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New Features in Aperture 1.5

Aperture 1.5 provides performance, reliability,

and compatibility enhancements.

This document covers the following:

Working with the Aperture 1.5 Library (p. 2)

Working with Image Previews (p. 4)

Drag-and-Drop JPEG Export (p. 4)

Exporting Digital Master Files with Metadata (p. 4)

Exporting Metadata Listed in a Separate File (p. 4)

Exporting Using Plug-ins (p. 5)

Enhanced Loupe Options (p. 5)

Working with Adjustment Presets (p. 5)

Saving RAW Fine Tuning Presets (p. 5)

Working with the Color Controls (p. 6)

Working with the Edge Sharpen Controls (p. 6)

Working with the Adjustments and Metadata Inspectors (p. 6)

Automatic Updating of the Keywords HUD (p. 6)

Improved Searching by IPTC Information (p. 7)

Using the Lift & Stamp HUD (p. 7)

Working with the AutoFill List Editor (p. 7)

Working with Metadata Views and Metadata Presets (p. 7)

Enhanced Resolution Controls in the Print Dialog (p. 8)

Enhanced AppleScript Support (p. 8)

About Backing Up Your Images (p. 8)

Updated Keyboard Shortcuts (p. 9)

Support for Additional RAW File Formats (p. 9)

Enhanced Support for Macintosh Computers (p. 9)

Previous Release Information About Aperture 1.1 (p. 9)

Summary of content (17 pages)

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New Features in Aperture 1.5 Aperture 1.5 provides performance, reliability, and compatibility enhancements. This document covers the following: Â Working with the Aperture 1.5 Library (p. 2) Â Working with Image Previews (p. 4) Â Drag-and-Drop JPEG Export (p. 4) Â Exporting Digital Master Files with Metadata (p. 4) Â Exporting Metadata Listed in a Separate File (p. 4) Â Exporting Using Plug-ins (p. 5) Â Enhanced Loupe Options (p. 5) Â Working with Adjustment Presets (p.
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Working with the Aperture 1.5 Library Aperture 1.5 has a new, open Library structure that lets you store photos wherever you choose. You can now copy image files into the Aperture Library in order to work with them, or you can choose to have Aperture simply link to image files in their current locations. You can also have Aperture link to your iPhoto Library, without copying the image files into the Aperture Library.
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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.
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Working with Image Previews Aperture can now create high-resolution preview images that appear when you select an image in the Browser. These preview images allow you to quickly see and work with your images when you select them, even if images are offline referenced images. The previews allow you to display full-size, detailed views of images in quick succession in the Viewer and when playing slideshows.
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Exporting Using Plug-ins Third-party applications or photography services can now supply plug-ins that allow Aperture to export files with the format and settings the application or service requires. For example, a stock photography service or print lab may require that images be transferred to them at a specific size, a specific file format, or with particular types of metadata.
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Working with the Color Controls In Aperture 1.5, you can now selectively adjust the red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow colors in an image using the Color controls in the Adjustments Inspector or Adjustments HUD. Each color has individual hue, saturation, and luminance controls. In addition, Aperture provides a Range control used to set the extent of color affected by the hue, saturation, and luminance adjustments, also known as chromatic spread.
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Improved Searching by IPTC Information Aperture 1.5 provides additional search qualifiers to help you search for and locate images based on the absence of information in any IPTC field. For example, to search for images that do not have any IPTC keywords assigned to them, specify an IPTC search that uses the Keywords item (from the IPTC pop-up menu) and an “is empty” search qualifier. Using the Lift & Stamp HUD The Lift and Stamp tools can now be used to apply Crop and Straighten adjustments to images.
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You can also apply combinations of metadata to your images by recording metadata in a view and saving it as a metadata preset. For more information about creating and using metadata presets, see the next section, “Working with Metadata Presets.” Working with Metadata Presets In Aperture 1.5, you can create your own preset combinations of metadata that you want applied to images. You create a preset by first choosing a metadata view that displays the types of metadata you want to apply.
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Updated Keyboard Shortcuts Aperture 1.5 has been enhanced to make keyboard shortcuts easier to use. For example, you can now rate images by pressing the number keys 1 to 5 to assign the selected image a rating from one to five stars. For a list of some of the keyboard shortcuts, see the Aperture Quick Reference document. Keyboard shortcuts for menu items also appear in the Aperture menus. Support for Additional RAW File Formats Aperture 1.
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Migrating a large number of images can be a time-consuming process. Therefore, you may find it easier to migrate images on an as-needed basis. For example, if you have five-star selects, you may wish to initially migrate only those images. It does not affect an image to migrate it more than once; if an image already uses Aperture 1.1 RAW decoding, migrating it again has no effect.
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To migrate a project or album: 1 In the Projects panel, select a project or album. 2 Choose File > Migrate Images. 3 In the dialog that appears, select the appropriate migration criteria, then click the Migrate Images button. All RAW images in the selected project or album are migrated to the Aperture 1.1 RAW decoding process. You can also migrate all the RAW images in the Library at once. However, this migration process may take a long time for large Libraries.
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New RAW Fine Tuning Controls Along with an improved RAW file decoding process, Aperture 1.1 provides new RAW Fine Tuning adjustment controls. You can now modify how Aperture 1.1 decodes RAW files using the adjustment controls in the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments Inspector or Adjustments HUD. However, because the RAW decoding process for each camera model is unique, some of the RAW Fine Tuning controls may be dimmed (unavailable) for your specific camera model.
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Using the Boost Controls The Mac OS characterizes each digital camera’s RAW file format to determine an optimal contrast setting. The Boost controls allow you to set the strength of the contrast when the RAW file is decoded. A value of 0 (zero) applies no contrast adjustment, and a value of 1 applies the full Apple-recommended contrast adjustment. To adjust the Boost parameter: 1 Select a RAW image imported with or migrated to Aperture 1.1.
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To adjust the Sharpening parameter: 1 Select a RAW image imported with or migrated to Aperture 1.1. 2 In the Adjustments Inspector or Adjustments HUD, select the Sharpening checkbox. Select the Sharpening checkbox to apply sharpening during the RAW decoding process. Selecting the checkbox turns on the Sharpening controls for the specific camera model, allowing you to apply a custom sharpening value during the RAW decoding process.
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4 Adjust how the sharpening effect is applied to edges by doing one of the following: Use the Edges slider and value slider to adjust how the sharpening effect is applied to edges during the RAW decoding process. Â The default value for the Edges slider and value slider is determined by the camera used to create the RAW image file.
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3 Adjust the area over which the chroma blur effect is applied by doing one of the following: Use the Radius slider and value slider to adjust the area over which the chroma blur effect is applied during the RAW decoding process. Â The default value for the Radius slider and value slider is determined by the camera used to create the RAW image file.
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Setting the Camera Default When you’ve modified the RAW decoding settings using the controls in the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments Inspector or Adjustments HUD, you can save these settings as the default parameter values for the camera model. All RAW image files from this camera model imported into Aperture are decoded using these saved settings. The camera model is displayed in the Camera field.