Apple Aperture 2 - Manual (Page 188)

188 Part II Photo Editing
m Choose View > Loupe Scaling > Decrease Zoom, or press Command–Shift–Minus Sign
(–), to decrease the Loupe’s magnification.
Press these keys repeatedly to decrease magnification more.
m Place the pointer within the Loupe and roll the mouse wheel to create smooth changes
in magnification.
Displaying a Pixel Grid and Color Values
You can have the Loupe display the image as a grid of pixels that shows the actual
pixel composition of the image, allowing you to see the individual pixel values at high
magnification (400 percent or higher). You can also set the Loupe to display readings of
the color values of the image, showing the RGB (%), RGB (8-bit), Lab, CMYK, HSB, or HSL
values chosen for the Color meter.
To set the Loupe to show a pixel grid:
1 Set the Loupe’s magnification to 400% or higher.
For more information about setting the Loupe’s magnification, see “ Changing the Size
and Magnification of the Loupe ” on page 187.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose View > Show Pixel Grid in Loupe.
 Choose Pixel Grid from the Loupe pop-up menu.
To turn off this feature, choose the menu item again.
You can turn on the display of Color meter values within the Loupe.
To turn on the display of color values in the Loupe, do one of the following:
m Choose View > Show Color Value in Loupe, or press Shift–Option–Grave Accent (`).
m Choose Color Value from the Loupe pop-up menu.
To turn off this feature, choose the menu item again.
Loupe set to display
a pixel grid and
color values