Stacking images – Apple Aperture 2 User Manual
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Stacking Images
Photographers frequently work with large selections of images. To help you work
efficiently with a series of shots, such as bracketed shots or shots taken in quick
succession, Aperture can automatically stack related shots. You can also select and
manually stack related shots yourself and review them for a “pick”, the image that you
intend to use.
Once photos are in a stack, you can work with them as if they were a single image
instead of many individual photos. A stack appears as a series of linked photos in the
Browser. The pick of the stack appears on the left with a Stack button. You can drag an
image in the stack into the pick position. By clicking the Stack button, you can close
the stack so that only the pick image appears. You can then work with the single pick
image without the encumbrance of the other stacked photos. You can expand a stack
to see all its images whenever you want.
Working with stacks can greatly increase the efficiency of reviewing large collections of
photos. For more information about working with stacks of images, see Chapter 8,
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Stacking Images and Making Picks
The Stack button
indicates the number of
images in the stack.
A stack with three
images is shown
expanded, or open.
Only the pick image
is shown when the
stack is closed.