New raw fine tuning controls – Apple Aperture 1.5 (New Features) User Manual
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New RAW Fine Tuning Controls
Along with an improved RAW file decoding process, Aperture 1.1 provides new RAW
Fine Tuning adjustment controls. You can now modify how Aperture 1.1 decodes RAW
files using the adjustment controls in the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments
Inspector or Adjustments HUD. However, because the RAW decoding process for each
camera model is unique, some of the RAW Fine Tuning controls may be dimmed
(unavailable) for your specific camera model.
The new RAW Fine Tuning controls include the following parameters:
 Boost: Use this slider and value slider to increase image contrast.
 Sharpening: Use the Intensity and Edges sliders and value sliders to fine-tune the
amount of sharpening you want applied to images during the RAW decoding process.
 Chroma Blur: Use the Radius slider and value slider to soften chroma noise by
blurring color artifacts caused by digital image sensor noise when images are shot at
high ISO speeds or long exposures.
 Auto Noise Compensation: Select this checkbox to turn on additional adjustments, such
as noise reduction and stuck pixel removal, that are automatically applied to the image.
Note: Some controls in the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments Inspector and
Adjustments HUD appear dimmed if these settings are not available for use with
this camera.
Using these controls, you can fine-tune your RAW decoding settings on an image-by-image
basis. Aperture 1.1 also enables you to save your customized RAW decoding settings as
defaults always used with a specific camera, so they are easily applied to newly imported
images. For more information about saving your custom RAW Fine Tuning settings as the
default for a specific camera, see “