Aperture

Getting Started
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 1 Contents

Chapter 1 9 An Overview of Aperture

9 Using Aperture in Your Workflow
13 Elements Used in Aperture

Chapter 2 21 Setting Up an Aperture System

21 Setting Up a Basic System
23 Setting Up Your System with Two Displays
28 Using Additional Hard Disk Storage and FireWire Drives

Chapter 3 29 Learning About the Aperture Interface

29 Basics of Working in Aperture
30 The Aperture Main Window
41 Additional Parts of the Aperture Interface
44 Configuring Your Workspace
47 Working Efficiently

Chapter 4 49 Working with Projects

49 Controls in the Projects Panel
50 Creating and Naming Projects
50 Opening and Closing Projects
52 Creating and Showing Favorite Projects
53 Deleting Images from Projects and Albums
54 Deleting Items from the Projects Panel

Chapter 5 55 Importing Images

55 An Overview of Importing
56 File Formats You Can Import into Your Library
57 Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader
61 Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer
63 Dragging Image Files from the Finder into a Project
64 Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
65 Importing Your iPhoto Library
67 Transferring Projects from Another Aperture System
68 Making an Immediate Backup

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 Chapter 6 69 Working with Images in the Browser
69 An Overview of the Browser
70 Viewing Images in the Browser
73 Navigating Through and Selecting Images
75 Rearranging Images in the Browser
76 Rotating Images
76 Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images
78 Creating Versions of an Image
80 Copying Images and Moving Images to Different Locations
80 Working with Referenced Images

Chapter 7 83 Displaying Images in the Viewer

83 An Overview of the Viewer
84 Adjusting the Background of the Viewer
85 Choosing the Number of Images Displayed in the Viewer
86 Comparing Images
87 Viewing Images with the Loupe
88 Viewing Images at Full Resolution
89 Viewing Images on Multiple Displays
91 Displaying Metadata Associated with Images

Chapter 8 93 Viewing Images in Full Screen Mode

93 An Overview of Full Screen Mode
95 Entering and Exiting Full Screen Mode
95 Using the Filmstrip in Full Screen Mode
99 Working with the Toolbar in Full Screen Mode
102 Using HUDs in Full Screen Mode
104 Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Full Screen Mode

Chapter 9 105 Stacking Images and Making Picks

105 An Overview of Stacks
106 Creating Stacks Automatically
107 Creating Stacks Manually
108 Working with Stacks
111 Keyboard Shortcuts for Working with Stacks

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Chapter 10 113 Rating Images
113 An Overview of the Rating System
114 Rating Images
115 Sorting Images by Rating
117 Comparing and Rating Images
119 Keyboard Shortcuts for Rating Images
120 Keyboard Shortcuts for Displaying Images with Specific Ratings

Chapter 11 121 Applying Keywords to Images

121 An Overview of Keywords
122 Applying Keywords Using the Keywords HUD
129 Applying Keywords Using Keyword Controls and Keyword Presets
134 Applying Keywords Using the Lift & Stamp HUD
136 Viewing Keywords Applied to Images
138 Removing Keywords from an Image

Chapter 12 139 Searching for and Displaying Images

139 An Overview of the Query HUD
141 Searching by Image Name, Caption, or Other Text
142 Searching by Rating
143 Searching by Keyword
144 Searching by Date
146 Searching by IPTC Information
147 Searching by EXIF Information
148 Searching by File Status
149 Searching by a Combination of Criteria
150 Saving Your Search Results

Chapter 13 151 Grouping Images with Smart Albums

151 An Overview of Smart Albums
152 Collecting Images in a New Smart Album
154 Revising the Contents of a Smart Album
154 Deleting a Smart Album

Chapter 14 155 An Overview of Image Adjustments

155 An Overview of Adjustments in Aperture
156 Displaying the Adjustment Controls

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 Chapter 15 159 Creating Slideshow Presentations
159 An Overview of Slideshows
160 Creating a Slideshow Using Presets
161 Controlling a Slideshow
161 Changing a Slideshow’s Images

Chapter 16 163 Using the Light Table

163 An Overview of the Light Table
164 Creating a Light Table Album and Adding Images to It
165 Adding Images to the Light Table
166 Moving and Resizing Images in the Light Table
167 Aligning and Arranging Images in the Light Table
169 Adjusting the Light Table View
170 Printing a Light Table Arrangement

Chapter 17 171 Printing Your Images

171 Settings in the Print Dialog
173 Printing Single Images
173 Printing a Series of Images
174 Printing a Contact Sheet or Series of Contact Sheets
175 Printing a Book
175 Creating a PDF File of a Book

Chapter 18 177 Exporting Images

177 An Overview of Exporting Your Images
178 Exporting Copies of Digital Master Files
179 Exporting Image Versions
180 About Export Presets
182 Adding a Watermark to Exported Images

Chapter 19 183 Creating Web Journals and Web Galleries

183 An Overview of Web Galleries and Web Journals
184 Creating and Working with Web Galleries
186 Creating and Working with Web Journals
188 Viewing and Navigating Your Webpages
189 Changing the Appearance of Your Webpages
191 Posting Your Webpages to the Web

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Chapter 20 193 Creating Books
193 An Overview of the Book Creation Process
194 Creating a Book Album
195 Controls in the Book Layout Editor
198 Placing Images in a Book
198 Adding Pages to a Book
198 Removing Pages from a Book
199 Resizing and Aligning Images on a Page
199 Adding Text to Pages
200 Changing the Theme
200 Ordering a Printed Book

Chapter 21 201 Backing Up Your Images

201 An Overview of Backing Up Your Files
203 Controls in the Vaults Panel
204 Creating a Vault
205 Updating Vaults
206 Removing a Hard Drive from Your System
206 Deleting a Vault Permanently
207 Restoring Your Aperture System

Appendix 209 Credits

Index 211

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1 An Overview of Aperture
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Aperture is a powerful and easy-to-use digital image
management system that can track thousands of digital
images and provides professional-quality tools for working
with your photos.
Aperture is a nondestructive image processing and database application that lets
you efficiently acquire digital images, perform photo edits, adjust and retouch
images, publish images on the web or in print, export images, and back up your
images for safekeeping.

Before starting work, you need to understand how Aperture is used in your workflow.
You’ll also need to find out about the basic elements used as you work with your
images in Aperture.

Using Aperture in Your Workflow

The following illustration shows the basic workflow steps you generally follow when
using Aperture. Keep in mind that workflows can vary, either from person to person or
from project to project. As you work in Aperture, you may not always proceed in strict
linear order, and you may choose to overlap some steps.

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 Aperture Workflow

Acquire Images

Import from Import from Import from Import folders Drag from
card/camera hard disk or iPhoto (maintaining Finder
media structure)

Create Projects
Before or during import

Photo Edit
Sort Group
• Rate • Using Query HUD
• Apply keywords • Using Smart Albums
• Compare
• Stack

Apply Adjustments
• Exposure • White balance
• Levels

Distribute

Export Print Create Publish Print

slideshow webpages books

Back Up
• Set up vault
• Back up to vault

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 Elements in Aperture That Correspond to Workflow

Import images using the

Import panel.

Apply adjustments
Create projects in the using the Adjustments
Projects panel. Inspector.

Photo edit using the

Viewer...

...and the Browser. As you photo edit, you

can view information
about an image using
the Metadata Inspector.

Use the Vaults panel for

backing up your images.

Step 1: Set up your Aperture system

For this beginning stage, you set up your Aperture system by connecting the hardware
you need. For most users, it’s fairly straightforward: simply connect your camera or card
reader to a FireWire or USB port on your computer, then turn on your computer and
open Aperture.

Step 2: Acquire images and create projects

Once you’ve set up your Aperture system, you need to import your images into
Aperture. Acquiring, or importing, images is the process of getting the images from
your camera, a card reader, external storage media (such as a CD, DVD, or external hard
disk drive), or folders on your computer into Aperture. You can choose to acquire many
images, such as all the ones on a card, or selected images only. Before or during the
import process, you have the option to create a new project to store your images. You
can also create projects after importing, or at any stage in the process.

You can also import all or just a portion of your iPhoto Library. When you import your
iPhoto Library, Aperture maintains the structure as well as all adjustments and
information, also known as metadata, applied to the images.

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 Step 3: Photo edit
For this stage, you’ll sort through your images and choose which images you want to
work with and further adjust. You can add keywords, captions, or other text to your
images to help you sort and organize them, as well as apply ratings and stack related
images together.

You can also group images to further organize them. You can find images using the
Query HUD (heads-up display), a floating panel with search options. You can also create
containers, such as folders and albums, within projects to further manage your images.
Aperture also uses Smart Albums, which are albums that can be dynamically generated
and updated based on specific search criteria you specify in the Query HUD. This can
save you time and effort finding just the right images.

Step 4: Apply adjustments

With Aperture, you can make adjustments to images, including adjusting exposure,
levels, and white balance and eliminating red-eye. You can also crop, rotate, and resize
images. If you want to make adjustments that involve compositing, you can easily work
with your images in another application, known as an external editor, such as Adobe
Photoshop; adjusted images automatically appear in Aperture when the image is saved.
You can apply different adjustments to multiple versions of the same image.

Step 5: Distribute your images

Aperture provides several options for distributing your images. You can print images
directly to a printer, export images for delivery to a professional photo lab, or create a
book of images for printing using the printing service supplied by your .Mac account.
Aperture also includes tools that allow you to publish photos on the web and create
online journals without having to know any HTML. You can also use slideshows to
present work to clients or provide a background of images and music during an event.

Step 6: Back up your images

You can make a backup copy of your Aperture Library and store it in one or more vaults
located on external hard disk drives—usually FireWire drives. The Library includes your
projects, digital master files, and any versions you’ve created.

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Elements Used in Aperture
In Aperture, you use projects, albums, and folders to organize your images as you work.
Other important elements are the Library, used to manage your files, and the vault for
storing backup copies of your Library.
 Digital master files: The original image files imported from your camera, memory
card, computer, or external storage media. The digital master files are never changed,
so that the original image is preserved and can be used again.
 Versions: These are files used to display the master files, as well as store any changes
you’ve made to images (such as image adjustments or changes to metadata).
 Projects: Container files used to hold digital master files, versions, and albums. When
project files are moved, the contents are moved with them.
 Albums: Used to organize versions. You can create albums within projects or outside
of them. Types of albums include Smart Albums, Light Table albums, web gallery
albums, web journal albums, and book albums.
 Folders: Used to organize projects and albums within projects.
 Library: A database that manages your files from import to image adjustments and
final distribution. Once you import images, the Library records and tracks your digital
master files and corresponding versions. The Library also tracks projects and albums
you create to organize your images.
 Managed and referenced images: Master files stored in the Aperture Library are
called managed images because Aperture manages the location of the images in its
database. Managed images are physically located in the Aperture Library file in the
Pictures folder. You can also import images into Aperture without storing the digital
master files in the Library. Images that are not stored in the Library file are called
referenced images. Aperture links to referenced images in their current locations on
your hard disk, without placing them in the Aperture Library file.
 Vaults: A vault holds your backed-up images and is a copy of your Library.

For details about each of these elements and how you work with them in Aperture, see
the next few sections.

What Are Digital Master Files?

A digital master file is the original RAW, JPEG, TIFF, or PNG file that was imported into
Aperture from your camera, a memory card, a computer, or external storage media
such as an external hard disk drive or CD. Aperture never changes the master file, so
you always have originals to work from.

Important: Digital master files—especially RAW files—tend to be quite large. Projects

consisting of several thousand digital master files require high-capacity hard disks.

For information about importing your digital master files, see Chapter 5, “Importing
Images,” on page 55.

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 What Are Versions?
Once you have digital master files on your hard disk, you can review and make
adjustments to your images. For example, you can change the exposure, contrast, or
saturation, or add information to an image, such as the photographer’s name, event,
and location. To work with images, Aperture creates a “version” of each master file that
includes your adjustments and embedded information, and leaves the master file
unchanged. A version refers to the master file on your hard disk, but it is not the master
file itself. Versions store only the thumbnail image, adjustments, and embedded
information. A full image file is not created until you are ready to print or export, saving
valuable storage space on your hard disk.

1A

1B Versions
1 from
1C Master 1
Master 1D

2A Versions
2 from
2B Master 2
Pictures Aperture
Master
folder Library file
Computer 3A
Versions
3 3B from
Master 3
3C
Master

When you create a version, several things occur:

 Aperture reads the original master file on disk and displays it on the screen.
 As you make adjustments or add information to the image, Aperture uses floating-
point calculations to display the image with those changes, but the original master
file is never changed.

You can create as many versions of an image as you need. For example, a client may
request color, sepia, and black-and-white versions of the same wedding shot. Instead of
saving multiple copies of that image, as you would with other applications, you simply
create different versions of the master file.

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 What Are Projects?
You organize your digital master files and versions using projects. A project is a
container file consisting of up to 10,000 master files and as many versions as you like.
You can create as many projects as you wish up to the limitations of your disk space.
For example, you can create a new project for each of your shoots. Or if you do several
shoots of the same subject, you may want to create a project that encompasses all of
the shoots. Projects are essential elements because they maintain your digital master
files and track all changes to versions.

You can easily transfer projects from one Aperture system to another. All links between
versions and their master files are maintained when projects are transferred. This is
particularly useful if you use a portable computer when on location or away from your
studio, and a workstation at your studio. For more information, see “Transferring
Projects from Another Aperture System” on page 67.

Examples of items in
the Projects panel

Projects

What Are Albums?

An album is a type of container in the Aperture Library that holds only versions (not
the digital master files to which they refer). Albums help you organize images in the
Library, making your versions easier to manage. You can create albums at the Library
level or within a project.

Albums created at the Library level are used to organize versions from multiple
projects. For example, you can create an album at the Library level to consolidate your
favorite images, known as selects, from multiple clients (each represented by a project).
You can then publish this collection of selects on your website or export the album’s
contents and burn them to a DVD for review by a prospective client.

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 You can also create albums within projects to help you organize your images into
relevant groups. For example, images in your Antarctica project can be divided into
three albums: Antarctica Selects, On Land, and Underwater.

Three albums created

within one project

Note: You can also place versions from other projects in an album that resides within
a project.

There are two main types of albums, each suited to a particular function:
 Album: A type of folder containing image versions. You can view only the versions
that you’ve placed in the album.
 Smart Albums: This type of album contains image versions as well, but the contents
are controlled by search criteria that you specify. When you change the criteria
associated with a particular Smart Album, the contents of the Smart Album
automatically change. For more information about Smart Albums, see Chapter 13,
“Grouping Images with Smart Albums,” on page 151.

Changes made to versions in albums have no effect on the original digital master files
on your computer’s hard disk. If you delete a version from one album, the digital
master file is not deleted from the hard disk.

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 What Are Folders?
In Aperture, folders are used to help organize projects and albums. For example, you
can import images into projects and then organize the projects into folders based on
the year, such as 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. And if you shoot multiple projects for the
same client, you can create a folder that contains separate projects for that client.

These folders organize

images based on what
year they were shot.

Note: Folders only contain albums, projects, and other folders.

What Is the Library?

The Aperture Library tracks every project, album, master file, and version no matter
whether the images are stored in the Aperture Library file or in other hard disk
locations. Aperture automatically creates a Library file in your Pictures folder the first
time you open Aperture. You can choose to import images into your Library or have
Aperture access them from other locations on different hard disks. The Library tracks all
your images and the information recorded about them, as well as information about
where backup files are stored. You can access images in the Library by clicking Library
at the top of the Projects panel.

Projects that you transfer from other Aperture systems to your Aperture system are also
added to the Library. And when you back up your digital master files to your vaults on
external FireWire drives, those actions are tracked by the Aperture Library as well.

You can change the location of the Library file to a different folder or a different disk.
You can create multiple Library files. For more information about working with multiple
Library files, see the Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu.

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 What Are Managed Images and Referenced Images?
Aperture lets you choose how you organize your photos on disk. You can store your
photos in the Aperture Library, or you can import images by simply linking to the
image files in their current locations, without placing them in the Library.

Images whose digital master files are stored in the Aperture Library are called managed
images. These master files are stored in the Library exactly as they were in previous
versions of Aperture. Aperture manages master image files in the Library, keeping them
always accessible, and provides benefits such as one-click backup of digital master files
to vaults.

Imported images whose digital master files haven’t been placed in the Library are
called referenced images. Using referenced images in your Aperture system can provide
a number of substantial benefits to your photography workflow. You can incorporate
your existing portfolio of images into Aperture without changing the current location
of the files. Importing images by reference does not result in a duplication of your
image files in the Aperture Library, thus saving hard disk space. You can also connect
and disconnect hard disks holding your referenced images’ master files as you need
them. This allows you to keep master files for less-used images offline or to make
specific types of images available for editing or adjustments as needed. Using
referenced images in your Aperture system provides a means of building a flexible
image management system customized to your work style.

You specify that an image will be a managed image or a referenced image when you
import it. When importing images, you can:
 Specify that master files be stored in the Aperture Library.
 Import images as referenced images, so that their master files remain in their
current locations.
 Move or copy image files to a new location. For example, you might decide that a
certain group of referenced image files, such as wedding photos, will always be
placed in one hard disk location, while other groups, such as sports photos, will
reside in a different hard disk location.

You can work with referenced images—creating versions, making adjustments,

cropping, and adding metadata—just as you can with images whose master files are
stored in the Library. Versions that you create from a referenced image are stored in the
Library. In order for you to make adjustments to a version from a referenced image, the
referenced image’s master file must be available on your hard disk or other storage
device. For example, if you delete a referenced image’s master file in the Finder,
Aperture no longer has access to the master file and so no longer allows you to change
your versions or create new ones.

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To help you identify referenced images, Aperture marks referenced images with a
badge overlay that you can display or hide. When a referenced image’s master file is
missing or offline, its badge changes to show that the image is not accessible. For
example, if you disconnect a hard disk that holds master files for many referenced
images, Aperture automatically marks the referenced images in the Browser and Viewer
as offline. If you reconnect the hard disk or other storage device later, Aperture
accesses the master files automatically and you can work with and change their
versions again.

You can also relocate master files, moving them out of the Library or moving referenced
master files to different hard disk locations. If needed, you can also move referenced
master files into the Aperture Library by choosing the Consolidate command.

You can search for images based on whether they are managed images, referenced
images, or online or offline images. Aperture also provides robust file-management
tools that let you quickly determine which images are offline and easily reconnect
images that have been moved to different volumes.

What Is a Vault?
A vault is a container consisting of an exact copy of your Library. This includes your
projects, managed digital master files, and any versions you’ve created. You can easily
create and update a vault to back up your Library. It’s best to store your vaults on
multiple external hard drives connected to your computer, usually via FireWire. A Vault
Status button changes color when your vaults need updating.

You can have as many vaults as you deem necessary. Creating more than one vault is
useful if you work at different locations; you can always keep one vault on a FireWire
drive onsite and another one offsite. All vaults and backup files are tracked by the Library
so that even if you disconnect the external hard drive that contains your vault, Aperture
will synchronize it the next time you reconnect the drive and update your vault.

All the managed master file images, versions, and all metadata, previews, and adjustment
information associated with your images are backed up. The versions, previews, and
metadata associated with referenced images’ master files are also backed up in the vault.
Referenced images’ master files are not backed up in the vault with the Library.

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2 Setting Up an Aperture System
2
You can use Aperture with just your computer and display,
or you can set up a system with two displays for extra screen
space to view and adjust images.
This chapter provides instructions for connecting a digital camera or card reader to
your computer and setting up a dual-display system.

Setting Up a Basic System

The following are basic instructions for connecting a digital camera or card reader to
your computer.

Computer

Camera Card reader

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 A basic Aperture system consists of the following equipment:
 A computer and display
 A digital camera or card reader (a FireWire card reader is strongly recommended
because it’s faster)
 A cable to connect your camera or card reader to your computer (typically a USB 2.0
cable or a 4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire cable that came with your camera or card reader)

For information about setting up a computer and display, see the documentation that
came with the computer and display.

To connect a camera or card reader to your computer:

m Connect your camera or card reader to your computer using the USB or FireWire cable
that came with your camera or card reader.

USB 2.0 FireWire 400 (6-pin) FireWire 400 (4-pin)

To ensure proper setup, see the documentation that came with your camera or
card reader.

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Setting Up Your System with Two Displays
Using two displays gives you additional screen space to view and adjust images, play
slideshows, and present your full-color, full-size images.

Connecting a Second Display to Your Computer

You can connect two displays to the graphics card on your computer and use both
displays at the same time.

For connecting a second display, you’ll need the following:

 Power adapter for the display
 Display cable to connect the display to the graphics card on your computer

Power adapter Apple Cinema Display cable connectors

DC power

£ DVI H FireWire

d USB

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 Note: You may also need to purchase an adapter to connect the display cable to the
graphics card on your computer.

ADC to DVI adapter

Macintosh computers come with two possible display ports: Apple Display Connector
(ADC) ports to connect ADC displays, and Digital Visual Interface (DVI) ports to connect
digital displays that have DVI connectors (such as a flat-panel Apple Cinema Display).

DVI display port ADC display port

 If your second display is an ADC display, connect it to an available ADC display port
on your computer, or use a DVI to ADC adapter to connect the display to a DVI
display port.
 If your second display is a DVI display, connect the display to an available DVI display
port on your computer, or use an ADC to DVI adapter to connect the display to an
ADC display port.

See the documentation that came with your computer or graphics card for more
information on the type of display cable or adapter you need.

To connect a second display to your computer:

1 Turn off the computer.
2 Connect a display cable (and adapter, if necessary) from an available display port on
your computer or graphics card to the display.
Depending on your displays, you may have one or more cables to connect. Refer to the
documentation that came with the display and your computer for detailed information.

Important: Make sure the cables are connected firmly, or you may not be able to see
an image on the display.

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 The following illustration shows one possible scenario for connecting two displays
to a computer.

Power Mac G5

Apple Cinema Display

£ ADC to DVI adapter
Power
ADC display port outlet

£ DVI display port

d USB ports
H FireWire 400 port
AC plug
Power
adapter
DC plug

Power
outlet

AC plug
Power
adapter
DC plug

Second Apple Cinema Display H FireWire connector

(not used)

3 Turn on the displays (if necessary) and start up your computer.

You’ll now want to adjust your displays for proper viewing.

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 Configuring Mac OS X for Multiple Displays
If your computer is connected to two displays, you can set them up to show a
continuous desktop that extends across both screens. This is known as extended
desktop mode.

Because Aperture controls the second display, you must keep your computer in this
mode for the application to operate properly. If you work in mirroring mode, where the
same contents appear on both displays, Aperture may not work properly.

To exit mirroring mode:

1 Choose Apple (K) menu > System Preferences.
2 Click Displays, then click Arrangement.
Note: If the Arrangement button does not appear, click the Detect Displays button. If
the Arrangement button still does not appear, make sure the second display is properly
connected to your computer. For more information, see “Setting Up Your System with
Two Displays” on page 23.
3 Deselect the Mirror Displays checkbox.
After you connect a second display, your displays may show the arrangement of the
desktop out of order. For example, the display that shows the hard disk icon and menu
bar is typically on the left, so that your desktop extends out to the right on the
rightmost display.

To rearrange the position of the displays:

1 Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
2 Click Displays, then click Arrangement.
Note: If the Arrangement button does not appear, click the Detect Displays button. If
the Arrangement button still does not appear, make sure the second display is properly
connected to your computer. For more information, see “Setting Up Your System with
Two Displays” on page 23.

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3 Drag one of the blue rectangles, representing one of the displays, to match the
position of the display on your desk.

The red outline indicates

the screen of the display
you are moving.

The display screens temporarily refresh to accommodate the new arrangement.

4 Drag the white rectangle to move the menu bar to the display on the left.

Drag the menu bar to the

display on the left.

The display screens temporarily refresh to accommodate the new arrangement. The
contents of the screen may be rearranged to accommodate the new position of the
menu bar.

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 Using Additional Hard Disk Storage and FireWire Drives
The disk that contains your computer’s operating system is called the startup disk. In
addition to the operating system, the startup disk also stores your applications (such as
Aperture), application preferences, system settings, documents, and image files. The
more hard disk space you have, the more images Aperture can store. Because you’ll be
shooting and storing many images, you should have at least one high-capacity hard disk.

Aperture can also uses external FireWire drives to store and back up image files. These
external drives can be “daisy-chained,” meaning that you can connect one drive to
another and another. The first drive in the chain is connected to your computer.
FireWire drives are “hot-swappable,” meaning that you can connect and disconnect
them from your computer without having to shut it down first. FireWire drives are also
a great way to add storage space if you are using Aperture on a portable computer.

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3 Learning About
the Aperture Interface 3
Aperture provides an outstanding interface designed to allow
professional photographers to efficiently import, manage,
edit, and distribute images.
This chapter provides basic information about the Aperture main window and tells you
how to customize your workspace layout to work more efficiently.

Basics of Working in Aperture

You may want to open Aperture so you can view the main window and familiarize
yourself with its elements as you read.

Opening Aperture for the First Time

The first time you open Aperture, you have several choices as to what to do, depending
on your workflow.

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 To choose an option when you first open Aperture:
1 Click the button next to the option you want.
2 Click Continue.

The Aperture Main Window

This is the main window that you’ll routinely use in Aperture.

Viewer

Toolbar

Projects panel Adjustments Inspector

Metadata Inspector
Browser

Control bar

Note: The inspectors are not shown when you first open Aperture. To show or hide the
Inspectors panel, press I. You can also double-click an image to open the Inspectors panel.

To help you learn Aperture, you can hold the pointer over a control in Aperture and a
small box called a tooltip appears with a description of the control. Next to the
description is the keyboard shortcut for using the control. You can turn the display of
tooltips on or off in the Preferences window.

Example of a tooltip.
You can press Control-G
to switch the Browser
to grid view.

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 Projects Panel
You use the Projects panel to organize your imported images using projects, folders,
and albums. You can create webpages (photo galleries and online journals) and
specially formatted books for printing. You can also create Smart Albums that
automatically find and store images based on search criteria you specify (for more
information, see Chapter 13, “Grouping Images with Smart Albums,” on page 151).

Projects pop-up menu

Project Action
pop-up menu
A project Add to Library
pop-up menu

 Projects pop-up menu: Provides options for showing all projects, your favorites, or
recently selected projects. You can create as many projects as you like.
 Add to Library pop-up menu: Provides a quick way to create new elements, such as
projects, folders, and albums.
 Project Action pop-up menu: Provides options for adding or removing selected items
from a list of favorites and exporting them.

The Projects panel is shown by default.

To hide the Projects panel:

m Choose Window > Hide Projects (or press W).

To show the Projects panel if it’s hidden:

m Choose Window > Show Projects (or press W).

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 Browser and Viewer
You use the Browser to display images in projects and albums. When you select an
image in the Browser, a detailed view of the image appears in the Viewer. You can
quickly select other images by pressing the arrow keys.

The Viewer displays

a detailed view of
selected images.

The Browser displays

images in a selected The white outline indicates
project or album. the selected image.

You can move, copy, and sort your images in the Browser. You can drag images from
the Browser into other projects and albums in the Projects panel. You can also classify
your images by applying ratings and keywords to them.

You can display images in the Browser in grid view or list view. In grid view (shown
above), thumbnails are displayed for every image contained in a project or album. In
grid view you can identify your images by sight, working with the thumbnails. In list
view, your images are listed by file information, such as filename, pixel size, file size, and
rating. List view provides an easy way to sort your images by category. For more
information about the Browser, see Chapter 6, “Working with Images in the Browser,”
on page 69.

The Viewer displays a detailed view of images selected in the Browser so you can make
adjustments, compare similar images, and inspect images at full resolution. In the
Viewer, you can see a magnified view of specific image details. You can also apply
adjustments to your images in the Viewer. You can set the Viewer to display one, three,
or multiple images at a time. For more information, see Chapter 7, “Displaying Images in
the Viewer,” on page 83.

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 Control Bar
The control bar at the bottom of the Aperture main window has buttons that allow you
to quickly rotate, rate, and navigate through images. There are also buttons to control
how images are displayed and to apply keywords to your images. The control bar is
shown by default, but you can hide it at any time.

To hide the control bar:

m Choose Window > Hide Control Bar (or press D).

To show the control bar:

m Choose Window > Show Control Bar (or press D).

The following sections provide descriptions of each button and control in the control bar.

Display Controls

Show Master Image button

Viewer Mode Primary Only

pop-up menu button

Zoom Viewer Full Screen

button button

 Viewer Mode pop-up menu: Choose how to view your images and arrange your
displays from this pop-up menu. For more information, see Chapter 7, “Displaying
Images in the Viewer,” on page 83.
 Zoom Viewer: Click this button to move between viewing an image at actual size and
fitting the image to the Viewer’s screen size.
 Show Master Image: Click this button to see an image of the original digital master file.
 Full Screen: Click this button to switch to Full Screen mode. For more information, see
Chapter 8, “Viewing Images in Full Screen Mode,” on page 93.
 Primary Only: Click this button to temporarily change between making metadata
changes to all selected images or the primary selection only.

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 Rotate Buttons

Rotate Left button Rotate Right button

 Rotate Left: Click this button to rotate the selected image to the left.
 Rotate Right: Click this button to rotate the selected image to the right.

Rating Buttons

Increase Rating button

Reject button Select button

Decrease Rating button

 Reject: Gives the selected image a Reject rating.

 Decrease Rating: Decreases the rating of the selected image.
 Increase Rating: Increases the rating of the selected image.
 Select: Gives the selected image a Select rating (five stars).
For more information, see Chapter 10, “Rating Images,” on page 113.

Navigation Buttons

Previous Image button Next Image button

 Previous Image: Click this to go to the previous image.

 Next Image: Click this to go to the next image.

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 Keyword Controls

Add Keyword field

Keyword Preset Group

pop-up menu

Individual keyword buttons

 Individual keyword buttons: Click a keyword button to apply a preset keyword to a

selected image or group of images. Shift-click the button to remove a keyword.
 Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu: Choose a preset group of keywords to display or
edit an existing group.
 Add Keyword field: Enter a new keyword, then press Return. Aperture creates a new
keyword and applies it to the selected image.

Note: If the Adjustments and Metadata Inspectors are open, there may not be enough
room to show the entire control bar. In that case, the keyword controls are not shown.

For more information, see Chapter 11, “Applying Keywords to Images,” on page 121.

Toolbar
The toolbar is a collection of buttons and tools located at the top of the Aperture main
window. Buttons and tools are grouped by function. There are buttons for creating
projects, organizing images, and configuring the Aperture workspace, as well as tools for
applying adjustments. The toolbar is shown by default, but you can hide it at any time.

Toolbar

To hide the toolbar:

m Choose View > Hide Toolbar (or press Shift-T).

To show the toolbar:

m Choose View > Show Toolbar (or press Shift-T).
If you want to customize the toolbar based on your preferences, see “Customizing the
Toolbar” on page 45.

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 Import and Project Buttons

New Smart New Book

Album button Album button

Import Panel button New Light Table Album

button

New Project New Album New Web Gallery

button button Album button

 Import Panel: Click this button to reveal the Import panel. When you select either the
camera, a memory card, or a mounted drive, the Import dialog appears. For more
information, see “Import Panel” on page 41.
 New Project: Click this to create a new project.
 New Album: Click this to create a new album with your current image selection in it.
 New Smart Album: Click this to create a new Smart Album. For more information, see
Chapter 13, “Grouping Images with Smart Albums,” on page 151.
 New Book Album: Click this to create a new book album with your current image
selection in it. For more information, see Chapter 20, “Creating Books,” on page 193.
 New Web Gallery Album: Click this to create a new web gallery album with your
current image selection in it. For more information, see Chapter 19, “Creating Web
Journals and Web Galleries,” on page 183.
 New Light Table Album: Click this to create a Light Table album with your current
image selection in it. For more information, see Chapter 16, “Using the Light Table,”
on page 163.

Email and Slideshow Buttons

Email button Slideshow button

 Email: Click this to open your email program and attach selected images.
 Slideshow: Click this to initiate a slideshow of the selected images.

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 Version Buttons

Duplicate Version New Version From

button Master button

 Duplicate Version: Click this to create a version, or duplicate, of a selected image.

 New Version From Master: Click this to create a new version from a selected image’s
digital master file.

Stacking Buttons

Stack button Stack Pick button

For details about working with stacks, see Chapter 9, “Stacking Images
and Making Picks,” on page 105.
 Stack: Click this to group the selected items in a stack.
 Stack Pick: Click this to mark a selected image as the stack’s pick, or best image.

Adjustment Tools

Rotate Left Straighten

tool tool Red Eye tool Lift tool

Selection tool Stamp tool

Rotate Right tool Crop tool Spot & Patch tool

 Selection: Use this to select projects, albums, and images.

 Rotate Left: Use this to rotate an image to the left. You can use this tool to rotate an
image displayed in the Viewer or Browser.
 Rotate Right: Use this to rotate an image to the right. You can use this tool to rotate
an image displayed in the Viewer or Browser.
 Straighten: Use the guides to help manually straighten (or level) the selected image.
 Crop: Use this to crop the selected image.
 Spot & Patch: Removes imperfections in the image, such as sensor dust, by either
copying the pixels around the blemish (Spot tool) or copying pixels from another
area of the image (Patch tool).

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 Â Red Eye: Use this to correct red-eye, occurring when the subject’s retinas reflect light
from your camera’s flash.
 Lift: Use this to copy a set of adjustments, including cropping and straightening, and
metadata from a selected image.
 Stamp: Use this to stamp, or apply, a copied set of adjustments or metadata to one
or several images.

Loupe and Keywords HUD Buttons

Loupe button Keywords HUD button

 Loupe: Opens the Loupe tool, which zooms in on your image.

 Keywords HUD: Click this to show or hide the Keywords HUD.

Adjustments Inspector and Metadata Inspector Buttons

Use these buttons to reconfigure your workspace layout. For more information, see
“Choosing Your Workspace Layout” on page 46.

Adjustments Inspector Keywords Inspector

button button

 Adjustments Inspector: Click this button to show or hide the Adjustments Inspector in
the Inspectors panel.
 Metadata Inspector: Click this button to show or hide the Metadata Inspector in the
Inspectors panel.

Adjustments Inspector
You can use controls in the Adjustments Inspector to apply, edit, and remove
adjustments to a selected image, such as exposure, levels, and white balance. Controls
in the Adjustments Inspector are grouped according to the type of image adjustment
they perform. You can see the controls for an adjustment category by clicking its
disclosure triangle.

Note: By default, the Adjustments Inspector and Metadata Inspector are shown at the
same time. You can also show them individually in the Inspectors panel by choosing
Window > Show Metadata or Window > Show Adjustments.

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 To show the Adjustments Inspector, do one of the following:
m Double-click an image (or press I) to open the Inspectors panel.
m Choose Window > Show Adjustments (or press Control-A).
Press I to hide the Inspectors panel again.

Adjustments Inspector

Click the disclosure

triangle for an
adjustment to
see its controls.

If the Adjustments Inspector is open when you view your images, you can easily see a
summary of the adjustments that have been applied by clicking the disclosure triangle
for each adjustment. To edit an adjustment applied to an image, click the disclosure
triangle for the adjustment and use its controls to make your changes. To remove an
adjustment, deselect the checkbox for the adjustment. For more information, see
Chapter 14, “An Overview of Image Adjustments,” on page 155. For in-depth explanations
of adjustments, see Performing Image Adjustments in the Aperture Help menu.

Note: Although you can apply initial adjustments with the Adjustments Inspector, it’s
often more convenient to use the Adjustments HUD in Full Screen mode. For more
information, see Chapter 8, “Viewing Images in Full Screen Mode,” on page 93.

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 Metadata Inspector
The Metadata Inspector can display an image’s caption text, keywords, version number,
filename, and file size. You can also view EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) and IPTC
(International Press Telecommunications Council) data associated with your image, as
well as image keywords and other information. EXIF metadata is embedded with an
image file by the digital camera and includes camera settings such as shutter speed,
date and time, focal length, exposure, metering pattern, and flash information. IPTC
information can be embedded in a digital image with most software programs used to
edit photos, and can include a caption, the place and date a photo was taken, and
copyright information.

You can create your own views of the types of metadata displayed with an image and
create metadata presets that you can use to apply combinations of metadata
repeatedly to multiple images.

Note: By default, the Adjustments Inspector and Metadata Inspector are shown at the
same time.

To show the Metadata Inspector, do one of the following:

m Double-click an image (or press I) to open the Inspectors panel.
m Choose Window > Show Metadata (or press Control-D).
Press I to hide the Inspectors panel again.

Metadata Inspector

Click one of these

buttons to display the
associated text.

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 Additional Parts of the Aperture Interface
As you work in Aperture, you will use other panels, such as the Import and Vaults
panels, as well as specialized panels called inspectors and HUDs. There is also a Full
Screen mode that provides a full-screen view of your images and a Light Table feature
that allows you to arrange images.

Import Panel
The Import panel displays a list of connected card readers and external hard disk
drives, as well as local hard disks and mounted servers. If you want to import images
into Aperture, you select one of these devices, and the Import dialog appears. You
specify settings in that dialog to import images from that device to your Library or a
selected project.

To show the Import panel, do one of the following:

m Choose Window > Show Import Panel (or press Shift-I).
m Click the Import Panel button in the toolbar.

Import panel button

Import panel This list displays all locations

from which you can currently
import images, including internal
disks and connected drives.

To hide the Import panel, do one of the following:

m Choose Window > Hide Import Panel (or press Shift-I).
m Click the Import Panel button in the toolbar.
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 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.

Vault Status button

Vaults panel

Click the Vaults Panel

button to show or hide
the Vaults panel.

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.

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 To show the Query HUD:
m Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).

Query HUD

Full Screen Mode

The Full Screen mode available in Aperture allows you to view your images on a simple
black background, with no other interface elements shown, such as the Browser or
Projects panel. For more information, see Chapter 8, “Viewing Images
in Full Screen Mode,” on page 93.

Full Screen mode

provides a full-screen
view of images on
a simple black
background.

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 Light Table
The Light Table provides an open, freeform workspace where you can arrange images.
When you create or select a Light Table album, the Light Table appears in place of the
Viewer. Use the Light Table to review and compare images, create mockups of
webpages, compare color values in a selection of images before making adjustments,
or do anything else that involves viewing and comparing your images. For detailed
information, see Chapter 16, “Using the Light Table,” on page 163.

The Light Table

allows you to freely
view, compare, and
position images.

Configuring Your Workspace

The Aperture interface is highly configurable, and it’s easy to show and hide areas of
the interface. Aperture also offers several workspace layouts created to accommodate
different workflows.

Showing and Hiding Areas of the Interface

To see which areas of the interface are currently shown, look at the items in the Window
menu (in the menu bar at the top of the screen). Many Window menu items start with
Hide or Show so you can easily detect which ones are shown and which are hidden.
 Show: If you see this in front of a menu item, you can view the interface element by
choosing the menu item.
 Hide: If you see this in front of a menu item, you can hide the interface element by
choosing the menu item.

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 Customizing the Toolbar
You can customize the toolbar based on your workflow and preferences, selecting
which buttons to include, their arrangement, and whether or not to display a button’s
name along with its icon.

Note: The adjustment tools appear as a set in a particular order and cannot be
individually rearranged.

To customize the toolbar:

1 Do one of the following:
 Choose View > Customize Toolbar.
 Control-click the toolbar, then choose Customize Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
2 In the dialog that appears, make any necessary changes:
 To add buttons to the toolbar: Drag a button’s icon from the dialog to the toolbar.
 To remove buttons from the toolbar: Drag them out of the toolbar, or Control-click the
button you want to remove and choose Remove Item from the shortcut menu.
 To change the order of the buttons in the toolbar: Drag a button to a new position.
 To set the toolbar to a default configuration: Drag the default set of buttons and tools
to the toolbar.
 To control whether each button’s icon and text appear in the toolbar: Choose Text Only,
Icon Only, or Icon & Text from the Show pop-up menu in the lower-left corner, or
Control-click the toolbar and choose an option from the shortcut menu.
3 When you’ve finished configuring the toolbar, click Done.

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 Choosing Your Workspace Layout
Aperture provides three workspace layouts for working with your images.
 Basic layout: Used to review images, perform initial rating passes, and create and
work with stacks of images. This workspace shows the Projects panel on the left for
selecting projects that you want to work with. The images in a selected project
appear in the Browser in grid view, where you can quickly select and review them.
Images selected in the Browser appear in the Viewer above.
 Maximize Browser layout: Use this to work with multiple projects. This workspace
provides a large view of the Browser, simplifying the screen to make selecting and
working with images easy. You can quickly open different projects in the Projects
panel and review and make changes to projects as needed.
 Maximize Viewer layout: Use this workspace layout when working with images in the
Light Table. When you choose this workspace layout, the Viewer (or specialized
interface elements that replace the Viewer, such as the Light Table) is enlarged to its
maximum size.

To choose a layout, do one of the following:

m Choose Window > Layouts, then choose the preset layout you want.
m Press Command-Option and the letter corresponding to the layout you want: S for
Basic, B for Maximize Browser, or V for Maximize Viewer.

Viewing and Specifying Preferences

Aperture has various preferences that allow you to modify how a particular feature
behaves. The settings you specify affect all projects you create, although most of them
can be overridden for individual projects. Taking time to specify your preferences can
make creating and working with your projects faster and easier.

To open the Preferences window:

m Choose Aperture > Preferences, or press Command-comma (,).
The Preferences window appears.

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 Working Efficiently
To perform many tasks in Aperture, you can use keyboard shortcuts. The keyboard
shortcuts let you perform actions on your computer using the keyboard instead of by
pointing and clicking.

For example, to create a new folder, you press Command-Shift-N; this means you hold
down the Command key and the Shift key, and then press N. For a list of keyboard
shortcuts, see Quick Reference in the Aperture Help menu or refer to the printed
Aperture Quick Reference card.

Quickly Accessing Commands

You can also quickly access commands via a shortcut menu, as an alternative to using
the menu bar at the top of the screen or pop-up menus within a window.

To view a shortcut menu:

m Position the pointer over a project or image, or in an area of the main window, then
hold down the Control key and click. (This is called Control-clicking.)

Note: Although accessing these shortcut menus can help you work more quickly, keep
in mind that not all commands are available in shortcut menus.

Using the Undo Command

When you’re working in Aperture and you make a change you don’t like or didn’t mean
to make, it can usually be undone.

To undo the previous action:

m Choose Edit > Undo (or press Command-Z).
You can choose Undo multiple times to undo a series of changes that you’ve made.

To redo an action that you have undone:

m Choose Edit > Redo (or press Command-Shift-Z).

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 4 Working with Projects
4
Projects are one of the main building blocks used to manage
your images in Aperture.
This chapter covers how to create projects, as well as open them, save them as
favorites, and delete them.

Controls in the Projects Panel

There are several controls in the Projects panel that you’ll use when working with projects.

Projects pop-up menu

Project Action
Disclosure triangle pop-up menu

Add to Library
pop-up menu

 Disclosure triangle: Click this to see all items within the Library, project, or folder.
 Projects pop-up menu: Choose to display all projects, favorites, or recent projects.
 Add to Library pop-up menu: Click this to add a new item, such as a project or Smart
Album, to the Library or selected project.
 Project Action pop-up menu: Click this to add the selected item to your favorites or
remove it.

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 Creating and Naming Projects
You can create projects at any time, although typically you create them when you
import images. When you import images and no project is selected, a new project is
created to contain those images. For more information, see Chapter 5, “Importing
Images,” on page 55. However, you can create a new empty project at any time.

To create a new project:

1 Choose File > New Project (or press Command-N).

A new, untitled
project appears in the
Projects panel.

2 Enter the name you want for the project, then press Return.

The project now has the

name you entered.

Opening and Closing Projects

To start working in Aperture, you must have a project open. You can also open and
work on more than one project at a time, each represented by its own tab in the
Browser. When you finish working and quit Aperture, Aperture remembers which
projects were open. The next time you open Aperture, all projects that were open at
the end of your last session open automatically.

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 To open a project:
m Select the project in the Projects panel.

Select a project to view

its images in the Browser.

All images in the project

appear in the Browser.

To open additional projects in the Browser:

m Command-click a project in the Projects panel.
The newly opened project appears in the Browser with its own tab, in front of any
other open projects.

To open another project in its own pane:

m Option-click a project in the Projects panel.
The newly opened project appears in the Browser in its own pane.

To switch between several open projects:

m In the Browser, click a project’s tab.

Projects are identified

by their tabs.

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 To close a project:
1 Click the project’s tab to bring it to the front.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > Close Tab (or press Command-W).
 Click the tab’s close button.

Close button in a tab

Creating and Showing Favorite Projects

If you have certain projects that you work on most often or at the same time, you can
make them favorites to quickly view them all at the same time.

To make a project or folder a favorite:

m In the Projects panel, select a project, then choose Add to Favorites from the Project
Action pop-up menu.

To view favorite projects or folders:

m In the Projects panel, choose Show Favorites from the Projects pop-up menu at the
top-left corner.

To remove a project or folder as a favorite:

m In the Projects panel, select a project, then choose Remove From Favorites from the
Project Action pop-up menu.

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 Deleting Images from Projects and Albums
Aperture allows you to delete versions separately from their digital master files. You can
also delete a master file and all its versions in a project. If you delete a version in an
album (not a project), its master file and related versions are not deleted.

To delete a master file and all its versions from a project:

1 Select the image, then choose File > Delete Master Image and All Versions.
A dialog appears asking if you want to continue.
2 Click the Move to Trash button.
The digital master file and all versions are deleted. If you delete a managed image file,
the master file is removed from the Library. If you delete a referenced image file, the
digital master file is removed from Aperture but left on your hard disk.

Warning: This action cannot be undone. Once you click the Move to Trash button, the
master file is moved to the Trash. All versions and their adjustments and metadata are
permanently deleted. To permanently remove the master files from your hard disk,
empty the Trash.

To delete only a version from an album:

m Select the image, then choose File > Delete Version.
The version is deleted. The digital master file and its other versions are not deleted.

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 Deleting Items from the Projects Panel
You can also delete items from the Projects panel. When you delete an item from the
Projects panel, the contents of the item are deleted with it.

Note: If you delete a project or a project within a folder, the digital master files
contained in the project are also deleted.

To delete projects and folders:

1 Select the item, then do one of the following:
 To delete a project: Choose File > Delete Project (or press Command-Delete).
 To delete a folder: Choose File > Delete Folder (or press Command-Delete).
A dialog appears asking if you want to continue.
2 Click the Delete button.
The selected item is deleted along with its contents.

Warning: This action cannot be undone. Once you click the Delete button, the master
files are moved to the Trash. All versions and their adjustments and metadata are
permanently deleted. To permanently remove the master files from your hard disk,
empty the Trash.

To delete an album, a Light Table album, a web gallery album,

a web journal album, or a book album:
m Select the album, then choose File > Delete [Item], where “Item” is a type of album.
The selected item is deleted along with its contents.

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5 Importing Images
5
Aperture provides tools and workflow options that make it
easy to import your images.
This chapter discusses how you can import images into Aperture from a variety of sources.

An Overview of Importing
When you import from a camera or card reader, Aperture places the images in a
project. If you don’t select an existing project, a new one is created automatically.

As Aperture imports images, it generates a version file and an image thumbnail

corresponding to each digital master file.

Import
Versions
Project
Aperture Library Digital
(system disk) master files
RAW
& JPEG
Importing
to Aperture Back up

Vault
Camera (FireWire drive)

You can import digital master images directly from a camera or card reader and from
your hard disk drives.

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 When you import images, you can choose whether to have the digital master files
stored in the Aperture Library or store them on your hard disk outside of the Library
where they can be accessed as referenced images.

As you import images, you can have Aperture automatically name and record
information about them. Aperture can assign filenames using custom naming
conventions, as well as record metadata such as captions, keywords, dates, copyright
and credit information, and IPTC information. You can even set Aperture to stack
related images together, keeping bracketed shots or a series of shots taken in quick
succession in groups that you can easily select and work with. For more information on
stacks, see Chapter 9, “Stacking Images and Making Picks,” on page 105.

Before you import images into Aperture, it’s a good idea to plan the organization of
your images. Eventually your image library may contain many thousands of images that
you’ll want organized in a flexible and easy-to-manage system.

Plan how you want to import your existing portfolio of digital images. Because you
may have many thousands of images previously stored on disk, you need to decide
whether you’ll import them into the Aperture Library, or import them as referenced
images, leaving them in their current hard disk locations. You can also copy or move
them into different hard disk locations when importing them.

As an import strategy, it’s best to try out importing images in a series of steps. Make
trial imports of a small group of images directly from your digital camera or card
reader. Try out the different methods for importing individual files into your system.
Once you’re familiar with how Aperture works, you can begin setting up your image
management system for long-term use.

File Formats You Can Import into Your Library

Aperture is a QuickTime-compatible application, so it supports standard QuickTime-
compatible still-image file formats, as well as some other file formats and file types. The
following file types and formats can be imported:
 GIF
 JPEG
 JPEG2000
 PNG
 PSD (8 and 16 bit)
 RAW files from a variety of supported digital cameras
 TIFF (8 and 16 bit)

Note: For a list of supported digital cameras, go to http://www.apple.com/aperture.

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 Importing from Your Digital Camera or Card Reader
You can import all images from a camera or card reader into Aperture, or you can
import selected images only. You can import your images into a new project or an
existing project.

To import all the images from a camera or card reader into Aperture:
1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer.
The Import panel and Import dialog appear, showing the images on the camera or card.
Note: If iPhoto opens when you connect your camera or card reader, quit iPhoto and
then, in Aperture, choose Aperture > Preferences. Choose Aperture from the “When a
camera is connected” pop-up menu. Disconnect and reconnect your camera to have
Aperture open the Import dialog.

Import panel

Import arrow

Import dialog

Import button

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 2 Do one of the following:
 If you want to import into a new, empty project: Choose File > New Project (or press
Command-N) to create a new project.
Note: You can also click the Library icon in the Projects panel, if necessary, to select
it. When you select the Library (not a project), a new, untitled project is automatically
created when images are imported.

Make sure the Import arrow

is pointing to the Library to
import the images into a
new project.

 If you want to import the images into an existing project: Select the project. The Import
arrow points at the currently selected project, indicating the destination for the import.

Select the project

into which you want to
import images.

The top-left portion of the Import dialog updates, displaying where the images are
being placed.
3 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. For more information about specifying folders to hold your
imported images, see the Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu. Choose
whether you want the image files moved or copied to a new location by clicking the
“Move files” or “Copy files” button.

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4 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your
files stored using the current master filenames from your camera or card. Choose a name
format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using a
specified name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the
Name Text field. You can also apply the name format to the master file as well. Choose
Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme. For more
information about naming files, see the Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu.
5 To add metadata to your images as they’re imported, choose a metadata preset from
the Add Metadata From pop-up menu.
6 With no images selected in the dialog, click the Import arrow or the Import button in
the lower-right corner of the dialog.
If you select images, only the selected images are imported. To reset the image
selection so that no images are selected, click in the background beside a thumbnail.
The import process begins and an indicator appears next to the project’s name,
showing the progress of the import. When images are imported, a dialog appears.
7 Click Eject Card, Erase and Eject Card, or Done.

As the images appear in the Browser, you can begin working with them. Images may
temporarily appear as gray boxes until the loading is complete.

Importing a Selection of Images

You can also import a selection of images from your camera or card reader.

To import a selection of images:

1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer.
The Import panel and Import dialog appear, showing the images on the camera or card.
2 In the Projects panel, do one of the following:
 Choose File > New Project (or press Command-N) to create a new project.
 Select an existing project to hold your images. (The Import arrow points at the
selected project.)
The top-left portion of the Import dialog updates, displaying where the images are
being placed.

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 3 Select the images you want to import by Shift-clicking to select a range of adjacent
images, Command-clicking to select nonadjacent images, or dragging a selection
rectangle around the images you want.
The current number of images selected for import is displayed on the Import button in
the lower-right corner of the dialog.

Import button showing

the number of images
selected for import

To reset the image selection so that no images are selected, click in the background
beside a thumbnail.
If necessary, adjust the size of the thumbnails by dragging the Thumbnail Resize slider
at the bottom of the dialog.
4 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. Choose whether you want the image files moved or copied to
a new location by clicking the “Move files” or “Copy files” button.
5 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have
your files stored using the current master file names from your camera or card. Choose
a name format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using
a specified name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the
Name Text field. You can also apply the name format to the master image as well.
Choose Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme.
6 To add metadata to your images as they’re imported, choose a metadata preset from
the Add Metadata From pop-up menu.

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 7 When you are satisfied with your image selection, click the Import arrow or the Import
button in the lower-right corner of the dialog.
The import process begins and an indicator appears next to the project’s name,
showing the progress of the import. When images are imported, a dialog appears.
8 Click Eject Card, Erase and Eject Card, or Done.
As the images appear in the Browser, you can begin working with them. Images may
temporarily appear as gray boxes until the loading is complete.

Importing Image Files Stored on Your Computer

You can import image files stored on your computer and other storage devices. You
have a choice of storing imported images in the Aperture Library, importing images as
referenced images and leaving them in their current locations, or importing images as
referenced images and moving or copying them to a different location.

Note: If you have folders of images to import, you can import them using the Import
Folders as Projects command.

You can import image files in many common image formats, including images scanned
from nondigital sources such as film and photographic prints. Adding these image files
to your Aperture database is as simple as navigating to the folder where they reside on
your hard disk using the Import dialog.

When you import images from a folder on your computer system, you have the choice
of importing the images into a new project or an existing one.

To import image files stored on your computer’s hard disk or other storage device:
1 If the Import panel is hidden, click the Import Panel button in the toolbar to show it (or
press Shift-I).
2 Select the disk that holds the image files you want to import.

Import Panel button

Select the disk where the

images you want to
import are located.

The Import dialog appears with the file browser at the top.

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 3 In the file browser, navigate to the folder containing the image files you want to import.

Select the folder of

images you want to
import.

When you have selected the folder containing the image files you want to import,
image thumbnails appear in the Import dialog.
4 In the Projects panel, do one of the following:
 Select Library to create a new, untitled project or choose File > New Project (or press
Command-N). (The Import arrow points at the Library.)
 Select an existing project to hold your images. (The Import arrow points at the
selected project.)
The top-left portion of the Import dialog updates, displaying where the images are
being placed.
5 Select the images you want to import by Shift-clicking to select a range of adjacent
images, Command-clicking to select nonadjacent images, or dragging a selection
rectangle around the images you want.
6 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To import the files as referenced images stored in their current locations on your hard
disk: Choose “In their current location” from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. Choose whether you want the image files moved or copied to
a new location by clicking the “Move files” or “Copy files” button.

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7 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have
your files stored using the current master filenames from your camera or card. Choose a
name format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using a
specified name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the
Name Text field. You can also apply the name format to the master image as well.
Choose Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme.
8 To add metadata to your images as they’re imported, choose a metadata preset from
the Add Metadata From pop-up menu.
9 When you are satisfied with your image selection, click the Import arrow or the Import
button in the lower-right corner of the dialog.

As the images appear in the Browser, you can begin working with them.

Note: If the folder contains subfolders of images and you want those imported too,
choose File > Import > Folders as Projects.

Dragging Image Files from the Finder into a Project

You can drag image files from the Finder or desktop directly into a project. This is useful
if you composited or created images in another application, and you want to use them
in Aperture. You can also do this if you have image files scattered on your desktop or
throughout folders on your system and you want to consolidate them in one place.

To quickly import image files from the Finder into a project:

1 In the Projects panel, create a new project or select an existing project.
2 Locate the image file or files in the Finder.
3 Select the image files and drag them to the project in the Projects panel.

Drag the selected image

files to a project.

The import process begins and an indicator appears next to the project’s name,
showing the progress of the import.

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 Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
If you’ve spent time organizing your images into a meaningful hierarchy on your
computer and you want to keep that organization, you can import a folder of images
as a project or drag it directly into the Projects panel. When you import a folder of
images or drag it into the Projects panel, the folder becomes a project and any
subfolders become albums within the project.

Warning: When importing folders of images into Aperture, carefully plan how you
want your images organized before you begin. The top-level folder containing images
becomes a project containing all the images in the subfolders as well. This means that
if you import a folder with thousands of images contained within its subfolders,
Aperture will create a project with thousands of images. You can import a maximum
of 10,000 master images into a project. If you have over 10,000 images to import into
Aperture, consider importing the subfolders individually instead. Each subfolder will
then become its own project.

To import a folder of images from the Finder using the Import command:
1 In the Projects panel, select Library.
2 Choose File > Import > Folders into a Project.
3 Select the folder of images that you want to import.
4 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To import the files as referenced images stored in their current locations on your hard
disk: Choose “In their current location” from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. Choose whether you want the image files moved or copied to
a new location by clicking the “Move files” or “Copy files” button.

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5 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have
your files stored using the current master filenames from your camera or card. Choose a
name format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using a
specified name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the
Name Text field. You can also apply the name format to the master image as well.
Choose Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme.
6 Click Open.
The top-level folder is converted to a project. If the folder you imported contains a
hierarchy of subfolders and images, the subfolders appear as albums.
You can select multiple folders to import by Shift-clicking them.
When you drag folders into the Projects panel, Aperture uses the last import settings
you specified to determine how the folders are imported and where they are stored.

To drag folders into Aperture:

1 In the Finder, locate the folder containing the images you want to import.
2 Drag the folder to the Projects panel.
The top-level folder is converted to a project. If the folder you imported contains a
hierarchy of subfolders and images, the subfolders appear as albums.

Importing Your iPhoto Library

When you first open Aperture, a dialog appears that enables you to import your iPhoto
Library. You can import your iPhoto Library, copying it into the Aperture Library, or you
can simply allow Aperture to access the iPhoto Library as referenced images without
storing it in the Aperture Library.

The organization of your iPhoto images and albums is maintained as projects in the
Projects panel, as well as each image’s name, EXIF information, keywords, rating, and
any applied adjustments. You cannot import slideshows, books, and Smart Albums
from your iPhoto Library.

Note: You must upgrade to iPhoto version 5.0.4 or later before you can import photos
from your iPhoto Library into Aperture.

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 To import your iPhoto Library:
1 Choose File > Import > iPhoto Library.
2 Select the iPhoto Library folder using the file browser in the Import dialog.
3 Choose a location for the imported images by doing one of the following:
 To store imported master image files in the Aperture Library: Choose In the Aperture
Library from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To import the files as referenced images stored in their current locations on your hard
disk: Choose “In their current location” from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in the Pictures folder on your
hard disk: Choose Pictures from the Store Files pop-up menu.
 To store imported master image files as referenced images in a location other than the
Pictures folder: Choose “Choose” from the Store Files pop-up menu and select the
folder you want. Choose “No folder” from the Subfolders pop-up menu to specify
that the files be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder. You can also
specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names. Choose whether you want the image files moved or copied to
a new location by clicking the “Move files” or “Copy files” button.
4 Choose a naming convention from the Version Name pop-up menu to specify how you
want the images named.
For example, choose Master Filename from the Version Name pop-up menu to have
your files stored using the current master filenames from your camera or card. Choose a
name format from the Version Name pop-up menu to have your images stored using a
specified name. If you choose a custom name format, enter the name you want in the
Name Text field. You can also apply the name format to the master image as well.
Choose Edit from the Version Name pop-up menu to define a new naming scheme.
5 Click Choose.

Your iPhoto Library is imported into Aperture.

If you choose to store the photos imported from your iPhoto Library in the Aperture
Library, Aperture makes a copy of each image file and places it in the Aperture Library.
This doubles the amount of disk space the image files occupy on your computer. To
save space, import the photos in your iPhoto Library as referenced images. You can also
delete images from your iPhoto Library after importing them, but you will no longer
have access to those images within iPhoto. If you choose not to delete the images in
your iPhoto Library, any changes you make to those images in iPhoto will not be
reflected in the duplicate images in Aperture.

Note: You can also import individual images or albums from your iPhoto Library.

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 Transferring Projects from Another Aperture System
If you work with several computers, or work on a project with other people, you may
find it necessary to transfer projects from one Aperture system to another. Transferring
projects is a simple import process.

To transfer a project from one computer to another:

1 Select the project you want to transfer, then choose File > Export Project (or press
Command-Shift-E).
2 Enter a name and choose a location for the exported project.
3 If your project contains referenced images, select the “Consolidate images into
exported project” checkbox to transfer the original referenced images’ master files as
well as the previews and metadata as a self-contained project that another Aperture
system can use.
If you want to transfer projects with referenced images to another computer, and don’t
want to transfer the referenced images’ master files, but would rather transfer just the
referenced images’ previews, don’t choose the “Consolidate images into exported
project” checkbox.
4 Click Save.
The project file is exported to the location you chose.
5 Connect or network the two computers together.
For more information, see the documentation that came with the computers.
6 Open Aperture on the computer to which you want to transfer the project.
7 In the Projects panel, select Library.
8 Choose File > Import > Projects.
9 In the Import dialog, navigate to the location on the other computer where the project
you want to transfer is stored, select the project, then click Open.

The selected project appears in the Projects panel.

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 Making an Immediate Backup
After you import images into Aperture, you can make an immediate backup to ensure
that your digital master files exist in more than one place. You do this by having
Aperture create a new vault or update an existing vault. For more information, see
“Updating Vaults” on page 205.

It’s a good idea to back up your images as often as possible. To protect yourself from
the loss of image assets due to catastrophic failure, you should back up your digital
master files as soon as you’ve finished importing them into Aperture. For detailed
information, see Chapter 21, “Backing Up Your Images,” on page 201.

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 6 Working with Images
in the Browser 6
After a shoot, you may need to sort through hundreds or
thousands of images in a project. The Browser provides
efficient ways to deal with a large number of images.
This chapter provides details about the Browser and how to use it to view, select,
rearrange, rotate, and display images.

An Overview of the Browser

When you select a project or album in the Projects panel, thumbnails of its images
appear in the Browser. You select images in the Browser to work with them. You can
move and rearrange the images, rotate images, make new versions, and delete images
from the project.

Sorting pop-up menu Sort Direction button Query HUD button

Grid View button Search field

List View button Shuttle control

Scroll bar

Images displayed in grid

view in the Browser

Thumbnail Resize slider

 Grid View button: Click to display images as thumbnails.

 List View button: Click to display images as a text list.
 Sorting pop-up menu: You can choose to sort images by image date, rating, or
keywords from this pop-up menu.
 Sort Direction button: Click this to sort images in ascending or descending order.
 Query HUD button: Click this to show the Query HUD for searching. For more
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 Â Search field: Enter text to search for images associated with that text, such as a
version name or keywords.
 Shuttle control: Drag this to shuttle continuously through images in the Browser. You
can also use the J, K, and L keys.
 Scroll bar: Use this to navigate through all images in a project.
 Thumbnail Resize slider: Use this to increase or decrease the size of thumbnails
displayed in grid view.

Viewing Images in the Browser

You can view images in the Browser in grid view (the default) or list view.
 Grid view: Organizes thumbnails of your images in a grid pattern. Use grid view
when it’s easiest to identify your images by sight and work with thumbnails as you
organize, stack, and assign keywords to images.
 List view: Lists your images by file information. Use list view when you need to see or
sort your images by file data such as pixel size, file size, or rating. You can also use list
view to sort your images by any of the column categories. Click the category column
heading to sort your images by that category.

Images displayed in list

view in the Browser

You can also customize the information that appears with your images. For example,
you can set your images to appear with filename, ratings, and metadata.

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 Working with Images in Grid View
Grid view is the Browser’s default view. Grid view provides a grid of thumbnails as a
top-level view of your project. If your project has many images, you may want to adjust
the size of the thumbnails to a size convenient for selecting and working with them.
You can also use the Shuttle control or scroll bar to scroll through the images.

To switch to grid view, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Grid (or press Control-G).
m Click the Grid View button in the Browser.

Grid View button

To adjust thumbnail size:

m Drag the Thumbnail Resize slider to increase or decrease the size of the thumbnails.

To shuttle continuously through the images in a project, do one of the following:

m Drag the Shuttle control.
m Press J to shuttle up, press K to stop shuttling, or press L to shuttle down.
Note: Pressing J or L multiple times increases the shuttle speed.

Working with Images in List View

Instead of displaying thumbnails, list view displays images by icon, with accompanying
information such as image dimensions, file sizes, and dates. You can choose what type
of information is displayed.

To switch to list view, do one of the following:

m Choose View > List (or press Control-L).
m Click the List View button in the Browser.

List View button

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 To choose what type of information is displayed in list view:
1 Choose View > View Options (or press Command-J).
The View Options window appears.
2 In the List View Columns section, choose a display option from the Set 1 pop-up menu.
Columns in the Browser immediately change to display the information you selected.

One of the main advantages of list view is that you can quickly sort images based on a
category of information. When you click a column heading in list view, Aperture
reorders the images, sorting them by that category. For example, you might sort your
images by date.

To sort images in list view by a category:

m Click the category column heading in the Browser.

Images in list view

sorted by rating

When you work in list view, it may sometimes be difficult to determine the content of
an image based on the file information. You can enlarge the thumbnail icons that
appear in list view to give you a better look at the images.

To enlarge the thumbnail icons in list view:

m Drag the Thumbnail Resize slider to increase or decrease the size of the icons.

You can also easily rename files after importing. When you rename a file, you are
renaming the image version, not the digital master file. The filename of the original
master file does not change.

To rename an image version in list view:

m Select an image, double-click the image name, then enter a new name.

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 Adjusting the Background of the Browser
You may want to lighten or darken the background of the Browser to better view your
thumbnails. You can darken the background from shades of gray all the way to black,
or lighten it from gray to white.

Note: A darker background interferes less with the colors in your image, and is good
for performing color adjustments on your images.

To change the background of the Browser:

1 Choose Aperture > Preferences.
2 In the Preferences window, drag the Grid View Background Brightness slider to lighten
or darken the background, then close the window.

Navigating Through and Selecting Images

To work on images, you’ll need to review them in the Browser. You can use the arrow
keys or menu commands to navigate to images in the Browser.

To navigate to images, do one of the following:

m Press an arrow key to move left, right, up, or down.
m In the control bar, click the Previous Image or Next Image button.

Previous Image button Next Image button

Aperture provides fast and efficient ways of selecting images, depending on your work
style and preferences. Images you’ve selected have a white border. When you select a
group of images, the actively selected image, called the primary selection, appears with a
thick white border and the rest of the selected images appear with thin white borders.

All selected images

display a thin white
border.
A thick white border surrounds
the primary selection.

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 To select a single image:
m Click the image.

To select a range of images, do one of the following:

m Click the first image in a range, then Shift-click the last image.
m Press the arrow keys to select the first image, then press Shift and the Left or Right
Arrow key to select the last image in the range.
m Select an image in a stack, then choose Edit > Grow Selection (or press Command-E) to
select all images in the stack.
m Select an image, then choose Edit > Select to End (or press Shift-End) to extend the
selection to the last image in the Browser.
m Select an image, then choose Edit > Select to Beginning (or press Shift-Home) to
extend the selection to the first image in the Browser.
m Drag a selection rectangle to select all the images that fall within the rectangle.

To select nonadjacent images:

m Command-click the images you want to select.
Command-click the images again to deselect them.

To select all images in the Browser:

m Choose Edit > Select All (or press Command-A).

To select only the primary selection, deselecting all other images:

m Choose Edit > Reduce Selection (or press Shift-E).

To deselect the current selection and select all unselected images:

m Choose Edit > Invert Selection (or press Command-R).

To deselect all images in the Browser:

m Choose Edit > Deselect All (or press Command-Shift-A).

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 Rearranging Images in the Browser
As you work with images in the Browser, you can move and rearrange images into any
order or grouping you want. For example, you might want to keep all related images of
a wedding event, such as the cake cutting, in close proximity to allow you to easily
adjust them.

You can drag images to new locations in the Browser. You can drag single images or
selections of multiple images. When you drag images to new locations, you create a
custom arrangement of your images; the Sorting pop-up menu changes to show the
Custom option. Aperture records the order of your images, and any time you choose
Custom from the Sorting pop-up menu, your images reappear in that order.

To rearrange images in the Browser:

m Drag the images you want to a new location; when the green bar appears, release the
mouse button.

As you drag an image to

a new location, a green
bar marks where the
image will be placed.

To restore a custom arrangement of your images in the Browser:

m Choose Custom from the Sorting pop-up menu.
Aperture remembers the last time you moved images and restores that arrangement.

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 Rotating Images
When images are imported into a project, some may appear in an incorrect orientation,
requiring you to rotate them right side up. The control bar provides rotate buttons for
rotating selected images, and the toolbar contains rotate tools. You can rotate images
individually or select a group and rotate them all at once. You can also conveniently
select images and quickly rotate them using keyboard shortcuts.

To rotate images counterclockwise, do one of the following:

m Select an image or group of images, then choose Images > Rotate Counterclockwise, or
press the left bracket ([) key.
m Select an image or group of images, then click the Rotate Left button in the control bar.

Rotate Left button Rotate Right button

m Select the Rotate Left tool in the toolbar, then click an image.

To rotate images clockwise, do one of the following:

m Select an image or group of images, then choose Images > Rotate Clockwise, or press
the right bracket (]) key.
m Select an image or group of images, then click the Rotate Right button in the control bar.
m Select the Rotate Right tool in the toolbar, then click an image.

Displaying Specific Metadata with Your Images

You can quickly display specific types of information, or embedded metadata, with
your images. For example, you can have Aperture show the EXIF (Exchangeable Image
File) or IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) data associated with
your images.
 EXIF metadata: Includes camera settings such as shutter speed, ISO setting, date and
time, focal length, exposure, metering pattern, and flash information.
 IPTC metadata: Information that can be embedded in a digital image with most
software programs used to edit photos. Includes a caption, the place and date a
photo was taken, and copyright information.

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 You use the View Options window to customize the display of information shown with
images in the Browser.

The Browser’s metadata

display settings appear here.

In the Grid View section, you select the Set buttons and choose the information you
want displayed. You can also choose where the information should appear from the
Placement pop-up menus.

To set the display of metadata shown with images in the Browser:

1 Choose View > View Options (or press Command-J).
2 Select the Grid View checkbox.
3 Choose the metadata views you want to use from the Set 1 and Set 2 pop-up menus.
4 Choose the location where you want the metadata displayed from the Placement pop-
up menus.
5 Click the Set 1 or Set 2 button to select the metadata view you want displayed.
6 Click Done.

To show EXIF metadata in the Metadata Inspector:

m Select an image, then press Control-E.

To show IPTC metadata in the Metadata Inspector:

m Select an image, then press Control-I.

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 Creating Versions of an Image
Occasionally, you may want to make copies of an image. For example, you might copy
an image and apply different exposure settings or other adjustments, or change it for a
specific use, such as for placement in a webpage or print book. When you copy an
image, Aperture makes a new version of the image.

When you create a new image version, you have a choice of copying the original
master file or the currently selected version with any changes you’ve made. For
example, if you’ve made a series of adjustments to an image and now you’d like to start
from the original master file and make different adjustments, you can copy the master
file and start with a fresh, unchanged image.

To copy the master file:

1 Select the image whose master file you want to copy.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Images > New Version From Master (or press Option-G).
 Click the New Version From Master button in the toolbar.

If you’re creating a number of image versions showing incremental changes to an

image, you can copy the last version you made and make more changes. For example,
if you plan to use the same cropping and exposure adjustments in multiple versions, it
makes sense to perform those adjustments first and then make copies of the image
version before proceeding.

To copy the selected image version:

1 Select the image you want to copy.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Images > Duplicate Version (or press Option-V).
 Click the Duplicate Version button in the toolbar.

If you create multiple versions of an image, Aperture tracks the versions within a stack.
The stack represents all the versions of a particular image that you have created. You can
open a stack and see the different versions you’ve created for an image.

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 To open a stack to see all the versions:
m Click the Stack button on the stack.

Click the Stack button A dark gray border

on an image to show all surrounds the images
versions in the stack. in a version stack.

When a stack is open, you can select any of its image versions to display that version in
the Viewer.

Understanding Image Versions

Whenever you work on an image, you are working with an image version, never the
master file. Each time you copy an image, you create a new version. When an image
has multiple versions, all versions are stacked together.

Aperture keeps all your image versions together so that you can view or work with
them whenever you wish. For example, you might open a stack and select a specific
image version to copy. The entire stack appears in all the different projects or albums
in which the image appears.

The instant you change a version in an album, a new version is added to the stack.
The first image in the stack is the pick and represents the stack, and is the image
you work with when you select the version stack in your album. You can also
specify that one of the versions in a stack is the pick for a specific album. You can
select the pick you want and make it the album pick, and that image appears with
an album pick icon. The pick is specific to the album it’s in. The original pick
remains selected in the other locations.

When you open a stack, you can reorder the image versions however you like.
Dragging an image version to the first position makes it the pick. You can reorder,
or promote or demote, the versions according to your needs. For more information
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 Copying Images and Moving Images to Different Locations
You can drag images into different projects and albums. The following kinds of files can
be dragged directly into a project or album:
 GIF
 JPEG
 JPEG2000
 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.

To copy a master file into another project:

m Option-drag the image in the Browser into a different project in the Projects panel.

To move a master file into another project, removing it from the current project:
m Drag the image into a different project.

To copy an image version into another album:

m Drag the image version into a different album.

Working with Referenced Images

Master files for images that you import as referenced images may reside in many
different locations on your hard disk storage devices instead of in the single location
of your main Aperture Library file. At times you may need to determine which images
are referenced images in order to readily locate them in the Finder. With Aperture,
you can easily:
 Display badge overlays that identify referenced images
 Display a list of referenced images
 Locate a referenced image on your hard disk

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 Identifying Referenced Images
After you import referenced images, you can identify them in the Browser by turning
on referenced image badge overlays. Referenced images appear with badges that
show whether their master files are currently available (online) or not found (offline).

These badge overlays This badge overlay

indicate the images are indicates the image is an
referenced images. offline referenced image.

To turn on referenced image badge overlays:

1 Choose Aperture > Preferences.
2 Select the “Badge referenced images” checkbox.

You can select and work with online referenced images using the same procedures you
use with images whose master files reside in the Aperture Library.

Aperture keeps track of referenced images’ master files when you simply move or
rename the files in the Finder, keeping them on the same hard disk or volume.

A referenced image appears as an offline image if the hard disk holding the referenced
image’s master file has been disconnected from your computer system. A referenced
image is listed as “not found” when its master file has been deleted, moved to the
Trash, or moved from its original hard disk location to another hard disk drive and
Aperture can’t find it.

Displaying a List of Referenced Images

When working with numerous images in the Browser, you may need to determine
which images have master files that reside in the Aperture Library and which are
referenced images whose master files are located elsewhere on your hard disks.

You can select a group of images in the Browser and then have Aperture show a list of
the referenced images within the selection and where the master files are located.

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 To see a list of referenced images in a selection:
1 In the Browser, select the group of images you want.
2 Choose File > Manage Referenced Files.
3 Choose File > Show Referenced Files.

Identifies the hard Displays the specific image

disk location of the and metadata to help you
referenced master files. identify the image.

Shows the names of

hard disks where
referenced master
files are located.

Identifies how many master files for

referenced images are on the hard disk,
and how many are not found.

The Referenced Files dialog appears.

Locating a Referenced Image on a Hard Disk

At times you may need to quickly find a referenced image’s master file on your hard
disk to copy or move it, attach it to an email, or otherwise work with it outside of
Aperture. You can select an image in the Browser and have Aperture display the
image’s master file location in the Finder.

To locate a referenced image’s master file in the Finder:

1 Select the referenced image you want in the Browser.
2 Choose File > Show in Finder.

A Finder window appears, displaying the selected referenced image’s master file.

Note: If you open a referenced image’s master file from the Finder in another
application, you will not see the changes or adjustments you’ve made to the image in
Aperture. Your changes appear in versions stored in the Aperture Library, and the
referenced image’s master file is always left unchanged. To see the adjusted photo, you
need to export a version of it.

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7 Displaying Images in the Viewer
7
You can view an image in incredible detail or view several
images at a time in the Viewer.
This chapter provides details about the Viewer and how you can use it to view images
in great detail when you are comparing images, making adjustments, and viewing
images on multiple displays.

An Overview of the Viewer

When you select images in the Browser, the Viewer immediately displays a detailed
view of your selection. You can display one image at a time, three images at a time, or
display a selection of multiple images.

A detailed view of the

selected image appears
in the Viewer.

The selected image

in the Browser

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 When rating or adjusting images, you can set the Viewer to compare two images at once.
You can select an image to compare against and then display other similar or related
images next to it for inspection. You might use the Aperture comparison feature to select
images from a series or compare versions of adjusted images to see which is the best.

You can use the Viewer

to compare two images.

You can also set Viewer options that determine the amount of information that
appears with each image. For example, you can display images in the Viewer with their
keywords, ratings, and other information, such as IPTC or EXIF metadata.

Adjusting the Background of the Viewer

You may want to lighten or darken the background of the Viewer to better view your
images. You can darken the background from shades of gray all the way to black, or
lighten it from shades of gray to white.

To change the background of the Viewer:

1 Choose Aperture > Preferences.
2 In the Preferences window, drag the Viewer Background Brightness slider to lighten or
darken the background, then close the window.

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 Choosing the Number of Images Displayed in the Viewer
You can specify whether the Viewer displays one image, three images, or multiple
images at a time. If your system uses multiple displays, you can configure your primary
and secondary displays to show single images, three images, or multiple images
simultaneously.

To display a single image, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Main Viewer > Primary (or press Option-R).
m Choose Primary from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

Choose Primary from

the Viewer Mode pop-up
menu to view a single
image on the screen.

When the Viewer is set to show three images at a time, Aperture displays the selected
image in the center of the three images that appear in the Viewer.

To display three images, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Main Viewer > Three Up (or press Option-H).
m Choose Three Up from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

When the Viewer is set to show multiple images, Aperture displays all selected images.

To display multiple images, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Main Viewer > Multi (or press Option-U).
m Choose Multi from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

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 Comparing Images
You can select an image against which to compare other images in your project or
Library. The selected image remains on the screen as you select and display other
images to compare against it. The comparison feature is useful for making final
selections of the best images in a series, or comparing two versions of an image for
correct exposure or highlights. When comparing images, you can apply ratings and
keywords, and make adjustments to selected images.

Comparing images involves setting a “compare” image and then viewing other images
against the compare image. You can also compare images in Full Screen mode. For
more information, see Chapter 8, “Viewing Images in Full Screen Mode,” on page 93.

To set the compare image:

1 Select an image.
2 Choose Edit > Set Compare Item (or press Return).

The compare image is The image you want to

displayed with a yellow examine against the
border, visible in the compare image is shown
Viewer and Browser. to the right.

To view an image against a compare image, do one of the following:

m Select a second image.
m Navigate through the images in the Browser with the Up, Down, Left, and Right
Arrow keys.

If you wish, you can view multiple images against the compare image.

To view multiple images against a compare image, do one of the following:

m Command-click multiple images in the Browser.
m Hold down the Shift key while pressing the Up, Down, Left, or Right Arrow key.

When you’ve finished comparing images, you can turn this feature off.

To turn off the comparison feature and select the compare item:
m Choose Edit > Select Compare Item (or press Option-Return).

To turn off the feature and select the image you’re viewing against
the compare item:
m Choose Edit > Clear Compare Item (or press Command-Return).

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 Viewing Images with the Loupe
You can use the Loupe to examine parts of an image. You position the small ring of the
Loupe over the portion of the image you want to see, and the large ring shows a
magnified view. It’s useful for making quick checks for dust specks, flaws, fingerprints, or
other issues. You can use the Loupe on any image or thumbnail in the Aperture Library.

The Loupe shows a

magnified view of
whatever is beneath it.

For information about the latest enhancements to the Loupe, see New Features in the
Aperture Help menu.

To show the Loupe, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Loupe, or press the grave accent (`) key.
m Click the Loupe button in the toolbar.

To hide the Loupe, do any of the above again.

You can also change the size of the Loupe and increase or decrease its magnification level.

To reduce the size of the Loupe:

m Choose View > Decrease Diameter, or press Option-Shift–hyphen (-), to decrease the
Loupe size.

To enlarge the size of the Loupe:

m Choose View > Increase Diameter, or press Option-Shift–equal sign (=), to increase the
Loupe’s size.

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 To increase the Loupe magnification:
m Press Command–Shift–equal sign (=).
Press these keys repeatedly to increase magnification more.

To decrease the Loupe magnification:

m Press Command-Shift-hyphen (-).
Press these keys repeatedly to decrease magnification more.

Viewing Images at Full Resolution

Most digital cameras let you save images in different formats and image sizes. Aperture
displays your images to fit the Viewer size, providing a reduced view. If you have a large
display or two displays, you can increase the size of the Viewer to display your images
at sizes closer to their full-resolution size.

A full-resolution image shows every pixel of an image. You can set Aperture to display
your image at full resolution, even though the image may not fit within the Viewer.
Viewing images at full resolution allows you to inspect your images using the finest
level of detail possible.

To display a selected image at full resolution, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Zoom to Actual Size (or press Z).
m Click the Zoom Viewer button in the control bar.
Click the button again to turn off the full-resolution display.

Zoom Viewer button

When an image doesn’t fit within the area of the Viewer, a small, gray box appears on
your image with a red rectangle inside, showing the portion of the image that is
currently visible in the Viewer. You can drag the red rectangle within the gray box to
see other parts of the image, also known as panning.

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 To pan the full-resolution image in the Viewer, do one of the following:
m Drag the red rectangle that appears on the image.

Drag the red rectangle

to change your view of
the image.

m Hold down the Space bar and drag the image.

Viewing Images on Multiple Displays

Using the additional screen space of a second display affords an excellent platform for
viewing and adjusting images, playing slideshows, and presenting your full-color, full-
size images to clients. For more information on setting up two displays, see
“Connecting a Second Display to Your Computer” on page 23.

When your system uses two displays, Aperture provides two Viewers in which you can
view multiple images. These Viewers are called the primary Viewer and secondary
Viewer. The primary Viewer is used for displaying the Aperture application and the
secondary Viewer for viewing images.

You can set the secondary Viewer to display images in different ways by choosing an
option from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.
 Desktop: Turns off the dual-display function.
 Blank: Sets the secondary Viewer to be a blank screen.
 Mirror: Displays the same images in the primary and secondary Viewers. For example,
if you have the primary Viewer set to display three images, the secondary Viewer
displays three images as well.
 Alternate: Displays the currently selected image in the secondary Viewer. The
secondary Viewer shows only one image even when you have the primary Viewer set
to display multiple images.
 Span: Splits the display of the currently selected images between the primary and
secondary Viewers. For example, if you select seven images to view, the primary
Viewer shows as many as fit its screen size, and the remaining images appear in the
secondary Viewer. Thus, one Viewer might show three images and the other Viewer
might show the remaining four of the seven. Span is also used if you want to
compare images and show one image per display.

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 To display the currently selected image in the secondary Viewer,
do one of the following:
m Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Alternate (or press Option-A).
m Choose Alternate from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

Choose Alternate from

the Viewer Mode pop-up
menu to display the
selected image in the
secondary Viewer.

To display the same images in both the primary and secondary Viewers,
do one of the following:
m Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Mirror (or press Option-M).
m Choose Mirror from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

To display a selection of images across both the primary and secondary Viewers,
do one of the following:
m Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Span (or press Option-S).
m Choose Span from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

To turn off the display of images in the secondary Viewer,

do one of the following:
m Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Blank (or press Option-B).
m Choose Blank from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

To turn off the secondary Viewer function, do one of the following:

m Choose View > Secondary Viewer > Desktop (or press Option-X).
m Choose Desktop from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu in the control bar.

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 Displaying Metadata Associated with Images
To help identify your images as you work with them, you can set Aperture to display
the metadata associated with images. You can display keywords, ratings, EXIF
information, IPTC information, and more. You can specify whether the information
appears below the image or across the bottom of the image.

You can also specify up to two sets of predefined information displays. For example,
one set of Viewer options can be set to show ratings only, and another set to show all
the IPTC information associated with an image. You can then switch between sets to
change the information that appears with your images.

The caption
and keywords are
displayed here.

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 To set the display of metadata shown with images in the Viewer:
1 Choose View > View Options (or press Command-J).

The View Options

window lets you choose
how you want to
view images.

2 In the View Options window, do the following:

a Select the Viewer checkbox to activate Viewer overlays.
b Choose the information you want displayed with your images from the Set 1 or Set 2
pop-up menu.
c Choose where you want the information to appear from the Placement pop-up
menu for the set.
3 Click Done.

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8 Viewing Images
in Full Screen Mode 8
High resolution, no distractions, and access to the tools and
HUDs make Full Screen mode an ideal environment for
working with your images.
This chapter details how to use Full Screen mode as an alternate work environment when
you want to view images only, with as little of the Aperture interface shown as possible.

An Overview of Full Screen Mode

Full Screen mode projects your images onto a simple black background and can be
used with one or two displays. Using Full Screen mode with a dual-display system gives
you additional space to compare and adjust images. For more information about setting
up a dual-display system, see “Setting Up Your System with Two Displays” on page 23.

Once you’re in Full Screen mode, you can view, sort, and stack your images. You can
also apply adjustments and keywords. When you’ve finished working with your images,
you can use this mode to preview and proof your images.

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 Full Screen mode includes a toolbar and filmstrip to help you view, organize, and adjust
your images.

Toolbar available in
Full Screen mode

The displayed image fills

the screen.

Filmstrip available
in Full Screen mode

 Toolbar: Contains version and stacking buttons, as well as the full set of image
adjustment tools.
Note: By default, the toolbar is hidden; to display it at the top of the screen, move
your pointer to the top of your primary screen.
 Filmstrip: Use this to move through, organize, and rate your images. You can dock
the filmstrip on the left, right, or bottom of the screen—wherever it best suits your
work habits.

Note: You can also use any of the Aperture HUDs in Full Screen mode. You can open
the Adjustments HUD or Keywords HUD by pressing its keyboard shortcut (see “Using
Keyboard Shortcuts in Full Screen Mode” on page 104).

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 Entering and Exiting Full Screen Mode
You can quickly switch between Full Screen mode and your workspace view.

To enter Full Screen mode:

m Click the Full Screen button in the control bar (or press F).

Full Screen button

in the control bar

The Aperture main window disappears and your images appear in Full Screen mode.

To exit Full Screen mode, do one of the following:

m Click the Exit Full Screen button in the filmstrip (or press F).

Exit Full Screen button

in the filmstrip

m Press Escape.
The workspace layout you were working in before entering Full Screen mode reappears.

Using the Filmstrip in Full Screen Mode

The filmstrip in Full Screen mode is similar to the control bar in the Aperture main
window. You can use the filmstrip’s controls to move through, rotate, view, and rate
your images.

Query HUD button Images shown in the filmstrip

Search field

Shuttle control Scroll bar Thumbnail Resize slider

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 Filmstrip Controls
The following controls in the filmstrip are used to view images when in Full Screen mode.
 Shuttle control: Click either side of this slider to rapidly scroll through your filmstrip
images. The closer to the double arrows you click, the more rapidly the filmstrip
moves through its images. You can also use the J, K, and L keys to shuttle through
your images.
 Scroll bar: Use this to navigate through your images.
 Thumbnail Resize slider: Drag the slider to change the size of the image thumbnails
shown in the filmstrip.

The following controls are displayed on the left side of the filmstrip and control the
images shown in the filmstrip.

Search field

Query HUD button

Rotate buttons Navigation buttons

Rating buttons

Display controls

 Search field: Enter text; images that match appear in the full-screen view.
 Query HUD button: Opens the Query HUD. From the Query HUD, you can perform a
quick search or create a new album to hold the contents of your search.

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 Rotate and Navigation Buttons

Rotate Left Next Image

Rotate Right Previous Image

 Rotate Left: Click this button to rotate the selected image counterclockwise.
 Rotate Right: Click this button to rotate the selected image clockwise.
 Previous Image: Click this button to display the previous image.
 Next Image: Click this button to display the next image.

Rating Buttons

Reject Select

Decrease Increase
Rating Rating

 Reject: Click this button to give the selected image a Reject rating.
 Decrease Rating: Click this button to decrease the selected image’s rating.
 Increase Rating: Click this button to increase the selected image’s rating.
 Select: Click this button to give the selected image a Select rating.

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 Display Controls

Viewer Mode Primary Only

pop-up menu button

Zoom Viewer Exit Full Screen

button button

 Viewer Mode pop-up menu: Use this to choose how to view images on your display or
displays and how to position images on each display. You can also control the filmstrip
with this pop-up menu (see “Showing and Hiding the Filmstrip” on page 99).
Note: The display settings in Full Screen mode and the display settings in the control
bar in the Aperture main window are not shared. This allows you to have different
display settings in each mode. For example, you can set your main display setting to
Desktop while in the main window, and set your second display setting to Span
while in Full Screen mode.
 Zoom Viewer: Click this button to enlarge the image to a 100% pixel-for-pixel view.
 Exit Full Screen: Click this button to exit Full Screen mode.
 Primary Only: Click this button to temporarily change between making metadata
changes to all selected images or the primary selection only.

Viewing Images in Full Screen Mode

You can easily view images in Full Screen mode.

To view an image that’s in the filmstrip:

m Select an image displayed in the filmstrip.
The image fills the screen.

To view more than one image at the same time, do one of the following:
m Command-click images to select them.
m Change your view settings in the Viewer Mode pop-up menu.

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 Showing and Hiding the Filmstrip
You can move the filmstrip to any location on your primary display. But there are times,
especially when viewing an image at full resolution, that you cannot get the filmstrip
off your image. The filmstrip includes controls that let you define when the filmstrip
appears. You can also specify how the filmstrip fits on the screen in relation to the
image or images you are viewing.

There are several ways you can configure the filmstrip. You can choose to always show
the filmstrip, show it based on image dimensions, or have Aperture automatically fit
the images and filmstrip on your screens without overlapping.

To always show the filmstrip, do one of the following:

m Choose On from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu.
m Press Control-slash (/).

To only show the filmstrip when you move the pointer over its docked position,
do one of the following:
m Choose Auto from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu.
m Press Control-period (.).

To have Aperture automatically fit the image and the filmstrip on the screen,
do one of the following:
m Choose Avoid from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu.
m Press Control-V.
Aperture fits your images and the filmstrip on your screen, keeping the filmstrip and
your images from overlapping.

Working with the Toolbar in Full Screen Mode

The toolbar displayed in Full Screen mode is very similar to the toolbar in the Aperture
main window.

To view the Full Screen mode toolbar:

m In Full Screen mode, move the pointer to the top of your primary screen.

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 Controls in the Full Screen Mode Toolbar
You can use the toolbar’s buttons and tools to create image versions, work with stacks,
and make a variety of adjustments to your images.

Version Buttons

Duplicate Version New Version From

button Master button

 Duplicate Version: Click this to create a new version of the selected image.
 New Version From Master: Click this to create a version from the original master file. A
duplicate of the master file is created.

Stacking Buttons

Album Pick button Open All Stacks button

Stack Pick button Close All Stacks button

Promote Demote
button button

 Stack Pick: Select a stack item, then click this button to mark the image as its
stack’s pick.
 Promote: Select a stack item, then click this button to move the selected stack item
closer to the stack’s pick.
 Demote: Select a stack item, then click this button to move the selected stack item
farther from the stack’s pick.
 Album Pick: Select an image version to represent a stack, then click this button to
select the image as the stack pick within the album (the stack can have a different
pick image in another album).
 Open All Stacks: Click this button to open all the image stacks in the album or project
you’re viewing.
 Close All Stacks: Click this button to close all the image stacks in the album or project
you’re viewing.

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 Adjustment Tools

Rotate Left Straighten

tool tool Red Eye tool Lift tool

Selection tool Stamp tool

Rotate Right tool Crop tool Spot & Patch tool

 Selection tool: Use this to select images.

 Rotate Left tool: Use this tool to rotate an image counterclockwise.
 Rotate Right tool: Use this tool to rotate an image clockwise.
 Straighten tool: Use this to manually rotate an image so that it’s straight in relation to
a virtual horizon.
 Crop tool: Use this tool to crop an image to a constrained aspect ratio or custom
dimension.
 Spot & Patch tool: Removes imperfections in the image, such as sensor dust, by either
copying the pixels around the blemish (Spot tool) or copying pixels from another
area of the image (Patch tool).
 Red Eye tool: Use this to correct red-eye, occurring when the subject’s retinas reflect
light from your camera’s flash.
 Lift tool: Use this to copy a set of metadata and adjustments, including cropping and
straightening of images, from a selected image.
 Stamp tool: Use this to stamp, or apply, a copied set of adjustments to one or
several images.

Other Buttons

Show Master Image Adjustments HUD

button button

Always Show Loupe button

Toolbar button

 Show Master Image: Click this to view an image of the original master file. If the image
selected is a duplicate (usually an adjusted version), the master image still appears.
 Always Show Toolbar: Click this to keep the toolbar in view.
 Loupe: Click this to open the Loupe, which you can use to minutely examine parts of
an image.
 Adjustments HUD: Click this to show or hide the Adjustments HUD.

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 Using HUDs in Full Screen Mode
Full Screen mode’s filmstrip and toolbar contain the most common Aperture controls
and tools. However, you can use any of the Aperture HUDs (heads-up displays) in Full
Screen mode. Open a HUD when you want to add keywords or use adjustment tools
that are not in the Full Screen mode toolbar, or when it’s convenient to use controls in
a movable panel. As you work in Full Screen mode, you’ll discover when you prefer
using the toolbar and when you prefer using a HUD.

HUDs are available for

use in Full Screen mode
and can make adjusting
images easier.

Keywords HUD
Use the Keywords HUD to create and organize keywords, and to add keywords to
your images.

To open the Keywords HUD:

m Press W.

Use the Keywords HUD

in Full Screen mode to
quickly add keywords to
your images.

For more information about using the Keywords HUD, see Chapter 11, “Applying
Keywords to Images,” on page 121.

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 Adjustments HUD
Use the Adjustments HUD to remove flaws like red-eye, noise, and dust in your
images; adjust exposure, levels, and white balance in your images; and straighten
and crop your images.

To open the Adjustments HUD:

m Press H.

Use the Adjustments

HUD in Full Screen mode
to remove flaws and
make adjustments to
your images.

For more information, see Chapter 14, “An Overview of Image Adjustments,” on page 155.

Tools HUDs
Many of the adjustment tools have HUDs, and you can use all of them in Full Screen mode.

To open any of the adjustment tool HUDs:

1 Show the Full Screen mode toolbar by moving your pointer to the top of the screen on
your main display.
2 Select an adjustment tool in the toolbar.
If the tool you selected has a HUD, that HUD appears. For more information about
using any of the adjustment tools and their HUDs, see Chapter 14, “An Overview
of Image Adjustments,” on page 155.

The Crop HUD appears

when you select the
Crop tool in the toolbar.

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 Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Full Screen Mode
Here are several useful keyboard shortcuts you can use in Full Screen mode:

Keyboard shortcut Function

Go to next image

Go to previous image

Shuttle filmstrip left

J

Stop shuttling left or right

K

Shuttle filmstrip right

L

Show Adjustments HUD

H

Show Keywords HUD

shift H

Show Red Eye HUD

E

Show Lift & Stamp HUD

O

Show Crop HUD

C

Show Spot & Patch HUD

X

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 9 Stacking Images
and Making Picks 9
Photographers frequently shoot a series of related photos
with the aim of selecting one image for use. Aperture makes
it easy to choose the best image out of a series.
This chapter covers the stack feature and how you can use it to select a pick image
from a group of related photos, the remainder of which you do not intend to use.

An Overview of Stacks
A stack is a set of similar or related images from which one image will be selected for
use. Aperture can automatically group such photos into stacks when you import them
from a camera or memory card. You can also select images and create stacks manually.

A stack appears in the Browser as a group of images. The image that represents the
stack, called the pick, is selected and displayed on the left. You can select any image in
the stack as the pick, and it moves to the leftmost position in the stack. You can
rearrange the order of images in a stack. For example, you might choose an alternate
image and position it next to the pick. A Stack button appears in the upper-left corner
of the pick image in the stack, indicating the number of images in the stack.

A stack with five images is

shown expanded, or open.

The Stack button

indicates the number of
images in the stack.

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 By default, a stack is shown expanded, with all images displayed. If you don’t want to
see all the images in a stack, you can close the stack. For more information, see
“Opening and Closing Stacks” on page 108.

Note: You can work with stacks in the Browser in grid view or list view. Because it’s
easier to work with stacks when you can see thumbnails of your images, this chapter
describes working with stacks in grid view.

Creating Stacks Automatically

When you import your images, you can specify that Aperture create stacks automatically.
For example, if you shoot a series of images in quick succession (such as at a sports
event) or if you bracket images to allow for differences in lighting or exposure, you most
likely will want to view those images together. Aperture can stack those images based
on metadata recorded by the camera as the series of pictures is taken.

This shows an example of

a series of images taken
in quick succession.

 Image series: With a series of images shot in quick succession, Aperture can
determine the images in a sequence and group them in a single stack. For example,
sports photographers shoot rapid bursts of images to capture actions. Based on
timeline metadata—when a series of shots was taken and the interval between
shots—Aperture can determine which images fall into a sequence and group them
in stacks.
 Bracketed shots: These typically represent a series of three pictures with slightly
different exposure settings. Advanced digital cameras often have options for shooting
bracketed shots automatically. When Aperture detects a series of bracketed images, it
designates the first image as the pick and includes the other images in the stack.

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 To stack images automatically:
1 Choose Stacks > Auto-Stack (or press Command-Option-A).
2 In the Auto-Stack Images HUD, drag the slider to specify the maximum length of time
for a series of shots.

Move the slider to indicate

the maximum time span
for a series of shots.

As you drag the slider, the images in the Browser automatically stack themselves
according to the length of time specified. For example, if you typically shoot a series of
related images in a span of 10 seconds, set the slider to 10 seconds.
3 Inspect the stacks to determine if the time interval should be shortened or lengthened.

Creating Stacks Manually

After importing photos, you can quickly review the images and delete those that you
see have technical or content flaws. You may then want to group the remaining images
into stacks before rating them. Stacking images manually can help provide you with an
initial organization and an overview of your shots, which you can then put through a
more refined or discriminating rating pass later.

To create a stack manually:

1 In the Browser, select the images you want to stack.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 Choose Stacks > Stack (or press Command-K).

The Stack button The selected images are now

appears on the stacked and have a dark gray
current pick image. line around them.

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 Working with Stacks
After creating stacks, you can change the pick image and rearrange the order of the
images in the stack however you wish.

Opening and Closing Stacks

You can close a stack and open it again whenever you wish. You may want to do this to
free up space in the Browser. You can also close stacks to quickly reduce the number of
images you must sort through when selecting images for a final photo edit. When a
stack is closed, only the stack’s pick image appears in the Browser.

To close a stack, do one of the following:

m Choose Stacks > Close Stack (or press Shift-K).
m Click the Stack button on the pick image.

Only the pick image

is shown when the
stack is closed.

To open a stack, do one of the following:

m Choose Stacks > Open Stack (or press Shift-K).
m Click the Stack button again.

Selecting a Pick Image for a Stack

The pick image represents the stack. You can set the image you like best as the pick, or
Aperture can set the pick automatically. When you select and stack images manually in
the Browser, the leftmost image becomes the pick. You can change the pick whenever
you wish.

To select the pick, do one of the following:

m Select the image, then choose Stacks > Pick, or press Command-backslash (\).
m Drag the image you want into the pick (or leftmost) position in the stack. When you see
a green bar appear, release the mouse button.

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 Arranging Images in a Stack
It can sometimes be difficult to decide which image in the stack should be the pick. In
many cases, images are so similar that more than one of them merit the pick position.
For this reason, you may want to have alternate images available when presenting
images to clients. The image next to the pick is the “alternate.”

You can change the order of images within a stack to help you choose the pick and an
alternate. Moving an image to the left promotes it, and moving an image to the right
demotes it.

To promote an image in a stack, do one of the following:

m Select an image, then choose Stacks > Promote, or press Command–left bracket ([).
m Drag the image over the image location you want until you see a green bar appear,
then release the mouse button.

To demote an image in a stack, do one of the following:

m Select an image, then choose Stacks > Demote, or press Command–right bracket (]).
m Drag the image over the image location you want until you see a green bar appear,
then release the mouse button.

Adding Images to and Removing Images from Stacks

You can add images to and remove images from stacks at any time. You can drag
images in or out of a stack, as well as drag images from one stack to another.

To add an image to a stack:

m Drag the image into an expanded stack.

To remove an image from a stack, do one of the following:

m Select the image, then choose Stacks > Extract Item (or press Shift-Option-K).
m Drag the image out of an expanded stack.

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 Splitting Stacks
You can split a stack into multiple stacks to refine the organization of your images. All
images remain stacked, but they are now part of new stacks. The image selected as the
splitting point becomes the pick for the new stack.

To split a stack:
1 In an expanded stack, select the image that you want as the first image in a new stack.

Select the image you

want as the first image in
the new stack.

2 Choose Stacks > Split Stack (or press Option-K).

The selected image becomes

the pick in the new stack, which
is marked by a white outline.

The new stack is marked with a white outline. The selected image becomes the pick of
the new stack.

Unstacking Images
At times you may decide to unstack a selection of images. When you do that, the
images that were in the stack appear individually in the Browser.

To unstack a selection of images, do one of the following:

m Select a stack, then choose Stacks > Unstack (or press Command-Shift-K).
m After creating a stack, choose Edit > Undo.

Note: When you make changes to a stack within an album, the same stack changes
appear in the project that contains the album.

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Keyboard Shortcuts for Working with Stacks
Aperture provides the following keyboard shortcuts for efficiently working with stacks:

Keyboard shortcut Function

page Go to previous stack
option up

page Go to next stack

option down

Open/Close stack
shift K

Open all stacks

option '
Close all stacks
option ;

Create stack
K

Unstack
shift K

Split stack
option K

Set stack pick

Promote stack item

[

Demote stack item

]

Extract item
shift option K

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 10 Rating Images
10
Rating images is a quick and easy way to narrow down the
number of images you intend to work with. It can also help
you locate your best images later.
This chapter provides information about rating images and using ratings to sort and
compare images.

An Overview of the Rating System

Aperture provides an easy-to-use rating system that allows you to quickly assign image
ratings and use them to sort and review images. Rating is a simple process with
powerful results. If you can easily identify 100 out of 500 images that aren’t going to
work, removing these images reduces your workload by 20 percent. This can save you a
considerable amount of time working on a project.

Aperture provides a system for rating images from Select to Reject. The easily
decipherable image ratings appear on the images themselves as overlays. Positive
ratings appear as stars; you can rate images from one to five stars, with five being the
highest, or Select, rating. A negative, or Reject, rating appears as an X.

Five stars indicate the

highest rating (Select).

Stars indicate a An X indicates a negative

positive rating. rating (Reject).

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 You can quickly review and rate images one after another with speed and efficiency. You
can also select and rate multiple images at once. You can review and rate images in the
Viewer, Browser, and Light Table, as well as in Full Screen mode. When you’ve finished
rating the images, Aperture allows you to sort the images according to their ratings.

Rating Images
Aperture provides a set of six possible image ratings indicated by white overlays that
appear on the image. If no overlays are displayed on the image, the image is
considered neutral or is not rated. You can rate a single image or apply a rating to
several images at one time.

To rate an individual image:

1 Select an image in the Browser.
The image you selected appears in the Viewer.
2 Click the rating buttons in the control bar to assign a rating.

Increase Rating button

Reject button Select button

Decrease Rating button

 To assign the highest rating to the image: Click the Select button.
 To assign a rating of Reject: Click the Reject button.
 To increase or decrease the image rating: Click the Increase Rating or Decrease
Rating button.
Note: As long as the image is still selected, you can change its rating.
3 To select the next image, press the Right or Left Arrow key or click the Previous Image
or Next Image button in the control bar.

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 To apply the same rating to multiple images at once:
1 Select the images you want to rate.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 Click a rating button, or press the keyboard shortcut for a rating (see “Keyboard
Shortcuts for Rating Images” on page 119).

The rating you assign is displayed

on all the selected images.

Note: If you’ve selected multiple images to rate and find that only one image receives a
rating, check to see if the Primary Only button in the control bar is deselected. You can
quickly select or deselect the Primary Only option by pressing S.

Sorting Images by Rating

After you’ve rated your images, you can sort images according to a specific rating. For
example, after an initial rating pass, you can choose to show only those images rated
Select, with five stars. You can then closely inspect and further refine your selection or
begin making adjustments to images.

Note: Image files are not deleted when sorted by rating. They are only temporarily
removed from view.

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 To sort images by rating:
1 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 In the Browser, click the Query HUD button next to the search field.

Query HUD button

in the Browser

2 Select the Rating checkbox.

Make sure this checkbox

is selected, then choose Set the slider to a rating.
an option from the
pop-up menu.

3 Choose an option from the Rating pop-up menu.

4 Drag the Rating slider to specify a rating.
The Browser instantly displays only images that meet the specified rating criteria.

To view all images again (regardless of rating):

m Deselect the Rating checkbox in the Query HUD, or press Control–accent grave (`).

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 Comparing and Rating Images
For those really tough decisions, Aperture allows you to compare and rate a select
image against close alternates. This is particularly useful when you are trying to choose
an image from a small group of similarly composed images.

For example, choosing the best image from a series of head shots can be difficult. Even
in head shots captured within a short time span, the facial expressions of the subject
can change ever so slightly. By comparing images side by side and rating them, you
can more easily select among like images.

To compare and rate images:

1 Select the image that appears to be the best.
2 To set this image as the “compare” image, choose Edit > Set Compare Item
(or press Return).
The compare image appears in the Viewer and the Browser with a yellow border. The
next selected image appears with a white border immediately to the right of the
compare image. If you want to view another image against the compare image, simply
select it. The alternate image you selected appears to the right of the compare image
in the Viewer.

The compare image has The alternate image has

a yellow border. a white border.

3 If you have a second display and want to view each image on a different display,
choose View > Secondary Viewer > Span.

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 4 Rate your compare image by doing one of the following:
 To assign the Select rating: Press Option-backslash (\).
 To increase the compare image’s rating: Press Option–equal sign (=).
 To decrease the compare image’s rating: Press Option-hyphen (-).
 To assign the Reject rating: Press Option-9.
The rating appears as an overlay on the compare image.
5 Rate the alternate image by doing one of the following:
 To assign the Select rating: Press Command-5 or backslash (\).
 To increase the image’s rating: Press Command–equal sign (=) or equal sign (=).
 To decrease the image’s rating: Press Command-hyphen (-) or hyphen (-).
 To assign the Reject rating: Press Command-9 or 9.
The rating appears as an overlay on the alternate image.
6 Navigate to the next alternate by pressing the Left or Right Arrow key, or click the
Previous Image or Next Image button in the control bar.

The new alternate

appears in the Browser
with a white border.

If you discover that the new selection is a better choice or has the best rating, you can
make it the compare image by pressing Return or choosing Navigate > Set Compare
Item. You can then review and compare your alternates against this image to confirm it
as the best image.

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Keyboard Shortcuts for Rating Images
For quick and efficient rating, use the following keyboard shortcuts to apply ratings:

Keyboard shortcut Function

Increase rating
= or =

Decrease rating
or

Apply Reject
9 or 9

Apply one star

1 or 1

Apply two stars

2 or 2

Apply three stars

3 or 3

Apply four stars

4 or 4

Apply five stars

5 or 5 or

Increase the rating of the selected image and cancel the rating
shift =
assigned to the previously rated image
Decrease the rating of the selected image and cancel the rating
shift -
assigned to the previously rated image
Reject the selected image and cancel the rating assigned to the
shift 0
previously rated image

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 Keyboard Shortcuts for Displaying Images
with Specific Ratings
To quickly display images with a certain rating level or better, use the following
keyboard shortcuts.

Important: It’s possible to accidentally use a keyboard shortcut that performs a search,
unexpectedly changing the number of images that appear in the Browser and Viewer.
If this occurs, first open the Query HUD to determine if an unintentional search has
been made. If so, press Control-6 to show all your images again, or press Control–grave
accent (`) to show all images that are unrated or better.

Keyboard shortcut Function

Show unrated images or better
control

Show images rated one star or better

control 1

Show images rated two stars or better

control 2

Show images rated three stars or better

control 3

Show images rated four stars or better

control 4

Show images rated five stars (Select)

control 5

Show all
control 6

Show unrated images only

control 7

Show rejects only

control 8

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11 Applying Keywords to Images
11
Adding keywords to your images helps you organize your
images and quickly locate specific images.
This chapter provides information about adding keywords to images and using these
keywords to help define and organize your images.

An Overview of Keywords
Keywords are descriptive words about the subject in the image that are added to
image versions and saved as metadata. For example, a family portrait may include such
keywords as portrait, family, father, mother, daughter, husband, wife, park, green grass, red
sweater, smiling, smiles, Anderson, diffused light, client Select, and purchased.

Once you have applied keywords to your images in Aperture, you can view keywords
applied to your images as well as search for images by keywords. You can use the
Query HUD to quickly locate images by their keywords. For more information, see
Chapter 12, “Searching for and Displaying Images,” on page 139.

If you sell your images to image libraries, you can export the keywords as IPTC data.
During export, Aperture embeds your keywords individually in the image file as IPTC-
compliant keyword fields. The more keywords you apply to your images, the more
likely it is that your images will be located by potential customers. For more
information, see Chapter 18, “Exporting Images,” on page 177.

Important: If you are planning to export your keywords as IPTC data, make sure a
keyword entry no more than 64 characters in length. Longer keyword phrases may not
be displayed properly in other IPTC editors or operating systems.

There are several ways to apply keywords:

 Using the Keywords HUD
 Using keyword controls and presets in the control bar
 Using the Lift and Stamp tools via the Lift & Stamp HUD

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 Applying Keywords Using the Keywords HUD
Using the Keywords HUD to add keywords is the most versatile way to apply
keywords to images. The Keywords HUD contains a library of predefined keywords
that you can browse and search. You can also add your own keywords, as well as
remove keywords. The Keywords HUD is automatically updated with any keywords
you add. For example, when you enter a new keyword in the Metadata Inspector, that
keyword also appears in the Keywords HUD. When you change a keyword, for
example, by changing its spelling or capitalization, the keyword is updated on all
images that have that keyword assigned.

The Keywords HUD is available for use in the Browser in grid and list views, in the Light
Table, and in Full Screen mode. You can also use the Keywords HUD when working with
book albums in the Book Layout Editor (see Chapter 20, “Creating Books,” on page 193)
and when working with web gallery and web journal albums in the Webpage Editor
(see Chapter 19, “Creating Web Journals and Web Galleries,” on page 183).

Controls in the Keywords HUD

Close button

Search field
Disclosure triangle
Keyword list

Keyword group

Remove Keyword button

Lock button

Add Keyword button Add Subordinate

Keyword button

 Close button: Click this to close the Keywords HUD.

 Search field: Enter text to search for keywords that match the text. Click the Reset
button (with an X) to clear the field.
 Keyword group: A set of related keywords. Some are predefined in Aperture, but you
can create new groups and add keywords to them. You can have keyword groups
within other groups.
 Disclosure triangle: Click this next to a keyword group to view all keywords in the group.
 Lock button: Click the Lock button to prevent changes to the Keyword HUD.

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 Â Add Keyword: Click this button to add a keyword to the keyword library of the
Keywords HUD.
 Add Subordinate Keyword: Click this button to add a subordinate keyword, such as a
keyword within a keyword group.
 Remove Keyword: Click this button to remove one or more selected keywords.
 Keyword list: Displays all keywords in the keywords library of the Keywords HUD.

Using the Keywords HUD to Apply Keywords

The Keywords HUD lets you quickly apply keywords from its keyword library to one or
more images.

To assign a keyword using the Keywords HUD:

1 Select an image or group of images in the Browser.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Keywords HUD (or press Shift-H).
 Click the Keywords HUD button in the toolbar.
The Keywords HUD appears.
3 Do one of the following:
 Drag the keyword from the keyword list in the Keywords HUD to the Keyword
column of the Browser (if you’re in list view).
Note: Depending on your View Options, the Keyword column may not appear. For
more information, see “Working with Images in List View” on page 71.
 Drag a keyword from the keyword list in the Keywords HUD to the image or
image thumbnail.

Drag a keyword from the

Keywords HUD...

...to an image.

The keyword is applied to the currently selected image or group of images. To view
keywords applied to images, see “Viewing Keywords Applied to Images” on page 136.

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 To apply multiple keywords using the Keywords HUD:
1 Select an image or group of images in the Browser.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Keywords HUD (or press Shift-H).
 Click the Keywords HUD button in the toolbar.
The Keywords HUD appears.
3 In the keyword list area of the Keywords HUD, select the keywords you want to apply
by doing one of the following:
 Hold down the Shift key while pressing the Up or Down Arrow key to select
several keywords.
 Shift-click a group of adjacent keywords.
 Command-click keywords that aren’t adjacent.
The selected keywords are highlighted in the keyword list.
4 Drag the keywords from the keyword list in the Keywords HUD to the image or
image thumbnail.
The keywords are applied to the currently selected image or group of images.

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 Browsing and Searching for Keywords
You can browse and search for specific keywords in the keyword library of the
Keywords HUD.

To locate a keyword using the Keywords HUD:

1 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Keywords HUD (or press Shift-H).
 Click the Keywords HUD button in the toolbar.
The Keywords HUD appears.
2 Do one of the following:
 Scroll up and down to review the keywords, and click the disclosure triangles to
reveal the keywords in each keyword group.

Click the disclosure

triangle next to a
keyword group to
display all the
keywords in it.

 Type the keyword you’re looking for in the Keywords HUD search field.

Enter a keyword in
the search field.

The keyword list updates to reveal all instances of the keyword you entered.

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 Adding Keywords to the Keywords HUD
You can add new keywords to the keyword library of the Keywords HUD.

To add new keywords to the keyword library:

1 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Keywords HUD (or press Shift-H).
 Click the Keywords HUD button in the toolbar.
The Keywords HUD appears.
2 Click the Add Keyword button.

A new, untitled
keyword appears in
the keyword list.

Click this button to

add a new keyword.

3 Type a name for the new keyword, then press Return.

The new keyword is

added to the keyword
library and is sorted
alphabetically.

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 To add keywords to a keyword group:
1 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Keywords HUD (or press Shift-H).
 Click the Keywords HUD button in the toolbar.
The Keywords HUD appears.
2 Select the keyword group to which you want to add a keyword.
3 Click the Add Subordinate Keyword button.

A new, untitled keyword

appears in this list within
the keyword group.

Click this button to add

a keyword within a
keyword group.

4 Type a name for the new keyword, then press Return.

The new keyword appears below the keyword group you selected and is sorted
alphabetically within the group.

You can create new keyword categories, or groups. For example, if you added the
keyword fish to your list, you might want to add angelfish, dolphin, tuna, and shark
under the fish keyword so you can further define your images.

To create a new keyword group with keywords in it:

1 To show the Keywords HUD, do one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Keywords HUD (or press Shift-H).
 Click the Keywords HUD button in the toolbar.
The Keywords HUD appears.
2 Click the Add Keyword button, then type a name for the new keyword group.
The new keyword is added to the keyword library and is sorted alphabetically. It
appears already selected (highlighted).
3 Click the Add Subordinate Keyword button, type a name for a keyword you want to
add within that keyword group, then press Return.
The first keyword you added now becomes a keyword group. The keyword you just
added is the first keyword within that group.
4 Repeat step 3 until you’ve added all the keywords you want to the new keyword group.

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 Removing Keywords from the Keywords HUD
After adding keywords to the keyword library of the Keywords HUD, you may decide not
to use certain keywords. If so, you can easily remove them from the keyword library.

To remove a keyword or keyword group from the keyword library:

1 In the Keywords HUD, select the keyword or keyword group you want to remove.

The selected keyword

is highlighted.

2 Click the Remove Keyword button.

The selected keyword

is removed. The next
keyword in the list is
automatically selected.

Click this button to

remove a keyword.

Important: Removing a keyword from the keyword library removes it from any images
to which it’s already applied.

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 Applying Keywords Using Keyword Controls
and Keyword Presets
One way to apply keywords is to use the keyword controls located in the control bar.
You can add new keywords to images or apply preset keywords that are part of a
keyword group.

About the Keyword Controls in the Control Bar

The keyword controls are located at the right side of the control bar and are typically
shown by default. However, if there is not enough room on your screen (for example, if
the Adjustments Inspector and Metadata Inspector are shown), they are hidden.

To show the keyword controls in the control bar:

1 If necessary, to hide the Adjustments Inspector and Metadata Inspector, choose
Window > Hide Inspectors (or press I).
2 Choose Window > Show Keyword Controls (or press Shift-D).

Add Keyword field

Keyword Preset Group

pop-up menu

Keyword buttons showing

individual keywords assigned
to the number keys 1–8.

 Keyword buttons: These buttons display the keyword presets assigned to the
keyboard shortcut combination Option and a number key (1 through 8) on the
keyboard. Press Option and a number key on the keyboard (not the numeric keypad)
to add the keyword preset to a selected image, or click a button. To remove all
keywords, press Shift-Option-9.
 Add Keyword field: Type a new keyword in this field to add it to a selected image.
If the Keywords HUD is locked, you are asked whether you want to unlock the
Keywords HUD and add the keyword to the keyword library, or not add the keyword
to the image.
 Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu: Use this to choose the keyword group you want
displayed. The first eight keywords in the group appear on the keyword buttons.

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 Adding a New Keyword to Images Using Keyword Controls
You can easily add a new keyword (one that’s not part of a keyword preset group)
to one or more images.

To apply a new keyword using the keyword controls:

1 In the Browser, select an image or group of images.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 In the control bar, type a descriptive word in the Add Keyword field, then press Return.

Select the image to

which you want to apply
a new keyword.

Enter your keyword in

this field, then press
Return.

The keyword you entered is now applied to the image or group of images. To view
keywords applied to images, see “Viewing Keywords Applied to Images” on page 136.
For information about changing the keywords displayed, see the next section,
“Choosing a Keyword Preset Group and Applying Its Keywords to Images.”

Choosing a Keyword Preset Group

and Applying Its Keywords to Images
If you regularly apply the same keywords to your images, you can assign specific
keywords to keyword buttons in the control bar and to the keyboard shortcut key
combination Option and a number key (1 through 8) on your keyboard. Keywords
assigned to keyword buttons in the control bar and keyboard shortcuts are referred to
as keyword presets. This allows you to quickly assign appropriate keywords to an image
simply by selecting an image and pressing a number key. You can use preassigned
keyword preset groups, add new keywords to existing groups, or create a new keyword
preset group with its own keywords.

Note: Keyword presets cannot be assigned to keys in the numeric keypad.

You can switch between sets, or groups, of keyword presets using the Keyword Preset
Group pop-up menu.

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 To choose a keyword preset group and apply keywords to images:
1 Select an image or group of images in the Browser.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 Show the keyword controls in the control bar.
For more information, see “About the Keyword Controls in the Control Bar” on page 129.
3 Choose a keyword preset group from the Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu.

Choose the keyword

group you want to use.

The keyword presets in the control bar update according to the keyword preset group
you chose.

The Keyword Preset Group

pop-up menu displays your
choice.
The keyword buttons now
appear with keywords from
the group you chose.

4 Click the buttons for the keyword presets or press Option and the corresponding number
keys (1 through 8) on your keyboard to apply keywords to the selected images.

To remove the keyword, press Option-Shift and the corresponding number key. To
remove all keywords, press Option-Shift-9.

For information about displaying keywords applied to images, see “Viewing Keywords
Applied to Images” on page 136.

As you add images to the Aperture Library, you can create new keyword preset groups
with new keyword presets.

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 To create a keyword preset group and assign keyword presets to it:
1 Create a new keyword preset group by doing the following:
a In the control bar, choose Edit Buttons from the Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu.

Choose Edit Buttons to add a

new keyword preset group.

b In the Edit Button Sets window, click the Add (+) button.

Click the Add button

to add a keyword
preset group.

An untitled preset group appears highlighted in the Name column.

A new, untitled preset

group appears in this list.

c Type a name for the new keyword preset group, then press Return.

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2 In the Keywords Library column, select keywords you want to add to the new keyword
preset group. To select a group of keywords, do one of the following:
 Hold down the Shift key while pressing the Up or Down Arrow key to select
several keywords.
 Shift-click to select adjacent keywords.
 Command-click to select keywords that aren’t adjacent.
3 Drag the selected keywords from the Keywords Library column to the Contents column.

4 Drag the keywords into the order you want.

The first eight keywords will be assigned to the keyboard shortcut key combination of
Option and a number key 1 through 8 on the keyboard, in order.
5 After arranging the keywords, click OK.
The new keyword preset group appears in the Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu.

Note: If the keyword preset group has fewer than eight keywords, the unassigned keys
remain inactive.

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 Applying Keywords Using the Lift & Stamp HUD
If you have several images that share many of the same keywords, you can use the Lift
and Stamp tools to quickly apply either all or some of the keywords from one image to
another image or group of images. Using the Lift and Stamp tools is one of the most
efficient ways to quickly apply keywords to a large number of images. The Lift and
Stamp tools have a corresponding HUD you can use in the Browser, Viewer, and Light
Table, as well as in Full Screen mode.

To lift all the keywords from one image and stamp them on another image
or group of images:
1 Select the Lift tool (or press O).

Lift tool in the toolbar

The Lift & Stamp HUD appears.

2 Select an image.
All image information, such as applied metadata, adjustments, and keywords, appears
in the Lift & Stamp HUD.

All information for

the selected image
appears here.

3 Deselect all image information checkboxes except for Keywords.

Make sure the Keywords

checkbox is the only
one selected.

Click this button to apply

the keywords to the
second image or group
of images.

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 4 Click the Stamp button in the lower-right corner, then select another image or group
of images.
The keywords from the first image are applied to the second image or group of images.

In many cases, you do not want to copy all keywords from one image and paste them
onto another. For this reason, you can select specific keywords that apply to the image
you want to stamp them on.

To stamp a reduced selection of keywords on an image or group of images:

1 Select the Lift tool (or press O).
The Lift & Stamp HUD appears.
2 Select an image.
All image information, such as applied metadata, adjustments, and keywords, appears
in the Lift & Stamp HUD.
3 Deselect all image information checkboxes except for Keywords.
4 In the Lift & Stamp HUD, click the Keywords disclosure triangle to reveal the keywords
from the selected image.

Click the disclosure

triangle to reveal all
keywords applied to the
selected image.

5 Remove any keywords you don’t want to stamp on an image or group of images by
selecting each unwanted keyword in the list and pressing the Delete key.

Select the keywords you

don’t want to stamp,
then press Delete.

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 6 Select the Stamp tool, then select an image or group of images to which to apply
the keywords.

Stamp tool in the toolbar

The reduced selection of keywords is applied to the selected image or group of images.

Viewing Keywords Applied to Images

You can view the keywords applied to an image version in several areas:
 Metadata Inspector
 Viewer overlays
 Keywords column in the Browser in list view

To view keywords using the Metadata Inspector:

1 If necessary, show the Metadata Inspector by doing one of the following:
 Choose Window > Show Inspectors (or press I).
 Choose Window > Show Metadata (or press Control-D).
2 Click the Keywords button at the bottom of the Metadata Inspector.

Click the Keywords

button to display the
keywords applied to a
selected image.

3 In the Browser, select an image.

Any keywords applied to the selected image appear in the Keyword summary area of
the Metadata Inspector.

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 To view keywords using Viewer overlays:
1 Choose View > View Options (or press Command-J).

2 In the View Options window, select the Viewer checkbox.

3 Choose Caption & Keywords from the Set 1 pop-up menu.

Choose Caption & Keywords

from this pop-up menu.

Make sure the Viewer Choose where you want the

checkbox is selected. information displayed from
this pop-up menu.

4 Choose an option from the Placement pop-up menu for where you want the
information displayed in relation to the image.
5 Click Done.

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 6 Press the Y key.

The captions and

keywords appear in the
area you specified.

The Viewer information overlay appears, displaying the applied keywords over or below
the image.

To view keywords in the Keywords column of the Browser:

1 Choose View > View Options (or press Command-J).
The View Options window appears.
2 In the List View Columns section, make sure the Set 1 button is selected and that List-
Expanded is chosen from the Set 1 pop-up menu, then click Done.
3 If the Browser is not in list view, click the List View button (or press Control-L).
The Browser switches from grid view to list view. The keywords for each image appear
in the Keywords column.

Removing Keywords from an Image

At times, you may want to remove all the keywords that you have applied to an image.

To remove all keywords from an image:

1 Select the image.
2 Press Shift-Option-9.

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12 Searching for
and Displaying Images 12
Aperture allows you to easily search for and gather images in
a variety of locations. You can also perform complex searches
as well as save your search results.
This chapter provides information about searching for images in a specific project or in
your entire Library using the Query HUD.

An Overview of the Query HUD

As you import more and more photos into Aperture, you’ll need a way to search for
images and display them. You can do this using the Query HUD, an easy-to-use panel
that lets you enter specific search criteria. You can search by text, rating, keyword, date,
IPTC information, EXIF information, export session, other metadata, file status, or a
combination of any of the above. You can locate images across all your projects or
search in specific projects. You can also create Smart Albums, which represent a
gathering of images based on search criteria. For more information, see Chapter 13,
“Grouping Images with Smart Albums,” on page 151.

The most common reason to perform a search is to display a selection of images within
a project. As you work with a project, you may want to isolate certain images to work
with them in some way, perhaps by adjusting them or adding keywords. By selecting a
project folder and using the Query HUD, you can quickly display specific images, hiding
the rest from view.

For example, you might isolate and display only those images of a certain subject, pose,
rating, or location. Your search doesn’t change the contents of the project; it only
temporarily changes the images you can view. If you cancel the criteria in the Query
HUD, all of your images appear in the Browser again.

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 To open the Query HUD, do one of the following:
m Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
m Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.

Controls in the Query HUD

Match pop-up menu Search field

Close button
Add Filter pop-up menu

Reset button
Search criteria
Query HUD Action
pop-up menu

New Smart Album New Album With

button Current Images button

 Close button: Click this to close the Query HUD.

 Match pop-up menu: Choose whether the image should match any of the search
criteria or all the criteria.
 Search field: Enter the text you want to search for. Choose whether you want a full
text search or a limited text search from the search field pop-up menu (with a
magnifying glass icon). You can have Aperture search for your entered text
throughout all the metadata associated with your images, or perform a limited text
search that doesn’t search through your images’ EXIF information. Click the search
field’s Reset button (with an X) to clear the search field.
 Add Filter pop-up menu: Click this to add additional search criteria, such as date, EXIF
and IPTC information, text, rating, and other metadata.
 Search criteria: Select checkboxes for categories and enter data for what you want to
search for, such as ratings, keywords, and dates.
 New Smart Album: Creates a new Smart Album based on the search criteria. For more
information, see Chapter 13, “Grouping Images with Smart Albums,” on page 151.
 New Album With Current Images: Creates a new album with images that match the
current search criteria.
 Query HUD Action pop-up menu: Lets you create a new Light Table, book, web
gallery, Smart Web Gallery, or web journal album with images that match the
current search criteria.

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 Searching by Image Name, Caption, or Other Text
You can search for images using any text that you’ve associated with an image. For
example, you might search for images based on text in an image’s caption or keywords,
or in any other text entry. You can also search by multiple text entries.

To search for images by text:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, enter the text you want to search for in the search field.

Enter the text you want

to search for in this field.

4 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.
The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

To search for a list of images by multiple text entries:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, add as many text fields as you need by choosing Text from the Add
Filter pop-up menu multiple times.

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 4 Select the Text checkboxes and enter text in each field to locate the images you want.

Select the Text

checkboxes and enter
text in each text search
field you added.

5 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.
The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

Searching by Rating
You can use the Query HUD to see all images with a certain rating. For example, you
can search for all the images in a project that have a rating of 4. You can show images
with a specific rating, images rated at or below a specific rating, or images rated at or
above a rating.

To search for images by rating:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, select the Rating checkbox.

Select the Rating

checkbox.
Choose an option from Specify the rating level
the Rating pop-up menu. you want using this slider.

4 From the Rating pop-up menu, choose whether you want to search for images with a
rating that is equal to, greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to the specified rating.

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 5 Specify the rating level by dragging the slider.
6 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.
The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

Searching by Keyword
You can search for and locate images by any of the keywords that you’ve assigned to
them. You can select one or more keywords to search for. You can also specify which
keywords an image must have to qualify as a match. For example, you can choose to
search for images that have both silhouette and landscape as keywords, or images that
have either silhouette or landscape as keywords.

To search for images by keyword:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, select the Keywords checkbox.
Note: The Keywords checkbox is dimmed if no keywords have been applied to the
images in the selected project or album.

Select the Keywords

checkbox. Choose an option from the
Keywords pop-up menu.
Select the checkbox next
to each keyword you
want to search for.

4 Choose an option from the Keywords pop-up menu:

 To display images that have any of the selected keywords: Choose “contain one or more
of the following.”
 To see only those images that have all the keywords you selected: Choose “contain all of
the following.”
5 Select the checkboxes next to the keywords you want to search for.
6 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

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 You can also search for IPTC keywords using the IPTC search options. These options
allow you to specify searches for specific IPTC fields in a variety of ways. For example,
you can search for any images that don’t have keywords assigned. For more
information, see the Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

Searching by Date
You can search for and locate images by the date they were taken. For example, you
might locate any images taken during a trip between May 16, 2005 and May 20, 2005.
To search for images by date, you use the Calendar search options. When the calendar
appears, any dates that appear in bold represent dates on which new photos were taken
as registered in the EXIF data. You can select a date or several dates in the calendar to
search for images taken on those dates. You can also specify a range of dates.

To search for images by date:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, select the Calendar checkbox.

Select the Calendar

checkbox.

Select the dates you

want to search by.

4 Select the date or dates you want to search by.

Shift-click to select a range of continuous dates; Command-click to select multiple
noncontinuous dates.
5 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

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 Images that you import from sources other than cameras and card readers, such as
JPEG or TIFF files, may not have EXIF information associated with them. However, they
typically have a creation date assigned to the file. You can use this creation date to
locate images using the Date search options.

To search for images by creation date:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, choose Date from the Add Filter pop-up menu.
4 Select the Date checkbox, then choose a date option from the Date pop-up menu.
5 Choose an option from the middle pop-up menu to qualify your search.
6 Enter the date you want the search based upon.

Choose how you want to

qualify your search from
this pop-up menu.
Select the Date
checkbox. Enter a date here.

Choose a date option from

the Date pop-up menu.

7 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser.
To save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

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 Searching by IPTC Information
You can search for and locate images using any IPTC information that you’ve assigned.
For example, you might locate any images that have IPTC keywords assigned to them.
To search for images by IPTC information, you use the IPTC search options.

To search for images by IPTC information:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, choose IPTC from the Add Filter pop-up menu.
4 Select the IPTC checkbox, then choose the IPTC field you want to search by from the
IPTC pop-up menu.

Choose how you want to

qualify your search from
this pop-up menu.

Select the IPTC checkbox. Enter an IPTC value here.

Choose an IPTC field

to search by.

5 Choose an option from the middle pop-up menu to qualify your search.
6 Enter an IPTC value you want to search by in the IPTC text box.
7 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser. To
save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

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 Searching by EXIF Information
You can search for and locate images using any EXIF information recorded by your
camera for your images. For example, you might locate any images that were created
with a certain camera or at a specific exposure. To search for images by EXIF
information, you use the EXIF search options.

To search for images by EXIF information:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, choose EXIF from the Add Filter pop-up menu.
4 Select the EXIF checkbox, then choose an EXIF field you want to search by from the
EXIF pop-up menu.

Choose how you want to

qualify your search from
this pop-up menu.

Select the EXIF checkbox. Enter an EXIF value here.

Choose an EXIF field

to search by.

5 Choose an option from the middle pop-up menu to qualify your search.
6 Enter the EXIF value you want to search by in the EXIF text box.
7 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser.
To save your search results, see “Saving Your Search Results” on page 150.

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 Searching by File Status
You can also search for images using their file status. For example, you can search for
images that are referenced images, managed images, and online or offline images.

To search for images by file status, you use the File Status search options.

To search for images by file status:

1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Show the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button beside the search field in the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, choose File Status from the Add Filter pop-up menu, and select the
“File status” checkbox.
4 Deselect any checkboxes that aren’t part of your query, and choose the search criteria
from the File Status pop-up menu.

Select the “File status”

checkbox.

Choose the file status you

want to search for.

5 Choose “any” from the Match pop-up menu, if it’s not already chosen.

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 Searching by a Combination of Criteria
You can create complex combinations of search criteria in the Query HUD. For
example, you could search for images that have a certain keyword, and that were
taken on a specific date.

To perform a complex search by adding search criteria options to the Query HUD:
1 In the Projects panel, select a project or an album you want to search.
2 Open the Query HUD by doing one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) beside the search field in
the Browser.
3 In the Query HUD, choose the search criteria you want to add from the Add Filter
pop-up menu.
4 Select the checkboxes beside the criteria you want to use and specify the search criteria.

Select the checkboxes Specify your search

for the items you want criteria.
to search by.

5 Do one of the following:

 To specify that an image must match at least one of the criteria or keywords: Choose
“any” from the Match pop-up menu.
 To specify that an image must match all the criteria and keywords: Choose “all” from the
Match pop-up menu.

The images that match the search criteria are immediately displayed in the Browser.
To save your search results, see the next section, “Saving Your Search Results.”

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 Saving Your Search Results
When you do a search using the Query HUD, you can choose to save your results in
several ways. You can create a new Smart Album that is automatically updated based
on any new images you add to a project or the Library that match the search criteria.
You can also save the search results themselves into a new album, Light Table album,
book album, web gallery album, Smart Web Gallery Album, or web journal album. For
more information, see Chapter 13, “Grouping Images with Smart Albums,” on page 151.

To create a Smart Album based on the search criteria:

1 Use the Query HUD to search for images based on specified criteria.
2 In the Query HUD, click New Smart Album.
A new, untitled Smart Album appears in the Projects panel.
3 Enter the name you want for the Smart Album, then press Return.
When you add images to a project or the Library that match the search criteria, they
are automatically added to the Smart Album.

To save your search results in an album:

1 Use the Query HUD to search for images based on specified criteria.
2 In the Query HUD, do one of the following:
 To create a new album: Click New Album With Current Images, enter the name you
want for the album, then press Return.
 To create a new Light Table, book, web gallery, Smart Web Gallery, or web journal
album: Choose the appropriate option from the Query HUD Action pop-up menu,
enter the name you want for the album, then press Return.

All images that match the search criteria are placed in the new album you created.

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 13 Grouping Images
with Smart Albums 13
When you need to group certain types of images, either
temporarily or permanently, you can use a Smart Album to
gather the images.
This chapter discusses Smart Albums and how you can use them to help dynamically
organize your images.

An Overview of Smart Albums

Smart Albums provide you with a flexible way to organize images. They are easy to set
up and can be extremely useful as dynamic collections of images. Unlike a standard
album into which you manually place images, a Smart Album’s contents are controlled
by the criteria you specify in the Query HUD associated with the album. When you
change a Smart Album’s search criteria, the contents of the Smart Album change.

Aperture comes with a selection of predefined Smart Albums set up in the Library for
you. For example, there are Smart Albums that gather all your select images, all images
taken in the last week, and all images taken in the last month. When you click the
Library disclosure triangle, you see the list of Smart Albums created for you. Select a
Smart Album to see its contents in the Browser.

Disclosure triangle

A Library Smart Album

has this icon.

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 You can also create your own Smart Albums. For example, suppose you want to create
a Smart Album that includes the best images you took of a particular sports event. You
select the project containing shots of the sports event, create a Smart Album, open the
Query HUD, and search for images rated Select (five stars). All images with that rating
immediately appear in the Smart Album. You can also choose where to search for
images—across the entire Library or within a specific project. If you later open the
Query HUD and change the criteria to include more images, the Smart Album is
updated accordingly.

Collecting Images in a New Smart Album

You can collect images based on any of the information you can search for using the
Query HUD. For example, you can create a Smart Album that gathers images based on
a specific keyword or a combination of keywords, ratings, dates, or other metadata. You
can narrow or broaden the Smart Album search criteria in the Query HUD at any time.

To create a Smart Album that searches across your entire Library:

1 Select Library in the Projects panel.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > New Smart > Album (or press Command-Shift-L).
 Choose New Smart Album from the Add to Library pop-up menu in the Projects panel.
 Click the New Smart Album button in the toolbar.
A new, untitled Smart Album appears in the Projects panel.
3 Rename the Smart Album by entering the name you want.

Query HUD button

Enter a new name for the
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4 Click the Query HUD button (with a magnifying glass icon) to the right of the Smart
Album to open the Query HUD.
5 In the Query HUD, specify the search criteria you want.
For more information about using the Query HUD and specifying search criteria, see
Chapter 12, “Searching for and Displaying Images,” on page 139.
6 Click the Query HUD’s close button.
Aperture finds the images matching the specified search criteria and displays them in
the Browser. You can now work with these versions of your images in the same way
you work with images in any project or album.

To create a Smart Album that searches only within one project:

1 Select the project in the Projects panel.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > New Smart > Album (or press Command-Shift-L).
 Choose New Smart Album from the Add to Library pop-up menu in the Projects panel.
 Click the New Smart Album button in the toolbar.
A new, untitled Smart Album appears within the project.
3 Rename the Smart Album by entering the name you want.
4 Click the Query HUD button to the right of the Smart Album to open the Query HUD.
5 In the Query HUD, specify the search criteria you want.
For more information about using the Query HUD and specifying search criteria, see
Chapter 12, “Searching for and Displaying Images,” on page 139.
6 Click the Query HUD’s close button.

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 Revising the Contents of a Smart Album
You cannot manually select individual images in a Smart Album and delete them,
because the images are placed there automatically based on search criteria. Similarly,
you cannot simply drag images to a Smart Album to add them. You must change the
search criteria to change the contents of the Smart Album.

If you decide that certain images should not be in a Smart Album, you can narrow the
search criteria to exclude images. Aperture performs a new search and revises the
Smart Album’s contents.

To change the contents of a Smart Album by changing the search criteria:

1 In the Projects panel, click the Query HUD button to the right of the Smart Album to
open the Query HUD.
2 Revise the search criteria in the Query HUD to eliminate or add the images you want, or
change the keyword or rating for the image itself.
3 Click the Query HUD’s close button.

Deleting a Smart Album

You can delete a Smart Album at any time. If you’ve transferred images from a Smart
Album to another album, the images in the other album are not deleted when you
delete the Smart Album.

To delete a Smart Album:

1 Select the Smart Album in the Projects panel.
2 Choose File > Delete Smart Album.

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14 An Overview
of Image Adjustments 14
In most cases, the adjustment controls provide everything
you need to perfect your image. You can make image
adjustments using the Adjustments Inspector or the
Adjustments HUD.
This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Aperture adjustment controls. For
in-depth explanations of Aperture adjustments, see Performing Image Adjustments in
the Aperture Help menu.

An Overview of Adjustments in Aperture

Adjustment controls are found in the Adjustments Inspector and the Adjustments HUD.
The controls are the same in each. The Adjustments Inspector is shown on the right
side of the screen. The Adjustments HUD is a floating version of the Adjustments
Inspector that can be placed anywhere onscreen, allowing you the most flexibility in
how you use your screen workspace.

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Adjustment Function
Red Eye Correction Reduces red-eye in the eyes of the subjects in your images. Used in
conjunction with the Red Eye tool.
Spot & Patch Retouches imperfections in an image, such as sensor dust and dirt.
Used in conjunction with the Spot & Patch tool.
Straighten Levels the image’s horizon. Used in conjunction with the
Straighten tool.
Crop Trims the image. Used in conjunction with the Crop tool.
Levels Selectively adjusts the tonal range of an image.
Exposure Adjusts black, gray, and white tints, exposure, saturation, contrast,
and brightness.
Highlights & Shadows Selectively adjusts the exposure in the shadows and highlights of
an image.
Color Adjusts the color of an image.
White Balance Sets an image’s white balance by adjusting its color temperature
and tint.
Monochrome Mixer Selectively controls the source red, green, and blue color channels
when a color image is converted to grayscale.
Sepia Tone Changes a color image to sepia. Allows you to desaturate the color
image to the level of sepia coloring you want.
Noise Reduction Reduces digital noise in an image.
Edge Sharpen Sharpens the image.

Displaying the Adjustment Controls

You can quickly display the Adjustments Inspector and the Adjustments HUD.

To view the Adjustments Inspector, do one of the following:

m Choose Window > Show Inspectors (or press I) to show the Inspectors panel.
m Choose Window > Show Adjustments (or press Control-A).

To view the Adjustments HUD, do one of the following:

m Choose Window > Show Adjustments HUD (or press H).
m Click the Adjustments HUD button in the Toolbar.

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 Displaying Additional Adjustment Controls
The first time you view either the Adjustments Inspector or the Adjustments HUD,
some of the adjustments, such as Exposure, Levels, and White Balance, are visible. You
can add other adjustments to the inspector or HUD.

To add additional adjustments:

m Choose a type of adjustment from the Add Adjustments pop-up menu at the top of
either the Adjustments Inspector or Adjustments HUD.

Add Adjustments
pop-up menu

Adjustment Action
pop-up menu

The new adjustment appears highlighted in both the Adjustments Inspector and the
Adjustments HUD, if both are shown.
To see the controls for a particular adjustment, click the disclosure triangle beside the
adjustment name. You can then make changes using the controls and see the selected
image update to show the changes.
Feel free to explore the adjustment controls. For in-depth explanations about how to
make adjustments, see Performing Image Adjustments in the Aperture Help menu.

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15 Creating Slideshow Presentations
15
Slideshows can do more than showcase your work. You can
use slideshows to create atmosphere during a presentation,
inspire participation from your audience, and evoke feeling
in your viewers.
This chapter reviews how to create slideshows and use them to present work to clients,
display wedding or other event images, or provide a background of images and music
during an event.

An Overview of Slideshows
An Aperture slideshow provides everything you need to create a great visual display for
your event. You can display your images across two displays, arrange your images in
custom configurations, and create presentations with high-quality audio. You can
choose how many images to display at once, how those images are arranged, and how
long each image is displayed. You can also advance your images manually or set them
to advance automatically.

Important: To display slideshows at the best quality, you should set Aperture to create
high-resolution previews. You can also display slideshows with good quality images
without creating high-resolution previews. For more information about creating
high-resolution previews, see the Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu.

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 Creating a Slideshow Using Presets
You can easily set up your slideshow by choosing one of the predefined slideshow
settings provided by Aperture.

To create and play a slideshow:

1 Select a set of images by doing one of the following:
 Select a project or album in the Projects panel.
 Select individual images or image stacks in the Browser.
2 Choose File > Slideshow (or press Shift-S).

The Run Slideshow dialog appears.

3 Choose a type of slideshow presentation from the Slideshow Preset pop-up menu.
The slideshow presets include:
 Dissolve: Displays each image for 3 seconds, with a 2-second cross fade.
 Fade through Black: Displays each image on a black background for 3 seconds, with a
2-second cross fade.
 Manual: You control this slideshow’s progression with the Right and Left Arrow keys.
 Slow Dissolve: Displays each image for 5.1 seconds, with a 5-second cross fade.
 4-Up Slow: Successively displays four images one at a time, showing each image for
3 seconds and then transitioning with a 2-second cross fade. The first image is
replaced with the fifth, and so on.
 4-Up Fast: Successively displays four images one at a time, showing each image for
1 second. The first image is replaced with the fifth, and so on.
4 Click Start.
The slideshow presentation begins and plays until the last image is displayed.

Note: If either no image or a single image is selected, the slideshow displays all images
in the current album or project.

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 Controlling a Slideshow
Once you start playing a slideshow, you can use keyboard shortcuts to control
the slideshow.

To pause the slideshow:

m Press the Space bar.

To continue playing the slideshow:

m Press the Space bar again.

To move forward through the slideshow:

m Press the Right Arrow key.

To move backward through the slideshow:

m Press the Left Arrow key.

To stop the slideshow:

m Press Esc (Escape). The slideshow stops playing, and your Aperture workspace reappears.

Changing a Slideshow’s Images

You can change the order of your images, add new images to your slideshow, or
remove images from your slideshow.

Note: A slideshow must be stopped before you can change its images.

To reorder your slideshow’s images or add or remove images:

m Before creating the slideshow, arrange the image thumbnails in the Browser in the
order that you want them to appear in the slideshow.
You can then play your slideshow by following the instructions in the previous section,
“Controlling a Slideshow.”

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 16 Using the Light Table
16
You can use the Light Table to arrange and resize images
in a freeform manner.
This chapter provides information about the Light Table and how you can use it to
review images as well as make adjustments to them.

An Overview of the Light Table

The Light Table in Aperture allows you to work with your images in much the same
way you work with slides on a light table. You can place a selection of images in the
Light Table for review and drag them to new positions. For example, you can arrange
images in different combinations to see how they might look on web or book pages.

An arrangement
of images in the
Light Table

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 In the Light Table, you can easily group related images together to compare them after
applying adjustments. You can also use the Light Table to resize images to the
approximate sizes you’d like to see for your final output. For example, if you’re involved
in planning images for book pages, you might create an interesting series of images in
the sizes needed for the book page.

Creating a Light Table Album and Adding Images to It

You can create a new, empty Light Table album and drag or import images into it.
You can also select images in a project and create a Light Table album to hold them.

To create a new, empty Light Table album:

1 In the Projects panel, select Library or the project where you want the new Light Table
album to appear.
2 Choose New Empty Light Table from the Add to Library pop-up menu in the
Projects panel.
A new, untitled Light Table album appears.
3 Enter a new name for the Light Table album.

You can now drag images from the Browser into the Light Table album or import
images into it.

To create a Light Table album that holds a selection of images:

1 In the Browser, select the images you want in the Light Table album.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 In the Projects panel, choose New Light Table From Selection from the Add to Library
pop-up menu.
A new, untitled Light Table album appears with the selected images in it.
3 Enter a new name for the Light Table album.

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 Adding Images to the Light Table
Adding images to the Light Table is easy; simply drag an image or a selection of images
from the Browser to the Light Table.

To add images to the Light Table:

m Drag images from the Browser to the Light Table.

...to the Light Table.

Simply drag images from

the Browser...

To remove an image from the Light Table:

m Select the image, then click the Put Back button.

Click the Put Back

button to remove a
selected image.

The image disappears from the Light Table but remains available in the Browser.

If you have many images in a Light Table album, it may be difficult to remember which
images you haven’t placed in the Light Table.

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 To see only images in the Browser that remain unplaced:
m Click the Show Unplaced Images button.

Show Unplaced
Images button

Show All Images button

To see the entire contents of the Light Table album in the Browser:
m Click the Show All Images button.

Moving and Resizing Images in the Light Table

You can drag images to different locations in the Light Table, trying out different
combinations and orientations. For example, you might take a group of related images
and arrange them to see how they’d appear on a print page. You can also enlarge or
reduce images. After resizing an image, you can quickly reset the image back to its
original size.

To move images in the Light Table:

m In the Light Table, select the images you want to move and drag them to a new location.

To drag an image to a location offscreen:

m Drag the image to the border of the Light Table until the screen begins to scroll.

To change an image’s size:

1 Select the image in the Light Table.
2 Position the pointer over the image, then drag a resize handle to change the image’s size.

Move the pointer over

the image to show resize
handles, then drag to
change the image’s size.

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 To reset an image to its previous size, do one of the following:
m Choose Edit > Undo Resize (or press Command-Z).
m Control-click the image, then choose Reset Selected Size from the shortcut menu.

Aligning and Arranging Images in the Light Table

You can select a group of images in the Light Table and automatically align them
according to their top, bottom, or side edges, or by their centers. You can also have
Aperture arrange a selected group with equal space between each image.

To align selected images:

1 In the Light Table, select the images you want to align.
2 Control-click one of the images, choose Align from the shortcut menu, then choose the
type of alignment you want from the submenu.

Choose Align from the shortcut menu, then The selected images are aligned according
choose an option from the submenu. to the option you selected.

You can also automatically group a selection of images. Aperture gathers the images
and places them together for easy arrangement. If you wish, you can also reveal, or
uncover, all images in a group.

To group images in the Light Table:

1 In the Light Table, select the images you want to group.
2 Control-click the selection, then choose Arrange from the shortcut menu.

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 To reveal images in the Light Table that are covered by other images:
1 Select the top image in the group.

The top image is

selected.

2 Click the Uncover button (or press Shift-X).

Click the Uncover button

to reveal all images under
the selected image.

3 Select an uncovered image.

The images are regrouped, with the selected image on top.

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 Adjusting the Light Table View
You can adjust the Light Table view to better view and work with images. This is
particularly useful when the Light Table is larger than your screen size. You can also
increase the area of the Light Table.

To zoom in or out of the Light Table, do one of the following:

m Drag the Light Table Zoom slider to change the view.

Scale to Fit All Items button

Drag the Light Table Zoom

slider to zoom in or out.

To fit the Light Table to your screen size, do one of the following:
m Click the Scale to Fit All Items button.

To change the Light Table view to 100 percent:

m Control-click in a blank portion of the Light Table, then choose Zoom to 100% from the
shortcut menu.

To increase the area of the Light Table:

m Drag an image to the border of the grid background so that the area of the Light Table
automatically expands.

Drag an image to a
border of the Light
Table to expand the
Light Table area.

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 Printing a Light Table Arrangement
After arranging your images, you can print out the image arrangement for further review.

To print a Light Table arrangement:

1 Select the images in the Light Table that you want to print by dragging a selection
rectangle around them.

Drag a selection
rectangle around the
images you want to print.

2 Choose File > Print Light Table (or choose Command-Option-P).

3 In the Print dialog, choose your print options, then click Print.
For more information, see Chapter 17, “Printing Your Images,” on page 171.

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 17 Printing Your Images
17
Aperture makes it easy to print high-resolution images, a
series of contact sheets, a portion of the Light Table, a web
gallery or journal, or an entire photo book.
This chapter covers many options you have for printing images.

Settings in the Print Dialog

Using options in the Print dialog, you can print a single high-resolution print, a series of
contact sheets, or your latest travelogue book.

To open the Print dialog:

m Select an image in the Browser, then choose File > Print Image (or press Command-P).

Preset Name list Preview area

Copies & Pages area

Printer Selection area

Layout Options area

Border Options area

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Preset Name List

This column contains all presets, those that come with Aperture as well as new ones
that you create.
 Single Images: Displays settings for printing a single image per page.
 Contact Sheet: Displays settings for printing a series of images on one or more pages.

Copies & Pages

 Copies: Displays the number of copies of the image to print.
 Pages: Prints the entire selection of images or a reduced set.

Printer Selection
 Printer: Displays the printer that will print the images.
 Printer Settings: Click this button to choose a printer and adjust its settings.
 Paper Size: Choose a paper size from the list of available sizes.
 Orientation: Choose landscape or portrait orientation, or Best Fit.
 ColorSync Profile: Choose a printer profile to use when printing.
 Black Point Compensation: Select this checkbox to adjust the maximum black level of
your image to fit within the capabilities or gamut of your selected printer.
 Gamma: Choose a gamma setting to adjust the brightness of the image so that it
matches the display’s output as closely as possible.

Layout Options
 Scale To pop-up menu: When you select a single-image preset, you can use this
pop-up menu to choose whether to fit your image to the selected paper size, print a
specific image size, or print a custom image size. Fit Entire Image scales the image to
be as large as possible for the paper size without cropping the image. Fill Entire Page
makes the image fit the entire page, cropping the image if necessary. Custom allows
you to specify the image dimensions you’d like.
 “Number of pages” and “Number of columns and rows” buttons: When you select a
contact sheet preset, select one of these options to specify the number of pages that
you want the printed images to occupy, or the number of rows and columns of
images on the page.
 Metadata pop-up menu: When you select a contact sheet preset, choose a metadata
view to specify the metadata you want printed with your images.
 Font Size pop-up menu: When you select a contact sheet preset, choose the font size
of the metadata that will be printed.
 Print Resolution: Type the dot-per-inch (dpi) resolution at which you want to print
your image in the DPI field. You can also select the Use Best DPI checkbox to allow
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 Width: Drag the slider, or enter a value in the value slider, to reduce the size of the
image in order to create a white border around the image.
 Show crop marks: Select this checkbox to print a cut line.

Preview Area
This area shows how the image or images will print on the selected paper size. If there
is more than one page, you can use the Previous Image and Next Image buttons to
navigate through the pages.

Printing Single Images

When you want to print a single image on a single sheet of paper, you use a Single
Images preset.

To print a single image:

1 In the Browser, select an image.
2 Choose File > Print Image (or press Command-P).
3 In the Print dialog, select a Single Images preset in the Preset Name list.
4 After you’ve verified that all the settings in the Print dialog are correct, click Print.

Printing a Series of Images

You can print multiple images at once, each on its own sheet of paper.

To print a series of images:

1 In the Browser, select the images you want to print.
For more information, see “Navigating Through and Selecting Images” on page 73.
2 Choose File > Print Images (or press Command-P).
3 In the Print dialog, select a Single Images preset in the Preset Name list.
4 After you’ve verified that all the settings in the Print dialog are correct, click Print.
Your images are printed, one image per page.

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 Printing a Contact Sheet or Series of Contact Sheets
You can print contact sheets of your images, and Aperture does all the layout work for
you. All you have to do is select the number of pages or columns; Aperture adjusts the
size of the images based on your Layout Options settings.

To print contact sheets:

1 In the Browser, select the images you want to print.
2 Choose File > Print Images (or press Command-P).
3 In the Print dialog, specify the following settings:
 Select a Contact Sheet preset in the Preset Name list.
 Make sure the settings in the Printer Selection area are correct, such as Paper Size
and ColorSync Profile.
 In the Layout Options area, specify the number of pages or the number of columns
as a basis for laying out the contact sheets.
Aperture automatically adjusts the size of images based on your Layout Options
settings. The size of the images on the contact sheet is based on whether or not you
choose to constrain the images within a specific number of pages. The fewer pages
selected, the smaller the images. Similarly, if you choose columns, the more columns
selected, the smaller the images.
 Verify the layout of your contact sheet in the preview area.
 For printers incapable of printing full bleeds, select the “Show crop marks” checkbox
in the Border Options area.
4 After you’ve verified that all the settings in the Print dialog are correct, click Print.
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 Printing a Book
You can print a book to check the final format and look of it before having it printed by
a professional printer, ordering a print book online, or distributing copies to others.

To print a book:
1 Select a book album in the Projects panel.
The book appears in the Book Layout Editor.
2 Make sure the book settings are correct, then click the Print button in the Book
Layout Editor.
For information about the Book Layout Editor, see Chapter 20, “Creating Books,” on
page 193.
3 In the Print dialog that appears, make sure the settings are correct, then click Print.
Your book is printed.

Creating a PDF File of a Book

You can create a PDF file of a book to store an electronic copy for use at another time
or to send to others.

To create a PDF file of a book:

1 In the Projects panel, select a book album.
2 Choose File > Print Book (or press Command-Option-P).
3 In the Print dialog, click the Save as PDF button.
4 Enter a name for the PDF file and choose a location to save the file, then click Save.

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18 Exporting Images
18
Once you’ve finalized work on your images, you can use
Aperture to export your images. You can use these files in
another application, send them to a printing service or to
your clients, or publish them on the web.
This chapter covers how to export your images in various sizes, formats, and file types
for different purposes.

An Overview of Exporting Your Images

Using Aperture, you can export copies of digital master files, as well as versions that
you’ve created. When you export versions, you can export them in JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and
PSD file formats.

At export, you can rename files, resize and adjust images, and include metadata such
as EXIF information, IPTC information, and keywords. You can also apply ColorSync
profiles and watermarks to the versions you’re exporting. You can export separate
lists of metadata for selected images as a file. You can also export digital master files
with IPTC data stored in XMP sidecar files that can be used in other applications, such
as Adobe Photoshop.

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 Exporting Copies of Digital Master Files
When you export master files, duplicates of the files that were imported from your
camera or other source are created; no adjustments, file modifications, or any other
changes are exported with the file.

To export copies of digital master files:

1 Select an image or images in the Browser.
2 Choose File > Export > Export Masters (or press Command-Shift-S).
3 Navigate to the location where you want the exported files placed.

Choose a location for the

exported files.

Choose a name format

for your master files here.

Click this button

to export files.

4 Do one of the following:

 Choose “No folder” from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to specify that the files
be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder.
 To specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names, choose a folder preset from the Subfolder Format pop-up
menu. For more information about specifying folders to hold your exported images,
see the Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu.
 Enter a custom folder name in the Custom Subfolder Name field.

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5 Choose a name format for your master files from the Name Format pop-up menu.
For more information about selecting and setting up filenaming formats, see the
Aperture User Manual in the Aperture Help menu. Aperture shows an example of the
selected name format in the dialog.
6 To export the digital master file with an XMP sidecar file that contains the image’s IPTC
metadata, select the “Create IPTC4XMP sidecar file” checkbox.
7 When you’re ready to export your files, click Export Masters.

Copies of the digital master files for the selected images are exported to the location
you specified.

Exporting Image Versions

You can export image versions that you’ve created in Aperture. For example, you might
make adjustments to images for a specific purpose and then export them for use in
another application. You can also rename images when exporting them, make minor
adjustments on export, add watermarks, and export images with metadata. You can
also quickly export images to your email application to send them to others.

When you export image versions, you can specify settings for the exported files, such
as format, size, and filename.

To export versions of images:

1 Select an image or images in the Browser.
2 Choose File > Export > Export Versions (or press Command-Shift-E).
3 Navigate to the location where you want the exported images placed.

Choose a location for the

exported files.

Choose an export preset

for the exported files.
Choose a name format
for the exported files.

Click this button to

export the files.

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 4 Choose an export preset from the Export Preset pop-up menu.
5 Do one of the following:
 Choose “No folder” from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu to specify that the files
be stored as separate individual files in the selected folder.
 To specify that Aperture create and store your files in a hierarchy of subfolders with
specific folder names, choose a folder preset from the Subfolder Format pop-up menu.
6 Choose a name format for your files from the Name Format pop-up menu.
7 When you’re ready to export files, click Export Versions.
The dialog shows the progress of the export. The images you selected are exported to
the location you specified.

About Export Presets

Export presets are groups of saved export settings that are configured for various
purposes. You use them to help you quickly and easily export your images. For
example, if you regularly send groups of photos to a stock photography house and a
printer, you can create an export preset for each destination. Each time you need to
export photos for the printer, you can use the preset you created specifically for that
printer, instead of specifying those settings over and over again. Aperture comes with
several export presets, but you can also create your own.

Viewing the Settings for an Export Preset

Before using an export preset, whether it’s one that comes with Aperture or one that
you created, you can view its settings to make sure they are exactly what you want.

To view the settings for an export preset:

m Choose Aperture > Presets > Image Export.

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 The Export Presets dialog appears, showing the presets available and the configurable
export settings.

Available presets are The right side of the

shown here. dialog shows the settings
for the selected preset.

Creating an Export Preset

If none of the predefined export presets suit your needs, you can create your own
export preset. Creating a new export preset is fairly easy, because you only have to
copy an existing preset and then modify it.

Important: When you modify a duplicate of an existing preset, the original preset is not
modified or removed.

To create a new export preset:

1 Select an image to export.
2 Choose File > Export > Export Version (or press Command-Shift-E).
3 In the dialog that appears, choose Edit from the Export Preset pop-up menu.
The Export Presets dialog appears.
4 In the Export Preset Name list, select an export preset on which to base your new
preset, then click the Add (+) button in the lower-left corner.
A new preset, based on the export preset you selected, appears highlighted in the
Export Preset Name list.
5 Enter a new name for the preset, then press Return.
6 Specify the export settings you want, then click OK.

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 Adding a Watermark to Exported Images
You can add an image file to your images as a watermark to discourage others from
using your images without your permission. Watermarks are especially useful when
applied to images posted on the web.

To add a watermark image to your exported images:

1 Select the images you want to export.
2 Choose File > Export Versions (or press Command-Shift-E).
3 In the dialog that appears, choose Edit from the Export Preset pop-up menu.
4 In the Export Presets dialog, select the Show Watermark checkbox.
5 Click the Choose Image button, and in the dialog that appears, navigate to the location
of the graphic you want to use as your watermark.
6 When you’ve found the image you want to use as a watermark, click Choose.
7 Choose where you want the watermark to appear on the image from the Position
pop-up menu.
8 If you want to adjust the opacity of the watermark, drag the Opacity slider to a
new position.
9 When you’re satisfied with how your watermark appears in the watermark preview
area, click OK.
10 Select a location where you want the exported images placed.
11 Click Export.
Your files are exported with the watermark you created.

Tips for Creating High-Quality Watermarks

Use the following guidelines to create high-quality watermarks for your images:
 Save your watermark as a PSD (Photoshop) file with a transparent background.
 Create multiple sizes of your watermark. Depending on the output size of the
image, a properly sized watermark will appear sharper when the image is exported.
 Once you create a watermark, save it as part of an export preset, so you can reuse it
as often as you need.
Note: Export presets and web export presets are independent of one another. For
ease of use, make sure to save your watermark as part of the appropriate preset.

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19 Creating Web Journals
and Web Galleries 19
In Aperture, you can easily create webpages of your images
and post them to your .Mac account. Your clients can then
review your work online.
This chapter reviews the two types of webpages you can produce in Aperture, and
shows you how to create them, modify them, and then post them to the web.

An Overview of Web Galleries and Web Journals

Using Aperture, you can create two types of webpages—web journals and web
galleries. Both are based on themes, or page designs, are easily editable, and can be
posted to the web.
 Web gallery: Aperture automatically creates the appropriate number of webpages
and populates them with the selected images. You can then adjust the pages to
make the images appear as you want them. You can also choose the metadata
information that appears next to each image, such as caption, name, or rating.
 Web journal: You manually arrange images and text on the pages. There are more
options available with this type of webpage, allowing for more creativity.

When you open a web gallery or web journal from the Projects panel or create a new
webpage, the Webpage Editor appears in place of the Viewer. The Webpage Editor is
where you design your webpages, including changing the theme, or page design,
positioning images, and adding text.

Note: Many of the controls are similar when working on a web gallery or web journal
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Web galleries offer a way to showcase your images on the web. You have a number of
options for designing these pages. You can choose the type of information you want to
appear with each image, such as name and rating. You can also specify the number of
columns and rows you want on each page.

Creating a Web Gallery

To create a web gallery, you must first create an album that holds your web gallery images.
The easiest way to do this is to select images you want to appear in the web gallery, create
an album, and have Aperture automatically place the images on the webpages. Aperture
creates as many webpages as necessary to hold all of the selected images.

To create a web gallery from selected images:

1 In the Browser, select the images you want to place on your webpages.
2 In the Projects panel, choose New Web Gallery From Selection from the Add to Library
pop-up menu.
A new, untitled web gallery album appears in the Projects panel. The Webpage Editor
appears in place of the Viewer.
3 Rename the album.
The new album contains the selected images.

The Webpage Editor

is displayed with the
selected images.
The new album you
created appears in the
Projects panel.

To make changes to the webpages, you use the controls in the Webpage Editor. For
more information, see the next section, “Web Gallery Controls in the Webpage Editor.”

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 Web Gallery Controls in the Webpage Editor
The following controls are available for revising pages and images in a web gallery album.

Metadata View Columns Rows “Fit images within”

pop-up menu value slider value slider pop-up menu

Site Theme button Height value slider

Width value slider

This shows how your

images will appear on
Gallery Pages panel the web gallery page.

Detail Images panel

Previous Page button

Next Page button

Export Web Pages button Publish to .Mac button

 Site Theme: Click this to choose a theme, or layout, for your webpage.
 Gallery Pages panel: Click here to see a specific page of the web gallery.
 Detail Images panel: Click here to see the enlarged version of a selected image in a
web gallery.
 Metadata View pop-up menu: Use this to choose the type of metadata that is
included with each image in the webpage.
 Columns value slider: Use this to specify the number of columns you want on a page.
 Rows value slider: Use this to specify the number of rows you want on a page.
 “Fit images within” pop-up menu: Choose an option for how you want images to
appear on the webpage.
 Width value slider: Use this to specify the column width. Click the arrows to increase
or decrease the width, or double-click in the number field and enter a new value.
 Height value slider: Use this to specify the row height. Click the arrows to increase or
decrease the height, or double-click in the number field and enter a new value.
 Export Web Pages: Click this button to export your webpages.
 Publish to .Mac: Click this button to publish your finalized webpages to your .Mac
account. For more information, see “Posting Your Webpages to the Web” on page 191.
 Previous Page: Click this button to go to the previous webpage.
 Next Page: Click this button to go to the next webpage.

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 Creating and Working with Web Journals
Web journals offer great flexibility, allowing you to manually arrange images and text
on webpages.

Creating a Web Journal

To create a web journal, you must first create an album that holds your webpage’s
images. The easiest way to do this is to select images you want to appear in the web
journal and create an album. Aperture creates a web journal album that contains the
images you selected, and the Webpage Editor appears above the Browser. The Browser
displays the selected images, which you can then manually place on the webpages.

To create a web journal:

1 In the Browser, select the images you want to place on your webpages.
2 In the Projects panel, choose New Web Journal From Selection from the Add to Library
pop-up menu.
A new, untitled web journal album appears in the Projects panel. The Webpage Editor
appears in place of the Viewer.
3 Rename the album.
The selected images appear in the Browser, below the Webpage Editor. You can then
manually add images to your web journal pages.

To make changes to the webpages, you use the controls in the Webpage Editor. For
more information, see the next section, “Web Journal Controls in the Webpage Editor.”

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 Web Journal Controls in the Webpage Editor
The following controls are available for pages and images in a web journal album.

Metadata View Add Text Box Columns “Fit images within”

pop-up menu button value slider pop-up menu

Site Theme button Height value slider

Width value slider

Journal Pages panel

This shows how your
images will appear on
the web gallery page.

Detail Images panel

Previous Page button

Add Page button Next Page button

Remove Page Page Template Page Action Export Web Pages Publish to .Mac
button pop-up menu pop-up menu button button

 Site Theme: Click this to choose a theme, or layout, for your webpage.
 Journal Pages panel: Click here to see a specific page of the web journal.
 Detail Images panel: Click here to see the enlarged version of a selected image in a
web gallery.
 Add Page: Click this to add a page to your web journal.
 Remove Page: Click this to remove a selected page from your web journal.
 Page Template pop-up menu: Use this to choose a page template, or layout.
 Page Action pop-up menu: Choose how to add pages to your web journal.
 Metadata View pop-up menu: Use this to choose the type of metadata that is
included with each image in the webpage.
 Add Text Box: Click this to add a text box to the bottom of the current webpage.
 Columns value slider: Use this to specify the number of columns you want on a page.
 “Fit images within” pop-up menu: Choose an option for how you want images to
appear on the webpage.
 Width value slider: Use this to specify the width of photo boxes on the page. Click the
arrows to change the width, or double-click in the number field and enter a new value.
 Height value slider: Use this to specify the height of photo boxes on the page. Click the
arrows to change the height, or double-click in the number field and enter a new value.
 Export Web Pages: Click this button to export your webpages.
 Publish to .Mac: Click this button to publish your finalized webpages to your .Mac
account. See “Posting Your Webpages to the Web” on page 191.
 Previous Page: Click this button to go to the previous webpage.
 Next Page: Click this button to go to the next webpage.

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 Working with Web Journal Pages
You can add images, text, and titles to your web journal pages, as well as add and
remove pages.

To add images to a web journal:

1 Select the page you want to change in the Webpage Editor.
2 Select an image in the Browser, then drag it to the selected page in the Webpage Editor.
The image is added to the webpage.

To add text to web journal pages:

1 Select the page you want to change in the Webpage Editor.
2 Click the Add Text Box button to add a text box.
3 Enter your text.

To delete images or text from a web journal page:

m In the Webpage Editor, select the image or text on the webpage, then click the Remove
button (with a minus sign) on the image or text.

To add pages to your web journal:

m In the Webpage Editor, click the Add Page (+) button.

To delete pages from your web journal:

m In the Webpage Editor, select the page you want to remove, then click the Remove
Page (–) button.

Viewing and Navigating Your Webpages

As you modify your webpages, there are some easy ways to view and navigate through
your pages.

To view a particular webpage:

m Use the scroll bar in the Gallery Pages panel (for a web gallery) or the Journal Pages
panel (for a web journal) to locate the page, then click the page.

To return to the page view after viewing an enlarged image:

m Click a page in the Gallery Pages panel (for a web gallery) or the Journal Pages panel
(for a web journal).

To see an enlarged image from a webpage, do one of the following:

m Position the pointer over the image, then click the Detail button (with an arrow).
m Click the image in the Detail Images panel.

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 Changing the Appearance of Your Webpages
Aperture provides a variety of themes, or designs, you can choose for your webpages.
The theme determines the basic design of the webpage.

To change the webpage theme:

1 At the top of the Webpage Editor, click the Site Theme button.

Site Theme button

2 In the Choose Web Theme window, select the theme you want, then click Choose.
Your webpages now appear with the new theme.

Both types of webpages—web galleries and web journals—display thumbnail images.

A person viewing your webpage can simply click a thumbnail to view an enlarged
image. Once you have webpages populated with your images, you can modify the
order and appearance of images on the webpages.

To change the order of images:

m In the Webpage Editor, drag images to different locations.

To change the number of columns of images on the page:

m In the Webpage Editor, do one of the following:
 Double-click the number in the Columns value slider, then enter a new number to
increase or decrease the displayed number of columns.
 Click the left or right arrow in the value slider.

Columns value slider

Left and right arrows

 Drag left or right in the value slider.

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 To change the number of rows of images on a page in a web gallery:
m In the Webpage Editor, do one of the following:
 Double-click the number in the Rows value slider, then enter a new number to
increase or decrease the displayed number of rows.
 Click the left or right arrow in the value slider.

Rows value slider

Left and right arrows

 Drag left or right in the value slider.

To change the size of displayed images on the webpages:

1 Choose an option from the “Fit images within” pop-up menu.

Width value slider Height value slider

Choose how you want your

images to fit on the pages
from this pop-up menu.

2 Increase or decrease the height of the image in pixels by doing one of the following:
 Double-click the number in the Height value slider, then enter a new number.
 Click the left or right arrow in the Height value slider.
 Drag left or right in the value slider.
3 Increase or decrease the width of the image in pixels by doing one of the following:
 Double-click the number in the Width value slider, then enter a new number.
 Click the left or right arrow in the Width value slider.
 Drag left or right in the value slider.

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 Posting Your Webpages to the Web
You can easily post your web gallery or web journal to your .Mac account.

To publish your web gallery or web journal to your .Mac account:

1 In the Webpage Editor, click Publish to .Mac.
2 In the dialog that appears, specify the following:
 Publish Album As: Enter a name for the web gallery or web journal.
 Thumbnail Image Preset pop-up menu: Choose the quality you want for displayed
thumbnail images.
 Detail Image Preset pop-up menu: Choose the quality of detail images that will appear
when someone clicks a thumbnail.
3 When you’re ready, click Publish.
When you publish to your .Mac account, the web address of your new .Mac album
appears in the dialog and in the web browser.
You can select the address and press Command-C to copy the address to the Clipboard.
You need this address to link the web gallery or journal to your .Mac homepage.
4 Click View in Browser to see the new webpage.

The published web gallery or journal appears in your web browser.

To link your web gallery or web journal to your .Mac homepage:

1 Go to http://www.mac.com, then click the HomePage link at the top of the screen.
2 If you haven’t already done so, log in.
3 If you don’t have a menu page, create one.
4 In the Pages list, select the menu page, then click Edit.
The page category is listed to the right of the selection.
5 In the “Edit your page” section, click the Add (+) button next to an existing link to add a
new one.
A new, empty link is created to the right of the previous link.
6 Enter a page title and brief description, then click the Edit Link button.
7 In the “Edit your links” section, click the Other Pages tab, paste the link to your web
gallery or web journal in the Address field by pressing Command-V, then click Apply.
8 When you are ready to publish your new homepage, click the Publish button at the
top-right corner of the screen.

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20 Creating Books
20
With Aperture, you can easily create books of your images that
you can print using a printing service provided by Apple.
This chapter provides information about creating a book, including designing the
pages, arranging images, and then getting a professional print copy made.

An Overview of the Book Creation Process

Aperture provides options for creating a print book to suit a variety of needs. When
you select a book album in the Projects panel or create a new book album, the Book
Layout Editor appears in place of the Viewer. The Book Layout Editor is where you
design your book.

Books are based on master page layouts and themes, or designs, that present your
images in a standardized way. The theme you choose for your pages determines the
basic template design of the page. You can easily add images to your book at any time.
You can also move and resize images, as well as add text, such as narrative or captions,
to the pages of your book.

Place images
on pages
Create Book Proof Book Print Book
• Choose theme • Print proof • Order book
Add or remove
• Choose size • Make revisions via Apple
pages
• Create PDF

Add text to pages

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 Creating a Book Album
There are two main ways to create a book album:
 You can select a group of images and create a book album to hold the images.
 You can create a new, empty book album and then drag images from the Browser
into the album.

To create a book album from a selection of images:

1 Select the images you want to use in the book, then do one of the following:
 Choose File > New From Selection > Book.
 In the Projects panel, choose New Book From Selection from the Add to Library
pop-up menu.
2 In the dialog that appears, specify the following:
 Theme list: Select a theme in the list to see a preview of its design on the right.
 Book Size pop-up menu: Choose the physical size of the book.
3 When you’re ready, click Choose Theme.
A new, untitled book album appears in the Projects panel that includes the selected
images. The Book Layout Editor appears in place of the Viewer.
4 Rename the book album.
To make changes to the book album, you use the controls in the Book Layout Editor. For
more information, see the next section, “Controls in the Book Layout Editor” on page 195.

To create a new, empty book album:

1 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > New > Book.
 In the Projects panel, choose New Empty Book from the Add to Library pop-up menu.
2 In the dialog that appears, specify the following:
 Theme list: Select a theme in the list to see a preview of its design on the right.
 Book Size pop-up menu: Choose the physical size of the book.
3 When you’re ready, click Choose Theme.
A new, untitled book album appears in the Projects panel.
4 Rename the book album.
5 To add images to the empty book album, select the project that holds the images in
the Projects panel.
The project’s images appear in the Browser.
6 Drag the images from the Browser to the book album in the Projects panel.
To make changes to the book album, you use the controls in the Book Layout Editor. For
more information, see the next section, “Controls in the Book Layout Editor.”

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The Book Layout Editor is where you design the layout of pages in your book and add
images and text to pages.

The Book Layout Editor

is where you design
your book.

The following controls are available for revising books in the Book Layout Editor.

Edit Content button

Theme button Edit Layout button

Pages panel

Add Pages Book Action

pop-up menu pop-up menu

Delete Pages button Set Master Page

pop-up menu

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 Â Theme: Click this to choose a theme for your book’s pages.
 Edit Content: Click this to edit the text on your pages.
 Edit Layout: Click this to change the page layout. You can then select text, metadata,
and photo boxes on the page and move and resize them as you like.
 Pages panel: Click here to see an individual page in the book.
 Add Pages pop-up menu: Choose an option from this pop-up menu to add a page or
pages to the book.
 Delete Pages: Click this to delete the selected page or pages from your book.
 Set Master Page pop-up menu: Choose the master page you want to apply to a
selected page.
 Book Action pop-up menu: Choose options to reflow the images in a book, add an index
and page numbers, or add and change the look of text, metadata, and photo boxes.

Metadata Format
pop-up menu

Text Style Photo Filter

pop-up menu pop-up menu

 Text Style pop-up menu: Choose the style of text you want for a selected text box.
 Metadata Format pop-up menu: Choose the type of metadata you want to display
with your images.
 Photo Filter pop-up menu: Choose to apply various filters to an image to change its look.

Add Metadata Add Photo Box

Box button button

Add Text Box button Bring Forward button

Send Backward button

 Add Text Box: Click this to add a text box to the page.
 Add Metadata Box: Click this to add a metadata box to the page.
 Add Photo Box: Click this to add a photo box to the page to hold an image.
 Send Backward: Click this to move a selected frame backward in the stacking order
of overlapping text or image boxes.
 Bring Forward: Click this to move a selected frame forward in the stacking order of
overlapping text or image boxes.

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Actual Size button Display Size slider

 Scale To Fit: Click this to scale the display of your pages to fit the Viewer size.
 Actual Size: Click this to view the selected page at its actual size.
 Display Size slider: Drag this slider to increase or decrease the size of the page in
the Viewer.

Large Hardcover button Show Single Pages

button

Large Softcover Show Full Spreads

button button

 Large Hardcover: Click this to specify your book format as a large hardcover book.
 Large Softcover: Click this to specify your book format as a large softcover book.
 Show Full Spreads: Click here to display two facing pages in the Viewer.
 Show Single Pages: Click this to view single pages only.

Print button Next Page button

Buy Book button Previous Page button

 Print: Click this to print book pages.

 Buy Book: Click this to purchase your book from Apple’s print vendor.
 Previous Page: Click this to see the previous page of your book.
 Next Page: Click this to see the next page of your book.

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 Placing Images in a Book
You can have Aperture automatically place your images in the book. Aperture creates
as many pages as you need using a selected theme and fills them with your images.
You can also place images manually into the book, one at a time.

To have Aperture automatically place images:

m In the Book Layout Editor, choose Autoflow Unplaced Images from the Book Action
pop-up menu.

To add images to the book individually:

1 In the Book Layout Editor, click the Edit Content button, if it’s not already selected.

Edit Content button

2 Drag an image from the Browser to the Book Layout Editor and place it in a photo
frame on the page.

Adding Pages to a Book

As you work with your book, you can add new pages one by one, either at the end of
the book or at a specific location in the book.

To add a single page to your book:

1 Select a page in the Pages panel where you want the page to appear.
2 Choose Add New Page from the Add Pages pop-up menu.
The new page appears in the Pages panel after the selected page.
3 With the page you added selected in the Pages panel, choose a master page from the
Set Master Page pop-up menu.

The new page now has the page layout you selected.

Removing Pages from a Book

If you decide not to use a specific page in your book, you can remove it from your
book. When you remove a page, its contents are also removed from the book, but the
images in the book album remain in the Browser.

To remove a page from your book:

1 Select the page you want to remove in the Pages panel.
2 Click the Delete Pages button, then confirm that you want to delete the page.

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When you add images to a page, either manually or automatically, you can have an
image appear at its current size or have Aperture scale the image to fill the image
frame. You can also change the alignment of the image in a frame, making it appear
centered or aligned on the right or left edge.

To scale the image to fit the size of the frame:

m Select the image on the page, choose Photo Box Alignment from the Book Action
pop-up menu, then choose Scale to Fill from the submenu.

To choose an alignment for the image in the frame:

m Select the image on the page, choose Photo Box Alignment from the Book Action
pop-up menu, then choose an alignment option from the submenu.

Adding Text to Pages

You may find that you want to add captions or narrative text to some or all of the
pages in your book. You can easily do this using text boxes, resizing the boxes to suit
your needs.

To add a text box to a page:

1 In the Pages panel, select the page to which you want to add text.
2 Click the Edit Layout button.

Click the Edit Layout

button to add or move a
text box on the page.

3 Click the Add Text Box button.

Add Text Box button

A new text box appears on the page.

4 Drag the new text box to the location you want.
You can resize a text box by dragging its resize handles.
5 Click the Edit Content button, then type the text within the text box.

Click the Edit Content

button to enter text in
the text box.

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 Changing the Theme
You choose a theme when you create your book album, but you can change the theme
at any time. When you choose a theme, the Book Layout Editor provides a
professionally designed set of master pages that determine how you mix text and
images on the page. For example, you can choose among master pages that create a
cover page, text pages, and pages with different combinations of images and text. You’ll
find master pages provide a fast and convenient method for quickly laying out a book.

Warning: It’s possible to lose text when you change themes. If you change book
themes, make sure to first copy the text you’ve entered into another document so
that you have a backup copy.

To choose a new theme for your book:

1 In the Book Layout Editor, click the Theme button.

Theme button

A dialog appears alerting you that you may lose text when you change themes.
2 Click OK.
3 In the Theme dialog, select the theme you want.
4 Click Choose Theme.

After you change the theme, Aperture updates all your pages to use the new theme.

Ordering a Printed Book

When you’ve completed the layout of your book, you can order a printed copy.

Important: Before you get your book printed, it’s best to print a copy and proof it to
make sure it’s what you want.

To order a printed book:

m In the Book Layout Editor, click the Buy Book button, then follow the onscreen instructions.

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21 Backing Up Your Images
21
To safeguard your photography portfolio, it’s important to
establish a reliable backup system and back up regularly.
This chapter provides information about backing up the Library to a vault on an
external hard disk. It also provides information about deleting vaults to free up disk
space and restoring the Library from a vault.

An Overview of Backing Up Your Files

After you import images into Aperture and erase your camera’s memory cards, the only
copies of your digital master files reside on your computer. Digital images recorded on
your hard disk or other storage media can be effectively duplicated and stored for
safekeeping. Making backup copies provides reassurance that you can easily restore
your files should an unforeseen incident cause the loss of the files.

When you back up your images using Aperture, a complete copy of the Library is
made. Backups are not cumulative, which means that your last backup is the last
complete copy of the Library. If you remove items from the Library, those items are
removed from the vault when it is next updated. It’s best to back up the Library, or your
portfolio of images and projects, to an external hard disk drive. You may want to keep
one backup onsite and another one offsite. If you back up regularly, you run little risk of
permanently losing your work.

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 You can set Aperture to back up copies of the Library to a designated storage area
called a vault. For safety and redundancy, a vault should be stored on an external hard
disk, such as a FireWire drive. Aperture lets you create as many vaults as you deem
necessary. For example, you may want to create one vault on an external hard disk for
daily backups of your entire system and a second vault on another external hard disk
that you keep offsite. As you add to the Library and create new projects, Aperture
automatically tracks which files have been backed up to your vault.

Office Remote location

Aperture Library Vault Vault

(internal disk) (external disk) (kept offsite and
updated regularly)

All the managed master file images, versions, and all metadata, previews, and adjustment
information associated with your images are backed up. The versions, previews, and
metadata associated with referenced images’ master files are also backed up in the vault.
Referenced images’ master files are not backed up in the vault with the Library.

Important: Referenced images are not backed up in the vault with the Library. Because
the digital master files for referenced images are stored outside of the Library, you must
manage the backup and archiving of them yourself.

Although rare, mechanical failures and unexpected damage to your computer system
can occur. And from time to time you may upgrade your equipment and need to move
your portfolio onto your new system. Aperture allows you to easily restore the entire
Aperture Library from your backup disks. For more information about restoring images
and projects, see “Restoring Your Aperture System” on page 207.

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 Controls in the Vaults Panel
You use the Vaults panel at the bottom of the Projects panel to set the location of your
vaults and check on their status.

To show the Vaults panel:

m Click the Vaults Panel button.

There are several controls that you’ll use when you back up and update vaults.

Disclosure triangle Vault Status button

Vault Action
pop-up menu

Update All Vaults Vaults Panel

button button

 Disclosure triangle: Click this to see the hard disk that is assigned to this vault.
 Vault Status button: Click this to update a vault. The color of the Vault Status button
indicates the state of the vault:
 Black: The Library is up to date.
 Yellow: All master files in the Library have been backed up, but a change has
occurred to at least one version, such as an adjustment, that has not yet been
backed up. The vault should be updated to safeguard your work.
 Red: At least one master file in the Library has not been backed up. The vault
should be updated to protect against the loss of master files.
 Update All Vaults button: Click this to update all of your connected vaults at the
same time.
 Vaults Panel button: Click this to show or hide the Vaults panel.

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 Â Vault Action pop-up menu: You can use this to add and remove vaults, as well as
update a vault.
 Disk space available: Aperture keeps track of how much storage space is available on
the hard disk used by a vault. Color-coded bars indicate the space used by the vault,
unused space, and space used for other, non-Aperture files.

The colored bar

represents the space
used by the vault.
Unused space available Space used by
on the vault non-Aperture files

Creating a Vault
You can create a vault and assign a hard disk to it using the Vault Action pop-up menu.
After you assign a disk to the vault, Aperture uses the vault to back up the entire
Library. You can also create additional vaults and assign hard disks to them, and each
additional vault also records a complete backup of the Library.

To create a new vault:

1 Choose Add Vault from the Vault Action pop-up menu.

Vaults Panel button

Vault Action
pop-up menu

2 In the Add Vault dialog, specify the following options, then click Add.
 Type the name you want for the vault.
 Choose where you want the vault stored from the Where pop-up menu.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to create additional vaults.

Important: To ensure preservation of your image assets, make sure to assign each vault
to a separate external hard disk drive.

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 To see the hard disk assigned to a vault:
m In the Vaults panel, click the disclosure triangle beside the vault name.

Click the disclosure

triangle to see which
hard disk is assigned
to the vault.

You can easily see the amount of free space your vault has available next to the vault
name. Make sure to assign enough disk space to the vault to ensure a complete backup
of the Library and to allow the Library to grow as you import new images over time.

Updating Vaults
You can have Aperture update your vaults at any time. You can tell which vaults need
to be updated by the color of the Vault Status button next to each vault. You can have
Aperture update a particular vault or all of your vaults at once.

To update all connected vaults:

1 In the Vaults panel, click the Update All Vaults button.
2 In the dialog that appears, click Update All Vaults.

To update a specific vault:

1 Do one of the following:
 Click the Vault Status button beside the vault name.
 Select the vault you want to update, then choose Update Vault from the Vault Action
pop-up menu.
2 In the dialog that appears, click Update Vault.

If you keep a backup of your system on an offsite hard disk drive, you’ll occasionally
need to bring it in for updating. Aperture keeps track of the hard disks that have been
disconnected from their vaults. When you reconnect a hard disk drive, Aperture
automatically detects the hard disk, determines which vault it’s assigned to, and
reconnects the vault. A message appears asking if you want update the hard disk with
the latest Library information.

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 To update the vault on an external hard disk:
1 Connect the hard disk to your computer.
2 Do one of the following:
 Click the Vault Status button beside the vault name.
 Select the vault, then choose Update Vault from the Vault Action pop-up menu.
3 In the dialog that appears, click Update Vault.

Important: Make sure to update your offsite vaults regularly to minimize potential losses.

Removing a Hard Drive from Your System

You may routinely remove a backup hard disk drive from your Aperture system and
take it to a safe offsite location. When you disconnect a backup hard drive from your
computer, Aperture takes the associated vault offline. When you reconnect the hard
drive again, Aperture automatically detects the hard disk and connects it to the
corresponding vault.

To remove a hard disk drive connected to your Aperture system,

do one of the following:
m Click the disclosure triangle next to the vault name to display the name of the hard disk
assigned to the vault, then click the Eject button next to the hard disk name.
m In the Finder, drag the hard disk icon for the drive to the Trash, or select the disk in the
sidebar and click the Eject button.

Deleting a Vault Permanently

You can remove an entire vault and delete all the images on it when you need to
reconfigure your backup system. This is particularly useful when your vault comes close
to exceeding the capacity of the hard disk it’s located on.

To permanently delete a vault:

1 In the Vaults panel, select the vault you want to remove.
2 Choose Remove Vault from the Vault Action pop-up menu.
A dialog appears asking if you want to remove the vault.
3 Click one of the following buttons:
 Remove Vault: When you click this button, Aperture no longer tracks the vault, but
the vault’s files remain on the hard disk.
 Remove and Delete Vault: When you click this button, Aperture no longer tracks the
vault, and the vault’s files are deleted from the hard disk.

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 Restoring Your Aperture System
If you buy a new computer or use another system at a different location and want
access to the Aperture Library, you can install Aperture and then transfer the Library
from your vault (on your backup disk) to the other computer. If you experience
equipment failure or other unexpected events, such as fire or weather-related damage
to your equipment, you can easily restore the entire Library to your new computer.

To restore the entire Library from an external backup disk:

1 Connect the hard disk drive containing the most up-to-date vault to your computer
and open Aperture.
2 Choose File > Vault > Restore Library.
The Restore Library dialog appears.

3 Choose Select Source Vault from the Source Vault pop-up menu.
4 Navigate to the vault from which you want to restore, then click Select.
5 Choose Select Destination from the Library Destination pop-up menu.
6 Navigate to the location to place your Library, then click Select.
7 Click Restore, then click Restore again.

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 Appendix
Credits

Vietnam
Photography by William McLeod
Copyright 2005 william mercer mcLeod
http://www.williammercermcleod.com

Antarctica
Photography by Norbert Wu
Copyright 2005 Norbert Wu
http://www.norbertwu.com

Amanda Modeling
Photography by Matthew Birdsell
Copyright 2005 Matthew Birdsell
http://www.matthewbirdsell.com

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Index

Index
4-Up Fast or Slow settings 160 creating 36, 140
100% view 169 defined 13
.Mac accounts 193 deleting 54
5 star ratings 34 deleting images 53
importing folders of images as 65
A importing from iPhoto Libraries 66
acquiring images in workflow 11 Light Table albums. See Light Table
Actual Size button 197 marking picks 100
actual size display 197 saving search results as 150
adapters (graphics cards) 24 Smart Albums 151–154
ADC ports 24 types and functions 15–16
Add Filter pop-up menu 140, 145 web galleries 184
adding an index to a book 196 web journals 186
Add Keyword button 123, 126 aligning images
Add Keyword field 35, 129 on book pages 199
Add Metadata Box button 196 in Light Table 167
Add New Page command 198 Alternate option (multiple displays) 89
Add Page button 188 Always Show Toolbar button 101
Add Pages pop-up menu 196 Apple Display Connector (ADC) ports 24
Add Photo Box button 196 Arrangement button 26
Add Subordinate Keyword button 123, 127 arranging images in Light Table 167
Add Text Block button 188 aspect ratios 148
Add Text Box button 196, 199 Auto-Stack command 107
Add to Favorites command 52 Auto-Stack Selected Images HUD 107
Add to Library pop-up menu 31 Avoid command 99
Add Vault dialog 204
adjusting images. See image adjustments B
adjusting Light Table view 169 background adjustments
adjustment controls Browser 73
displaying 156 Viewer 84
Adjustments HUD backing up
adjustment controls 155 referenced images 202
displaying controls 156 backing up images
opening 103 after import 68
Adjustments HUD button 101 overview 201
Adjustments Inspector restoring files 202
adjustment controls 155 restoring Libraries 207
displaying controls 156 storage space 204
overview 38 updating vaults 205
Album Pick button 100 in vaults 19, 42, 204
albums in workflow 12
book albums 194 Badge referenced images checkbox 81
copying or moving versions in 80 Black Point Compensation setting 172

211
 black points 156, 172 importing selected images 59
black Vault Status buttons 203 cameras. See digital cameras
blank screens 89 captions 40, 141, 199
bleeds 174 card readers
blue channels 156 connecting to computer 21
Book Action pop-up menu 196 importing files from 57, 61
book albums importing selected images 59
creating 36, 194 channels
saving search results as 150 adjustments 156
Book Layout Editor 195–197, 200 Click 79
books Close All Stacks button 100
adding an index 196 close button 122, 140
adding or removing pages 196 closing
adding pages 198 projects 50
aligning and resizing images in 199 stacks 108
hardcover or softcover sizes 197 Color adjustment 156
overview 193 ColorSync profiles 172, 177
placing images in 198 columns of images on webpages 189
printing 175 Columns value slider 189
proofing 200 comparing images 84, 86, 117
purchasing 197, 200 configuring workspace 44–46
removing pages 198 contact sheets 172, 174
saving search results in book albums 150 continuing slideshows 161
text on pages 199 contrast 156
themes 200 control bar 33
Book Size pop-up menu 194 Control-clicking 47
borders copies to print 172
on images 117 copying
on printed images 173 digital master files 178
bracketed shots 106 image adjustments 38, 101
brightness 156 images 80
Bring Forward button 196 keywords 134–136
Browser metadata 38
background of 73 copyright
copying and moving images in 80 metadata 56
creating versions in 78–79 copyright data 40
deleting images 53 creation dates 145
displaying keywords in 138 cropping adjustments 37, 101, 156
displaying metadata in 76 Crop tool 37, 101
navigating in 73 cut lines 174
overview 32, 69
rearranging images in 75 D
rotating images in 76 daisy-chained drives 28
selecting images in 73 dates
stacks in 105 creation dates 145
viewing images in 70 in filenames 56
browsing through keywords 125 finding images by 144
buttons 35–38, 45 in metadata 40
Buy Book button 197, 200 Decrease Diameter command 87
Decrease Rating button 34, 97, 114
C decreasing ratings 34, 97, 114, 118
cables 22 Delete command 54
Calendar search options 144 Delete Folder command 54
cameras Delete Master Image and All Versions command 53
importing images from 57, 61 Delete Pages button 196, 198

212 Index
Delete Project command 54 filmstrip 99
Delete Smart Album command 154 full-resolution images 88
deleting Full Screen mode 43, 93
See also removing images in Browser 70
albums 54 images in filmstrip 98
book pages 198 Import panel 41
folders 54 interface elements 44
images 53, 154, 165, 206 keyword controls 129
keywords 128, 138 keywords 136–138
Light Table images 165 Keywords HUD 123, 124, 125, 126, 127
projects 54 metadata 76, 91
Smart Album images 154 overlapping images in Light Table 168
Smart Albums 154 Projects panel 31
vault images 206 Query HUD 43
vaults 206 Smart Album contents 151
versions 53 toolbar 35, 99
webpages 188 vault information 205, 206
webpage text or images 188 Vaults panel 42
Demote button 100 webpages 188
demoting images 79, 100, 109 displaying referenced images 81
Deselect All command 74 displays
designs for books 193 extended desktop or mirroring mode 26
desktop, extended 26 multiple displays 23–27
destinations for restoration 207 Display Size slider 197
Detail Image Preset pop-up menu 191 Dissolve setting 160
Detail panel 188 dot-per-inch (dpi) print resolution 172
Detect Displays button 26 DPI field 172
digital cameras dragging
connecting to computers 21 files into projects 63
importing files from 57 folders into projects 65
shutter speeds and settings 40 images in Browser 75
digital master files images in Light Table 165, 166
backing up 201 images into books 198
copying or moving to other projects 80 images into projects 80
copying versions of 78 images into stacks 109
defined 13 keywords to apply 123
deleting 53 panning view of images 89
displaying 101 dual displays 23–27
displaying originals 33 Duplicate Version button 36, 37, 78, 100
exporting 178 DVI ports 24
importing into projects 55
in projects 15 E
digital noise reduction 156 edge sharpen adjustment 156
digital photography workflow 9–12 Edit Content button 196, 198, 199
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) ports 24 editing contents of Smart Albums 154
dirt removal adjustments 156 editing images. See image adjustments
disclosure triangle 49, 122 Edit Layout button 196, 199
disconnecting hard disks 206 Edit Link button 191
displaying Eject button 206
adjustment controls 156 ejecting
Adjustments Inspector 39, 40 hard disks 206
control bar 33 email button 36
digital master files 101 empty projects 58, 59
export presets 180 entering
favorite projects 52 Full Screen mode 95

Index 213
 EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) data finding images
date information 144 in the Browser 70
displaying 40, 76 with combinations of criteria 148, 149
exporting 177 by date 144
finding images with 147 by EXIF data 147
Exit Full Screen button 98 in filmstrip 96
Export dialog 178 by IPTC data 146
Exported Master Name Format pop-up menu 179 by keywords 143
exporting by names or text 141
digital master files 178 Query HUD 139–140
export presets 180 by ratings 142
keywords as IPTC data 121 saving search results 150
overview 177 Smart Albums and 151–154
PDF files 175 finding keywords 122, 125
projects 67 FireWire cables 22
versions 179 five star ratings 34
watermarks 182 flash information 40
XMP sidecar file 179 focal length metadata 40
Export Name Format pop-up menu 180 folders
Export Preset pop-up menu 180 defined 13, 17
export presets 180, 181 deleting 54
versions of images 180 importing 64
Export Presets dialog 181 importing images from 62
exposure adjustments 156 Smart Albums 151
exposure metadata 40 Font Size pop-up menu 172
extended desktop mode 26 full page spreads 197
external FireWire drives 28 full-resolution display 88
external hard disks Full Screen button 33, 95
backing up to 202 Full Screen mode 33, 43
disconnecting 206 entering and exiting 95
identifying 205 filmstrip 95
offsite storage 205 keyboard shortcuts 104
restoring from 207 overview 93
space on 204 toolbar 99
vaults on 19, 204 using HUDs in 102
Extract Item command 109
G
F Gallery Pages panel 188
facing pages 197 Gamma setting 172
Fade through Black setting 160 GIF files 56, 80
favorite projects 52 graphics cards 24
file formats 56 green channels 156
filenames grid view 32, 71
assigning automatically 56 Gridview Background Level slider 73
in Metadata Inspector 40 Grid View button 69
searching for images by 141, 148 Grow Selection command 74
selecting for exported images 179
files H
size in Metadata Inspector 40 hard copies of books 200
file size hardcover books 197
searching for images by 148 hard disks
file status 148 backing up to 202
filmstrip 94, 95, 98, 99 disconnecting 206
filtering search criteria 140 external FireWire drives 28
filters on book images 196 identifying 205

214 Index
 importing images from 61 keywords 136–138
offsite storage 205 legacy images 56
restoring from 207 metadata in. See metadata
space on 204 navigating through 34
startup disks 28 panning 88
vaults on 19, 204 pick images 108
heads-up displays. See HUDs printing 171–175, 193–200
Height value slider 190 rating 34, 97, 113
hidden images in Light Table 168 rotating 34
hiding selecting 101
Adjustments Inspector 39, 40 series of 106
control bar 33 slideshows 159–161
filmstrip 99 sorting 12
Import panel 41 stacks 105, 110
interface elements 44 versions 14, 78–79
Loupe tool 87 in workflow 11
Projects panel 31 Import dialog 57
toolbar 35 importing images
Vaults panel 42 backing up and 68
highlights adjustments 156 from cameras or card readers 61
homepages, linking to 191 dragging files into projects 63
HUDs file formats 56
See also names of specific HUDs folders of images 64
overview 42 from cameras or card readers 57
using in Full Screen mode 102 Import panel 41
from iPhoto Libraries 65
I large numbers of images 64
identifying referenced images 81 organizing imports 56
ID numbers 148 overview 55
If 78 selected images 59
image adjustments stored on computers 61
Adjustments HUD 103 transferring projects 67
Adjustments Inspector 38 trial imports 56
applying 12 in workflow 11
buttons and tools 37 importing projects
displaying controls 156 from other computers 67
editing prior adjustments 39 Import panel 41
lifting 38, 101 opening 57
overview 155 Import Panel button 36
tools HUDs 103 Increase Diameter command 87
types of 156 Increase Rating button 34, 97, 114
in versions 14 increasing ratings 34, 97, 114, 118
in workflow 12 incremental versions 78
Image Export command 180 International Press Telecommunications Council
images data. See IPTC data
backing up 12, 202 Invert Selection command 74
in books 193–200 iPhoto
comparing 84, 86 disabling for cameras or cards 57
digital master files. See digital master files importing Library 65
editing. See image adjustments iPhoto Libraries 11
exporting. See exporting IPTC data
file formats 56 character length 121
finding. See finding images displaying 40, 76
hard disk space and 28 exporting 177
importing. See importing images exporting keywords as 121
finding images by 146

Index 215
 J options for viewing 46
JPEG files 56, 80, 177 legacy images 56
digital master files 13 levels adjustments 156
JPEG2000 files 56, 80 Libraries
backing up to vaults 202
K defined 13
restoring 202, 207
keyboard shortcuts
updating vaults 205
Full Screen mode 104
Library
keys for 47
defined 17
keywords 130
Lift & Stamp HUD 134–136
Loupe tool 88
Lift tool 38, 101, 134
rating images 118
Light Table
ratings 119
adding images to 165
slideshows 161
aligning images in 167
stack commands 111
arranging images in 167
keyword buttons 129
creating albums 164
keyword controls 35, 129–130
moving and resizing images in 166
keyword groups 122
overview 44, 163
Keyword Preset Group pop-up menu 35, 129, 131
printing arrangements 170
keyword preset groups
resetting images 167
applying keywords 130–133
resizing display 169
creating 132
resizing images in 166
keywords
unplaced images 166
adding to Keywords HUD 126
Light Table albums
applying multiple keywords 124
creating 36, 164
applying preset groups 130–133
saving search results as 150
applying with Keywords HUD 122–128
Light Table Zoom slider 169
applying with Lift & Stamp HUD 134–136
lining up images
deleting 128, 138
in book pages 199
exporting 121, 177
in Light Table 167
IPTC data 121
linking to homepages 191
keyboard shortcuts 130
list view 32, 70, 71
keyword controls 129–130
List View button 69, 138
in Metadata Inspector 40
locating a referenced image 82
overview 121
locations
predefined 122
in metadata 40
preset keywords 130
for restoration 207
searching for 122
of vaults 204
searching for images by 141, 143
Lock button 122
viewing for images 136–138
locked vaults 206
Keyword Sets window 132
Loupe button 38, 101
Keywords HUD 38
Loupe tool 38, 87, 101
adding new keywords to 126
applying keywords with 122–128
opening 102 M
Keywords pop-up menu 143 .Mac accounts 183, 191
linking webpages to homepages 191
L Mac OS
Large Hardcover button 197 configuring multiple displays 26–27
Large Softcover button 197 magnifying
layering images and text on book pages 196 images with Loupe 87
layout buttons 38 magnifying images 33, 98
layouts magnifying pages 197
book designs. See master pages managed images 13, 18
options for printing 172 Manual slideshow setting 160

216 Index
master files. See digital master files navigating
master page layouts 193, 196, 198, 200 through book pages 197
master pixel size 148 in Browser 73
matching search criteria 140, 141 in filmstrip 97
Match pop-up menu 140, 141 through images 70
Maximize Viewer layout 46 through slideshows 161
metadata through webpages 188
in books 196 navigation buttons 34
dates 145 New Album With Current Images button 140
displaying 40, 76, 196 New Book Album button 36
exporting 177 New Book From Selection command 194
in filenames 56 New Empty Album button 36
finding images with 146, 147 New Empty Book command 194
keywords 121 New Empty Light Table command 164
lifting 38 New Light Table Album button 36
searchable data fields 148 New Light Table From Selection command 164
Metadata Format pop-up menu 196 New Project button 36
Metadata Inspector 40, 136 New Smart Album button 36, 140, 152
Metadata pop-up menu 172 New Version command 78
metering pattern metadata 40 New Version From Master button 37, 78, 100
migrating to new equipment 202, 207 New Web Gallery Album button 36
mirroring displays 26, 89 New Web Gallery From Selection command 184
mistakes, undoing 47 New Web Journal From Selection command 186
modifier keys 47 Next Image button 34, 73, 97
monitors. See displays Next Page button 197
Monochrome Mixer adjustment 156 noise reduction 156
Move to Trash button 53 nonadjacent images, selecting 74
moving numbering pages 196
filmstrip 99
images in Light Table 166 O
images to other projects or albums 80 offline hard disks 206
items to Trash 53 offsite storage 205
panning images 88 Open All Stacks button 100
multiple-criteria searches 148 opening
multiple displays 23–27 projects 50
multiple images stacks 100, 108
printing 173 orange borders 117
rating 115 ordering books 200
selection modes 98 organizing projects
multiple images in Viewer 85 before importing files 56
multiple keywords 124 importing folders 64
multiple selections 33 orientation 172
multiple stacks of images 110 searching for images by 148
multiple text fields 141 overlapping images
on book pages 196
N filmstrip and 99
naming in Light Table 168
export presets 181 overlapping text on book pages 196
files 56 overlays for ratings 114
Light Table albums 164
projects 50 P
renaming images 72 page layouts 196
Smart Albums 152 page numbers 196
vaults 204 pages
narrative text 199 adding to books 198

Index 217
 adding to or removing from books 196 print resolution 172
aligning and resizing images on 199 Project Action pop-up menu 31
navigating through 197 project buttons 36
number to print 172 Project Management layout 46
removing from books 198 projects
text boxes 199 copying and moving images between 80
Pages panel 196 creating 36, 50
panning images 88 defined 13, 15
paper size settings 172 deleting 54
patch adjustments 37, 101, 156 deleting images 53
Patch tool 37, 101 dragging image files into 63
pausing slideshows 161 empty 58, 59
PDF files 175 exporting 67
Photo Box Alignment command 199 favorites 52
photo boxes 196, 199 importing images into 55, 58, 64
Photo Filter pop-up menu 196 naming 50
Photoshop files (PSD) 56, 80, 177 opening and closing 50
Pick command 108 organization tips 56
picks Projects panel functions 31
defined 105 Smart Albums and 153
marking images as 100 switching between 51
selecting 108 tools 36
PNG files 13, 56, 80, 177 transferring 15
posting webpages to web 191 transferring projects 67
preferences 46 in workflow 11
preset export options 179, 180 Projects panel 31, 54
preset information display 91 Projects pop-up menu 31
preset keywords 35, 122, 129, 130 Promote button 100
preset layouts 46 promoting images 79, 100, 109
preset print settings 172, 173 proofing books 200
preset slideshows 160 PSD files 56, 80, 177
previewing printing options 173 Publish Album As option 191
Previous Image button 34, 73, 97 publishing webpages 191
Previous Page button 197 Publish to .Mac command 191
Primary Only button 33, 98 purchasing books 197, 200
primary selections 33, 73, 98
primary Viewer 89 Q
Print button 197 Query HUD
Print dialog 170, 171 creating Smart Albums 152
printer settings 172 date searches 144
printing displaying 43
.Mac account printing service 193 EXIF data searches 147
book pages 197 IPTC data searches 146
books 175, 193–200 keyword searches 143
contact sheets 174 multiple-criteria searches 148, 149
images 171–175 overview 139–140
layout options 172 ratings-based searches 142
Light Table arrangements 170 saving search results 150
metadata sets 172 sorting images by ratings 116
multiple images 173 text searches 141
ordering printed books 200 in workflow 12
single images 173 Query HUD Action pop-up menu 140
to PDF files 175 Query HUD button 69, 96
Use Best DPI 172 QuickTime-compatible file formats 56

218 Index
R resetting images
rating images in Light Table 167
assigning ratings 114 resizing
buttons for 34 fonts 172
comparing images 117 images for printing 172
finding images by ratings 142 Loupe tool 87
keyboard shortcuts 118, 119 resizing images
overview 113 on book pages 199
sorting rated images 115 in Light Table 166
Rating pop-up menu 142 on webpages 190
ratings buttons 34, 97 Restore Library dialog 207
RAW files 56, 80 retouching images 101
digital master files 13 revealing images in Light Table 168
rearranging display positions 26 rolls from iPhoto Libraries 66
rearranging images Rotate buttons 97
on book pages 196 Rotate Left and Rotate Right buttons 34, 97
in Browser 75 Rotate Left and Rotate Right tools 37, 101
in Light Table 166 rotating images
in slideshows 161 in Browser 76
in stacks 109 in filmstrip 97
on webpages 189 tools 34, 37, 101
Rebuild Book With All Images command 198 rows of images on webpages 190
recovering from file losses 202 Rows value slider 189
red channels 156 Run Slideshow dialog 160
red-eye adjustments 156
Red Eye tool 38, 101 S
redoing actions 47 saturation 156
red rectangle symbol 88 Save as PDF button 175
Reduce Selection command 74 saving
red Vault Status buttons 203 books as PDFs 175
referenced images 13, 18, 80 search results 150
backing up 202 Scale To Fill command 199
displaying a list 81 Scale to Fit All Items button 169
identifying 81 Scale to Fit button 197
locating 82 Scale To pop-up menu 172
reflowing images in books 196 scroll bar 70, 96
Reject button 34, 97, 114 search criteria
rejecting images 34, 97, 114 combining 148, 149
compare images 118 filtering by 140
Reject ratings 113 matching 140
Remove From Favorites command 52 Smart Albums and 154
Remove Keyword button 123, 128 search criteria options 140
Remove Vault command 206 Search field 70, 96, 122, 140
removing searching 148
See also deleting searching for images. See finding images
book pages 198 secondary Viewer 89
hard disks 206 Select All command 74
images from Light Table 165 Select button 34, 97, 114
images from slideshows 161 Select Destination command 207
images from Smart Albums 154 selecting images
images from stacks 109 for Light Table albums 164
keywords 128, 138 to import 59
projects from favorites 52 multiple images 74
vaults 206 primary selections 73
renaming image versions 72 Selection tool 101

Index 219
 selecting keywords to copy 135 splitting stacks 110
Selection tool 37, 101 spot adjustments 37, 101, 156
Select ratings 118 Spot tool 37, 101
selects 15 Stack 37
Select to Beginning and Select to End Stack command 107
commands 74 Stack Pick button 37, 100
Send Backward button 196 stacks
sensor dust 156 adding and removing images 109
sepia effects 156 arranging images in 109
series of images 106 closing 100
Set Compare Item command 86, 117 creating 106
Set Master Page pop-up menu 196, 198 creating manually 107
settings 46 keyboard shortcuts for 111
setting up systems 11, 21–28 marking picks 100
shadow adjustments 156 opening or closing 100, 108
shortcut menus 47 overview 105
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts picks 105
Show All Images button 166 promoting and demoting images 109
Show crop marks 173 selecting pick images for 108
Show Full Spreads button 197 splitting 110
Show Keyword Controls command 129 tools 37
Show Master Image button 33, 101 unstacking images 110
Show Single Pages button 197 Stamp button 135
Show Unplaced Images button 166 Stamp tool 38, 101, 136
shutter speeds 40 star ratings 113
Shuttle control 70, 71, 96 startup disks 28
single image printing 172 stock ID numbers 148
Single Images preset 173 stopping slideshows 161
single page view 197 storage space on external disks 204
sites. See webpages straightening images 37, 101, 156
Site Theme button 189 Straighten tool 37, 101
Slideshow button 36 Subfolder format 178
slideshows subfolders 65
changing images in 161 switching
keyboard shortcuts 161 between projects 51
overview 159–161 synchronizing vaults and backup files 19
Slow Dissolve setting 160 system setup 11, 21–28
Smart Albums
creating 36, 140, 152 T
defined 16 templates for books 193
deleting 154 text
overview 151–152 adding to webpages 188
saving search results as 150 in books 196
in workflow 12 on contact sheets 172
Smart Web Gallery Albums 150 searching for images by 141
softcover books 197 text boxes 196, 199
Sort Direction button 69 Text Style pop-up menu 196
sorting images Theme button 196, 200
in Browser 32, 69 Theme dialog 200
by ratings 115 theme list 194
in list view 70, 72 themes
in workflow 12 for books 193, 200
Sorting pop-up menu 69 for webpages 189
source vaults 207 Thumbnail Image Preset pop-up menu 191
Span option (multiple displays) 89 Thumbnail Resize slider 70, 96
Split Stack command 110

220 Index
thumbnails copying or moving to other albums 80
arranging in Browser 32 creating 78–79, 100
creating while importing 55 creating while importing 55
in grid view 71 defined 13, 14
size of 70, 71, 72, 96 deleting 53
in versions 14 duplicating 100
viewing images as 69 exporting 179
on webpages 191 incremental versions 78
TIFF files 13, 56, 80, 177 numbers 40
time in projects 15
time zones 148 promoting or demoting 79
toolbar renaming 72
customizing 45 tools 37
Full Screen mode 94, 99 Viewer
tools adjusting image view 88
customizing 45 background adjustments 84
toolbar buttons 35–38 comparing images in 86
tools HUDs 103 full-resolution image display 88
transferring image data in 84
Libraries 207 keywords in 137
projects 15, 67 Loupe 87
metadata in 91
U number of images in 85
Uncover button 168 overlays 92
undoing errors 47 overview 32, 83
unlocking vaults 206 Viewer Background Level slider 84
Unstack command 110 Viewer Mode pop-up menu 33, 89, 98
unstacking images 110 Viewer overlays 92
Update All Vaults button 205 View Options command 72, 92, 137
updating vaults 19, 42, 203, 205 View Options window 77
USB cables 22
W
V watermarks
Vault Action pop-up menu 204 exporting images with 177
vaults watermarks on images 182
backing up Libraries to 202 web galleries
creating 204 creating 184
defined 13, 19 editing appearance 189
deleting images in 206 navigating and viewing 188
identifying hard disks 205 overview 183
locking and unlocking 206 posting to web 191
restoring images from 202 saving search results as 150
restoring Libraries from 207 web gallery albums 36
source vaults 207 web journals
status of 42, 203 adding pages 188
updating 205 adding text and titles 188
Vaults panel 42 creating 186
Vaults panel 42 deleting pages 188
Vault Status button 205, 206 editing appearance 189
Vault Status buttons 42 navigating and viewing 188
version names overview 183
searching for 148 posting to web 191
version numbers 40 saving search results as 150
versions Webpage Editor 184, 186, 188, 191
in albums 15

Index 221
 webpages workspace
adding pages 188 configuring and customizing 44–46
adding text and titles 188 layout buttons 38
deleting 188
editing appearance 189 Y
linking to .Mac homepages 191 yellow Vault Status buttons 203
navigating through 188
posting to web 191 Z
white-balance adjustments 156 zooming to change image view 33, 88, 98, 169, 197
white borders 117 Zoom to 100% command 169
white points 156 Zoom Viewer button 33, 88, 98
Width value slider 190
workflow in digital photography 9–12

222 Index