Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 524)

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tethered shooting Refers to the process of connecting a digital camera to your Mac via a
FireWire or USB cable, shooting photographs, and having Aperture capture and store the image
files at the moment they are shot. See also camera, FireWire.
theme Professionally designed layouts in Aperture used for books, webpages, and slideshows.
See also slideshow.
TIFF Short for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF is a widely used bitmapped graphics file format,
developed by Aldus and Microsoft, that handles monochrome, grayscale images. See also format,
grayscale, monochrome.
tint The shade of a color. See also color cast.
Tint adjustment An adjustment parameter in Aperture used to selectively remove color casts in
the shadows, midtones, and highlights in an image. See also adjustment, color cast, exposure.
Tint Quick Brush A type of Quick Brush adjustment that shifts the tint in the area of the image
the adjustment is brushed on. See also adjustment, Brush HUD, Quick Brushes, tint.
toolbar A collection of buttons and controls, grouped by function, located at the top of the
Aperture main window. See also full-screen view.
transition A visual effect applied between photos in a slideshow. In Aperture, you can choose
the type and duration of the transition between photos. See also slideshow.
travel maps You can create travel maps using the Book Layout Editor if you select a book theme
that includes travel maps. See also Places view.
tripod A stand with three legs used to keep a camera steady. The use of a tripod is especially
necessary when shooting long exposures. See also camera shake, exposure.
tungsten light A type of light with a low color temperature. Tungsten light sources usually
include household lamps but should not be confused with fluorescent lights. See also color
temperature, White Balance adjustment.
underexposed The result of not exposing a scene long enough. Underexposed scenes appear
dark. See also exposure, overexposure.
unipod Similar to a tripod; a stand with one leg used as an aid in keeping a camera steady. See
also camera shake, exposure.
untagged A document or an image that lacks an embedded profile.
USB Short for Universal Serial Bus. A versatile interface used to connect external devices to
computers. USB cables are often used to connect computers to computer peripherals, such
as keyboards and digital cameras, as well as transfer large amounts of data. See also camera,
FireWire, tethered shooting.
vault A designated storage space that contains an exact copy of the Aperture library (from the
last time you backed up), usually saved on an external FireWire drive. See also FireWire, library.
version The file containing all the metadata and adjustment information for an image, a video
clip, or an audio clip. In Aperture, only versions are changed. Aperture never changes originals.
See also original.
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