By Rudy Lopez, on August 19th, 2008%
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By Rudy Lopez, on August 16th, 2008%
Now that your new images have been cataloged in the Aperture 2 library, it’s time to select, edit, and export the shots. You will need files that are versatile, good for print and web. Excerpt from the video: This tutorial will lead you through the selection, editing, cropping and rename-export process.
- Open Aperture 2 and select the project you want to work on.
- Click the Quick Preview icon to keep RAW images from loading while making selections.
- Make your selections by clicking the green checkmark. This will assign 5 stars to the image. You can isolate your favorite images by filtering the five star rated images.
- You will need to disable Quick Preview in order to edit the images.
- Watch the following video for the rest of the tutorial.
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By Rudy Lopez, on August 16th, 2008%
Aperture 2 can be a daunting program without any guidance. The following video is the first tutorial in a series designed to make using Aperture 2 easier to use. This video covers workflow from beginning to end, importing photos and getting organized. Excerpt from the video:
- Create a folder called “dump folder” on your desktop. This is a permanent folder, you will use it to temporarily hold all new pictures until they are uploaded into an Aperture 2 Library.
- Create a folder with a name you would like to have for the project. We will call this folder “House Plant Photos.”
- Set Image Capture to import into the “dump folder.” Download Images.
- Drag the images from the “dump folder” into the project folder.
- Watch the video below to learn the rest!
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