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Choosing a histogram view for adjustments, Showing additional adjustment controls – Apple Aperture 2 User Manual

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Chapter 14

An Overview of Image Adjustments

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Choosing a Histogram View for Adjustments

When you show the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector
HUD, a histogram of the selected image’s luminance or color channels appears. The
histogram displays a graph of the brightness values in the image, from the blackest
point to the whitest point. You can adjust the histogram to show luminance; red, green,
and blue (RGB) channels displayed together; or separate red, green, and blue channels.

To choose a histogram view:

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Choose a view option from the Histogram Options section of the Adjustment Action
pop-up menu.

Note: The histogram updates in real time in the Viewer and in Full Screen view, but it is
slightly delayed in the Book Layout Editor, the Webpage Editor, and the Light Table. For
more information about how to interpret a histogram, see “

Understanding How to

Read Histograms

” on page 360.

Showing Additional Adjustment Controls

The first time you show either the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of
the Inspector HUD, only the White Balance, Exposure, Levels, Highlights & Shadows,
and Color adjustments are available.

To add additional adjustments:

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Choose a type of adjustment from the Add Adjustments pop-up menu at the top of
either the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD.

The new adjustment appears highlighted in both the Adjustments inspector and the
Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, if both are shown.

Add Adjustments
pop-up menu