Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 253)

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 253
3 Choose Spot & Patch from the Add Adjustment pop-up menu in the Adjustments inspector or
the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD.
The pointer changes to a target, and the Spot & Patch HUD appears.
4 Change the size of the Spot & Patch target using the Radius parameter control in the Spot &
Patch HUD, or use the scroll gesture.
It’s best to adjust the size of the target overlay so that it fits the area around the blemish as
tightly as possible. A tight fit minimizes visual aberrations.
5 Click the blemish area to place a Spot & Patch target overlay on it.
A yellow target overlay is placed over the blemish, and the blemish is replaced by the pixels
that surround it. This yellow target overlay is the destination target overlay.
Click a blemish to place
a Spot & Patch target
overlay on it.
6 Do one of the following:
•
Select the Patch checkbox in the Spot & Patch area of the Adjustments inspector or the
Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, and drag the white source target overlay to the
area you want to clone (the source area).
•
Option-click the area you want to clone.
A white source target overlay appears and is placed over the source area.
Option-click the area
you want to clone to
place a source target
overlay on it.
The pixels within the source target overlay are copied and replace the pixels within the
destination target overlay, patching the blemish.
Note: You can always adjust the size of the target overlay and other parameters.
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