Aperture has a surprisingly complex engine for making adjustments. While you might have used it for making basic or even complex tweaks to your images, the technology under the hood lets you do quite a bit more. In this chapter, we will explore some of the more advanced things you can do in Aperture's adjustment panel. To help you become an expert in making advanced adjustments in Aperture, this chapter will give you some in-depth understanding of what goes on under the hood. You will learn the difference between RAW and RGB data, and we will look at how Aperture decodes the RAW image into something that you can use. Once you understand the way Aperture works, you will learn how to approach your editing tasks in a way that works in synergy with the software. Before long, you will be a master at Aperture's adjustment panel and an expert at processing RAW images.
In this chapter we will cover the following subjects:
Understanding the adjustment tree
Understanding...