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The Favorites view in Aperture is another great way to filter down your LIbrary inspector so that it’s less crowded and is more manageable.Tag Something as FavoriteThe first step is to tag something to Add to Favorites via the Contextual Menu. (Right-Click on the item to bring it up.)Filter by FavoritesFrom the Filter in ... read more
The navigation buttons at the top of the Places view provide a hidden navigation system that makes moving around the globe very simple. Starting from the left is Home (the entire world), Countries (the countries where you have tagged locations), States/Provinces, Cities, and Places.Down to PlacesIn this Places view of my Library I’ve zoomed down ... read more
Aperture’s Browser and Inspector layouts are much more flexible than most people realize. You can rotate and flip elements to maximize your screen real estate.Normal Split ScreenHere’s the normal Split View. This is the way most people work in ApertureRotateFrom the View menu select Rotate Position or press Shift-W.And you get this, with ... read more
Anyone working with Aperture for a time will have wanted to merge a few Projects together. Before Aperture 3 this would have required moving all the contents of one Project into another one and then deleting the original Project. That’s functional, but time consuming. Aperture 3 allows you to merge projects together easily by drag-and-drop ... read more
On of the great hidden features in Aperture 3 is something I like to call Smart Zoom, (I have no idea what Apple might call this) and it’s something I requested in Photoshop as an Alpha tester.PIck a PlaceStart off with your cursor on a location (like the upper right corner as I have ... read more
When you create a new Slideshow in Aperture, by default you get a split view with the Viewer displaying the currently selected slide and a Filmstrip at the bottom showing all of the available images.This facilitates the creating of transitions and effects (as you can see here, the slides are showing that the slideshow ... read more
In the Confirm Faces mode of the Faces feature in Aperture 3 the program presents all the faces it thinks are the same person and allows you to accept or reject the tagging in order to help improve the face recognition. To confirm a face simply Click on an image, to reject a face Double-Click ... read more
When importing images into Aperture from folders with the 3.0.2 update or later, a new dialog box appears to estimate the space the import will require. This is really handy if you’re low on disc space and wondering how much room your import will take.If you don’t want to see this dialog box, simply ... read more
Among the many little changes in Aperture 3.0.2 is a menu-item tweak that makes it easier to create a new Aperture Library.Under the File menu the Switch to Library menu has changed so that the Other choice now reads Other/New… That’s great because it was confusing to tell people to go to the Other menu ... 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
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