Operation Manual

Browser The part of the Aperture interface that displays the contents of the library,
projects, or albums. The Browser displays images as a row of thumbnails (filmstrip view),
a grid of thumbnails (grid view), or by file information (list view). See also filmstrip view,
grid view, list view, Viewer.
Browser layout A main window layout in Aperture in which the Viewer is hidden. See
also Browser, Full Screen view, Split View layout, Viewer, Viewer layout.
Browser mode (Full Screen view) A view mode in Full Screen view, similar to the Browser
in the Aperture main window. When Full Screen view is set to Browser mode, images are
presented as thumbnails against a black background. Aperture provides controls for
searching for and sorting the thumbnails in this mode. See also Browser, Full Screen view,
Library Path Navigator pop-up menus, Projects mode (Full Screen view), Viewer mode
(Full Screen view).
brushed adjustment A type of adjustment in Aperture that is brushed on the image
rather than applied to it all at once. Most adjustments can be brushed on an image. See
also adjustment, brushed adjustment overlay, Quick Brushes.
brushed adjustment overlay A masking tool in Aperture used to identify brush strokes
that have already been applied to an image. See also Brush HUD, Quick Brushes.
Brush HUD A floating window used to set the size of the brush, the softness of the brush’s
edges, and the strength of the brush stroke for the selected adjustment. The Brush HUD
also contains controls for deleting brush strokes, working with overlays, limiting the
adjustment to specific tonal ranges, and edge detection. See also Detect Edges, brushed
adjustment overlay, Quick Brushes.
Bulb (B) A manual shutter speed setting on many cameras used for timed exposures.
When the shutter is set to B, the shutter stays open until the photographer presses the
shutter release button. See also shutter, shutter speed.
Burn Quick Brush A type of Quick Brush adjustment that darkens the area of the image
the adjustment is brushed on. See also adjustment, Brush HUD, Dodge Quick Brush, Quick
Brushes.
calibration The process of creating an accurate color profile for a device. Calibrating a
device ensures accurate color translation from device to device. See also device
characterization.
camera A photographic device usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one
end and either light-sensitive film or a digital image sensor at the other. See also digital
point-and-shoot camera, digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera.
camera shake Blurring of the image caused by the combination of a slow shutter speed,
a small aperture, and a long focal length. See also aperture, shutter speed, tripod, unipod.
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