Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Selection button
Rotate button
Red Eye button
Quick Brushes button
Crop button
Lift Metadata and
Adjustments button
Straighten button
Stamp Metadata and Adjustments button
6.3
Use the Straighten tool to quickly correct tilted horizons.
2.
Click on the image.
A yellow grid appears superimposed over your image.
3.
Drag the cursor to rotate the image using the yellow grid as a guide to align any ver-
tical or horizontal items.
Aperture simultaneously straightens the image and crops it.
Cropping Images
Sometimes you need to crop an image, whether to remove distracting items around the edges, to
help emphasize the subject, or because you need to output the image at a specific aspect ratio
that's different from the one your camera uses. Aperture enables you to crop images while main-
taining the same aspect ratio your camera uses, to apply other preset crop sizes, or to create a
custom crop. To crop an image, follow these steps:
