Apple Aperture 3.5 User Manual

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Chapter 7

Make image adjustments

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Brush over the area with the imperfection.

Brush over the blemish

with the Repair brush.

Retouch an image using the Clone brush

1

Select a photo.

2

To display the photo at full size, click the Zoom Viewer button in the tool strip or the full-screen

view toolbar (or press Z).

Setting the photo to appear at full size (100 percent) prevents image scaling from
obscuring details.

3

Choose Retouch from the Quick Brush pop-up menu

in the tool strip or the full-screen

view toolbar.
The pointer changes to a brush, and the Retouch HUD appears.

4

In the Retouch HUD, specify the following settings:

To select the Clone brush: Click the Clone button.

To set the radius of the brush: Drag the Radius slider or enter a value in the Radius value slider.

To set the softness of the brush: Drag the Softness slider or enter a value in the Softness
value slider.

To set the opacity of the brush: Drag the Opacity slider or enter a value in the Opacity
value slider.

5

Option-click the source area (the area where you want to copy the pixels).

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