The Guide You’ve Been Looking For
 
Wonder how to to really make use of the Levels Tool?  What about using Lift & Stamp for only one IPTC field or adjustment?  How can you get the most out of Edge Sharpen?  Whatever your question about Aperture’s powerful but sometimes cryptic Adjustment Tools, you’ve come to the right spot.
 
This chapter of the Inside Aperture book is provided free of charge, so that everyone can learn how to use Aperture tools in depth.
 
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Adjustment Tool Guide
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Who is this guide for?
  1. The Adjustment Tool Guide is written for users ranging from those who have had some digital editing experience, to those with a lot of Photoshop knowledge under their belt.  
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  3. Aperture tools are not quite like those found in other applications, as it’s an atypical digital editing program in many ways.  In this guide, we provide details on what kinds of things are different and what remains the same while also going in depth into what each Adjustment Tool can do.
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  5. For those newer to digital editing, we explain some seemingly simple things like how to read the histogram and how to think about exposure adjustments.
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  7. For those more experienced users who have used tools like Photoshop Curves, we explain what the Aperture equivalents are and how you can achieve similar results for some tools.
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