With over 200 brand new features, Apple's leading photo management and image processing package just got a whole lot bigger! From Faces to Places and Brushes to Presets, Mac experts Ken McMahon and Nik Rawlinson will guide you through everything you could ever need to know about Aperture 3 including how to:
- Find, tag, and protect your images with advanced metadata techniques
- Use Presets, Nondestructive brushes and the powerful new Curves tool to dramatically enhance your photos
- Seamlessly integrate Aperture 3 with other programs for incredible results
Apple Aperture 3 - A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers shows you how to put this powerful software right at the heart of your digital photography workflow. Inside you will find information on how to import, sort and navigate thousands of Raw files like a pro; how to fully utilize the new rush-based adjustments and quick fix adjustment presets to creatively edit your images; and how to export your images to slideshows, the Web, or even create your own coffee table style photobook.
* Clear, step-by-step explanations simplify the features and uses of this extensive application * Real-life examples show you a complete digital photography workflow with Aperture at the core * Fully updated for Aperture 3
Author(s): Ken McMahon, Nik Rawlinson
Publisher: Focal Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 325
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Обработка фотоизображений;
Cover Page
......Page 1
Apple Aperture 3......Page 2
Copyright
......Page 3
Introduction......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
Raw Support......Page 7
The Pros and Cons of a Raw Workflow......Page 9
No Compression......Page 10
Proprietary, Closed Formats......Page 11
From Raw to RGB......Page 12
Demosaicing and Color Space Conversion......Page 14
Tonal Mapping......Page 15
White Balance......Page 19
Noise Reduction and Sharpening......Page 20
Hue Boost......Page 22
Sharpening......Page 24
DNG......Page 25
Using DNG Converter......Page 26
Unsupported Raw Formats......Page 28
The Aperture Workspace......Page 31
How Aperture Stores Your Images......Page 33
Digital Masters and Versions......Page 35
Library Inspector......Page 36
Using Folders for Navigation......Page 213
Toolbar......Page 39
Navigating Your Photos Using the Control Bar......Page 44
Rating and Sorting Images with the Control Bar......Page 45
Selecting and Displaying Images Using the Viewer Toolbar......Page 47
Editing Tools......Page 48
Full Screen and Dual-Screen Mode......Page 51
The Adjustments Inspector......Page 52
Adding and Editing Views in the Metadata Panel......Page 54
Organizing Images......Page 55
Noise Reduction......Page 169
Stacks......Page 56
Creating Metadata Views......Page 57
Swapping and Rotating Workspaces......Page 59
Ratings and Keywords......Page 61
Using Adjustment Bricks within the Inspector......Page 62
Overlays......Page 63
Head-Up Displays (HUDs)......Page 64
Filter HUD......Page 65
Lift and Stamp HUD......Page 67
Using Aperture for the First Time......Page 70
Customizing Aperture......Page 71
Managing Color......Page 73
Setting Your Preferences......Page 75
Using Projects, Albums and Folders......Page 77
Importing from Your Camera......Page 79
Sort Your Images Before Import......Page 80
Choosing Where To Store Your Images......Page 81
Creating Filename Presets......Page 82
Creating Metadata Presets......Page 84
Importing Your Pictures......Page 86
Importing Without the Dialog......Page 87
Renaming Files......Page 89
Backup and Time Machine......Page 90
Managing Vaults......Page 92
Creating Your First Vault......Page 93
Maintaining Your Vaults......Page 95
Transferring Your Library to a New Mac......Page 96
Moving Libraries......Page 98
Splitting Up Your Library......Page 99
Managing Your Referenced Images......Page 101
Consolidating Your Masters......Page 103
Hard Disk Management......Page 104
Smart Folders......Page 105
Burn Folders......Page 107
Launching Automator and Accessing Aperture's Actions......Page 108
Building an Aperture Workflow......Page 109
Introduction......Page 114
Defining Your Own Export Settings......Page 115
Using the Mouse......Page 116
Adding IPTC Metadata......Page 117
Using the Lift and Stamp HUD......Page 119
XMP sidecar files......Page 251
Creating Metadata Presets......Page 121
Batch Operations......Page 123
Adding Metadata on Import......Page 124
Keywords Overview......Page 125
Color......Page 157
Refining Faces......Page 127
Adding Keywords Using the Control Bar......Page 129
Removing Keywords......Page 130
Creating and Editing Preset Groups......Page 131
Viewer and Browser Sets......Page 132
Sorting and Searching......Page 134
The Filter HUD......Page 135
Text Searching......Page 136
Keyword Searching......Page 137
All or Any......Page 138
Searching by Date......Page 139
Searching by Other Criteria......Page 140
Using Multiple Search Criteria......Page 141
InDesign......Page 275
Saving Search Results......Page 144
Introduction......Page 146
The Adjustments Inspector......Page 147
The Adjustments HUD......Page 148
The Histogram......Page 149
White Balance......Page 150
Exposure......Page 151
Migrating your Library......Page 153
Highlights & Shadows......Page 155
Red-Eye Correction......Page 161
Spot & Patch and Retouch......Page 162
Crop and Straighten and Flip......Page 165
Chromatic Aberration......Page 166
Vignette and Devignette......Page 167
Curves......Page 170
Sharpening Tools......Page 171
How to Use the Histogram......Page 175
Hot and Cold Spots and Clipping Overlays......Page 179
Copying Adjustments Using Lift and Stamp......Page 180
Using Brush-Based Adjustments......Page 181
Overexposure......Page 184
Slight Overexposure and High Dynamic Range......Page 187
Severe Underexposure......Page 191
Mild Underexposure and Shadow Recovery......Page 196
Low Contrast (Flat) Images......Page 199
Using White Balance......Page 200
Using Tint......Page 201
Color to B&W......Page 203
Tinting......Page 205
CHAPTER 6 - Aperture Workflow
......Page 210
Projects......Page 212
Albums and Smart Albums......Page 214
Places......Page 216
Automatic Placement......Page 217
Faces......Page 219
Adding New Faces......Page 222
Real Life Workflow from Camera to Export......Page 223
Defining your Metadata Presets......Page 224
Importing Your Photos......Page 225
Expanding the Import Dialog......Page 228
Perform Your First Backup......Page 229
Sorting Your Images......Page 231
Rating and Picking Your Photos Using Comparisons......Page 232
Output Your Photos......Page 234
Light Tables......Page 235
Performing Sorts and Edits from a Light Table......Page 238
Stacking......Page 239
Versions and Version Sets......Page 241
Automatically Created Versions......Page 242
Manually Created Versions......Page 243
Introduction......Page 244
Importing your iPhoto Library......Page 245
Importing Individual Images or Albums......Page 246
Aperture and Adobe Camera Raw......Page 248
Metadata......Page 250
DNG Conversion......Page 253
Aperture and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom......Page 255
Aperture and Adobe Photoshop......Page 256
New Masters......Page 257
Plug-ins......Page 259
How Edit Plug-ins Work......Page 260
Creating a Bespoke Slideshow......Page 316
Nik Software - Viveza 2......Page 262
PictureCode - Noise Ninja......Page 266
Tiffen - Tiffen Dfx......Page 267
Digital Film Tools - Light!......Page 268
Using Aperture from Other Applications......Page 269
Preview Preferences......Page 270
iTunes......Page 271
iWork applications......Page 272
Mail......Page 274
Exporting......Page 278
Protecting Your Exported Images......Page 281
Color Management......Page 282
Defining Export Names and Destinations......Page 283
Exporting Metadata......Page 286
Export Plug-ins......Page 287
Working with Two Macs and Two Libraries......Page 289
MobileMe Galleries......Page 290
Web Pages......Page 294
Web Journals......Page 299
Producing Books......Page 301
Printing......Page 308
Common Features in the Printing Dialogs......Page 309
Managing Color. or Not......Page 311
Slideshows......Page 312
Adjusting Slideshow Settings......Page 313
Slideshow Music......Page 318
Slideshows Beyond Aperture......Page 319
Controlling Playback......Page 320
C......Page 322
L......Page 323
R......Page 324
Z......Page 325
