Operation Manual

lens A series of sophisticated elements—usually glass—constructed to refract and focus
the reflective light from a scene at a specific point: the digital image sensor in a camera.
See also camera, digital image sensor, macro lens, prime lens, telephoto lens, wide-angle
lens, zoom lens.
Levels adjustment An adjustment in Aperture that provides controls to selectively adjust
the tonal range of an image. See also adjustment, image.
library In Aperture, a container file that holds projects, folders, albums, masters, and
versions. You organize elements in the library, rename items, sort items, and so on using
the Library inspector. By default, the Aperture Library file is located at
/Users/username/Pictures/. See also album, folder, master, merging libraries, project,
version.
Library Path Navigator pop-up menus A set of pop-up menus at the top-left corner of
the screen in the Full Screen view Browser mode that are used to provide access to all
the items in the Library inspector. See also Browser mode (Full Screen view), Full Screen
view, library.
Lift & Stamp HUD A floating window that displays the attributes lifted from an image.
You can choose which attributes are stamped on an image selection by deselecting the
attributes you don’t want to apply. See also HUD, image selection, Lift and Stamp tools.
Lift and Stamp tools A pair of tools used in conjunction with the Lift & Stamp HUD to
copy (lift) attributes, such as metadata and adjustments, from one image and paste
(stamp) them on an image selection. See also adjustment, image selection, Lift & Stamp
HUD, metadata.
light Visible energy in the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths ranging between
400 and 720 nanometers. See also electromagnetic radiation.
light meter A device capable of measuring the intensity of reflective light. Light meters
are used as an aid for selecting the correct exposure settings on the camera. Most cameras
have internal light meters. See also center-weighted metering, evaluative metering, meter,
spot metering.
Light Table An area in the Aperture main window that appears when you select a Light
Table album. The Light Table provides a large open space where you can place a large
selection of images for review and drag them to new positions, group them in different
combinations, and resize them as needed. See also album, Navigator button.
list view A Browser view that displays images in a list by name, icon, and accompanying
metadata, such as rating, image dimensions, file size, and date, rather than as a row or
grid of thumbnails. See also Browser, filmstrip view, grid view, metadata, rating.
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