Operation Manual

Individual Adjustment Tool HUDs
Many Aperture adjustment tools, including Lift, Stamp, Crop, and Red Eye work in
conjunction with HUDs.
To view the HUD for an adjustment tool
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Select the adjustment tool in the tool strip.
To learn more about the adjustment tools, see An Overview of Image Adjustments and
Making Image Adjustments.
Brush HUD
The Brush HUD provides controls for setting brush attributes, erasing brush strokes, and
identifying brush strokes with overlays.
To show the Brush HUD for an adjustment
Do one of the following:
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Choose either “Brush [adjustment] in” or “Brush [adjustment] away” from the Action pop-up
menu for an adjustment.
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In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose
Quick Brushes from the Adjustments pop-up menu, then choose a Quick Brush adjustment
from the submenu.
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Choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu (with a brush icon)
in the tool strip.
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In Full Screen view, choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu
in the toolbar.
Sliders and value sliders
Brush Action pop-up menu
Eraser button
Feather button
Brush button
• Brush button: Click this button to activate the brush.
• Feather button: Click this button to feather the edges of previously applied brush strokes.
• Eraser button: Click this button to activate the eraser used to remove portions of
previously applied brush strokes for the currently selected adjustment.
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