Apple Aperture 3.5 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Work with metadata

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Change the metadata fields that appear in an existing metadata view

1

Choose Edit from the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Info inspector or the Info pane of the

Inspector HUD.
The Metadata Views dialog appears.

2

Select the metadata view you want to change in the Metadata Views column.

3

In the Metadata Fields column, do any of the following:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To remove unwanted metadata fields: Deselect the checkboxes next to metadata fields you
want removed.

4

When you are satisfied with the metadata fields assigned to the selected metadata view, click OK.

Manage metadata views

1

Choose Edit from the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Info inspector or the Info pane of the

Inspector HUD.
The Metadata Views dialog appears.

2

Do any of the following:

To rename a metadata view: Double-click a metadata view name in the Metadata Views
column, then enter a new name and press Return.

To duplicate a metadata view: Select the metadata view you want to duplicate in the Metadata
Views column, then choose Duplicate View from the Metadata Views Action pop-up menu

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The duplicated metadata view appears in the Metadata Views column immediately below the
original metadata view.

To delete a metadata view: Select the metadata view you want to delete in the Metadata Views
column, then choose Delete View from the Metadata Views Action pop-up menu.
The metadata view is removed from the Metadata Views column of the Metadata Views dialog
and from the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Info inspector and the Info pane of the
Inspector HUD.

Delete a metadata view

1

Choose Edit from the Metadata View pop-up menu in the Info inspector or the Info pane of the

Inspector HUD.
The Metadata Views dialog appears.

2

Select the metadata view you want to delete in the Metadata Views column, then choose Delete

View from the Metadata Views Action pop-up menu

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