Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 255)

Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 255
Modify a Spot & Patch overlay’s settings
You can change the settings for a Spot & Patch target overlay using controls in the Spot & Patch
area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD.
m To adjust the softness of pixels in a Spot & Patch target overlay: Use the Softness parameter controls.
Use the Softness slider and
value slider to make the
edges of the Spot & Patch
overlay blend better 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."
You can adjust
the softness of
the cloned pixels.
m To adjust the opacity of cloned pixels in a Spot & Patch target overlay: Use the Opacity
parameter controls.
Use the Opacity slider and
value slider to adjust the
opacity of the cloned pixels
in the target overlay.
The Opacity parameter controls how much the original pixels are hidden by the cloned pixels.
The higher the Opacity parameter value, the more the cloned pixels obscure the original pixels.
You can adjust
the opacity of the
cloned pixels.
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