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Have you ever laboriously created a mask for one adjustment, such as Curves, then wished you could copy that mask to another adjustment, like Levels? Now you can.

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This “AppleScripts for Aperture 3 User’s Guide” has been updated to include the latest AppleScript, “Brush Mask Lift & Stamp”.

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Beginner

Generate an Album from Photo Stream "Likes" Using iPhoto Instead of Aperture

By John Feinberg

February 7, 2014 - 9:00pm

Using a shared Photo Stream’s “like” function as a way of having friends or family tag images can have some clever uses, however Aperture makes part of the workflow a little messy. Fortunately, iPhoto can step in and make the process a little cleaner.

Advanced

Understanding Image Export Presets in Aperture 3, Part II

By PhotoJoseph

February 5, 2014 - 9:00pm

In this follow-up to Part 1, we’ll look at exporting to precise sizes and aspect ratios, regardless of the size and aspect of the original image.

Beginner

Understanding Image Export Presets in Aperture 3, Part I

By PhotoJoseph

February 3, 2014 - 9:00pm

If you’re new to Aperture, the question of “how do I scale images” may not be terribly obvious. It happens on export, using “Image Export Presets”, and this tip explains everything you need to know.

Intermediate

Managing Online Portfolios with Aperture

By Walter Rowe

January 29, 2014 - 9:00pm

Aperture’s organizational tools and custom metadata fields make it easy to select and organize an online portfolio, and to track which online sites are marketing which images, all within Aperture.

Intermediate

The Fabulous Aperture 3 Curves Tool—Follow-up Part IV

By Robert Boyer

January 27, 2014 - 9:00pm

This is yet another follow-up to the popular “Fabulous Aperture 3 Curves Tool” post from a couple of weeks ago.

Beginner

Adjustment Effects Preset Pack #7 “Portra” by Robert Boyer

By PhotoJoseph

January 24, 2014 - 9:00pm

One of Robert Boyer’s adjustment effect preset packs is now available here as part of the ApertureExpert collection. This one emulates the Kodak Portra film stocks, and it’s gorgeous! Check it out…

These presets emulate Kodak’s first generation of Portra films. Emulations include presets for 160NC, 160VC, 400NC, and 400VC as well as a set of add-ons for shadow and highlight toning, mid-tone contrast tweaking, skin tone fixes, and a specific fix for Fuji X-TRANS pink rendition in Aperture 3.

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Beginner

Adding Adjustments to Your Default Set of Tools

By PhotoJoseph

January 22, 2014 - 9:00pm

If you find you’re always having to manually add a particular favorite adjustment tool to your Adjustments tab, this tip will show you how to have it always have it ready and waiting for you.

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