Lesson 9. Advanced Editing

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Media	Lesson 09 Images
Time	This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
Goals	Adjust the white balance in RAW and non-RAW files
	Extend adjustment effects beyond slider values
	Change the metadata overlay
	Apply a Highlights & Shadows adjustment
	Use the Highlights & Shadows controls as a fill flash
	Sharpen an image and reduce noise
	Use the Exposure slider to recover lost detail in an image
	Apply adjustments using an external image-editing program
	Delete image versions

Shooting is often only half the battle of getting a good image. No matter how skilled a photographer you are, the editing phase is what frequently makes the difference between a usable and an unusable image. Sometimes you'll use your editing tools to correct problems, but your editing and adjusting tools are also the key to fine-tuning your image. With them, you'll turn the raw shot into the finished image that you saw in your mind's eye when you captured it.

In Lessons 4 and 7 you took a look at Aperture's main editing tools and so should be comfortable using exposure and tint, levels, white balance, and other basic correction features. In this lesson we're going to go a little deeper and explore the rest of Aperture's editing options as well as spend some time discussing why you should choose one tool over another.