Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 199)

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 199
The top portion of the Info inspector and the Info pane of the Inspector HUD displays basic
camera information about a photo, if it’s available. This area is called the Camera Info pane. If
a video clip is selected, the Camera Info pane displays the length of the video clip, frame size,
and number of frames per second. If an audio clip is selected, the Camera Info pane displays
the length of the audio clip, the bit rate, and the type of audio file. In addition to displaying
basic camera information, the Camera Info pane also contains controls for applying color labels,
ratings, and flags to photos, and for displaying autofocus point overlays indicating which part of
the image the camera focused on.
Rating buttons
Autofocus Points button
Color Label
pop-up menu
Flag button
Add a color label, rating, or flag to a photo
1 In the Info Inspector or the Info pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Show Camera Info from the
Metadata Action pop-up menu .
2 In the Camera Info pane, do any of the following:
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To add a color label to a photo: Choose a color label from the Color Label pop-up menu.
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To assign a rating to a photo: Click the rating button corresponding to the rating you want to
apply to the photo.
The leftmost button assigns a Reject rating, and the rightmost button assigns a rating of five
stars (or Select).
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To flag a photo: Click the Flag button, or press Slash (/).
Click the Flag button again to remove the flag from the photo.
Show autofocus point overlays
If your camera saves autofocus EXIF metadata that’s compatible with Aperture, you can have
Aperture display the autofocus points over the image. The autofocus points used to focus the
image appear in red.
m In the Camera Info pane, click the Autofocus Points button (or press Option-F).
Tip: You can temporarily display the autofocus point overlays on an image by placing the
pointer over the Autofocus Points button in the Camera Info pane. The autofocus points overlays
disappear when you move the pointer away from the Autofocus Points button.
Change the metadata for a photo
1 Select a photo.
2 In the Metadata View pop-up menu, choose a metadata view that contains the metadata fields
you want to change.
3 Click in a text field to make it active, then enter the text you want.
Note: Not all metadata fields can be edited. Most EXIF metadata fields cannot be changed.
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