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Aperture 2 101

Core Aperture 2

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Organize, edit, and retouch your photos - this tutorial provides incredible tips for using Aperture 2!

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Price: $49.50 (All Prices In US Dollars)
Trainer: Justin Masse & Alex Markowsky
Application: Aperture
Level: Level 1
Platform: Mac & PC
System Requirements
Runtime: 275 minutes
Status: Available

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Aug 7th, 2008 by Fred Zillig

“ Yes guys, this is it for me! I'm not a native American (I'm from the Netherlands) so I have to say the way the teach, plain english etc., works great for me! I' m looking forward for 201... Keep on go'in! ”

Aug 5th, 2008 by Mac Tsai

“ good tutorial videos for me ! ”

Aug 2nd, 2008 by Colin McMullen

“ Want to get up to speed with Aperture, then don’t go past these tutorials. I would recommend them to pro and amateur alike; they are well constructed and will have you up and running in no time. ”

Jul 31st, 2008 by Gary J Curby

“ Direct to the point, step by step simple explanation with good visuals. The tutorial let me work along with it. Watching each chapter and then using it in my own project
worked great. ”

Jul 29th, 2008 by Ignacio Artiñano

“ Very illustrating the database and library organozation chapters.Well done, same as Aperture version 1. ”

Jul 17th, 2008 by Francesco Cincotta

“ good work ”

Description

If you're a serious photographer using a Mac to process your photos, Aperture is your dream application. With it's amazing photo retouching and image database tools at your disposal, Aperture makes it easy to edit and organize huge collections of photos.

This 4.5 hour tutorial by macProVideo.com's star photo trainers Justin Masse and Alex Markowsky provides a quick way to learn Apple Aperture. These videos let you see and hear how professional photographers use Aperture in their everyday photo workflow.

The tutorial starts with a detailed exploration of how Aperture's database works. You'll see how to import and organize your photos, create albums, and build previews of your images.

After you've developed solid organizational skills, you'll move on to explore Apertures amazing Image Processing tools. Topics covered include photo retouching, cloning, using histograms and adjusting color levels. You'll also learn how to manipulate shadows, highlights, and other distinct parts of your photos to make your images larger than life.

This is a comprehensive tutorial, but you don't need to watch it all. Use the search functions and detailed menus to quickly find important topics - that's the essence of Nonlinear Educating using N.E.D.!  

Check out the Table of Contents below to see all the topics this tutorial contains.

Trainer

Justin Masse & Alex Markowsky

“ As true professionals from a large and medium format film background, Justin and Alex bring years of photo-manipulation tips and tricks to their training. ”

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Section 1: Introduction

01 Introduction
02 New Features
03 Benefits Of Aperture
04 Calibration Tip
05 Launching Aperture
06 Interface Quick Tour
07 Exploring & Loading Sample Projects

Section 2: Aperture's Database: The Library

08 How Aperture Operates
09 Versions For A Non Destructive Workflow
10 The Database & The Library Package File
11 Versions & The Package File
12 Final Package File Notes
13 Renaming & Creating More Libraries
14 Loading Different Libraries
15 Moving Your Library
16 What Are Previews?
17 Preview Preferences Part 1
18 Preview Preferences Part 2
19 Automatic Preview Maintenance
20 Manual Preview Rebuilding & Generation
21 Manually Deleting & Updating Previews
22 Stopping Preview Tasks
23 Other Preview Usages

Section 3: Library Organizational Elements & Structuring

24 All Projects View Recompress
25 Predefined Smart Albums
26 Folders
27 Projects
28 Albums
29 Deleting Images

Section 4: Importing Images

30 Compatible Formats
31 Importable Sources
32 Direct Download
33 The Import Indicator
34 Scrolling & Resizing
35 Image Info & Views
36 Selecting Images To Import
37 Rotating Importable Images
38 Selecting Master File Location
39 Tip On Masters Location
40 Avoiding Importing Duplicates
41 Creating Subfolders
42 Custom Subfolder Hierarchies
43 Naming Versions
44 Adjusting Time Zone
45 Applying Metadata
46 Created Subfolders

Section 5: Other Import Methods

47 Importing External Folders
48 External Folders As New Projects
49 Complex Folders Into Existing Projects
50 Simple Folders Into Existing Projects
51 Review On Deleting Images
52 Importing From iPhoto
53 Drag & Drop Importing
54 Drag & Drop Warning
55 Transfering Projects

Chapter 2: Image Reviewing & Selecting

Section 6: Working In The Browser

56 Effective Project Loading
57 Browser Appearance Preferences
58 Browser View Modes
59 Browser Sort Tools
60 Browser Filter Controls
61 Filtering Tip
62 Scrolling & Rearranging Images
63 Resizing & Maximizing The Browser
64 Working Without The Inspector
65 Splitting The Browser
66 Browsing Speed Tip
67 Quick Preview Mode

Section 7: Stacking Images

68 What Is A Stack
69 Setting Up Your Workspace
70 Automatic Stacking
71 Manipulating Stacks
72 Manual Stacking
73 Making Stack Picks
74 Promoting & Demoting
75 Using Stack Mode
76 Stacking Tip
77 Opening & Closing Stacks
78 Moving Stacks
79 Stacks In List View
80 Customizing The Toolbar
81 Stacking Upon Import

Section 8: Images In The Viewer

82 Working In The Viewer
83 Viewer Modes
84 Viewer Modes Part 2
85 Double Click Trick
86 Secondary Viewer Modes
87 Secondary Display Tips
88 Setting Up Your Viewer
89 Workspace Arrangement
90 Image Tooltips
91 Viewer Metadata Expanded
92 The Metadata HUD
93 Using Compare Mode
94 Zooming Your Viewer
95 The Offset Loupe Tool
96 The Centered Loupe Tool
97 Loupe Tip

Section 9: Rating Images

98 Why Use Ratings
100 When To Rate Your Images
101 How To Rate
102 Tip On Rejected Images
103 Batch Rating
104 Selectively Rating A Group
105 Ratings & Stacks
106 Creating Best Image Albums

Section 10: Full Screen Mode

107 Entering Full Screen Mode
108 Full Screen Interface
109 Full Screen Filmstrip
110 Full Screen Toolbar

Chapter 3: Image Processing

Section 11: Image Adjustment Tools

111 Adjustment Tools Introduction
112 The Selection Tool
113 The Rotate Tools
114 The Lift & Stamp Tool
115 The Straighten Tool
116 The Crop Tool
117 The Spot & Patch Tools
118 The Retouch Tool (Repairing)
119 The Retouch Tool (Clonning)
120 Repair & Clone Tip
121 Red Eye Correction
122 Brick Sequencing Tip

Section 12: Evaluating & Decoding Your Images

123 Digital Color Terminology
124 Displaying Image Color Values
125 Color Value Meter Options
126 The Histogram
127 Reading Histograms
128 Histogram Display Options
129 Displaying Hot & Cold Areas
130 Loupe Color Values & Adjustment Tips
131 RAW Fine Tuning
132 RAW Controls
133 Creating RAW Presets
134 Migrating Images

Section 13: Tonal & Color Adjustments

135 Adjustment Brick Controls
136 Devignetting An Image
137 Flipping An Image
138 Adjusting White Balance
139 Auto Exposure Adjustment
140 Auto Levels Combined
141 Auto Levels Separate
142 Auto Levels Preferences
143 Duplicate Version Trick
144 Adjusting Exposure
145 On Screen Visual Feedback
146 Enhancing Images
147 Adjusting Tint
148 Viewing Our Master Image
149 Adjusting Luminance Levels
150 Setting A New Tonal Brightness
151 Adjusting Color Channel Levels
152 Highlight & Shadow Adjustment
153 Highlight & Shadow Controls
154 Highlight & Shadow Recovery Tip
155 Adjusting Color
156 Setting Hue
157 Adjusting Your Hue
158 Using The Lift & Stamp Tool
159 Batch Process Stamping

Section 14: Exporting Your Images

160 Exporting Images
161 Export Options