Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 333)

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 333
1 In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Edit Effects
from the Effects pop-up menu.
2 In the Effect Presets dialog, choose New Preset Group from the Effect Action pop-up menu .
3 Give the new effect group a name and press Return.
4 Drag effects into the effect group.
Drag effects into
an effect group.
The effects are consolidated into the effect group and can be accessed by clicking the disclosure
triangle to the left of the effect group’s name.
5 Click OK.
Share your effects with another Aperture system
1 On the first Aperture system, choose Edit Effects from the Effects pop-up menu at the top of the
Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD.
2 In the Effect Presets dialog, select the effect you want to share.
Note: To share more than one effect, you have to create an effect group and then select the
group. For more information, see “Create an effect group,” above.
3 Choose Export from the Effect Action pop-up menu .
4 In the dialog that appears, enter an effect name in the Save As field, choose a location for the
exported effect, and click Export.
The effect is exported to the location you chose as [name].AdjustmentPresets. It’s a good idea to
export the effect to a location the other Aperture system can access. Effect files are small and can
be easily sent to another Aperture system via email.
5 On the second Aperture system, navigate to the location of the effect file, Control-click it, and
choose Open With > Aperture from the shortcut menu.
The effect is transferred to the second Aperture system and appears in the Effects pop-up menu.
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