
that shows images in detail.
24 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
When you select a thumbnail image in the Browser, the image appears in the Viewer.
The Viewer displays the
selected image.
Select images here.
A selected image appears
with a white outline.
The Browser can display your images as thumbnails arranged as a row in a filmstrip or as
a grid of thumbnails appearing in rows and columns. You can click an individual image
to select it, and a white border appears around the image. To quickly move to and select
other images, press the arrow keys. You can drag images to rearrange them in the Browser,
or drag them into different projects or albums. You can also display your images as a list
of files.
25Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
If you want to work with your images in detail, you can view them in Full Screen view.
Filmstrip available
in Full Screen view
Toolbar available
in Full Screen view
The displayed image
fills the screen.
To see images in Full Screen view, press F. Press F again to exit Full Screen view.
26 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
In Full Screen view, you can change the display of images to show single images, three
images, or up to twelve images at once. You can also set Full Screen view to show your
images in three modes: Viewer, Browser, and Projects. Viewer mode displays your images
at high resolution, allowing you to work with an image in fine detail while applying
complex image adjustments. Browser mode is similar to theBrowser in the Aperture main
window, in that it provides controls for searching for and sorting thumbnail images. To
switch between the Full Screen view Viewer mode and Browser mode, press V.
Image thumbnails
shown in the
Full Screen view
Browser mode
While in Browser mode, you can enter Projects mode by clicking the Projects button at
the top-left corner of the screen. Projects mode provides the same controls as the Projects
view in the Aperture main window, but the thumbnail images representing projects are
placed over a solid background. To view the thumbnails for a project in Browser mode,
double-click the project’s thumbnail image.
Displaying your images clearly and accurately is a pivotal function of Aperture. Aperture
allows you to take advantage of the latest display technology and view and work with
your images in Full Screen view and on multiple displays.
Using Aperture with two displays is ideal for creating a large workspace. You can easily
compare and adjust images, play slideshows, and present the best of your photos at
optimal size during client reviews.
For more information about using Full Screen view, see Viewing Images in Full Screen
View.
27Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Using Multi-Touch Trackpad Gestures with Aperture
If your portable computer has a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can use Multi-Touch trackpad
gestures when working with Aperture. For example, when working with images in the
Browser, you can use the rotate gesture to rotate images and the swipe gesture to select
a different image. In addition to using the standard trackpad gestures used with Mac
portable computers, you can also use Multi-Touch trackpad gestures with the following
Aperture features.
Multi-Touch trackpad gesturesFeature
• Use the pinch gesture to change the size of thumbnails in the
Browser.
• Use the rotate gesture to rotate the image beneath the pointer.
• Use the swipe gesture to select a different image.
Browser in grid view
• Use the pinch gesture to change the size of thumbnails in the
Browser.
• Use the swipe gesture to select a different image.
Browser in list view
• Use the pinch gesture to change the size of thumbnails in the
Browser or the filmstrip.
• Use the rotate gesture to rotate the image beneath the pointer.
• Use the swipe gesture to select a different image.
Browser in filmstrip view (Split
View layout) and filmstrip in Full
Screen view (Viewer mode)
• Use the pinch gesture to zoom in to or out of the Light Table or
to change the size of the image beneath the pointer.
Light Table
• Use the pinch gesture to zoom in to or out of the selected page
or resize the object beneath the pointer on the page. (The Edit
Layout button must be selected to resize objects on the page.)
• Use the rotate gesture to rotate objects. You can also hold down
the Shift key as you use the rotate gesture to restrict rotation to
15-degree increments.
• Use the swipe gesture to change pages.
Book Layout Editor
• Use the swipe gesture to display the next or previous slide during
a slideshow.
Slideshows
• Use the pinch gesture tochange the Loupe size. (As with previous
versions of Aperture, you canalso use thescroll gesture tochange
the Loupe magnification.)
Loupe tool
• Use the pinch gesture to create a crop selection and change its
size.
Crop tool
• Use the rotate gesture to change the amount of image rotation.Straighten tool
For more information about working with a Multi-Touch trackpad, see Mac Help.
28 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Working with Heads-Up Displays
To work efficiently in Aperture, you can use floating windows of controls called heads-up
displays (HUDs) to modify images. For example, when you view images in Aperture in Full
Screen view, you can open an Inspector HUD to adjust your images. Holding down the
Shift key while performing an adjustment temporarily hides the Inspector HUD, giving
you an unobstructed view of your image as you adjust it.
Inspector HUD showing
the Adjustments pane
29Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
As you work on your images, you can position HUDs anywhere on the screen and use
them to make changes. For example, Aperture provides a Keywords HUD that you can
use to quickly assign keywords to your images. To assign a keyword, you simply drag it
from the Keywords HUD to the image.
Drag a keyword from the
Keywords HUD to apply
it to an image.
Keywords HUD
30 Chapter 1 An Overview of Aperture
Loading...