Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Aperture Basics -- Launching Aperture -- Aperture's Interface -- The Menu Bar -- The Toolbar -- The Projects Panel -- The Browser -- The Viewer -- The Control Bar -- The Inspectors -- Switching Window Layouts -- Basic -- Maximize Browser -- Maximize Viewer -- Working in Full Screen Mode -- Making Adjustments and Other Edits While in the Full Screen Mode -- The Full Screen Mode Toolbar -- The Filmstrip -- Changing Aperture's Preferences -- Changing the Image Management Preferences -- Changing the Interface Preferences -- Changing Output Preferences -- Changing Previews Preferences -- Chapter 2 Understanding Aperture's Directory Structure and Storage Options -- Aperture's New Storage Paradigm -- Understanding Aperture's Library File -- Exploring Aperture's Library File -- Understanding Previews and Referenced Masters -- Working with Previews -- Working with Referenced Masters -- Projects and Folders -- Albums and Smart Albums -- Creating a New, Empty Album -- Creating an Album and Filling It with Selected Images from the Browser -- Creating an Album from a Search -- Moving Library Containers Around -- Chapter 3 Getting Photos into Aperture -- Aperture's File Format Compatibility -- What Is the RAW Image Format? -- Importing Images -- Choosing the Source of Your Images and Where to Put Them -- Import All or Some -- Canceling an Import -- Stacking Images as You Import Them -- Automatically Generating Stacks as You Import -- Manually Creating Stacks as You Import -- Choosing the Storage Location for the Masters of the Imported Images -- Inputting Group Metadata as You Import -- Naming Files as You Import Them -- Importing iPhoto Libraries -- Importing External Folders as Aperture Projects or into Aperture Projects -- Importing External Folders as Individual Aperture Projects.

Importing External Folders into Existing Aperture Projects -- Dragging External Files and Folders from the Finder to the Projects Panel -- Importing Aperture Projects -- Chapter 4 Protecting Your Managed Images -- Backing Up to Vaults -- Creating Aperture Vaults -- Updating Aperture Vaults -- Backing Up to Multiple Aperture Vaults -- Restoring an Aperture Library -- Exporting Aperture Project Files -- Chapter 5 Cataloguing Your Images with Metadata and Keywords -- What Is Metadata? -- Viewing the Metadata on the Screen -- Viewing Metadata in the Viewer and Browser -- Viewing Metadata with Image Tooltips -- Badges -- Working with the Metadata Inspector -- Opening the Metadata Inspector -- Viewing Different Sets of Metadata in the Metadata Inspector -- Editing Metadata Views and Creating New Metadata Views -- Managing Metadata Views -- Applying Metadata to Images -- Automatically Filling Out Metadata Text Fields -- Input or Edit Metadata for One Image -- Input or Edit Metadata for Multiple Images with Batch Change -- Saving and Applying Metadata Entries with Metadata Presets -- Applying Metadata and Keywords with the Lift & Stamp Tools -- Lifting Metadata and Adjustment Information from an Image -- Stamping Metadata and Adjustment Information onto an Image -- Stamping Selected Metadata and Adjustment Information onto an Image -- Adding to or Replacing the Metadata and Adjustment Information of an Image -- Stamping Metadata and Adjustment Information onto Multiple Images -- Additional Tools for Working with Keywords Only -- Working with the Keywords HUD -- Managing the Keyword Controls -- Chapter 6 Sorting and Rating Your Images -- Using Aperture's Stacks Feature -- Automatically Stacking Images -- Manually Stacking Images -- Viewing and Manipulating Stacks -- Understanding and Selecting Picks -- Adding Ratings to Your Images.

Applying and Removing Ratings with Menus, Keyboard Shortcuts, and Buttons -- Applying Ratings and Increasing or Decreasing Ratings with Buttons and Keyboard Shortcuts -- Applying Ratings to Individual or Multiple Images -- Comparing Similar Images -- Chapter 7 Using Aperture's Search Tools and Smart Collections -- The Basics of Searching in Aperture -- Using the Search Field of the Browser -- Searching by Ratings Using the Search Field Pop-up Menu or Keyboard Shortcuts -- Searching with the Query HUD -- Creating Collections with Search Results -- Creating Static Collections from the Query HUD -- Creating Smart Collections from the Query HUD -- Chapter 8 Applying Basic Adjustments to Your Images -- Viewing and Using the Adjustments Inspector and Adjustments HUD -- Adding Adjustments with the Adjustments Inspector -- Removing Adjustments from an Image and the Adjustments Inspector and HUD -- Turning Adjustments On and Off -- Resetting Adjustments -- Showing and Hiding Adjustment Controls -- Using Sliders, Value Fields, and Value Sliders in Value Fields -- Using the Adjustment Tools -- Rotate -- Straighten -- Crop -- Spot & Patch -- Applying Red Eye Correction -- Applying One or More Adjustments to One or More Images Using the Lift & Stamp Tools -- Using Adjustment Presets -- Chapter 9 Color Correcting Your Images -- Viewing Color Information and the Histograms in the Adjustments Inspector and HUD -- Using the Color Meter -- Reading Histograms -- Applying the Automatic Adjustments -- Auto Exposure -- Understanding the Auto Levels Adjustments -- Manually Applying Color Correction -- Fine-Tuning RAW Images -- Manually Adjusting Exposure -- Manually Adjusting Levels -- Applying the Highlights & Shadows Adjustment -- Adjusting the White Balance -- Color -- Applying Noise Reduction -- Understanding and Using the Sharpen Adjustments.

Applying Color Effects to Your Images -- Monochrome Mixer -- Color Monochrome -- Sepia Tone -- Chapter 10 Sharing Aperture Images with Photoshop and Other Applications -- How to Integrate Aperture with Photoshop in a Digital Imaging Workflow -- Sending Your Images on the "Round Trip" -- Dragging and Dropping Images from Aperture into Other Applications -- Accessing Your Aperture Library from iLife and iWork Applications -- Chapter 11 Sharing Your Images with Clients and Friends -- Exporting Your Images -- Exporting Masters -- Exporting Versions -- Exporting Metadata -- Emailing Your Images -- Presenting Your Images as Slideshows -- Controlling a Slideshow as It Is Running -- The Slideshow Presets -- Setting Up a Custom Slideshow -- Chapter 12 Designing with Photos on Aperture's Light Table -- Start by Creating a Light Table Album -- Adding and Removing Images to and from a Light Table's Album -- Manipulating Images on the Light Table -- Adding and Removing Images to and from the Light Table -- Resizing Images on the Light Table -- Repositioning Images on the Light Table -- Aligning, Distributing, and Grouping Images on the Light Table -- Revealing Hidden Images from Under Other Images -- Controlling the View of the Light Table -- Enlarging and Reducing the View of the Light Table Area -- Enlarging and Reducing the Light Table Work Area -- Printing Your Light Table Layout -- Chapter 13 Printing Images from Aperture -- Using the Print Dialog -- Selecting and Working with Print Presets -- Setting the Number of Copies and the Range of Pages -- Telling Aperture About Your Printer -- Specifying the Arrangement of Images on the Printed Page -- Turning on a Border Around the Printed Image -- Printing Images as PDF Documents -- Printing Multiple Images at One Time -- Printing Individual Images on Separate Pages -- Printing Multiple Images as Contact Sheets.

Chapter 14 Publishing Your Images on the Web -- How Web Galleries and Web Journals Work -- The Difference Between Web Galleries and Web Journals -- Creating Web Galleries and Web Journals -- Adding and Removing Images to and from Galleries -- Creating Smart Web Galleries -- Customizing Web Gallery and Smart Web Gallery Pages -- Changing the Order of the Images on the Index Pages -- Selecting Built-in Themes -- Filling in the Details on the Gallery Page -- Choosing the Metadata Information to Display -- Defining the Web Gallery's Grid -- Defining the Size of the Thumbnails on the Index Page -- Defining the Size of the Detail Images -- Building Web Journal Pages -- Selecting a Header Style for Journal Pages -- Defining the Web Journal's Grid -- Adding, Removing, and Rearranging Images on Journal Index Pages -- Adding Text Boxes to Journal Pages -- Adding and Rearranging Web Journal Pages -- Uploading Your Web Pages -- Uploading to .Mac -- Saving to a Folder for Uploading -- Web Export Presets -- Adding Watermarks to Your Web Page Images -- Chapter 15 Creating Picture Books in Aperture -- Creating Book Albums -- Working in the Book Layout Editor -- Navigating Between Book Pages -- Viewing Book Pages -- Designing Books -- Changing Editing Modes -- The Basics of Master Pages -- Basic Manipulation of Images on Book Pages -- Designing with Text on Book Pages -- Adding and Removing Pages -- Advanced Book Techniques -- Creating and Editing Master Pages -- Using Filters -- Printing Books -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.