Using the Zoom Tool


While you can evaluate some photographs by looking at your scaled images, often you will want to view images at full resolution in order to accurately compare focus, detail, lighting, and expressions. Aperture has two features that are invaluable here: Zoom to Actual Size, and the Loupe tool.

We'll start with the Zoom feature. For this exercise, we'll switch to a sample fashion shoot.

1.

Press W to open the Projects panel.

2.

Select the Fashion project from the Sample Projects folder.

3.

Press W to close the Projects panel.

4.

Choose Window > Layouts > Ratings and Keywords.

Let's auto-stack the images to group them together.

5.

Choose Stacks > Auto-Stack.

6.

Drag the Auto-Stack slider to 1:00.

7.

In the Browser scroll down until you see the seven stacked images, Josh Session 002 through Josh Session 008.

8.

Select the image named Josh Session 007 from the Browser and press Return.

You have now set this image as the primary. The image should have a yellow border to indicate that it is the primary image.

9.

Click the X above the Auto-Stack slider to close the window.

10.

Click the Viewer Mode button and choose Compare from the Viewer Mode pop-up menu.

11.

Select the image to the right of your primary image. Now both images are displayed in your Viewer.

The goal here is to compare two similar shots by zooming. Here we will zoom in to check the focus around the eyes.

12.

In the Viewer click the right eye of your Primary image, then press Z.

The image is zoomed in to wherever you clicked in the Viewer. Now we need to pan the zoom to a similar position on the right-hand image. You'll notice there is a small rectangle with a red dot in the middle, which shows the portion on the image that is magnified.

Note

After a very brief pause, a proxy image will be replaced with the full-resolution image. It takes a moment, but reserve your judgment until the full-resolution image has loaded or you may incorrectly perceive the image as soft.

13.

Press the Space bar, click the right image, and drag the mouse to pan around the image. Keep panning until your image is displaying the right eye of the model.

Now that you have zoomed in so closely, you will notice that the right image is a little out of focus.




Apple Pro Training Series. Getting Started with Aperture
Apple Pro Training Series: Getting Started with Aperture
ISBN: 0321422759
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 110

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