Apple Aperture 2 - Manual (Page 393)

Chapter 15 Making Image Adjustments 393
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Adjusting the Softness Within Spot & Patch Target Overlays
You can also change the “softness” of cloned pixels within Spot & Patch target overlays.
Softness describes how well the area within the target overlay blends in with the
surrounding image area. The Softness parameter controls the blending of pixels
between the center of the Spot & Patch target overlay and the circumference. The
higher the Softness parameter value, the closer to the center the pixel blending occurs.
The lower the parameter value, the less pixel blending occurs, resulting in a “hard edge”.
To adjust the softness of pixels within a Spot & Patch target overlay:
m In the Spot & Patch area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the
Inspector HUD, adjust the Softness parameter by doing one of the following:
 Drag the Softness slider.
 Click the left or right arrow in the Softness value slider, or drag in the value field.
 Double-click the number in the Softness value slider, then enter a value from 0% to
100% and press Return.
A low value decreases the softness of pixels within the Spot & Patch target overlay, and
a high value increases the softness.
You can adjust
the softness of
the cloned pixels.
Use the Softness slider
and value slider to make
the edges of the Spot
& Patch target overlay
blend better with the
surrounding image area.