Operation Manual
The top portion of the Metadata inspector and the Metadata pane of the Inspector HUD
displays basic camera information about an image, if it’s available. This area is called the
Camera Info pane. If a video clip is selected, the Camera Info pane displays the length of
the video, frame size, and number of frames per second. If an audio clip is selected, the
Camera Info pane displays the length of the audio clip, the bit rate, and the type of audio
file. In addition to displaying basic camera information, the Camera Info pane also contains
controls for applying color labels, ratings, and flags to images, and for displaying autofocus
point overlays indicating which part of the image the camera focused on.
Color Label
pop-up menu
Rating buttons
Autofocus Points button
Flag button
To show or hide the Camera Info pane
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In the Metadata inspector or the Metadata pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Show
Camera Info or Hide Camera Info from the Metadata Action pop-up menu.
To add a color label to an image
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In the Camera Info pane, choose a color label from the Color Label pop-up menu.
To assign a rating to an image
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In the Camera Info pane, click the rating button corresponding to the rating you want to
apply to the image.
The leftmost button assigns a Reject rating, and the rightmost button assigns a rating of
five stars (or Select).
To flag an image
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In the Camera Info pane, click the Flag button (or press Slash).
Click the Flag button again to remove the flag from the image.
If your camera saves autofocus EXIF metadata that’s compatible with Aperture, you can
have Aperture display the autofocus points over the image as well as display which
autofocus point was used to focus the image in red.
To show autofocus point overlays
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In the Camera Info pane, click the Autofocus Points button (or press Option-F).
Tip: You can temporarily display the autofocus point overlays on an image by placing
the pointer over the Autofocus Points button in the Camera Info pane. The autofocus
points overlays disappear when you move the pointer away from the Autofocus Points
button.
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