Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 503)

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bracketing The process of taking three shots of the same photo based on the aperture and
shutter values recommended by the light meter: a shot one stop under the recommended
exposure, a shot at the recommended exposure, and a shot one stop over the recommended
exposure. You can also narrow the bracketing range to fractions of a stop. Bracketing is used in
difficult lighting situations to ensure that the scene is captured with the correct exposure. See
also automatic bracketing.
Brightness parameter An Exposure adjustment parameter in Aperture used to lighten or darken
an image. The adjustment affects the brightness values of the image’s midtones the most. See
also adjustment, Exposure adjustment, midtones.
Browser The part of the Aperture interface that displays the contents of the library, folders,
projects, or albums. The Browser displays photos as a row of thumbnails (filmstrip view), a grid
of thumbnails (grid view), or by file information (list view). See also filmstrip view, grid view, list
view, Viewer.
Browser layout A main window layout in Aperture in which the Viewer is hidden. See also
Browser, full-screen view, Split View layout, Viewer, Viewer layout.
Browser mode (full-screen view) A view mode in full-screen view, similar to the Browser in the
Aperture main window. When full-screen view is set to Browser mode, photos are presented as
thumbnails against a black background. Aperture provides controls for searching for and sorting
the thumbnails in this mode. See also Browser, full-screen view, Library Path Navigator pop-up
menus, Projects mode (full-screen view), Viewer mode (full-screen view).
brushed adjustment A type of adjustment in Aperture that is brushed on the image rather than
applied to it all at once. Most adjustments can be brushed on an image. See also adjustment,
brushed adjustment overlay, Quick Brushes.
brushed adjustment overlay A masking tool in Aperture used to identify brush strokes that
have already been applied to an image. See also Brush HUD, Quick Brushes.
Brush HUD A floating window used to set the size of the brush, the softness of the brush’s
edges, and the strength of the brush stroke for the selected adjustment. The Brush HUD also
contains controls for deleting brush strokes, working with overlays, limiting the adjustment to
specific tonal ranges, and edge detection. See also brushed adjustment overlay, Detect Edges,
Quick Brushes.
Bulb (B) A manual shutter speed setting on many cameras used for timed exposures. When
the shutter is set to B, the shutter stays open until the photographer presses the shutter release
button. See also shutter, shutter speed.
Burn Quick Brush A type of Quick Brush adjustment that darkens the area of the image the
adjustment is brushed on. See also adjustment, Brush HUD, Dodge Quick Brush, Quick Brushes.
calibration The process of creating an accurate color profile for a device. Calibrating a device
ensures accurate color translation from device to device. See also device characterization.
camera A photographic device usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and
either light-sensitive film or a digital image sensor at the other. See also digital point-and-shoot
camera, digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera.
camera shake Blurring of the image caused by the combination of a slow shutter speed, a small
aperture, and a long focal length. See also aperture, shutter speed, tripod, unipod.
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