Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
4.9
An image with its focus points superimposed on top.
Switching and customizing metadata views
In the middle of the Metadata Inspector, you find a bunch of different metadata fields and values,
from caption information (which you can edit) to file size (which you can't edit). The collection of
metadata fields displayed in this area is called a
metadata view
. Aperture ships with a number of
default metadata views, but it's also possible to customize these views and to create your own.
The default view is called General. It contains a mix of Aperture, EXIF, and IPTC metadata, including
rating, version name, shutter speed, aperture, and copyright notice. To switch views, use the pop-
up menu at the top of the Metadata Inspector. Many of the metadata views are self-explanatory,
such as
Caption Only
, but there are two special views toward the bottom of the list worth
mentioning:
IPTC Core.
This is a special metadata schema that the IPTC group created to be widely
compatible between different programs, and Aperture 3 supports it completely. The
IPTC Core metadata view displays all the fields in this schema, and you can set values for
all these fields.
