Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 208)

Chapter 6 Work with metadata 208
Create, modify, and manage metadata views
You can create new metadata views that display different combinations of metadata. You can
change the combination of metadata that appears in a metadata view. You can also add or
remove metadata fields, create new ones, and rearrange the order in which the metadata fields
are displayed.
Note: You cannot modify the IPTC Core, Large Caption, and Custom Fields metadata views.
Create a new metadata view
1 Do one of the following:
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To show the Info inspector: Click the Inspector button in the toolbar (or press I), then click the
Info tab.
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To show the Info pane of the Inspector HUD: Choose Window > Show Inspector HUD (or press H),
then click Info.
2 Choose Edit from the Metadata View pop-up menu.
The Metadata Views dialog appears.
3 In the Metadata Views dialog, choose New View from the Metadata Views Action pop-up menu.
Metadata Views
Action pop-up menu
A new, untitled metadata view appears in the Metadata Views column of the Metadata
Views dialog.
4 Enter a name for the new metadata view, then press Return.
5 In the Metadata Fields column, do any of the following:
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To add EXIF information, such as exposure and aperture settings: Click the EXIF disclosure triangle,
then select the checkboxes next to the metadata fields you want to add to the metadata view.
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To add IPTC information, such as copyright information and keywords: Click the IPTC disclosure
triangle, then select the checkboxes next to the metadata fields you want to add to the
metadata view.
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To add Aperture information, such as version name and color label: Click the Aperture disclosure
triangle, then select the checkboxes next to the metadata fields you want to add to the
metadata view.
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To add audio and video clip information, such as duration, data rate, and frames per second (fps):
Click the Audio/Video disclosure triangle, then select the checkboxes next to the metadata
fields you want to add to the metadata view.
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To add information about photo usage, such as whether or not a photo has been printed or
emailed: Click the Photo Usage disclosure triangle, then select the checkboxes next to the
metadata fields you want to add to the metadata view.
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To remove unwanted metadata fields: Deselect the checkboxes next to the metadata fields you
want removed.
6 When you are satisfied with the metadata fields assigned to metadata view, click OK.
The new metadata view is added to the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Info inspector and
the Info pane of the Inspector HUD. For more information about switching metadata views, see
Modify metadata in the Info inspector and Inspector HUD on page 198.
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