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One of the MacCreate.com readers asked us what exactly Aperture imports from iPhoto in situations where iPhoto images have been adjusted. If you poke around at iPhoto’s organization structure you’ll find that it has a folder for both the original and the modified image. So what’s getting pulled into Aperture on the import process?The ... read more
Here’s what Derrick Story says, "Turning on "highlight hot and cold areas" can help you fine tune exposure adjustments when putting the finishing touches on your pictures. In this 2 minute video, I show you how to use this technique effectively." See Story’s post here: http://thedigitalstory.com/2010/06/using_highlight_hot.htmlhttp://thedigitalstory.com/2010/06/using_highlight_hot.htmlread more
Thomas Boyd is a twenty-year veteran of the photojournalism world and a Mac Create instructor. His new hour-long video is now available on our online store and in it Thomas delves into his high-level image adjusting tips and tricks. In this instructional video, Thomas will show you incredibly useful adjustment techniques in Apertuer 3 by ... read more
A "Brick" is the term in Aperture used to refer to a group of settings that can be added or removed and that are separated by horizontal lines. Bricks are used in the Adjustments settings and in the Import settings most notably. Aperture 3 can now have multiple bricks for most of the Adjustment ... read more
When you import a project into Aperture 3 from Aperture 2 (or earlier) a warning dialog box appears indicating that you’ll need to upgrade your Project to use it in Aperture 3 or else the program will use the imaging tools from Aperture 2. Since Aperture 3 is a much more powerful program, it’s a ... read more
Not only does Aperture support the creation of Adjustment Presets—combinations of pre-made adjustments that can be applied to an image in one single click, but you can share these Presets as well by importing and exporting them.Create AdjustmentsCreate a series of adjustments for your Preset. In this example I’ve made a Preset for ... read more
Aperture 3 now has an incredible new ability—photographers can now brush any adjustment on (or off) of their images for precise control of things like dodging and burning, blur, exposure and much more. This new ability is even Wacom-tablet enabled for pressure sensitive brushing. Here’s how to add and remove adjustments with the new Quick ... read more
One of the most powerful new additions to Aperture 3 is the new Preset system. In a nutshell, any adjustments (alone or in combination, a big change from Aperture 2) can be saved as a Preset and applied on any other image. But Aperture 3’s designers didn’t just stop at the ability to save Presets, ... read more
When Aperture 3 is set in Viewer Mode or Split View (which you can find under the View menu) you can access the program’s Quick-Brush-capable localized retouching tools with the Brushes button menu.Access Brushes from Lower ToolbarIn the Split View or Viewer modes select the brush-shaped dropdown for the Brushes.Access Quick ... read more
The Curve adjustment in Aperture 3 has a special feature of the "why haven’t I ever thought of that" variety. You can switch to an Extended Range curve that displays values in the curve above 1.0 (extended highlight you camera might have captured).Change Your RangeFrom the Range: dropdown select Extended Range. This shows how ... read more
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