Operation Manual

unipod Similar to a tripod; a stand with one leg used as an aid in keeping a camera
steady. See also camera shake, exposure.
untagged A document or an image that lacks an embedded profile.
USB Short for Universal Serial Bus. A versatile interface used to connect external devices
to computers. USB cables are often used to connect computers to computer peripherals,
such as keyboards and digital cameras, as well as transfer large amounts of data. See also
camera, FireWire, tethered shooting.
vault A designated storage space that contains an exact copy of the Aperture library
(from the last time you backed up), usually saved on an external FireWire drive. See also
FireWire, library.
version The file containing all the metadata and adjustment information applied to an
image, a video clip, or an audio clip. In Aperture, only versions are changed. Aperture
never changes masters. See also master.
Vibrancy parameter An Enhance adjustment parameter in Aperture used to add saturation
in an image in a nonlinear manner. Saturated colors are left alone while saturation is
added to all other colors. However, skin tones are not modified. See also adjustment,
desaturate, Enhance adjustment, saturation.
Vibrancy Quick Brush A type of Quick Brush adjustment that adds saturation to or
removes it from just the desaturated colors in the area of the image the adjustment is
brushed on. Skin tones are not affected. See also adjustment, Brush HUD, Quick Brushes,
saturation.
video clip An instance of a segment of video in Aperture; a video file’s version. See also
version, video file.
video file The source media file on disk to which a video clip in Aperture refers; the video
clip’s master. See also master, video clip.
Viewer An area in Aperture that displays the images currently selected in the Browser.
You can use the Viewer to perform adjustments on images as well as compare them with
each other. See also Browser.
Viewer layout A main window layout in Aperture in which the Browser is hidden. See
also Browser, Browser layout, Full Screen view, Split View layout, Viewer.
Viewer mode (Full Screen view) A view mode in Full Screen view, similar to the Viewer
in the Aperture main window. When Full Screen view is set to Viewer mode, images are
presented at high resolution over a solid-color background. Viewer mode is ideal for
performing image adjustments. See also Browser mode (Full Screen view), Full Screen
view, Projects mode (Full Screen view), Viewer.
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