Apple Aperture - Manual (Page 194)

194 Part II Photo Editing
Including Image Rating in Your Workflow
You can use image rating as part of your workflow to help reduce a large group of
images to a smaller group of preferred images. Sometimes you can accomplish the
selection process in one pass, especially if the group of images is small. If the group is
large, additional rating and culling passes may be necessary.
Rating images with multiple passes can allow you to take a measured approach to the
photo editing process. You can systematically rate images and then remove levels of
rated images from view to work with your best images.
Here is a suggested workflow for rating images in multiple passes.
To rate images in multiple passes:
1 Begin by assigning a Reject rating to all images that are clearly unacceptable.
If the Query HUD is set to show unrated images or better (the default setting), the
rejected images immediately disappear.
2 In the next rating pass, assign positive ratings to any images that deserve a rating of
one star or higher. Leave images you’re uncertain about unrated.
3 To hide all unrated images, show the Query HUD and specify a rating that is greater
than or equal to one star as search criteria.
Only images with a rating of one star or better remain visible in the Browser.
4 In the next rating pass, assign a rating of two stars or better to any images that are
better than one star.
5 Change the search criteria in the Query HUD to show only those images that are rated
two stars or better.
6 In the next rating pass, assign a rating of three stars or better to your images.
7 Change the search criteria in the Query HUD to show only those images that are rated
three stars or better.
8 In the next rating pass, assign a rating of four stars or better to your images.
9 Change the search criteria in the Query HUD to show only those images that are rated
four stars or better.