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Mastering Apple Aperture

By : Thomas Fitzgerald
Book Image

Mastering Apple Aperture

By: Thomas Fitzgerald

Overview of this book

Apple Aperture is one of the leading photo editing software packages available in today's market. It provides you with all the tools to organize, browse, and perfect your images, so you can make every shot your best shot.Mastering Apple Aperture aims to teach you the skills and knowledge necessary to become a master of the Apple Aperture software. It will build upon your existing core skills and show you new and advanced ways to get things done in Apple's powerful photography software.Mastering Apple Aperture starts by showing you the most simple and efficient ways to import and organize your images. It then takes you through the techniques for processing photos before moving on to cover advanced topics like working with tethered shooting, multiple libraries, curves, and metadata.You will discover how to edit images in Aperture and will gain complete mastery over processing images. You will also explore ways of extending Aperture through the use of plugins and third-party software. This book concludes with tips and tricks for the best ways to output images from Aperture, whether for print or for screen.  
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering Apple Aperture
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 8. Getting Better Prints from Aperture

If you regularly print photos from Aperture to your own printer, you probably already know what a minefield of options it can be. Printing can be something of an art form in and of itself, and within Aperture, there are numerous settings that can help you get the best quality prints. This chapter will help you navigate the sea of jargon surrounding the art of printing from Aperture, and teach you how to get better prints.

In this chapter you will learn about the following:

  • Calibrating your display

  • Onscreen proofing

  • Understanding the print dialog

  • Print sharpening

  • Creating print presets

  • Printing to PDF

  • Creating digital contact sheets

  • Using the book tool for advanced print layouts

  • Ordering prints using Apple's service

  • Ordering prints via a third-party service