Operation Manual

Rotating Images with the Straighten Tool
Rotating an image with the Straighten tool is as simple as selecting the tool and dragging
within the image to make it straight. However, it’s important to understand that although
the image appears to enlarge as you rotate it, Aperture actually crops the image so that
it fits within its rectangular border without blank edges appearing on the sides.
To straighten your image using the Straighten tool
1 Select an image.
2 Select the Straighten tool in the tool strip or the Full Screen view toolbar (or press G).
The Selection tool changes to the Straighten tool.
3 With the Straighten tool selected, drag within the image to rotate it either clockwise or
counterclockwise.
As you rotate the image, a yellow grid overlay appears to help you make the horizon
perfectly straight, and the image is cropped to prevent gaps from appearing in the corners
of the image.
Drag within the image
to rotate it.
Note: It’s a good idea to turn zooming off when straightening an image, so that the full
image fits within the Viewer. If an image is zoomed in to its actual size, you can turn off
zooming by clicking the Zoom Viewer button in the tool strip or the Full Screen view
toolbar (or by pressing Z).
Rotating Images with the Straighten Controls
You can also straighten an image using the Straighten adjustment controls. Using these
controls provides more precision.
To straighten an image using the Straighten controls
1 Select the image.
2 If the Straighten controls are not shown in the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments
pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Straighten from the Adjustments pop-up menu.
3 Change the value for the Angle parameter by doing one of the following:
• Drag the Angle slider.
498 Chapter 17 Making Image Adjustments