Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 100)

Chapter 4 Organize and sort photos 100
Rating workflow
You can use photo rating as part of your workflow to help reduce a large group of photos to a
smaller group of preferred photos. Sometimes you can accomplish the selection process in one
pass, especially if the group of photos is small. If the group is large, additional rating and culling
passes may be necessary.
Rating photos with multiple passes can allow you to take a measured approach to the photo
editing process. You can systematically rate photos and then remove levels of rated photos from
view to work with your best photos.
Here is a suggested workflow for rating photos in multiple passes.
Rate photos in multiple passes
1 Begin by assigning a Reject rating to all photos that are clearly unacceptable.
If the Filter HUD is set to show unrated photos or better (the default setting), the rejected photos
immediately disappear.
2 In the next rating pass, assign positive ratings to any photos that deserve a rating of one star or
better. Leave photos you’re uncertain about unrated.
3 To hide all unrated photos, show the Filter HUD and specify a rating that is greater than or equal
to one star as search criteria.
Only photos with a rating of one star or better remain visible in the Browser.
4 In the next rating pass, assign a rating of two stars to any photos that are better than one star.
5 Change the search criteria in the Filter HUD to show only those photos that are rated two stars
or better.
6 In the next rating pass, assign a rating of three stars to your photos that are better than two stars.
7 Change the search criteria in the Filter HUD to show only those photos that are rated three stars
or better.
8 In the next rating pass, assign a rating of four stars to your photos that are better than
three stars.
9 Change the search criteria in the Filter HUD to show only those photos that are rated four stars
or better.
10 In the next pass, assign a rating of five stars, or Select, to your best photos.
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