Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 78)

78 Chapter 6 Working with Images in the Browser
Creating Versions of an Image
Occasionally, you may want to make copies of an image. For example, you might copy
an image and apply different exposure settings or other adjustments, or change it for a
specific use, such as for placement in a webpage or print book. When you copy an
image, Aperture makes a new version of the image.
When you create a new image version, you have a choice of copying the original
master file or the currently selected version with any changes you’ve made. For
example, if you’ve made a series of adjustments to an image and now you’d like to start
from the original master file and make different adjustments, you can copy the master
file and start with a fresh, unchanged image.
To copy the master file:
1 Select the image whose master file you want to copy.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Images > New Version From Master (or press Option-G).
 Click the New Version From Master button in the toolbar.
If you’re creating a number of image versions showing incremental changes to an
image, you can copy the last version you made and make more changes. For example,
if you plan to use the same cropping and exposure adjustments in multiple versions, it
makes sense to perform those adjustments first and then make copies of the image
version before proceeding.
To copy the selected image version:
1 Select the image you want to copy.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Images > Duplicate Version (or press Option-V).
 Click the Duplicate Version button in the toolbar.
If you create multiple versions of an image, Aperture tracks the versions within a stack.
The stack represents all the versions of a particular image that you have created. You can
open a stack and see the different versions you’ve created for an image.