Apple Aperture Getting Started - Manual (Page 40)

40 Chapter 3 Learning About the Aperture Interface
Metadata Inspector
The Metadata Inspector can display an image’s caption text, keywords, version number,
filename, and file size. You can also view EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) and IPTC
(International Press Telecommunications Council) data associated with your image, as
well as image keywords and other information. EXIF metadata is embedded with an
image file by the digital camera and includes camera settings such as shutter speed,
date and time, focal length, exposure, metering pattern, and flash information. IPTC
information can be embedded in a digital image with most software programs used to
edit photos, and can include a caption, the place and date a photo was taken, and
copyright information.
You can create your own views of the types of metadata displayed with an image and
create metadata presets that you can use to apply combinations of metadata
repeatedly to multiple images.
Note: By default, the Adjustments Inspector and Metadata Inspector are shown at the
same time.
To show the Metadata Inspector, do one of the following:
m Double-click an image (or press I) to open the Inspectors panel.
m Choose Window > Show Metadata (or press Control-D).
Press I to hide the Inspectors panel again.
Metadata Inspector
Click one of these
buttons to display the
associated text.